| USS. Nimitz (CVN-68) Norfolk Va. | |
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Keel Laid:
June 22, 1968 Launched: May 13, 1972 Commissioned: May 3, 1975 Propulsion system: Two nuclear reactors Main Engines: Four POWER: ca. 260,000hp Speed: Over 30 Knots ( 54 kh/t ) Propellers: Four Blades on each Propeller: Five Aircraft elevators: Four Catapults: Four Size of Air Wing: approximately 75 aircraft Arresting gear cables: Four Overall length: 1,092 feet ( 332,8 m ) Overall width: 252 feet ( 76,8 m ) Height keel to mast: 244 feet ( 74,3 m ) (ca. 24-story building) Beam at waterline: 134 feet ( 40,84 m ) Area of flight deck: About 4.5 acres Full load displacement: About 95,000 tons Accommodations: About 6,000 persons Meals each day: 18,000-20,000 Mail processed: Over one million pounds per year |
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| USS. Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) Norfolk Va. | |
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Length of flight deck:
1,092 ft. Width of flight deck: 252 ft. Height keel to mast: 244 ft. (equal to 24-story building) Area of flight deck: 4.5 acres Weight of carrier: 95,000 tons Type: Nuclear reactor Number of reactors: 2 Maximum speed: More than 30 knots Number of screws: 4 (5 bladed - 25 ft. tall - Bronze) Weight of screws: 66,200 lbs. each Number of rudders: 2 (29 ft. by 22 ft., 60,000 lbs.) Number of catapults: 4 Number of aircraft elevators: 4 (3,880 sq. ft.) Size of Air Wing: approximately 75 aircraft Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Va. Keel laid: 1975 Commissioned: Oct. 18, 1977 Planned crew size: 6,287 (including air wing) Meals served daily: 18,600 Number of anchors: 2 Weight of anchors: 60,000 lbs each Anchor chain: 1,082 ft on each anchor (365 lbs per link) Total anchor weight including chain: 735,000 lbs each Distillation plant capacity: 400,000 gals (enough to serve 2000 homes) Number of light fixtures: 29,000 |
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| USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Bremerton, Wash. | |
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| USS. Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) Norfolk Va. | |
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Keel laid:
Oct. 31, 1981 Christened: Oct. 27, 1984 Commissioned: Oct. 25, 1986 Length of flight deck: 1092 feet Length ship at water line: 1,040 feet Widest point of flight deck: 257 feet Height, keel to mast top: 244 feet (equal to a 24-story building) Area of flight deck: 4.5 acres Combat load displacement: 97,000 tons Number of anchors: Two Weight of anchors: 30 tons each Weight of anchor chain: 360 pounds per link Total crew (with air wing): Over 5,500 Number of telephones: Over 2,500 Number of televisions: Over 3,000 Meals served aboard daily when operational: 18,600 Propulsion: Two nuclear reactors Speed: 30+ knots (34.5+ miles per hour) Number of propellers: Four with five blades each Height of propellers: 21 feet each Weight of propellers: 66,200 pounds each Number of rudders: Two Size and weight of each rudder: 29'x22', approximately 45.5 tons Capacity of air conditioning plants: 2,520 tons (enough to serve over 500 homes) Daily capacity of distilling plants: 400,000 gallons (enough to supply daily needs for over 2,000 homes) Length of electrical cable: About 1,000 miles Total output of all electronic equipment: Equal to output of about 50 broadcast stations operating simultaneously Number of aircraft: Over 80 aircraft (located on flight deck and hangar bay) Size of aircraft elevators: 4,000 square feet Number of catapults: Four Catapult length: 309 feet Catapult speed: Can send a 70,000-pound aircraft from 0-150 mph in two seconds Landing area: About 750 feet (compared to a 10,000-foot runway at commercial airports) Number of arresting wires: Four at 1.375 inches in diameter Arresting wire capability: Can stop a 54,000 pound aircraft from 150-0 mph in 2 seconds within 315 feet Aviation Fuel (JP-5) storage capacity: 3.3 million gallons Structural steel: 60,000 tons Aluminum used in construction: Over 1,000,000 pounds Weld metal used in construction: Over 3,000,000 pounds Number of compartments and spaces: over 4,000 |
