" Dwight Eisenhower " ( eng. USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) ) - American aircraft carrier type " Nimitz ". The second ship in the series. Named in honor of the 34th US President Dwight Eisenhower .
| "Dwight Eisenhower" | |
|---|---|
| USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) | |
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| Service | |
 USA | |
| Named after | |
| Ship class and type | aircraft carrier |
| Manufacturer | |
| Construction started | August 15, 1970 |
| Launched | October 11, 1975 |
| Commissioned | October 18, 1977 |
| Status | Operated by |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | 97,000 tons |
| Length | 340 m, on the waterline - 317 m |
| Width | 76.8 m, on the waterline - 40.8 m |
| Draft | 11.3 m |
| Engines | 2 reactors, 4 turbines |
| Power | 260 000 l. with. (191 MW ) |
| Travel speed | 30 knots (56 km / h ) |
| Crew | 3 200 people |
| Armament | |
| Missile weapons | 2 × RIM-7 Sea Sparrow , 2 × RIM-116 |
| Aviation Group | 90 planes and helicopters |
Content
History
Laid in 1970, put into operation on October 18, 1977.
In 1991, he took part in Operation Desert Storm .
From July 17, 1995 to January 27, 1997, he was modernized in Newport , which spent about three billion dollars.
In 2007, after another aggravation of relations between the United States and Iran, he was in the Persian Gulf .
February 21, 2009 he left the base in Norfolk ( Virginia ). Sent as part of the Aircraft Carrier Group under the command of Rear Admiral Kurt Tidd, due to the Pentagon’s reinforcement of a detachment of its ships fighting the pirates off the African coast.
December 2012 - the aircraft carrier was forced to withdraw from combat duty in the Persian Gulf, he needed urgent repairs to the takeoff deck, which ended on February 21, 2013, immediately after the repair, the aircraft carrier would go to the Persian Gulf because the Nimitz aircraft carrier that was under repair was not able to change it. " [1] [2]
Military-political pressure on Iran
On August 3, 2012, the Eisenhower nuclear-powered aircraft carrier entered the Persian Gulf along with escort ships, in addition to the US Navy carrier strike group already on combat duty east of the Strait of Hormuz connecting the Persian Gulf with the Arabian Sea led by nuclear aircraft carrier "Enterprise" . This happened after July 21, 2012, the Majlis of Iran by a majority vote supported the bill to close the Strait of Hormuz .
Notes
- ↑ Aircraft carrier "Eisenhower" after repair goes to the region of the Persian Gulf - News - In the world - Interfax . The appeal date is April 6, 2013.
- ↑ Aviation EXplorer News: American nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Eisenhower returned to base for repair . The appeal date is April 6, 2013. Archived April 17, 2013.