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In the [[United States Navy]], the ten ships of the '''Nimitz-class''' are its major [[aircraft carrier]]s. The [[Gerald R. Ford-class]] carriers, entering construction, will supplement them.<ref>{{citation | |||
| url = http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=4200&tid=200&ct=4 | |||
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| publisher = U.S. Navy}}</ref> They followed the one-of-a-kind [[USS Enterprise (CVN-65)|''USS Enterprise'' (CVN-65)]], although some conventionally powered carriers were built after the 1961 ''Enterprise''. | |||
==Ships== | |||
*[[USS Nimitz (CVN 68)]] | |||
*[[USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69)]] | |||
*[[USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)]] | |||
*[[USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)]] | |||
*[[USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)]] | |||
*[[USS George Washington (CVN 73)]] | |||
*[[USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74)]] | |||
*[[USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)]] | |||
*[[USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)]] | |||
*[[USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77)]] | |||
==Characteristics== | |||
*Builder: Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding., Newport News, VA. | |||
*First Date Deployed: May 3, 1975 (USS Nimitz) | |||
*Propulsion: Two nuclear reactors, four shafts | |||
*Length: 1,092 feet (332.85 meters) | |||
*Beam: 134 feet (40.84 meters) | |||
*Flight Deck Width: 252 feet (76.8 meters) | |||
*Displacement: Approximately 97,000 tons (87,996.9 metric tons) full load | |||
*Speed: 30+ knots (34.5+ miles per hour) | |||
*Crew: | |||
**Ship's Company: 3,200 | |||
**Air Wing: 2,480. | |||
*Armament: Multiple NATO Sea Sparrow, [[Phalanx close-in weapons system]], and Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) mounts. | |||
*Aircraft: Approximately 60+. | |||
==Typical air wing== | |||
*4 squadrons of [[F-18 Hornet]] and [[F-18 Super Hornet]]; some to be replaced by [[F-35C Lighting II]] | |||
*Airborne early warning squadron flying [[E-2 Hawkeye]] | |||
*Helicopter squadron | |||
*Electronic warfare detachment flying [[EA-6B Prowler]]s; to be replaced by [[EF-18 Growler]] | |||
Revision as of 13:43, 22 August 2010
In the United States Navy, the ten ships of the Nimitz-class are its major aircraft carriers. The Gerald R. Ford-class carriers, entering construction, will supplement them.[1] They followed the one-of-a-kind USS Enterprise (CVN-65), although some conventionally powered carriers were built after the 1961 Enterprise.
Ships
- USS Nimitz (CVN 68)
- USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69)
- USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)
- USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)
- USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)
- USS George Washington (CVN 73)
- USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74)
- USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)
- USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)
- USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77)
Characteristics
- Builder: Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding., Newport News, VA.
- First Date Deployed: May 3, 1975 (USS Nimitz)
- Propulsion: Two nuclear reactors, four shafts
- Length: 1,092 feet (332.85 meters)
- Beam: 134 feet (40.84 meters)
- Flight Deck Width: 252 feet (76.8 meters)
- Displacement: Approximately 97,000 tons (87,996.9 metric tons) full load
- Speed: 30+ knots (34.5+ miles per hour)
- Crew:
- Ship's Company: 3,200
- Air Wing: 2,480.
- Armament: Multiple NATO Sea Sparrow, Phalanx close-in weapons system, and Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) mounts.
- Aircraft: Approximately 60+.
Typical air wing
- 4 squadrons of F-18 Hornet and F-18 Super Hornet; some to be replaced by F-35C Lighting II
- Airborne early warning squadron flying E-2 Hawkeye
- Helicopter squadron
- Electronic warfare detachment flying EA-6B Prowlers; to be replaced by EF-18 Growler