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| USS. Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Everett Wash. | |
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•Length,
overall: 1,092 feet •Height, keel to mast top: 206 feet, 6 inches •Extreme breadth, flight deck: 257 feet, 5.5 inches •Area of flight deck: Approximately 4.5 acres •Displacement (with full combat load): Approximately 95,000 tons •Type: Nuclear Power Plant (A4W Pressurized Water Reactor) •Number of reactors: 2 •Maximum speed: More than 30 knots •Number of main engines: Four •Number of propellers: Four, with five blades each •Weight of each propeller: 11 tons •Height of each propeller: 21 feet •Number of rudders: Two •Weight of each rudder: Approximately 45.5 tons •Dimensions of rudders: 29 x 22 feet •Number of aircraft elevators: Four •Size of each aircraft elevator: 3,880 square feet •Number of catapults: Four •Size of Air Wing: 80+ tactical aircraft, combat and support •Keel laid: Nov. 3, 1984 •Christening date: Feb. 13, 1988 •Commissioning date: Nov. 11, 1989 •Complement (with Air Wing embarked): More than 5,500 •Number of spaces and compartments: More than 3,200 •Number of anchors: 2 •Weight of anchors: 30 tons each •Length of each anchor chain: 1,082 feet •Weight of each anchor chain link: 365 pounds •Weight of an entire anchor chain: 308,000 pounds •A/C plant capacity: 2,520 tons (enough to service more than 800 homes) •Distillation plant capacity: 400,000 gals (enough to serve 2,000 homes) •Miles of cable and wiring: more than 900 •Number of light fixtures: more than 30,000 •Number of shipboard telephones: More than 1,900 •Number of meals served each day: More than 20,000 •Loaves of bread baked each day: 800 •Sodas consumed each day: 13,000 •Milk consumed each day: 660 gallons •Hamburger meat consumed each day: 540 pounds •Number of eggs consumed each day: 180 dozen •Fresh vegetables consumed each day: 800 pounds •Dirty laundry washed each day: 5,550 pounds •Haircuts given each day: 250 •Cost: $3.5 billion; projected service life: 50 years |
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| USS. George Washington (CVN 73) Norfolk Va. | |
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Newport News Shipbuilding
Company of Newport News, Virginia. The keel was laid on August 25, 1986 and the ship was
commissioned on July 4, 1992. Two nuclear reactors are used for propulsion (the ship is
capable of steaming more than one million miles before refueling) turning 4 five bladed
screws that weigh 66,220 pounds each. The GW can travel at speeds over thirty knots and is
1,094 feet long, 257 feet wide and has a height equal to a twenty-four story building (244
feet). The ship can accommodate approximately 80 aircraft and has a flight deck 4.5 acres
in size, using four elevators that are 3,880 square feet each to move planes between the flight deck and the hangar bay.With a combat load, the GW displaces almost 97,000 tons and carries over 6,000 crew members. It can distill 400,000 gallons of water and serves 18,000 meals per day. There are over 2,500 compartments on board requiring 2,520 tons of air conditioning capacity (enough to cool over 2,000 homes). The ship uses two anchors that weigh 30 tons each, with each link of the anchor chain weighing 360 pounds. Here are a few of the statistics that reflect the amount of time and effort that go into running the In an average year: Medical sees 10,822 sick call patients, does 256 flight physicals,completes 1,599 physical exams, performs 103 surgeries, processes 3,097 x-rays, does 38,276 lab procedures, fills 16,811 prescriptions, and gives 11,385 immunizations. In an average month: Dental sees 500 patients requiring 200 exams, 150 cleanings, 53 tooth extractions, 10 crowns, and 75 fillings. Disbursing processes 250 travel claims, maintains eight ATM's with a monthly average withdrawal of $320,500, and handles a payroll of $2,276,000 every two weeks. In an average day: Information Systems Department processes 1,200 messages (14,400 per year) as well as operating 450 network workstations with 840 Novell accounts and 700 cc:Mail accounts using the first shipboard fully fiber-optic local area network. |
