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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.
During World War II, the United States Navy purchased two Great Lakes side-wheel paddle steamers and converted them into freshwater aircraft carrier training ships. Both vessels were designated with the hull classification symbol IX and lacked hangar decks , elevators or armaments .
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 435 ships in both active service and the reserve fleet; of these approximately 90 ships are proposed or scheduled for retirement by 2028, while approximately 70 new ships are in either the planning and ordering ...
United States Trainer T-34C 13 [3] T-38 Talon: United States Supersonic jet trainer T-38A 10 [3] T-44 Pegasus: United States Multi-engine trainer T-44A 56 [3] T-45 Goshawk: United Kingdom / United States Carrier based trainer T-45C 191 [3] Unmanned Aerial Systems; MQ-4C Triton: United States Surveillance & patrol aircraft: MQ-4 30 MQ-8 Fire ...
US Navy: CVE-73 Casablanca: Escort carrier CATOBAR: 1943–1944 Sunk by Japanese gunfire at Battle of Leyte Gulf 25 October 1944 George H.W. Bush US Navy: CVN-77 Nimitz: Supercarrier [notes 1] CATOBAR: 2009–present George Washington US Navy: CVN-73 Nimitz: Supercarrier [notes 1] CATOBAR: 1992–present Gerald R. Ford US Navy: CVN-78 Gerald R ...
Seven of the US Navy's 11 nuclear aircraft carriers are at sea simultaneously for the first time in a very long time.
The list of United States naval aircraft contains types currently used by the United States Navy.For a complete list of naval aircraft designated under pre-1962 United States Navy designation systems, see List of United States Navy aircraft designations (pre-1962); for aircraft without formal designations, see List of undesignated military aircraft of the United States.
Huntington Ingalls (HII) secures deal to support ship repair and alteration requirements for CVN 78 planned incremental availability.