Military
ATTACK
on AMERICA
Weapons of War: Carriers
Nimitz
Kitty Hawk
Enterprise
John F. Kennedy
Entered service:

1975

1961 1961 1968
Power plant:
2 reactors 8 boilers 8 reactors 8 boilers
Displacement*:
Approx. 97,000 tons

*full load displacement
Approx. 82,000 tons

*full load displacement
Approx. 93,000 tons

*full load displacement
Approx. 82,000 tons

*full load displacement
Length:
1,092 feet 1,069 feet 1,123 feet 1,073 feet
Flight deck width:
252 feet 282 feet 257 feet 252 feet
Speed:
Approx. 32 knots Approx. 33 knots Approx. 33 knots Approx. 33 knots
Aircraft:
Approx. 70 Approx. 70 Approx. 70 Approx. 70
Ships in class:
(8)
Nimitz
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Carl Vinson
Theodore Roosevelt
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
John C. Stennis
Harry S. Truman
Kitty Hawk Constellation Enterprise John F. Kennedy
Source: Associated Press


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