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US Improved Nimitz class

US Nimitz class

Aircraft Carrier (Nuclear Powered)

ships





Derivatives / Succeeded by
2017 US Ford class



  Specifications


100000full load (tn)
333length (m)
40.80beam (m)
11.80draught (m)
31max speed (knots)

4Close-In Weapon System CIWS Phalanx 20 mm

helicopter   Aircraft


Typical Max
US US Navy Sikorsky S-61 H-3 60










  Shipyards


US Newport News Shipbuilding - 7



  List of Ships


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----USUS NavyCVN-79Ford class USS John F Kennedy
1986--USUS NavyCVN-71USS Theodore RooseveltNNTR - 71
1989--USUS NavyCVN-72USS Abraham LincolnNABE - 72
1992--USUS NavyCVN-73USS George WashingtonNNGW - 73
1995--USUS NavyCVN-74USS John C StennisNJCS - 74
1998--USUS NavyCVN-75USS Harry S. Truman NHST - 75
2003--USUS NavyCVN-76USS Ronald ReaganNRGN - 76
2009--USUS NavyCVN-77USS George H. W. BushNGHW - 77
2017--USUS NavyCVN-78Ford class USS Gerald R FordNGRF - 78

9 units



  Events


1981-oct-31Laid downLaid down US CVN-71 USS Theodore Roosevelt
1984-oct-27LaunchedLaunched US CVN-71 USS Theodore Roosevelt
1984-nov-03Laid downLaid down US CVN-72 USS Abraham Lincoln
1986-aug-25Laid downLaid down US CVN-73 USS George Washington
1986-oct-25CommissionedCommissioned US CVN-71 USS Theodore Roosevelt
1988-feb-13LaunchedLaunched US CVN-72 USS Abraham Lincoln
1989-nov-11CommissionedCommissioned US CVN-72 USS Abraham Lincoln
1990-jul-21LaunchedLaunched US CVN-73 USS George Washington
1991-mar-13Laid downLaid down US CVN-74 USS John C Stennis
1992-jul-04CommissionedCommissioned US CVN-73 USS George Washington
1993-nov-13LaunchedLaunched US CVN-74 USS John C Stennis
1993-nov-29Laid downLaid down US CVN-75 USS Harry S. Truman
1994-jun-04AircraftAircraft US CVN-73 USS George Washington D-Day 50th Anniversary Flypast on board Sea King from HS-5 148043 : 149687 : 149711 : 149738 : 149904 : 156506.
Also some US Army UH-60 visit CVN-73
1995-dec-09CommissionedCommissioned US CVN-74 USS John C Stennis
1996-mar-11Port VisitPort Visit US CVN-73 USS George Washington 7 to 11 March visit Marseille. On board embarked VF-143 wit Tomcats, VFA-131 and VFA-136 with Hornets, VAW-121 with Greyhounds, VS-31 with Vikings, VA-34 and VAQ-140 with Intruders. HS-5 with the follow seahawks 163799 : 164452 : 164453 : 164796 : 164799 : 165120 : 165123
1996-sep-07LaunchedLaunched US CVN-75 USS Harry S. Truman
1998-feb-12Laid downLaid down US CVN-76 USS Ronald Reagan
1998-jul-25CommissionedCommissioned US CVN-75 USS Harry S. Truman
1998-aug-26HomeportHomeport US CVN-74 USS John C Stennis San Diego
2000-jan-07HomeportHomeport US CVN-74 USS John C Stennis departure homeport
2001-mar-04LaunchedLaunched US CVN-76 USS Ronald Reagan
2001-oct-14DeploymentDeployment US CVN-71 USS Theodore Roosevelt positioned to the northern Arabian Sea with HS-11 embarked, to support missions over Afghanistan until 3 Mar 2002.
2001-dec-17DeploymentDeployment US CVN-74 USS John C Stennis positioned to the northern Arabian Sea with HS-8 embarked, to support missions over Afghanistan until 18 Apr 2002.
2003-jul-12CommissionedCommissioned US CVN-76 USS Ronald Reagan
2003-sep-06Laid downLaid down US CVN-77 USS George H. W. Bush
2004-jun-17AircraftAircraft US CVN-76 USS Ronald Reagan hosting Argentinian VIPs delivered to the ship by Alouette III 0736, whilst it was en route to its new Homeport in San Diego.
2004-jun-29DeploymentDeployment US CVN-74 USS John C Stennis RIMPAC 04 Participated in RIMPAC 04 exercise
2005-jan-19HomeportHomeport US CVN-74 USS John C Stennis Naval Base Kitsap (Bremerton/Bangor)
2006-oct-07LaunchedLaunched US CVN-77 USS George H. W. Bush
2007-apr-10AircraftAircraft US CVN-74 USS John C Stennis Aeronavale SA365F 313 on board
2008HomeportHomeport US CVN-73 USS George Washington joined US 7th Fleet
2009Port VisitPort Visit US CVN-71 USS Theodore Roosevelt visited Portsmouth. Anchorage in Stokes Bay.
2009-jan-10CommissionedCommissioned US CVN-77 USS George H. W. Bush
2009-jan-11HomeportHomeport US CVN-77 USS George H. W. Bush Norfolk, Virginia
2010-jun-09Port VisitPort Visit US CVN-75 USS Harry S. Truman Marseille France
2010-jun-12Port VisitPort Visit US CVN-76 USS Ronald Reagan Fleet Review: 100th anniversary of Canadian Navy visited Esquimalt for MARPAC Fleet Review
2010-jun-13 US CVN-75 USS Harry S. Truman Participated with 100 years AERONAVALE with R91 Charles de Gaulle at Rade d Hyeres.
2011-mar-12DeploymentDeployment US CVN-76 USS Ronald Reagan Operation Tomodachi - Tohoku Earthquake Relief Positioned east of Honshu Island to act as an offshore refueling point for airborne assets and a distribution centre for humanitarian aid supplies
