Military
ATTACK
on AMERICA
Breaking News
U.S. Strikes Back
Bioterror
Biological &
Chemical Warfare
Attack Aftermath
The Human Toll
List of Victims
The U.S. Response
Bush speeches
Economic Impact
The Investigation
The Middle East
Background
Bin Laden
Analysis/Perspective
Four Faiths
Military Action
U.S. Weapons of War
Images/Multimedia
En Español
Journalist Bios
Search for:
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
Breaking News
|
U.S. Strikes Back
|
Bioterror
|
Attack Aftermath
|
The U.S. Response
Economic Impact
|
The Investigation
|
The Middle East
|
Analysis/Perspective
|
Military Action
Images/Multimedia
|
En Español
|
Journalist Bios