Nuclear-Powered Supercarrier
Nimitz-class
10
Ships Built
1975–2009
Commissioned
100,000 t
DISPLACEMENT
1,092 ft
LENGTH
~5,000
Crew
The backbone of American naval power for half a century. Ten nuclear-powered supercarriers that have projected force in every major conflict since Vietnam, from the Persian Gulf to the War on Terror. Each one a floating city and the most powerful warship ever put to sea.
Ship Roster — Nimitz-class
10 vessels
11 items
USS NIMITZCVN-68
USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWERCVN-69
USS CARL VINSONCVN-70
USS THEODORE ROOSEVELTCVN-71
USS ABRAHAM LINCOLNCVN-72
USS GEORGE WASHINGTONCVN-73
USS JOHN C. STENNISCVN-74
USS HARRY S. TRUMANCVN-75
USS RONALD REAGANCVN-76
USS GEORGE H.W. BUSHCVN-77
Comm.
1975
Active
10 items
Comm.
1977
Active
10 items
Comm.
1982
Active
8 items
Comm.
1986
Active
15 items
Comm.
1989
Active
7 items
Comm.
1992
Active
7 items
Comm.
1995
Active
12 items
Comm.
1998
Active
7 items
Comm.
2003
Active
7 items
Comm.
2009
Active