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In the [[United States Navy]], the ten ships of the '''Nimitz-class''' are its major [[aircraft carrier]]s. The [[Gerald R. Ford-class]] carriers, entering construction, will supplement them.<ref>{{citation
 
[[Image:Nimitz Task Group from 1976.jpg|thumb|300px|right|{{Nimitz Task Group from 1976.jpg/credit}}<br />The ''Nimitz'' Task Group from 1976 with [[USS South Carolina (CGN-37)|USS ''South Carolina'' (CGN-37)]] (top), USS ''Nimitz'' (CVN-68) (center), and [[USS California (CGN-36)|USS ''California'' (CGN-36)]] (bottom).]]
In the [[United States Navy]], the ten ships of the '''''Nimitz''-class''' are its major [[aircraft carrier]]s. The [[Gerald R. Ford-class|''Gerald R. Ford''-class]] carriers, entering construction, will supplement them.<ref>{{citation
  | url = http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=4200&tid=200&ct=4
  | url = http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=4200&tid=200&ct=4
  | title = Fact File
  | title = Fact File
  | publisher = U.S. Navy}}</ref>  They followed the one-of-a-kind [[USS Enterprise (CVN-65)|''USS Enterprise'' (CVN-65)]], although some conventionally powered carriers were built after the 1961 ''Enterprise''.
  | publisher = U.S. Navy}}</ref>  They followed the one-of-a-kind [[USS Enterprise (CVN-65)|USS ''Enterprise'' (CVN-65)]], built in 1961, though several conventionally powered carriers entered service thereafter.  By now, all of the conventionally powered aircraft carriers of the U.S. Navy have been decommissioned, leaving only nuclear-powered carriers for the U.S.
 
==Ships==
==Ships==
*[[USS Nimitz (CVN 68)]]
This class of aircraft carriers is named after its lead ship, the USS'' Nimitz''.  That ship, in turn, memorializes Fleet Admiral [[Chester W. Nimitz]].
*[[USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69)]]
*[[USS Nimitz (CVN 68)|USS ''Nimitz'' (CVN 68)]]
*[[USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)]]
*[[USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69)|USS ''Dwight D. Eisenhower'' (CVN 69)]]
*[[USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)]]
*[[USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)|USS ''Carl Vinson'' (CVN 70)]]
*[[USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)]]
*[[USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)|USS ''Theodore Roosevelt'' (CVN 71)]]
*[[USS George Washington (CVN 73)]]
*[[USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)|USS ''Abraham Lincoln '' (CVN 72)]]
*[[USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74)]]
*[[USS George Washington (CVN 73)|USS ''George Washington'' (CVN 73)]]
*[[USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)]]
*[[USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74)|USS ''John C. Stennis'' (CVN 74)]]
*[[USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)]]
*[[USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)|USS ''Harry S. Truman'' (CVN 75)]]
*[[USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77)]]
*[[USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)|USS ''Ronald Reagan'' (CVN 76)]]
*[[USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77)|USS ''George H.W. Bush'' (CVN 77)]]
 
CVN 77, USS ''George H.W. Bush'', is intended as a transition between the ''Nimitz'' and ''Ford'' classes.  New features include:<ref>{{citation
| url = http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/cvn-77.htm
| title = CVN 77 George H.W. Bush
| publisher = Globalsecurity}}</ref>
#Passive Jet Blast Deflector: Redesigns and new materials mean reduced maintenance costs.
#Redesigned island: Improve flight deck access and reduce signature and electronic self-interference.
#Other Signature Reduction: Curved flight deck edges, enclosed antenna farms, smaller islands and internal aircraft elevators add up to maximum stealth.
#Aircraft Pit Stop: Semi-automated refueling and servicing in a new configuration and deck location provides faster, more efficient airwing pit stops and requires fewer people.
#Redesigned Hangar Deck: New designs reduce clutter.
#Manpower Reductions: Technology, space rearrangement, operational procedure changes, advanced sensor technologies and condition-based maintenance systems all allow for a smaller, specially-trained crew. Material movement devices, semi-autonomous, gravity compensated weapons handling devices, damage control automation systems and components will reduce the ship's crew and costs.
#Reconfigurable Spaces: Life-of-the-ship modular construction designs provide flexibility and reduce cost.
#Expanded Bandwidth: More onboard ([[Local area network]]_ and offboard capability gives the ship a communications edge.
#Zonal Electrical Distribution Systems: Isolate the potential for problems and minimizes the effect on the rest of the ship; crew laptops and other personal electronics, on- and off-duty, have greatly increased electrical demand
 
