USS Carl Vinson

USS *Carl Vinson*
	USS Carl Vinson in the Pacific Ocean in 2015
History
United States
Name	Carl Vinson
Namesake	Carl Vinson
Ordered	5 April 1974
Builder	Newport News Shipbuilding
Laid down	11 October 1975
Launched	15 March 1980
Commissioned	13 March 1982
Homeport	San Diego
Identification	MMSI number: 369970409; Callsign: NCVV; ; Hull number: CVN-70;
Motto	Vis Per Mare; (Strength from the Sea);
Status	in active service
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General characteristics
Class and type	Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
Displacement	101,300 long tons (113,500 short tons)
Length	Overall: 1,092 feet (332.8 m); Waterline: 1,040 feet (317.0 m);
Beam	Overall: 252 ft (76.8 m); Waterline: 134 ft (40.8 m);
Draft	Maximum navigational: 37 feet (11.3 m); Limit: 41 feet (12.5 m);
Propulsion	2 × Westinghouse A4W nuclear reactors (HEU 93.5%); 4 × steam turbines; 4 × shafts; 260,000 shp (194 MW);
Speed	30+ knots (56+ km/h; 35+ mph)
Range	Unlimited distance; 20–25 years
Complement	Ship's company: 3,532; Air wing: 2,480;
Crew	6,012
Sensors and ; processing systems	AN/SPS-48E 3-D air search radar; AN/SPS-49(V)5 2-D air search radar; AN/SPQ-9B target acquisition radar; AN/SPN-46 air traffic control radars; AN/SPN-43C air traffic control radar; AN/SPN-41 landing aid radars; 4 × Mk 91 NSSM guidance systems; 4 × Mk 95 radars;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	AN/SLQ-32A(V)4 Countermeasures suite; SLQ-25A Nixie Torpedo Countermeasures;
Armament	2 × Mk 57 Mod13 Sea Sparrow Launchers 2 × RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile Launchers 2 × Phalanx CIWS
Armor	Unknown
Aircraft carried	90 fixed wing and helicopters

USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) is the United States Navy's third Nimitz-class supercarrier. She is named for Carl Vinson (1883–1981), a congressman from Georgia, in recognition of his contributions to the U.S. Navy. The ship was launched during Vinson's lifetime in 1980, undertook her maiden voyage in 1983, and underwent refueling and overhaul between 2005 and 2009.

Along with deployments in Operation Desert Strike, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Southern Watch, and Operation Enduring Freedom, Carl Vinson has been involved in a number of notable events. The body of Osama bin Laden was buried at sea in 2011 from the deck of Carl Vinson, and that same year, on Veterans Day, she played host to the first NCAA basketball game on an aircraft carrier, between North Carolina and Michigan State.

^ "USS Carl Vinson returns to San Diego". FOX 5 TV. 2 September 2020.
^ Polmar, Norman (2004). The Naval Institute Guide to the Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet. Naval Institute Press. p. 112. ISBN 978-1-59114-685-8. Retrieved 7 November 2016. nimitz class displacement.
^ "CVN-68: NIMITZ CLASS" (PDF).
^ Kuperman, Alan; von Hippel, Frank (10 April 2020). "US Study of Reactor and Fuel Types to Enable Naval Reactors to Shift from HEU Fuel". International Panel on Fissile Materials. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
^ Hanlon, Brendan Patrick (19 May 2015). Validation of the Use of Low Enriched Uranium as a Replacement for Highly Enriched Uranium in US Submarine Reactors (PDF) (MSc). Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
^ Gibbons, Tony (2001). The Encyclopedia of Ships. London, United Kingdom: Amber Books. p. 444. ISBN 978-1-905704-43-9.

[Returns-1] "USS Carl Vinson returns to San Diego". FOX 5 TV. 2 September 2020.

[2] Polmar, Norman (2004). The Naval Institute Guide to the Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet. Naval Institute Press. p. 112. ISBN 978-1-59114-685-8. Retrieved 7 November 2016. nimitz class displacement.

[3] "CVN-68: NIMITZ CLASS" (PDF).

[4] Kuperman, Alan; von Hippel, Frank (10 April 2020). "US Study of Reactor and Fuel Types to Enable Naval Reactors to Shift from HEU Fuel". International Panel on Fissile Materials. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2022.

[5] Hanlon, Brendan Patrick (19 May 2015). Validation of the Use of Low Enriched Uranium as a Replacement for Highly Enriched Uranium in US Submarine Reactors (PDF) (MSc). Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2022.

[ship_encyclopedia-6] Gibbons, Tony (2001). The Encyclopedia of Ships. London, United Kingdom: Amber Books. p. 444. ISBN 978-1-905704-43-9.

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History
USS Carl Vinson in the Pacific Ocean in 2015
United States
Name	Carl Vinson
Namesake	Carl Vinson
Ordered	5 April 1974
Builder	Newport News Shipbuilding
Laid down	11 October 1975
Launched	15 March 1980
Commissioned	13 March 1982
Homeport	San Diego^[1]
Identification	MMSI number: 369970409 Callsign: NCVV Hull number: CVN-70
Motto	Vis Per Mare (Strength from the Sea)
Status	in active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class and type	Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
Displacement	101,300 long tons (113,500 short tons)^[2]^[3]
Length	Overall: 1,092 feet (332.8 m) Waterline: 1,040 feet (317.0 m)
Beam	Overall: 252 ft (76.8 m) Waterline: 134 ft (40.8 m)
Draft	Maximum navigational: 37 feet (11.3 m) Limit: 41 feet (12.5 m)
Propulsion	2 × Westinghouse A4W nuclear reactors (HEU 93.5%)^[4]^[5] 4 × steam turbines 4 × shafts 260,000 shp (194 MW)
Speed	30+ knots (56+ km/h; 35+ mph)^[6]
Range	Unlimited distance; 20–25 years
Complement	Ship's company: 3,532 Air wing: 2,480
Crew	6,012
Sensors and processing systems	AN/SPS-48E 3-D air search radar AN/SPS-49(V)5 2-D air search radar AN/SPQ-9B target acquisition radar AN/SPN-46 air traffic control radars AN/SPN-43C air traffic control radar AN/SPN-41 landing aid radars 4 × Mk 91 NSSM guidance systems 4 × Mk 95 radars
Electronic warfare & decoys	AN/SLQ-32A(V)4 Countermeasures suite SLQ-25A Nixie Torpedo Countermeasures
Armament	2 × Mk 57 Mod13 Sea Sparrow Launchers 2 × RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile Launchers 2 × Phalanx CIWS
Armor	Unknown
Aircraft carried	90 fixed wing and helicopters