Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carriers
Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carriers

Author: Brad Elward

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2011-03-15

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 184908307X

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The Nimitz class aircraft carrier is the ultimate symbol of the United States superpower status. A true behemoth, this is an unsurpassed weapons platform that overshadows all of its nearest rivals. A history of the world's largest aircraft carriers, with runways over 300 meters long, this book looks at the development and deployment of the nuclear-powered Nimitz class aircraft carriers from 1975 when the USS Nimitz, the lead ship of the class, was commissioned, to the present day. All of the class are still operational and the tenth and last of the class, the USS George H. W. Bush, was commissioned in 2009. Here, Brad Elward provides a detailed overview of their design and development, highlighting their unique features, from jet blast deflectors to cutting edge radar systems, and a history of the Nimitz class in service, from deployment in the Gulf during Operation Desert Storm, through to the enforcement of the no fly zone over Bosnia.

Aircraft Carriers
Aircraft Carriers

Author: Michael Green

Publisher: Capstone

Published: 2000-09

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 9780736888646

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Provides an introduction to aircraft carriers, the ships known as "floating airports," from their inception in the early twentieth century, through their development during World War II, to the various classes of carriers in use today.

Nimitz Aircraft Carriers
Nimitz Aircraft Carriers

Author: Derek Zobel

Publisher: Bellwether Media

Published: 2011-01-01

Total Pages: 26

ISBN-13: 1612110878

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The largest capital ships in the world, Nimitz aircraft carriers are filled with cutting-edge technology and several kinds of planes. Students will discover the history, technology, and missions of this backbone of the United States Navy.

Nimitz Class Aircraft Carriers
Nimitz Class Aircraft Carriers

Author: Jim Goodall

Publisher: MMD-Squadron Signal

Published: 2020-01-28

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780897476058

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The largest naval vessels in the world are the Nimitz-class super aircraft carriers. The Nimitz (CVN-68) launched the class when it was commissioned on 3 May 1975 and it has been followed by another 9 vessels. Each is more than 1,000 feet long, and displaces 103,000 tons at full load. Carriers are vital to the projection of US power around the globe: USS Nimitz responded to the Iran hostage crisis in the late 1970s, launched raids on Libya in the early 1980s and challenged China's growing navy in the Taiwan Straits in 1996. USS Dwight D. Eisenhower was the first US warship to respond to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in August 1990. USS Carl Vinson was the first to launch air attacks as part of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. In the mid-1990s USS Theodore Roosevelt supported NATO air strikes against Bosnian Serbs during fighting in former Yugoslavia. USS Abraham Lincoln backed up Operation Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan in the early 2000s. Illustrated with more than 300 photographs, plus color profiles.

Aircraft Carriers of the United States Navy
Aircraft Carriers of the United States Navy

Author: Michael Green

Publisher: Pen and Sword

Published: 2015-04-30

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 147385444X

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This pictorial history of US aircraft carriers illustrates the many classes and types of carriers used by the navy from before WWII to the present day. In 1922 the US Navy commissioned its first small experimental aircraft carrier. This was followed into service by two much larger carriers in 1927 with five more being built— including three large Yorktown class—prior to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Then, to take the offensive against the Japanese Navy, the American Congress funded by far the largest carrier-building program in history. Since 1975, when the first of a fleet of ten nuclear-powered Nimitz class carriers was commissioned, The United States Navy’s fleet of carriers has optimized its superpower status and worldwide power projection. Yet these are due to be replaced in the decades to come with the even more sophisticated nuclear-powered Gerald R. Ford class. Compiled and written by Michael Green, Aircraft Carriers of the United States Navy contains superb images of all the different types of classes of carriers employed by the US Navy since 1922. These and its highly informative text and captions give the reader a broad overview of this fascinating subject.

Nimitz Aircraft Carrier
Nimitz Aircraft Carrier

Author: Quinn M. Arnold

Publisher: Creative Paperbacks

Published: 2017-03-07

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781628323085

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Curious minds are always interested in what's the biggest and the best, and in a status-driven world, this becomes all-important to even the youngest among us! Now That's Big! offers a high-interest introduction to the sizes, speeds, features, and purposes of some of the world's largest vehicles and machines. Each title includes a brief history and forecasts what the future might hold for these unique crafts. At the end, a comparative pictorial diagram sets the machine or vehicle against other objects or animals to illustrate its relative size and proportions. A high-interest introduction to the size, speed, and purpose of one of the world's largest aircraft carriers, including a brief history and what the future holds for the Nimitz Aircraft Carrier.

Nimitz Class Aircraft Carriers
Nimitz Class Aircraft Carriers

Author: Source Wikipedia

Publisher: University-Press.org

Published: 2013-09

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 9781230523170

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 34. Chapters: USS Ronald Reagan, USS John C. Stennis, USS George H.W. Bush, USS George Washington, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, USS Carl Vinson, USS Theodore Roosevelt, USS Nimitz, USS Abraham Lincoln, Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, USS Harry S. Truman. Excerpt: The Nimitz-class supercarriers are a class of ten nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in service with the United States Navy. With an overall length of 1,092 ft (333 m) and full-load displacements of over 100,000 long tons, they are the largest capital ships in the world. Instead of the gas turbines or diesel-electric systems used for propulsion on many modern warships, the carriers use two A4W pressurized water reactors which drive four propeller shafts and can produce a maximum speed of over 30 knots (56 km/h) and maximum power of around 260,000 shp (190 MW). As a result of the use of nuclear power, the ships are capable of operating for over 20 years without refueling and are predicted to have a service life of over 50 years. They are categorized as nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and are numbered with consecutive hull numbers between CVN-68 and CVN-77. All ten carriers were constructed by Newport News Shipbuilding Company in Virginia. USS Nimitz, the lead ship of the class, was commissioned on 3 May 1975 and USS George H. W. Bush, the tenth and last of the class, was commissioned on 10 January 2009. Since the 1970s, Nimitz-class carriers have participated in many conflicts and operations across the world, including Operation Eagle Claw in Iran, the Gulf War, and more recently in Iraq and Afghanistan. The angled flight decks of the carriers use a CATOBAR arrangement to operate aircraft, with steam catapults and arrestor wires for launch and recovery. As well as speeding up flight deck operations, this allows for a much wider variety of aircraft than with the STOVL...

Air Craft Carriers
Air Craft Carriers

Author: Michael Green

Publisher: Children's Press

Published: 1997-09

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 9780516209159

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An introduction to the ships known as floating airports, from their inception in the early twentieth century, through their development during World War II, to the various classes of carriers in use today.