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USS George Washington (CVN-73) is a United States Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the sixth carrier in the Nimitz class and the fourth US Navy ship with that name, after George Washington, Founding Father, commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and the first president of the United States.
121012-N-WW409-592 ANDAMAN SEA (Oct. 12, 2012) The Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS George Washington (CVN 73), USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), the guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53), the guided-missile destroyers USS McCampbell (DDG 85) and USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) and the guided-missile frigate USS Vandegrift (FFG 48) steam ...
CVN-72 Abraham Lincoln: Nimitz: 11 November 1989 — 35 years, 97 days Stationed at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California [72] CVN-73 George Washington: Nimitz: 4 July 1992 — 32 years, 227 days Stationed at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California [73] CVN-74 John C. Stennis: Nimitz: 9 December 1995 — 29 years ...
The USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) sailors man the rails as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier departs Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan for the last time May 16, 2024.
English: 080925-N-9565D-001 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Sept. 25, 2008) Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) form the phrase "Hajimemashite," which means "Nice to meet you" in Japanese, as they arrive at Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan.
People fish from their kayaks in San Diego Bay as the sun sets behind the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) while docked at Naval Base Coronado on August 11, 2024, in ...
The Strike Group Flagship is the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) which also embarks Strike Warfare Commander, Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW 5) and its nine squadrons. As of June 2015, CSG 5 includes two Ticonderoga -class cruisers and Destroyer Squadron Fifteen (CDS 15), which serves as the Sea Combat Commander and is ...
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 ...