"Nimitz" ( eng. USS Nimitz (CVN-68) ) - American aircraft carrier , the first of a series of ships of the type "Nimitz" . The name was given in honor of Admiral Chester W. Nimitz , Commander-in-Chief of the US Pacific Fleet during World War II .
| Nimitz | |
|---|---|
| USS Nimitz (CVN-68) | |
 Aircraft carrier "Nimitz" off the coast of Canada | |
| Service | |
 USA | |
| Named after | Chester Nimitz |
| Nickname | Sea Wolf ( Old Salt ) |
| Ship class and type | Nimitz type aircraft carrier |
| Home port | Kitsap , Washington |
| Organization |  US Navy |
| Manufacturer | Newport News Shipbuilding , Newport News, Virginia |
| Ordered to build | March 31, 1967 |
| Construction started | June 22, 1968 |
| Launched | May 13, 1972 |
| Commissioned | May 3, 1975 |
| Status | It is in service. |
| Emblem |  |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | 98 425 t standard |
| Length | 317 m waterline 332.8 m long |
| Width | 40.8 m waterline 76.8 m long |
| Draft | 11.3 m normal 12.5 m limit |
| Booking | Information is classified |
| Engines | 2 Westinghouse A4W nuclear reactors 4 steam turbines |
| Power | 260 000 h.p. |
| Mover | four |
| Travel speed | 31.5 knots maximum |
| Navigation range | Not limited |
| Crew | Team: 3200 people Air wing: 2480 people |
| Armament | |
| Radar weapons | Radar Aerial Survey: AN / SPS-48E AN / SPS-49 (V) 5 Fire control radar: AN / SPQ-9B 4 × Mk 91 SAM Sea Sparrow 4 × Mk 95 SAM Sea Sparrow Air traffic control radar: AN / SPN-46 AN / SPN-43C Landing Control Radar: AN / SPN-41 |
| Electronic weapons | EW system AN / SLQ-32A (V) 4 Anti-torpedo protection system AN / SLQ-25A |
| Missile weapons | 2x Sea RAM 2x Sea Sparrow |
| Aviation Group | 90 aircraft and helicopters As of 2010: [1] 55 F / A-18C and F / A-18E / F 4 EA-6B 4 E-2C 4 SH-60F 2 HH-60H |
The motto of the ship: "Teamwork is a tradition" ( Eng. Teamwork, a Tradition ).
In January 2015, the aircraft carrier changed the home port from the Everett naval base to the Kitsap naval base [2] .
History
Laid down on June 22, 1968 , launched May 13, 1972 , May 3, 1975 , with the participation of President Gerald Ford, he was commissioned.
He made his first voyage to the Mediterranean Sea , becoming the first American nuclear-powered ship in ten years to enter the Mediterranean Sea.
In 1980, he participated in the operation Eagle Claw (an attempt to free the hostages at the US Embassy in Tehran), after the failure of the operation he returned to the base after spending 144 days at sea.
On May 26, 1981, an EA-6B Prowler crashed on an aircraft carrier during landing, killing 14 people and injuring 45. Responsibility for the incident was assigned to the deck crew. A judicial investigation revealed that some of the dead conscripts used marijuana . After this incident, US President Ronald Reagan passed a decree according to which all US troops passed a drug test .
In August 1981, during the exercises held in Sidra Bay (Mediterranean Sea) two American F-14s from Nimitz shot down two Libyan Su-22s ( incident in Sidra Bay ).
In 1986-1987, a transition was made from Norfolk to a new place of registration in the city of Bremerton .
In 1988, Nimitz provided security during the Olympic Games in Seoul .
In 1991, made a trip to the Persian Gulf , participated in the Iraqi operation Desert Storm .
In March 1996, passing through the strait , he took part in resolving the Third Crisis in the Taiwan Strait .
Since 2003, participating in the war in Iraq .
In February 2008, in the Pacific Ocean, two Tu-95MS Russian Long - Range Aviation aircraft simulated an attack on the aircraft carrier Nimitz, flying in the immediate vicinity. When the Russian aircraft left about 800 km to the ship, four F / A-18s were lifted to intercept. At a distance of 80 km from the aircraft carrier group, American aircraft were able to intercept the Tu-95, but, despite this, one of the strategic bombers flew twice over the Nimitz at an altitude of about 600 meters, the second flew 90 km from the ship. [3] [4]
From 2011 to the summer of 2013, the power plant was undergoing repairs in Bremerton [5] [6] , but on May 11, 2013, it arrived at the South Korean port of Busan to participate in joint exercises. [7]
Notes
- ↑ The Military Balance 2010.p.-33
- ↑ Nimitz finally arrives for long maintenance period Archived on October 7, 2015.
- ↑ Found a needle in a haystack Archived on September 21, 2008.
- ↑ Two Russian Tu-95MS on Saturday approached the US Nimitz aircraft carrier, and one even flew over its deck // NEWSru.com
- ↑ Aircraft carriers of the world as attributes of superpowers: Nimitz | Center for Military-Political Studies . Date of treatment April 6, 2013. Archived April 17, 2013.
- ↑ Lenta.ru: World: the USA will reduce the presence of aircraft carriers in the Persian Gulf for a short time . Date of treatment April 6, 2013. Archived April 17, 2013.
- ↑ USS Nimitz nuclear carrier arrives in South Korea - News@Mail.ru.Ru (unavailable link from 09/04/2013 [2160 days])