CVN 68 Nimitz

Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 1975
Total Production : 10
Total Cost : USD $63 billion

Model Status Year Produced
CVN 68 Nimitz Active 1975 10



CVN 68 Nimitz

Group : Aircraft Carriers
Status : Active
Origin : United States of America
Contractor : Northrop Grumman
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 1975
Total Production : 10
Unitary Cost : USD $6.2 billion

The CVN 68 Nimitz class aircraft carriers have been designed to provide an independent forward presence and conventional deterrent in peacetime, the cornerstone of joint/allied forces expeditionary maritime forces in time of crisis, support for aircraft attacks on enemies, protect friendly forces, and engage in sustained independent operations in war. The Nimitz-class carriers are the largest warships in the world and each one of them can accommodate up to 85 aircraft. They have been deployed to support major military conflicts occurred from 1975 to the present day. They played an important role during the Gulf War in 1991, Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan 2001), and Operation Iraqi Freedom (Iraq 2003).

The CVN 77 George H. W. Bush will be tenth and last Nimitz-class aircraft carrier. The Bush aircraft carrier will incorporate many new design features over current Nimitz carriers. Controls on the bridge and propulsion plant will be automated, the main mast will be made of composites, enhanced computing architecture, and mission planning capability will be some of the advanced features of the last Nimitz-class carrier. The George H. W. Bush's keel was laid down in 2003. The christening ceremony for the George H. W. Bush aircraft carrier was held at Northrop Grumman Newport News Shipyards, Newport News, Virginia, October 7, 2006. The ship will be delivered to the US Navy in 2008.

On 16 November 2006 the US Navy awarded Northrop Grumman a contract with a potential value of $558 million for the refueling and complex overhaul of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). The ship will arrive at Newport News shipyard in 2009 where more than 1,300 employees will take care of the refueling work which is implemented only once during the 50-year lifespan of Nimitz-class carriers.

Operators
Country Status State Notes
United States of AmericaActive 10/10
Specifications
Notes
Crew 5680
Number of Engines 2
Dimensions
Beam 76.8 meter
Length 333 meter
Ship's Height 40.8 meter
Mass
Full Displacement 98,557 ton
Speed
Top Speed 32 knot
Time
Service Life 50 year
Gear
Air Defense Fighters
F-14A Tomcat20
F-14B Tomcat20
Airborne Early Warning Aircrafts
E-2C Hawkeye4
Electronic Attack Aircrafts
EA-6B Prowler4
ES-3A Shadow2
Maritime Helicopters
HH-60H2
Maritime Patrol Aircrafts
S-3B Viking6
Multi-Role Fighters
F/A-18A Hornet36
F/A-18B Hornet36
F/A-18C Hornet36
F/A-18D Hornet36
F/A-18E Super Hornet48
F/A-18F Super Hornet48
F-14D Tomcat20
Gear
Air Defense Fighters
F-4J
ASW Helicopters
SH-60F Ocean Hawk4
Attack Aircrafts
A-7A Corsair II
Combat Management Systems
SSDS
Decoy Systems
AN/SLQ-25A SSTD
Nulka
Electronic Attack Aircrafts
EA-18G Growler7
Military Transport Aircrafts
C-2A Greyhound2
Radar Systems
AN/SPY-6(V)21
Sea-Based Air Defense Systems
Mk 15 Phalanx Block 1B4
Mk-31 RAM2
Surface-to-Air Missiles
RIM-162D ESSM24
VTOL Military Transport Aircrafts
CMV-22B Osprey
Listing
Ship Status Com Decom
CVN 68 USS Nimitz Active 1975 2026
CVN 69 USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Active 1977 2027
CVN 70 USS Carl Vinson Active 1982 2031
CVN 71 USS Theodore Roosevelt Active 1986 2034
CVN 72 USS Abraham Lincoln Active 1989 2037
CVN 73 USS George Washington Active 1992 2040
CVN 74 USS John C. Stennis Active 1995 2043
CVN 75 USS Harry S. Truman Active 1998 2046
CVN 76 USS Ronald Reagan Active 2002 2050
CVN 77 USS George H. W. Bush Active January 10, 2009 2057

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