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Aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73)

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Classification

Ship class:
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
Type:
Fleet carrier

Basic information

Namesake:
George Washington (February 22, 1732 – December 14, 1799) was the first President of the United States (1789−1797), and was among the nation's Founding Fathers. From 1775 to 1783, he led the Patriot forces to victory over the British in the American Revolutionary War.
Operator:
United States NavyUnited States Navy
Country of build:
Builder:
Northrop Grumman Ship SystemsNorthrop Grumman Ship Systems
Ordered:
Laid down:
Launched:
Commissioned (service):
Status:
Active

Ship measurements

Displacement:
105,870 t
Length:
332.8 m
Length (waterline):
317 m
Beam:
76.8 m
Beam (waterline):
40.8 m
Draft:
11.3 m

Machine

Propulsion:
  • 2 * Westinghouse A4W nuclear reactors
  • 4 * steam turbines
  • 4 * shafts
  • 260,000 shp (194 MW)
Speed:
31 knots
Range:
Unlimited distance; 20–25 years

Personnel

Complement:
6,060
Ship's company:
3,200
Air wing:
2,480

Combat assets

Electronics:
  • AN/SPS-48E 3-D air search radar
  • AN/SPS-49(V)5 2-D air search radar
  • AN/SPQ-9B target acquisition radar
  • AN/SPN-46 air traffic control radars
  • AN/SPN-43C air traffic control radar
  • AN/SPN-41 landing aid radars
  • 4 * Mk 91 NSSM guidance systems
  • 4 * Mk 95 radars
  • AN/SLQ-32A(V)4 Countermeasures suite
  • SLQ-25A Nixie Torpedo Countermeasures
Armament:
  • 2 * Sea Sparrow
  • 2 * RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile
  • 3 * PHALANX CIWS (Close-In Weapons System) Gatling guns
  • 10 * .50 cal turret emplacements
Aircraft:

90 fixed wing and helicopters

USS George Washington (CVN-73) is a United States Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the sixth carrier in the Nimitz class and the fourth US Navy ship named after George Washington, the first president of the United States. The contract for George Washington was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding on 27 December 1982. Her keel was laid on 25 August 1986, she was christened on 21 July 1990 by First Lady Barbara Bush, and she was commissioned at Naval Station Norfolk on 4 July 1992.

In 1993, following a fleet reorganization, the Cruiser-Destroyer Group 2 staff went aboard George Washington as their new flagship. The group participated in the 2000 NATO Exercise Destined Glory, Operation Joint Endeavor, Operation Deny Flight, Operation Southern Watch, and Operation Vigilant Resolve.[2] After 2001, the group took part in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. In 1997 Commander Cruiser-Destroyer Group 2, Rear Admiral Michael Mullen, led the group on deployment from George Washington.

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