General
Characteristics, Nimitz Class
|
| Builder:
Newport News Shipbuilding Co., Newport News, VA. |
| Date Deployed:
May 3, 1975 (USS Nimitz). |
| Unit Cost:
About $4.5 billion each. |
| 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:
Two or three (depending on modification) NATO
Sea Sparrow launchers, 20mm Phalanx CIWS mounts:
(3 on Nimitz and Dwight D. Eisenhower and 4 on
Vinson and later ships of the class.). |
| Aircraft:
85. |
| Ships: |
| USS Nimitz
(CVN 68), San Diego, CA |
| USS Dwight D.
Eisenhower (CVN 69), Norfolk, VA |
| USS Carl Vinson
(CVN 70), Newport News, VA |
| USS Theodore
Roosevelt (CVN 71), Norfolk, VA |
| USS Abraham
Lincoln (CVN 72), Everett, WA |
| USS George
Washington (CVN 73), Norfolk, VA |
| USS John C.
Stennis (CVN 74), Bremerton, WA |
| USS Harry S.
Truman (CVN 75), Norfolk, VA |
| USS Ronald Reagan
(CVN 76), San Diego, CA |
| George H.W. Bush (CVN
77) - (Christening 7 October 2006) |
| |
General
Characteristics, Enterprise Class
|
| Builder:
Newport News Shipbuilding Co., Newport News, VA. |
| Date Deployed:
November 25, 1961 (USS Enterprise). |
| Propulsion:
Eight nuclear reactors, four shafts. |
| Length:
1,101 feet 2 inches (335.64 meters). |
| Beam:
133 feet (39.9 meters); 252 feet (75.6 meters). |
| Displacement:
89,600 tons ( 81,283.8 metric tons) full load. |
| Speed:
30+ knots (34.5 miles per hour). |
| Crew:
Ship's Company: 3,350 - Air Wing 2,480. |
| Armament:
Two Sea Sparrow missile launchers, three Phalanx 20
mm CIWS mounts. |
| Aircraft:
85. |
| Ships: |
| USS Enterprise
(CVN 65), Norfolk, VA |
| |
General
Characteristics, John F. Kennedy Class
|
| Builder:
Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, VA. |
| Date Deployed:
September 7, 1968. |
| Propulsion:
Eight boilers, four shafts, 280,000 total shaft
horsepower. |
| Length:
1052 feet (315.6 meters). |
| Beam:
130 feet (39.6 meters); Flight Deck Width: 252 feet
(76.8 meters). |
| Displacement:
82,000 tons (74,389.1 metric tons) full load. |
| Speed:
30+ knots (34.5 miles per hour). |
| Crew:
Ship's Company: 3,117 - Air Wing 2,480. |
| Armament:
Sea Sparrow missiles with box launchers, Three 20mm
Phalanx CIWS. |
| Aircraft:
Approximately 85. |
| Ships: |
| USS John F.
Kennedy (CV 67), Mayport, FL |
| |
General
Characteristics, Kitty Hawk Class
|
| Builder:
New York Ship Building Corp., Camden, NJ. |
| Date Deployed:
April 29, 1961 (USS Kitty Hawk). |
| Propulsion:
Eight boilers, four geared steam turbines, four
shafts, 280,000 shaft horsepower. |
| Length:
1062.5 feet (323.8 meters). |
| Beam:
130 feet (39 meters); Flight Deck Width: 252 feet
(76.8 meters). |
| Displacement:
Approx. 80,800 tons (73,300.5 metric tons) full
load. |
| Speed:
30+ knots (34.5+ miles per hour). |
| Crew:
Ship's Company: 3,150 - Air Wing: 2,480. |
| Armament:
Sea Sparrow launchers, 3 20mm Phalanx CIWS mounts. |
| Aircraft:
85. |
| Ships: |
| USS Kitty Hawk
(CV 63), Yokosuka, Japan |
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