quinta-feira, março 11, 2010

USS NIMITZ CVN-68

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Keel Laid: June 22, 1968
Launched: May 13, 1972
Commissioned: May 3, 1975
Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding Co., Newport News, Va.
Propulsion system: two nuclear reactors
Main Engines: four
Propellers: four
Blades on each Propeller: five
Aircraft elevators: four
Catapults: four
Arresting gear cables: four
Lengths, overall: 1.092 feet (332.85 meters)
Flight Deck Width: 252 feet (76.8 meters)
Area of flight deck: about 4.5 acres (18211.5 m2)
Beam: 134 feet (40.84 meters)
Draft: 37.7 feet (11.3 meters)
Displacement: approx. 97,000 tons full load
Speed: 30+ knots
Planes: approx. 85
Crew: Ship: 3,200 ; Air Wing: 2,480
Armament: two Mk 29 NATO Sea Sparrow launchers, two SeaRAM Systems
Homeport: San Diego, Calif.


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