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| USS. John C. Stennis (CVN-74) San Diego Calif. | |
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Length of flight
deck: 1,092 ft Width of flight deck: 257 ft Height keel to mast: 244 ft (equal to 24-story building) Area of flight deck: 4.5 acres Weight of carrier: 97,000 tons Type: Nuclear reactor Number of reactors: 2 Maximum speed: More than 30 knots Number of screws: 4 (5 blades each) Weight of screws: 66,200 lbs each Number of catapults: 4 Number of aircraft elevators: 4 Size of Air Wing: 80+ tactical aircraft Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding Co. Sponsor: Mrs. Margaret Stennis Womble Contract Date: March 29, 1988 Keel laid: March 13, 1991 Christened: November 11, 1993 Commissioned: December 9, 1995 Crew size: 6,200 (including air wing) Meals served daily: 18,600 Number of compartments: 2,700 Number of anchors: 2 (From USS FORRESTAL (CV-59)) Weight of anchors: 30 tons each A/C plant capacity: 2,900 tons (enough to service 950 homes) Distillation plant capacity: 400,000 gals (enough to serve 2000 homes) Number of telephones: 2,000 Tons of structural steel: More than 60,000 tons Miles of cable and wiring: over 900 Number of light fixtures: more than 30,000 Required technical manuals: A stack as high as the Washington Monument (555 feet) Bed mattresses: If lined up end-to-end, they would stretch more than nine miles. Sheets: 28,000 Pillow Cases: 14,000 Cost: $3.5 billion; projected service life: 50 years |
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| USS. Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) Norfolk Va. | |
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Start construction:
April 25, 1989 Keel laid: Nov. 29, 1993 Christening: Sept. 7, 1996 Launch: Sept. 13, 1996 Crew move aboard: January 1998 Acceptance trial: May 1998 Commissioning: July 25, 1998 Construction years--keel to delivery : 5 Tons of steel used: 60,000 Pounds of aluminum used: 1,000,000 Weight of modular segments used in final construction: up to 900 tons Number of modules making up the ship: 190 Height: 20 stories above the waterline Length: 1,096 feet; almost as long as the Empire State Building is tall Area: 4.5 acre flight deck Draft: +/- 37 feet Water displacement: 97,000 tons Top speed: Exceeds 30 knots Lifespan: 50 years Number of catapults: 4 Number of aircraft: 80-plus combat aircraft Number of arresting wires: 4 wires about two inches in diameter, capable of bringing an airplane going over 150 mph to a stop in less than 400 feet Power plant: 2 nuclear reactors; capable of 20 years of service without refueling Propellers: 4, bronze, 21 feet across and 66,200 pounds each Rudders: 2, each 29 feet by 22 feet and 50 tons Anchors: 2, each weighing 30 tons, and 2,082 feet anchor chain (684 links weighing 365 pounds) Meals served daily: 18,150 Miles of cable and wiring: More than 900 Gallons of fresh water produced daily: 400,000 (enough for 2,000 homes) Light fixtures: Nearly 30,000 Linen: 14,000 pillowcases and 28,000 sheets Toilet paper: 140,000 rolls Telephones: 2,000 Pens and paper: 600,000 ball-point pens and 1.5 million sheets of paper |
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| USS. Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) (under construction) | |
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| USS. ( IOWA ) Class Battleship. | |
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Displacement:
44,560 tons (45,275) standard 53,460 (54,317) optimum battle* 55,710 (56,604) full load Waterline
length: 860" (262.128 m) Maximum draft: 35'l 1.5 " (I 0.960 m) Annament: 9-16"150 cal (406nim)
tripled 20-5"138 Proteetion: To resist 16" projectiles Endurance: 15,000 nautical miles at 15 knots, |
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