AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
Gerald R. Ford Class (CVN)
DISPLACEMENT: .........approx. 100,000 long tons full load
LENGTH:...................... 1,092 feet
BEAM: .......................... 134 feet
FLIGHT DECK WIDTH:...256 feet
SPEED:......................... 30+ knots ( 34. 5+ mph)
POWER PLANT:........... 2 nuclear reactors, 4 shafts
AIRCRAFT:................... 75+ (F-35C, F/A-18E/F, EA-18G, E-2D, C-2A,
MH-60R/S)
ARMAMENT: ................Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM), Rolling
Airframe Missile (RAM), Close-In Weapon
System (CIWS)
COMPLEMENT:............ 4,539 (ship’s company, air wing and staff)
BUILDER:.....................Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News
Shipbuilding
Homeport
CVN 78 Gerald R. Ford..........................................(under construction)
CVN 79 John F. Kennedy .......................................(under construction)
CVN 80 Enterprise..................................................................(planned)
Nimitz Class (CVN)
DISPLACEMENT: .........approx. 97,000 tons full load
LENGTH:...................... 1,092 feet
BEAM: .......................... 134 feet
FLIGHT DECK WIDTH:...252 feet
SPEED:......................... 30+ knots
POWER PLANT:........... 2 nuclear reactors, 4 geared steam turbines,
4 shafts, 280,000 shaft horsepower (shp)
AIRCRAFT:...................approx. 60, depending on type
ARMAMENT: ................NATO Sea Sparrow launcher, Vulcan Phalanx
CIWS mounts; post-RCOH and CVN 76 config-
uration includes re-architected Sea Sparrow
launchers and RAM launchers
COMPLEMENT:............ 3,200 ship’s company; 1,500 in air wing
BUILDER:.....................Newport News Shipbuilding
Homeport
CVN 68 Nimitz...............................Bremerton, Wash. (AP 96620-2820)
CVN 69 Dwight D. Eisenhower................Norfolk, Va. (AE 09532-2839)
CVN 70 Carl Vinson ..........................Coronado, Calif. (AP 96629-2840)
CVN 71 Theodore Roosevelt...................Norfolk, Va. (AE 09599-2871)
CVN 72 Abraham Lincoln ............Newport News, Va. (AE 09599-2872)
CVN 73 George Washington ............ Yokosuka, Japan (AP 96650-2810)
CVN 74 John C. Stennis ................Bremerton, Wash. (AP 96615-2874)
CVN 75 Harry S. Truman ........................Norfolk, Va. (AP 96524-2875)
CVN 76 Ronald Reagan ....................Coronado, Calif. (AP 96616-2876)
CVN 77 George H. W. Bush .....................Norfolk, Va. (AE 09513-2803)
SUBMARINES
BALLISTIC-MISSILE SUBMARINES
(SSBN)
BRIEFING: The Ohio-class SSBNs are the nation’s sole sea-based
strategic deterrent force. The last of 18 Ohio-class boats was
commissioned in September 1997. The first eight boats of the class
initially carried the UGM- 96 Trident I C4 missile. In March 1990,
the ninth boat of the class, Tennessee, was the first to deploy with the
advanced UGM-133A Trident II D5 missile; all later boats were built
to carry the D5. Subsequently, the first four C4 boats were converted to guided-missile submarines (SSGNs), while the other four were
retrofitted for D5 missiles. In 2002-2005 Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Nebraska, Maine and Louisiana were transferred from Kings Bay, Ga., to
Bangor, Wash., to restore the SSBN force structure balance between
the Atlantic and Pacific fleets following the SSGN conversions.
The Ohio-class design allowed the submarines to operate for 15
or more years between major overhauls. On average, the submarines
spend 77 days at sea followed by 35 days in port for maintenance.
Each SSBN has two crews, Blue and Gold, which alternate manning
the submarines while on patrol. This maximizes the SSBNs’ strategic availability, reduces the number of submarines required to meet
strategic requirements and allows for proper crew training, readiness
and morale. Normally, five SSBNs are at sea at any given time.
The Ohio-class SSBNs will begin deactivation in 2027. The
Navy is developing a new design, the Ohio-class Replacement,
also known as the SSBN(X) program. The new design, probably
for 12 boats, will retain the Trident D5 missile system.
Construction is expected to begin in 2021, with strategic certification expected in 2026, the first patrol in 2031 and complete
replacement of the Ohio class by 2039.
Ohio Class (SSBN)
DISPLACEMENT: ......... 18,750 tons submerged
LENGTH:......................560 feet
BEAM: .......................... 42 feet
SPEED:......................... 20+ knots submerged
POWER PLANT:............ 1 nuclear reactor, steam-turbine driven, 1 shaft
SSBN ARMAMENT:...... 24 tubes for Trident missiles; 4 torpedo tubes
for Mk48 torpedoes
COMPLEMENT:............15 officers, 140 enlisted
BUILDER:.....................General Dynamics Electric Boat
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