Nimitz class
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United StatesManufacturer: Newport News Shipbuilding
Aircraft carrierUnited States1975In service
The Nimitz class is a US family of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers with an angled flight deck and steam catapults. The illustration depicts USS Nimitz, the lead ship, while individual ships differ in equipment and modernisation standards.
Displacement, dimensions, speed, range and crew are omitted rather than mixing load conditions, refits or ship-specific standards. No radar range, acoustic performance or magazine figure is stated.
Aircraft carrier // USS Nimitz (CVN-68)ID — nimitz-class
United States · Newport News Shipbuilding
Illustration: USS Nimitz (CVN-68)
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Identity
- Designation
- Nimitz class
- Manufacturer
- Newport News Shipbuilding
- Country
- United States
- Category
- Aircraft carrier
- Figures refer to
- USS Nimitz (CVN-68)
Production & service
- Introduced
- 1975
- Status
- In service
- Units produced
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Specifications
- Full-load displacement
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- Crew
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- Length
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- Beam
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- Draught
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- Max speed
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- Range
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- Propulsion
- Nuclear steam propulsion
- Armament
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- Sensors
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Historical profile
USS Nimitz was commissioned in 1975. The class sheet covers the shared lineage without treating each carrier or refit as a separate family.
Variants
Nimitz-class production ships
Related systems
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