The US Navy is permanently deprived of one of its aircraft carriers. According to Naval News, nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS “John C. Stennis” (CVN-74) got up for overhaul with modernization.
The aircraft carrier has already arrived at the Huntington Ingalls Industries shipyard (HII) c Newport News, where will he spend the next four years?. This is the deadline set by the US Navy for carrying out necessary work on the ship, there really is a lot planned. According to, presented by the shipyard, During the repair, the aircraft carrier will have its hull completely cleaned and repainted., recharge nuclear reactors, and there are two of them on the ship – type Westinghouse A4W, will repair propeller shafts and propellers, and will also update or replace most ship systems.
In this way, aircraft carrier USS “John C. Stennis” (CVN-74) extend service life by another 25 years.
The ship itself is certainly not new, but “well preserved”, is the seventh in a series of 10 aircraft carriers of Nimitz. Was laid 13 Martha 1991 of the year, and commissioned into the US Navy 9 December 1995 of the year. Home port – Kitsap Base, city of Bremerton, Washington State.
Displacement 103900 tonnes. Length overall – 332,8 m, maximum width – 76,8 m, draft 11,3 m. speed 30 knots. Cruising range is not limited. Crew 3200 man plus 2480 air wing man. Can carry 90 airplanes and helicopters.