2011-may-11DeploymentDeployment US CVN-77 USS George H. W. Bush To UK, for exercise and visit to Portsmouth on 27 May
2011-dec-12DeploymentDeployment US CVN-72 USS Abraham Lincoln departed US for an 8 month tour of operations in the Gulf, Middle East and Indian Ocean, returned 7 Aug 2012.
2012-aug-07HomeportHomeport US CVN-72 USS Abraham Lincoln transferred to Norfolk, VA., from Everett, WA.
2012-sep-30Port VisitPort Visit US CVN-74 USS John C Stennis 30Sep-04Oct visit Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
2013-febRefitRefit US CVN-72 USS Abraham Lincoln Expected arrival in Huntington Ingalls Industries at Newport News, VA. in Aug 2012, for major 3-4 year re-fuelling programme has been delayed due to lack of funding.
2013-jul-15DeploymentDeployment US CVN-73 USS George Washington Talisman Saber 2013
2013-nov-20AircraftAircraft US CVN-73 USS George Washington Typhoon Haiyan relief operations Off Philippines, MV-22B Osprey 168217 for Operation Damayan, accompanied by its escort group of USS Antietam, USS Cowpens and USS Mustin.
2015-mar-22Port VisitPort Visit US CVN-71 USS Theodore Roosevelt arrived in Portsmouth for 5 day visit. Anchorage in Stokes Bay.
2015-apr-20DeploymentDeployment US CVN-71 USS Theodore Roosevelt to support operations around Yemen, deployed around Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, the Strait of Bab-el-Mandeb and the Southern Red Sea in company with USS Normandy. Departed theatre on 13 Oct. To be replaced by USS Harry S Truman in theatre, around mid Dec 2015.
2015-jul-07DeploymentDeployment US CVN-73 USS George Washington Talisman Sabre 2015 participated in Exercise Talisman Sabre 15.
2015-aug-10Port VisitPort Visit US CVN-73 USS George Washington arrived in San Diego from Far East, for crew change to USS Ronald Reagan.
2015-oct-01HomeportHomeport US CVN-76 USS Ronald Reagan arrived in Japan to join US 7th Fleet and replaced USS George Washington as forward deployed carrier.
2015-novDeploymentDeployment US CVN-73 USS George Washington Exercise UNITAS Atlantic 2015 lead ship of Exercise, during her Southern Seas 2015 deployment.
2015-nov-16DeploymentDeployment US CVN-75 USS Harry S. Truman departed NS Norfolk for 7 month mission in Middle East waters, replacing USS Theodore Roosevelt.
2015-dec-17HomeportHomeport US CVN-73 USS George Washington arrived in Norfolk, after forward deployment period in Yokosuka, via S Pacific and S Atlantic exercises.
2016-octRefitRefit US CVN-75 USS Harry S. Truman 10 month incremental availability work at NS Norfolk, completed Jul 2017.
2017RefitRefit US CVN-73 USS George Washington due in Newport News for mid-life upgrade, which will include a refuel for both of her nuclear reactors, repairs to the propulsion plant and upgrade of other systems.
2017-jul-27Port VisitPort Visit US CVN-77 USS George H. W. Bush moored in The Solent for Portsmouth port visit, prior to joining Exercise Saxon Warrior 17. Her escorts, USS Philippine Sea and USS Donald Cook visited HMNB Portsmouth.
2017-aug-01DeploymentDeployment US CVN-77 USS George H. W. Bush Exercise Saxon Warrior 17 participated in NATO exercise
2017-sep-08 US CVN-72 USS Abraham Lincoln Hurricanes Irma, Jose and Maria Relief Operations ordered to get underway to be in position to provide Hurricane Irma humanitarian relief
2017-sep-21Port VisitPort Visit US CVN-74 USS John C Stennis Returned to Bremerton from deployment
2018-janDeploymentDeployment US CVN-75 USS Harry S. Truman working up for 6 month North Atlantic deployment with its Strike Group (CSG-8), which included 7 vessels from DESRON-28, USS Normandy, KNM Roald Amundsen and FGS Hessen.
2018-oct-06Port VisitPort Visit US CVN-75 USS Harry S. Truman anchored in Stokes Bay, off Portsmouth for visit to UK. Departed 11 Oct.
2019-apr-27Port VisitPort Visit US CVN-74 USS John C Stennis Port visit Marseille embarked a lot of Hornets and some Hawkeyes. Also Seahawks from HSC-14 and HSM-71 168169 | 168171 | 168172 | 168174 | 168176 | 168553 | 168555 | 168557 | 168559 | 168567 | 168574
2022-feb-11DeploymentDeployment US CVN-75 USS Harry S. Truman positioned off Split, until 15 Feb. CVW-1 embarked.
2022-jun-21Port VisitPort Visit US CVN-75 USS Harry S. Truman visited Marseille
2022-jul-15Port VisitPort Visit US CVN-75 USS Harry S. Truman visited Palma de Mallorca
2023-oct-12Port VisitPort Visit US CVN-76 USS Ronald Reagan arrived Busan for routine visit, with CSG-5 in company.









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