Posted on 04/13/2009 6:36:29 AM PDT by Freeport
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) successfully completed acceptance sea trials April 7-9 off the Virginia Capes and is in final preparation for delivery. Acceptance sea trials are the final test of the ship's readiness to begin fleet service.
Navy representatives from the U.S. Navy Board of Inspection and Survey tested and evaluated the ship's systems and performance. Acceptance trials will formally conclude April 10.
George H.W. Bush is the nation's 10th, and final, Nimitz-class carrier. The ship is designed to carry all current and future aircraft in its embarked air wing until the completion of her service life in approximately 2,059.
George H. W. Bush incorporates numerous design improvements to reduce operating cost, enhance operational effectiveness and protect the environment. These include newly designed propellers, a new underwater hull-coating system, advanced waste disposal systems, a new JP-5 (jet propellant) distribution system, and modernized aircraft launch and recovery equipment. Improved medical and dental facilities have been included in the ship to enhance quality of life. George H.W. Bush also has a new composite mast that reduces topside weight and maintenance.
George H.W. Bush incorporates a modernized island, bulbous bow design and three-wire arresting gear configuration, first introduced on USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).
The ship's keel was laid Sept. 6, 2003, at Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding-Newport News. Ms. Dorothy Bush Koch, daughter of former President George H.W. Bush, served as the ship's sponsor during its christening on Oct. 7, 2006. The ship was commissioned Jan. 10, 2009, at Norfolk Naval Base. USS George H.W. Bush is commanded by Capt. DeWolfe H. Miller III, USN. Upon delivery to the Navy, the ship will conduct post delivery maintenance before commencing training for operational deployment in 2010.
For more news from Naval Sea Systems Command, visit www.navy.mil/local/navsea/.
These are great ships. I served in the Reactor and Engineering departments on three of them; The Ike, Theodore Roosevelt, and Nimitz.
Construction on the JFK was started until 1964, after his death.
Construction on the JFK wasn’t started until 1964, after his death.
Lately? All too common.
The article says 30, and when he cancelled the Zumwalts, Gates also said that additional Burkes were being procured. The 55 hulls were supposed to be LCS, and those orders are being continued.
The USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) was commissioned while the former Senator was still alive.
Reagan died in 2004, the year after the carrier was commissioned.
You may be right, but I'm always wary of pronouncements of obsolescence. About six months before Operation Just Cause, I was told the age of mass tactical parachute drops was over. Less than a year before Operation Desert Storm, I was told that the days of mass armor attacks and the main battle tank were over...
ping
Won't happen. There are three Zumwalts funded, and that's it. DARPA "Technology demonstrators." The 55 LCSes are also finished. May be a dozen, tops. More likely less. 108 P-8s? Not a chance. Look for more UCAVs to be the majority of military aviation by 2030.
I stand corrected. Thanks.
Click on pic for past Navair pings.
Post or FReepmail me if you wish to be enlisted in or discharged from the Navair Pinglist.
The only requirement for inclusion in the Navair Pinglist is an interest in Naval Aviation.
This is a medium to low volume pinglist.
I was one of those people sent to perform the acceptance trial testing. I served on three carriers when I was in the Navy, JFK, Nimitz, and Ike. Even for an old carrier sailor, CVN-77 is impressive. I’d never been out to sea on a new ship before. I wish I could be there for the flight deck certification.
It’s sad to see first hand what the defense cuts are already doing to my Navy.
Suddenly, Democrats call for a SinkEx...
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.