Specifications - Nimitz Class Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carriers, USA
| Key Data | |
|---|---|
| Crew | 3,184 (including 203 officers), 2,800 aircrew (366 officers) |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 317m |
| Beam | 40.8m |
| Draught | 11.9m (CVN 72-76) |
| Flight Deck | 333m x 77m |
| Displacement | 102,000t, full load (CVN 72-76) |
| Performance | |
| Speed | 30kt |
| Weapon Systems | |
| Surface-to-Air Missile | 3 x Raytheon GMLS Mk29 eight-cell launchers for Sea Sparrow |
| Guns | 4 x Phalanx Mk15 CIWS (three in CVN 68 and CVN 69) |
| Countermeasures | |
| ESM | AN/SLQ-32(V)4 |
| Decoys | 4 x SRBOC, SSTDS torpedo defence system, AN/SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo decoy |
| Radar | |
| Air Search | ITT AN/SPS-48E E/F band, Ratheon AN/SPS-49(V)5 C/D band, Raytheon Mk23 TAS D-band |
| Surface Search | Northrop Grumman AN/SPS-67V G-band |
| Navigation | Raytheon AN/SPS-64(V)9 I/J-band |
| Combat System Electronics | |
| Combat Data System | ACDS block 0 or block 1 |
| Weapons Control | 3 x Mk91 MOD 1 fire control system (for SeaSparrow missile) |
| Propulsion | |
| Type | Nuclear |
| Engines | 2 x GE PWR A4W/A1G - 194MW, 4 x emergency diesels - 8MW |
| Aircraft | |
| Fixed-Wing | 12 x F/A-18E/F, 36 x F/A-18, 4 x E-2C Hawkeye, 4 x AE-6B Prowler, 6 x S-3B Viking, 2 x ES-3A Shadow |
| Helicopters | 4 x SH-60F, 2 x HH-60H Seahawk |
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