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  • CVN-77 USS George H. W. Bush

    US US Navy




    2009 to present    



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    MMSI: 369970663
    Flight Deck: 77
    Call Sign: NGHW
    Shipyard: Newport News Shipbuilding


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    History of US CVN-77 USS George H. W. Bush

    2003-sep-6Laid down
    2006-oct-7Launched
    2009-jan-10Commissioned
    2009-jan-11HomeportNS Norfolk Norfolk, Virginia
    2011-may-11DeploymentTo UK, for exercise and visit to Portsmouth on 27 May
    2017-jul-27Port VisitUKStokes Bay 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-1DeploymentUKNorth Western Approaches Saxon Warrior 17 Exercise Saxon Warrior 17 participated in NATO exercise
    2018-aug-21NEWS Future of US Navy Onboard Delivery Missions
    2023-jan-26NEWS Adriatic Sea US Navy HSC-5 Training in Bizë, Albania

    Specifications

       

        from Improved Nimitz class
    100000full load (tn)
    333length (m)
    40.80beam (m)
    11.80draught (m)
    31max speed (knots)
    4Close-In Weapon System CIWS Phalanx 20 mm

    Aircraft

       

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


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    Builder

       

    US Newport News Shipbuilding,



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