"George W. Bush" ( Eng. USS George HW Bush (CVN-77) ) is an American aircraft carrier of the Nimitz type, the tenth and last ship of this type, has a significant number of improvements compared to previous ships of the project. Named after the 41st President of the United States, George W. Bush . It is the second US ship named after the naval pilot (the first was the Forrestal ), and the second one named after the living president (after the aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan ).
| "George Bush" | |
|---|---|
| USS George HW Bush (CVN-77) | |
 Speed tests, February 27, 2010 | |
| Service | |
 USA | |
| Named after | |
| Class and type of vessel | |
| Port of registry | w / w Norfolk , Norfolk, Virginia |
| Manufacturer | |
| Cost | $ 6.2 billion |
| Ordered to build | January 26, 2001 |
| Construction started | September 6, 2003 |
| Launched | October 9, 2006 |
| Commissioned | January 10, 2009 |
| Status | operated by |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | 97,000 tons |
| Length | 332.8 m along the waterline - 317 m |
| Width | 76.8 m along the waterline - 40.8 m |
| Draft | 11.3 m |
| Engines | 2 A4W 550 MW reactors, 4 turbines |
| Power | 260 000 l. with. (191 Mw ) |
| Speed | 30 knots (56 km / h ) |
| Crew | 3200 people + 2480 people wing |
| Armament | |
| Flak | 4 × 20 mm automatic 6-barreled guns " Volcano-Falanx " with an individual guidance system |
| Missile weapons | 3 PU air defense system "NATO Sea Sparrow" |
| Aviation group | 90 aircraft and helicopters |
Laid down on September 6, 2003, launched on October 9, 2006, included in the fleet on January 10, 2009.
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Innovations
The aircraft carrier has the following innovations:
- “Island”: Reduced and modernized with armored glass windows, new radars and communication installations.
- Deck: Updated gas bumpers.
- Aircraft fuel storage and distribution system: Updated to the level of semi-automatic control of the refueling process.
- Latewash Washing System: Updated on the vacuum system.
- Electronics and communication systems: Upgraded to increase automation and reduce maintenance costs.
Incidents
The latrines often fail on the aircraft carrier, during the first military campaign in the Persian Gulf (May 2011), all 423 toilets on the aircraft carrier twice failed. In total, similar incidents occur on the aircraft carrier 25 times a week, more than 10,000 man-hours were spent. Failures of the vacuum drainage system are an aircraft carrier problem [1] .
Notes
- ↑ VIEW / MEDIA: George Bush jammed latches On the latest US aircraft carrier . Date of treatment April 17, 2013. Archived April 17, 2013.