The Nimitz class is a class of ten nuclear-powered aircraft carriers built for the United States Navy and named for Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, the Pacific Fleet commander of the Second World War. At an overall length of 1,092 feet and a full-load displacement of over 100,000 long tons, the ships were the largest warships built and in service until USS Gerald R. Ford entered the fleet in 2017. Two A4W nuclear pressurized water reactors produce steam to drive steam turbines and four propeller shafts, giving a top speed of over 30 knots and allowing more than 20 years of operation without refueling. All ten were constructed by Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia, from USS Nimitz, commissioned on 3 May 1975, to USS George H. W. Bush, commissioned on 10 January 2009. The ships launch aircraft by steam catapult and recover them on arrestor wires, and an air wing of around 64 aircraft is normally embarked.
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Engine Class EngineTwo A4W pressurized water reactors 2 Connections
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Builder Newport News Shipbuilding Co., Newport News, Va.
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USS Nimitz, the lead ship of the class, was commissioned on 3 May 1975
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a class of ten nuclear-powered aircraft carriers
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a class of ten nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in service with the United States Navy
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The reactors produce steam to drive steam turbines which drive four propeller shafts
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in service with the United States Navy
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Power Plant Two Nuclear Power Plant (A4W Pressurized Water Reactor)
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Builder Newport News Shipbuilding Co., Newport News, Va.
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