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US Nimitz class

US Enterprise class

Aircraft Carrier (Nuclear Powered)

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Aircraft Carrier (Nuclear Powered) Nimitz class





Derivatives / Succeeded by
1986 US Improved Nimitz class
2017         US Ford class



  Specifications


3200crew
92955full load (tn)
344.70length (m)
40.80beam (m)
11.30draught (m)
31max speed (knots)
280000power (shp)

4Close-In Weapon System CIWS Phalanx 20 mm
8Chaff and decoys Mark 36 SRBOC

1Aids TACAN URN-25
1Naval Radar air search radar AN/SPS-49
1Naval Radar surface search radar AN/SPS-67

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  Shipyards


US Newport News Shipbuilding - 3



  List of Ships


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----USUS NavyCVN-79Ford class USS John F Kennedy
1975--USUS NavyCVN-68USS NimitzNMTZ - 68
1977--USUS NavyCVN-69USS Dwight D. EisenhowerNIKE - 69
1982--USUS NavyCVN-70USS Carl VinsonNCVV - 70
1986--USUS NavyCVN-71Improved Nimitz class USS Theodore RooseveltNNTR - 71
1989--USUS NavyCVN-72Improved Nimitz class USS Abraham LincolnNABE - 72
1992--USUS NavyCVN-73Improved Nimitz class USS George WashingtonNNGW - 73
1995--USUS NavyCVN-74Improved Nimitz class USS John C StennisNJCS - 74
1998--USUS NavyCVN-75Improved Nimitz class USS Harry S. Truman NHST - 75
2003--USUS NavyCVN-76Improved Nimitz class USS Ronald ReaganNRGN - 76
2009--USUS NavyCVN-77Improved Nimitz class USS George H. W. BushNGHW - 77
2017--USUS NavyCVN-78Ford class USS Gerald R FordNGRF - 78

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  Events


1967OrderedOrdered US CVN-68 USS Nimitz
1968-jun-22Laid downLaid down US CVN-68 USS Nimitz
1970OrderedOrdered US CVN-69 USS Dwight D. Eisenhower
1970-aug-15Laid downLaid down US CVN-69 USS Dwight D. Eisenhower
1972-may-15LaunchedLaunched US CVN-68 USS Nimitz
1974OrderedOrdered US CVN-70 USS Carl Vinson
1975-may-03CommissionedCommissioned US CVN-68 USS Nimitz
1975-aug-19DeploymentDeployment US CVN-68 USS Nimitz departed Norfolk VA, for 1 month N Atlantic deployment, with USS South Carolina until 15 Sep.
1975-oct-11LaunchedLaunched US CVN-69 USS Dwight D. Eisenhower
1975-oct-11Laid downLaid down US CVN-70 USS Carl Vinson
1977-oct-18CommissionedCommissioned US CVN-69 USS Dwight D. Eisenhower
1980-mar-15LaunchedLaunched US CVN-70 USS Carl Vinson
1980-apr-24DeploymentDeployment US CVN-68 USS Nimitz Operation Eagles Claw Launched RH-53Ds of HM-16 from the Arabian Sea near the approaches to the Strait of Hormuz.
1980-aug-20 US CVN-69 USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Miss America Troop returns by helicopter from USS New Orleans LPH-11 after stop on USS Frederick LST-1184 in the Indian Ocean
1982-mar-13CommissionedCommissioned US CVN-70 USS Carl Vinson
1983-may-01HomeportHomeport US CVN-70 USS Carl Vinson re-assigned to Alameda.
1990-sep-29RefitRefit US CVN-70 USS Carl Vinson entered dry dock at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard for 30 month refit.
1999-oct-06RefitRefit US CVN-70 USS Carl Vinson arrived Puget Sounds Naval Shipyard for 10 month overhaul
2001HomeportHomeport US CVN-68 USS Nimitz Re-located home port to San Diego
2001-sep-12DeploymentDeployment US CVN-70 USS Carl Vinson positioned to the northern Arabian Sea with HS-6 embarked, until 16 Dec.
2007-sep-04DeploymentDeployment US CVN-68 USS Nimitz Exercise Malabar 07-2 Participated in multi-national exercise in Bay of Bengal with Carrier Air Wing 11 embarked, until 9 Sep.
2009-marAircraftAircraft US CVN-69 USS Dwight D. Eisenhower USCG Dolphin 6504
2010-jan-15DeploymentDeployment US CVN-70 USS Carl Vinson Operation Panlake Arrived off Port au Prince after being ordered from sea trials, with emergency aid and an embarked strength of 19 helicopters.
2012-apr-07DeploymentDeployment US CVN-70 USS Carl Vinson Exercise Malabar 2012 participated with Indian Navy in Exercise Malabar 2012.
2013-marDeploymentDeployment US CVN-68 USS Nimitz departed Everett Naval Station for 9 month West Pacific deployment to 5th, 6th and 7th Fleet areas. Returned to Everett NS in Dec.
2013-augDeploymentDeployment US CVN-68 USS Nimitz exercising in Gulf of Oman with its Battle Group and HMS Dragon.
2015RefitRefit US CVN-68 USS Nimitz 16 month maintenance period at NS Kitsap, WA
2018-marRefitRefit US CVN-68 USS Nimitz at Puget Sound. Refloated Dec 2018
2020-jan-17DeploymentDeployment US CVN-69 USS Dwight D. Eisenhower departed US east coast with CAW-3 embarked (including elements of HSC-7 and HSM-74), for US 5th Fleet area of operations around the Gulf of Oman and the North Arabian Sea. The COVID19 situation resulted in nearly 7 months without a Port Visit. Returned to NS Norfolk on 9 Aug.
2023-oct-12DeploymentDeployment US CVN-70 USS Carl Vinson departed San Diego for Indo-Pacific deployment.
2023-oct-14DeploymentDeployment US CVN-69 USS Dwight D. Eisenhower departed NS Norfolk with its CSG to Eastern Mediterranean. By 18 Oct, ordered to join with USS Gerald R Ford CSG off Israel, as contingency for Palestinian-Israeli crisis.









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