FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: USS Nimitz, California ~ 30 MAR 2010

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[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

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Road Trip: USS Nimitz, California

USS Nimitz (CVN-68) is a supercarrier in the United States Navy, the lead ship of its class. She is one of the largest warships in the world. She was laid down, launched and commissioned as CVAN-68, but was redesignated CVN-68 (nuclear-powered multimission aircraft carrier) on 30 June 1975 as part of the fleet realignment of that year.

Nimitz was homeported at Naval Station Norfolk until 1987, when she was relocated to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Washington. After her second nuclear reactor refueling in 2001, Nimitz was relocated to NAS North Island, in San Diego, California.

The ship was named for Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, who commanded the Pacific fleet in World War II and was the Navy’s last five-star admiral. Unlike all subsequent Nimitz class carriers, Nimitz only uses its namesake's surname. It is also the only carrier of its class and the most recent supercarrier not to be named for someone who held elective office in the United States.

The keel of USS Nimitz was laid on June 22, 1968 at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Va. It was destined to become the largest warship ever. The ship was commissioned May 3, 1975, at Pier 12, Naval Station Norfolk, Va.

CVN 68 first deployment began on July 7, 1976 when it departed Norfolk for the Mediterranean. Included in the task force were the nuclear-powered cruisers USS South Carolina and USS California. The deployment marked the first time in 10 years that nuclear-powered ships had deployed to the Mediterranean.

In November 1976, it was awarded the coveted Battle "E" from Commander, Naval Air Forces Atlantic Fleet, for being the most efficient and foremost aircraft carrier in the Atlantic Fleet. The ship returned to Norfolk Feb. 7, 1977 after a seven-month deployment.

Learn More About The History Of The USS Nimitz HERE!

• NIMITZ reaches over 18 stories high from to keel to the top of the mast
• Eight steam turbine generators each produce 8,000 kilowatts of electrical power, enough to serve a small city

• NIMITZ' Food Services Department provides 18000 - 20000 meals a day
• NIMITZ can stock at least 90 days of refrigerated and dry storage goods
• NIMITZ' two barber shops trim over 1,500 heads each week

• The Post Office processes more than one million pounds of mail each year
• The ship has a fully equipped dental facility, staffed by five dentists
• The Medical Department is manned by six doctors including a surgeon, who provide everything from surgery to hydro-therapy. The ship also features an 80 - bed hospital ward.

• Four destilling units enable NIMITZ engineers to make over 400,000 gallons of fresh water a day, for use by the propulsion plants, catapults and crew.

Click HERE To Watch A Great Video -  PBS: Carrier - Landing on a Pitching Deck Pt. 1

Click HERE To Watch A Great Video -  PBS: Carrier - Landing on a Pitching Deck Pt. 2

Visit The USS Nimitz HERE!

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[ConorMacNessa]

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[Army Air Corps]

In.

[PROCON]

Hi!

[laurenmarlowe]

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[laurenmarlowe]

WOO HOO Guys!

Evening to ya!

[ConorMacNessa]

Good evening, Lauren!

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Thanks very much for tonite's road trip!

Lamh Foistenach Abu!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Road Trip: USS Nimitz

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Hiya Lauren, thanks for this evening’s thread and thank goodness monday is almost over!!

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NORFOLK (March 27, 2010) The Virginia-class nuclear attack submarine USS New Mexico (SSN 779) is the sixth Virginia-class submarine, commissioned during a ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk on March 27, 2010. New Mexico will homeported in Groton, Ct. (U.S. Navy photo by Alan Baribeau/Released)

KEY WEST, Fla. (March 29, 2010) The Navy's newest littoral combat ship USS Independence (LCS 2) arrives at Mole Pier at Naval Air Station Key West. Independence is on the way to Norfolk, Va., for commencement of initial testing and evaluation of the aluminum vessel before sailing to its homeport in San Diego. Independence is a fast, agile, mission-focused ship specifically designed to defeat "anti-access" threats in shallow, coastal water regions, including surface craft, diesel submarines and mines. (U.S. Navy photo by Naval Air Crewman 2nd Class Nicholas Kontodiakos/Released)

PACIFIC OCEAN (March 26, 2010) Operations Specialist 3rd Class Omar Iglesias and Ensign Kelsey Hausken track contacts from the Combat Information Center aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52). Pearl Harbor is conducting composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX) for its upcoming 2010 deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael Russell/Released)

[laurenmarlowe]

Permission definitely granted ConorMacNessa!

FIRST!!

[jessduntno]

We’ve come a long way from my first welcome home experience in San Diego in the 50’s for the DD760 back from Korea...with my Dad aboard.

May God bless this ship, may God bless our Navy, and may God bless our country. ... May God bless and guide this warship and all who shall sail in her...

[laurenmarlowe]

Howdy Army Air Corps, it's good to see you!

SECOND!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, lauren, for today's Road Trip: USS Nimitiz

[Army Air Corps]

Arriba!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Permission Granted!

[laurenmarlowe]

Evening PROCON! Yep, Monday's almost done, WOO HOO!

THIRD!!

[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening Hope, and thank you for our Pledge Of Allegiance!