==Characteristics==
==Characteristics==
*Builder: Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding., Newport News, VA.  
*Builder: Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding., Newport News, VA.  
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**Ship's Company: 3,200  
**Ship's Company: 3,200  
**Air Wing: 2,480.  
**Air Wing: 2,480.  
*Armament: Multiple NATO Sea Sparrow, [[Phalanx close-in weapons system]], and Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) mounts.  
*Armament: Multiple NATO Sea Sparrow, [[Phalanx close-in weapons system]], and [[RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile]] (RAM) mounts.  
*Aircraft: Approximately 60+.
*Aircraft: Approximately 60+.
==Electronics==
{{r|SPS-48|AN/SPS-48E}} 3-D
{{r|SPS-49|AN/SPS-49(V)5}}
{{r|SPS-67|AN/SPS-67}} surface search
{{r|AN/SLQ-25}}
{{r|SLQ-32|AN/SLQ-32(V)}}
==Typical air wing==
==Typical air wing==
*4 squadrons of [[F-18 Hornet]] and [[F-18 Super Hornet]]; some to be replaced by [[F-35C Lighting II]]
*4 squadrons of [[F-18 Hornet]] and [[F-18 Super Hornet]]; some to be replaced by [[F-35C Lightning II]].
*Airborne early warning squadron flying [[E-2 Hawkeye]]
**Some F-18 are equipped for air refueling
*Helicopter squadron
*Airborne early warning squadron flying E-2 Hawkeye
*Electronic warfare detachment flying [[EA-6B Prowler]]s; to be replaced by [[EF-18 Growler]]
*Helicopter squadron: these have typically been [[SH-60F Oceanhawk]]s, but will be replaced with a next generation of MH-60S Knighthawk utility and mine countermeasures with [[MH-60R Seahawk]]s for antisubmarine work
*Electronic warfare detachment flying [[EA-6B Prowler]]s; to be replaced by [[EF-18 Growler]]; probably some [[unmanned aerial vehicle]]
*Carrier onboard delivery aircraft making trips from shore
 
==References==
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The Nimitz Task Group from 1976 with USS South Carolina (CGN-37) (top), USS Nimitz (CVN-68) (center), and USS California (CGN-36) (bottom).

In the United States Navy, the ten ships of the Nimitz-class are its major aircraft carriers. The Gerald R. Ford-class carriers, entering construction, will supplement them.[1] They followed the one-of-a-kind USS Enterprise (CVN-65), built in 1961, though several conventionally powered carriers entered service thereafter. By now, all of the conventionally powered aircraft carriers of the U.S. Navy have been decommissioned, leaving only nuclear-powered carriers for the U.S.

Ships

This class of aircraft carriers is named after its lead ship, the USS Nimitz. That ship, in turn, memorializes Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz.

CVN 77, USS George H.W. Bush, is intended as a transition between the Nimitz and Ford classes. New features include:[2]

  1. Passive Jet Blast Deflector: Redesigns and new materials mean reduced maintenance costs.
  2. Redesigned island: Improve flight deck access and reduce signature and electronic self-interference.
  3. Other Signature Reduction: Curved flight deck edges, enclosed antenna farms, smaller islands and internal aircraft elevators add up to maximum stealth.
  4. Aircraft Pit Stop: Semi-automated refueling and servicing in a new configuration and deck location provides faster, more efficient airwing pit stops and requires fewer people.
  5. Redesigned Hangar Deck: New designs reduce clutter.
  6. Manpower Reductions: Technology, space rearrangement, operational procedure changes, advanced sensor technologies and condition-based maintenance systems all allow for a smaller, specially-trained crew. Material movement devices, semi-autonomous, gravity compensated weapons handling devices, damage control automation systems and components will reduce the ship's crew and costs.
  7. Reconfigurable Spaces: Life-of-the-ship modular construction designs provide flexibility and reduce cost.
  8. Expanded Bandwidth: More onboard (Local area network_ and offboard capability gives the ship a communications edge.
  9. Zonal Electrical Distribution Systems: Isolate the potential for problems and minimizes the effect on the rest of the ship; crew laptops and other personal electronics, on- and off-duty, have greatly increased electrical demand

Characteristics

  • Builder: Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding., Newport News, VA.
  • First Date Deployed: May 3, 1975 (USS Nimitz)
  • 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: Multiple NATO Sea Sparrow, Phalanx close-in weapons system, and RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) mounts.
  • Aircraft: Approximately 60+.

Electronics

Typical air wing

References

  1. ↑ Fact File, U.S. Navy
  2. ↑ CVN 77 George H.W. Bush, Globalsecurity
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