The United States has the largest number of aircraft carriers in the world, with as many as 11 aircraft carriers of various types still in service, all of which are nuclear-powered. As a mobile castle at sea, these aircraft carriers are one of the important tools for the United States to maintain its hegemony, and they are also one of the goals for us to learn from and surpass Xi. This article will take a closer look at the active US aircraft carriers.
Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier:
At about $13 billion, the USS Ford is the most expensive ship ever built in the U.S. Navy. The ship adopts many high-tech technologies, mainly including integrated electric propulsion and electromagnetic catapult technology. It is the only Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier that has been commissioned, and it is the largest aircraft carrier in the United States and the world.
Time of service: July 2017.
Length: 337 meters.
Width: 41 m (hull) 77 m (flight deck).
Draft: 12 meters.
Full load displacement: 1120,000 tons.
Speed: >30 knots.
Carrier-based aircraft: more than 75 standard aircraft of various types (electromagnetic catapult EMALS).
Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers: Except for the USS Ford, the remaining ten US aircraft carriers are all Nimitz-class carriers, but the Nimitz-class aircraft carriers have improved since the USS Ford. The first three Nimitz-class ship parameters:
Captain: Flight deck length 3328 m;The length between the two columns is 317 meters;Beveled deck length: 2377 meters.
Width: 408 meters (hull) 764 meters (flight deck).
Draught: 113 meters.
Full load displacement: 91500 tons.
Speed: >30 knots.
Carrier-based aircraft: 90 standard carrier-based aircraft with ***C13-1 steam catapults).
Home port: Naval Base Kitchap, Bremerton, WA.
Affiliation: Third Fleet of the Pacific Fleet.
Time of service: May 1975.
Time of service: October 18, 1977.
Home port: Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia.
Affiliation: Atlantic Fleet.
The USS Eisenhower is part of the U.S. Navy's 8th Carrier Combat Group (CSG-8) and the flagship of the group, carrying the 7th Carrier-Based Aircraft Wing (CVW-7) and the Commander of the 28th Destroyer Squadron 28.
Home port: North Island Naval Air Base, San Diego, California.
Engagement: March 13, 1982.
Affiliation: Third Fleet of the Pacific Fleet.
Time of service: October 25, 1986.
Home Port: San Diego, California San Diego Naval Base.
Affiliation: Third Fleet of the Pacific Fleet.
Although the Roosevelt belonged to the Nimitz-class aircraft carriers, because the second batch of five ships of the same class that began with it was different from the previous three ships in the first batch, there were considerable changes in performance specifications, including a bulkhead system on both sides of the hull, and 63 on the top and sides of important parts such as hangars and ammunition magazinesThe 5mm thick Kefler armor is particularly reinforced and fully loadedThe displacement exceeded 100,000 tons, the draft is increased to 118 meters, etc., as well as many large and small upgrades. As a result, these five ships are often referred to as "Roosevelt-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers", but the United States still officially classifies them as Nimitz-class.
Time of service: November 11, 1989.
Home Port: San Diego, California San Diego Naval Base.
Affiliation: Third Fleet of the Pacific Fleet.
Home port: Norfolk Naval Station, Norfolk, Virginia.
Time of service: July 4, 1992.
Affiliation: Atlantic Fleet.
Home port: Norfolk Naval Station, Norfolk, Virginia.
Time of service: December 9, 1995.
Affiliation: Atlantic Fleet.
Home port: Norfolk Naval Station, Norfolk, Virginia.
Time of service: July 25, 1998.
Affiliation: Atlantic Fleet.
Originally named USS United States, it was renamed USS Truman in February 1995 before the keel was laid.
Home port: Yokosuka Naval Base, Yokosuka City, Japan.
Time of service: July 12, 2003.
Affiliation: Pacific Fleet Seventh Fleet.
Compared with the previous eight ships of the same class that have been put into service, the Reagan and the No. 10 Bush have a number of improvements, the most obvious of which is the redesign of the island, the original independent mast located behind the island has been canceled and replaced with a tower-like mast integrated with the island, and the number of carrier-based aircraft has also been changed to 85.
Home port: Norfolk Naval Station, Norfolk, Virginia.
Time of service: January 10, 2009.
Affiliation: European Sixth Fleet.