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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.
Carrier Strike Group One (CSG-1 or CARSTRKGRU 1) is a U.S. Navy carrier strike group. USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) is the strike group's current flagship, and other units currently assigned are the ship's Carrier Air Wing 2 and embarked Destroyer Squadron 1, deployed with Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain, as well as Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS ...
CVN-70 Carl Vinson: Nimitz: 13 March 1982 — 42 years, 275 days Stationed at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California [68] [69] CVN-71 Theodore Roosevelt: Nimitz: 25 October 1986 — 38 years, 49 days Stationed at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California [70] [71] CVN-72 Abraham Lincoln: Nimitz: 11 November 1989 ...
USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group underway in the Atlantic USS Constitution under sail for the first time in 116 years on 21 July 1997 The United States Navy has approximately 470 ships in both active service and the reserve fleet; of these approximately 50 ships are proposed or scheduled for retirement by 2028, while approximately 95 new ships are in either the planning and ordering ...
This is a list of aircraft carriers which are currently in service, under maintenance or refit, in reserve, under construction, or being updated. An aircraft carrier is a warship with a full-length flight deck, hangar and facilities for arming, deploying, and recovering aircraft. [1]
USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) Carrier Air Wing Two: DESRON-1: Naval Base San Diego, California [17] [18] Carrier Strike Group Two (formerly CarGru 2) USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) Carrier Air Wing Three: DESRON-22: Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia [19] Carrier Strike Group Three (formerly CarGru 3) USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) Carrier Air Wing ...
At the time the group comprised USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70), Destroyer Squadron 9 and Carrier Air Wing Eleven. Commander, Carrier Group 3, Rear Admiral Thomas E. Zelibor, arrived in the Arabian Sea on 12 September 2001 and was subsequently designated Commander Task Force 50 (CTF 50), commanding multiple carrier task groups and coalition forces.
CVN-65 Enterprise: Supercarrier [notes 1] 1961–2012 First nuclear-powered carrier Enterprise US Navy: CVN-80 Gerald R. Ford: Supercarrier [notes 1] CATOBAR — Commissioning 2025. Essex US Navy: CV-9 Essex: Fleet carrier CATOBAR: 1942–1969 Estero US Navy: CVE-42 Bogue: Escort carrier 1943–1943 [notes 3] Became HMS Premier. Falco Italian ...