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Is the USS Enterprise a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier?
She is literally one-of-a-kind. In 1958, they planned to make six nuclear-powered carriers and call them the Enterprise class carriers, but they cost too much so they only made the one named USS Enterprise. Nimitz class carriers were built later. Although the Nimitz class carriers are loosely based on the USS Enterprise, the USS Enterprise is not in the Nimitz class and is quite different. So, no. The USS Enterprise is not a Nimitz-Class aircraft carrier.
What class of Carriers replace the Nimitz Class?
The Gerald R. Ford Class due out in 2015.
How much does an nimitz class aircraft carrier weigh empty?
There are 10 different Nimitz Class Carriers, all different weights. The USS Nimitz (CVN-68) weighs 101,600 Tons.
What will replace the Nimitz class carriers?
The Gerald R. Ford-class carriers are currently in development as the replacement for the current Nimitz-class carriers; however, given their price tag and the current budget situation, there's a very good chance that Congress and DoD will opt to keep upgrading the Nimitz-class vessels rather than invest in a totally new ship design, at least for another few years.
How many Nimitz Class Carriers are there?
There are 10 including the Nimitz, Eisenhower, Vinson, Theodore Roosevelt, Lincoln, Washington, Stennis, Truman, Reagan and George H.W. Bush.
What is the newest US aircraft carrier?
George H.W. Bush is the nation's 10th, and final, Nimitz-class carrier.
How tall are aircraft carriers?
the height (or 'air draft') of the nimitz class carrier is 252 ft. 134 ft from the waterline
When was Nimitz Class - novel - created?
Nimitz Class - novel - was created in 1997.
What is the weight of the paint on an aircraft carrier?
On the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower there are two anchors. Each anchor weighs 60,000 pounds. Each link of anchor chain weighs 365 pounds. Each anchor and chain weighs a total of 735,000 pounds.
What is the Height of US aircraft carrier landing deck?
On the latest US Nimitz class carriers, fully ladened, at rest and in calm seas, the height off of the water of the main deck is about 57 feet. The earlier Midway and Essex class carriers were a bit less.
What do aircraft carriers carry?
A Nimitz Class carrier can carry approximately 90 fixed wing and rotary aircraft.
What is the newest aircraft carrier?
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (NNS) -- Advance construction started on the nation's newest aircraft carrier Feb. 25 with a "first cut of steel" ceremony at Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding Newport News, Va. The steel plate cut will be used in the construction of the carrier, which has yet to be named, but will be designated CVN 79. The carrier represents the second in a new class of ships designed to replace Enterprise and Nimitz-class carriers and save more than $5 billion in total ownership costs during its planned 50-year service life when compared to Nimitz-class carriers. "Today we mark the beginning of the advance construction of CVN 79, second of the Gerald R. Ford-class of aircraft carriers," said Rear Adm. Michael McMahon, Program Executive Officer (PEO) for Aircraft Carriers. "It's an important step in continuing carrier construction using advanced technologies and efficiencies to reduce both ownership and procurement cost in this new class of carriers." Ford-class aircraft carriers, while retaining the same hull form as the Nimitz class, contain several advanced technology systems including Electromagnetic Aircraft Launching Systems, advanced arresting gear, dual band radar, a redesigned smaller island and a new propulsion plant. The first ship in the class, Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), is also under construction at Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding-Newport News and is scheduled to be delivered to the fleet in September 2015. The PEO for Aircraft Carriers, an affiliated PEO of Naval Sea Systems Command, focuses on the design, construction, system integration, delivery and life-cycle support of all aircraft carriers. For more news from Naval Sea Systems Command, visit www.navy.mil/local/navsea/.
