In the Mediterranean Sea carrier battle group entered the US Navy led by the nuclear aircraft carrier USS CVN69 Eisenhower. This is reported by the British news portals.
According to reports, AUG, which includes the missile cruisers USS San Jacinto CG-56 and USS Vella Gulf CG 72, destroyers Truxtun DDG-103, USS James Williams DDG-95 и USS Stout DDG 55, has already passed Giblartar and is heading to the Eastern Mediterranean. The aircraft carrier's wing consists of 48 fighter-bombers F / A-18E Super Hornet.
Besides, the aircraft carrier group should also be accompanied by a nuclear attack submarine, equipped with Tomahawk cruise missiles, however, there is no information about this.
According to the US Navy Command, carrier group sent to the Persian Gulf region to change the carrier strike group of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman CVN 75, however, will be in the Eastern Mediterranean off the coast of Syria for a while.
Nuclear multipurpose aircraft carrier “Dwight Эyzenhauэr” has a displacement 97 thousand tons. Length is 333 m, width - 73 m. The power plant includes two reactors and four turbines; its power - 260 thousand hp. Speed - 30 knots. crew - 3200 human, and 2480 aviation personnel. Aviakrylo - 90 airplanes and helicopters (by state).
