Wednesday, January 7, 2015

How much does one of those things cost?  Does the US Navy even buy them?  Or does someone just give them the thing in the 1st place?  Is there a record of the acquisiton itself.............?   And there is more than one of them..........not to mention a whole bunch of neclear powered subs..........



  1. Nimitz-class aircraft carrier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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    The Nimitz-class supercarriers are a class of ten nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in service with the United States Navy. The lead ship of the class is named for  ...
  2. Aircraft carrier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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    Aircraft carriers have evolved from converted cruisers to nuclear-powered warships that carry numerous fighter planes, strike aircraft, helicopters, and other types  ...
  3. Supercarrier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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    USS Enterprise (rear), the first nuclear-powered and still the largest ... carriers of around 40,000 tons, such as the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (R91).
  4. Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier - Naval Technology

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    With over 6000 personnel (crew and aircrew), the carrier has a displacement of 102000t, and a flight deck length of 332.9m. All nine nuclear-powered Nimitz ...
  5. The US Navy -- Fact File: Aircraft Carriers - CVN

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    The introduction of jet aircraft, angled decks and nuclear power were all innovations that kept the fleet relevant for Cold War needs. Gerald R. Ford continues the  ...
  6. Nuclear-Powered Ships | Nuclear Submarines

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    Nov 24, 2014 - The USA has the main navy with nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, while both it and Russia have had nuclear-powered cruisers (USA: 9,  ...

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  7. Costly 'technological marvel': US Navy christens new class ...

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    Nov 10, 2013 - The US Navy has christened the first of a new class of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, the 13-billion-dollar USS Gerald R. Ford.
  8. Learn More about US Navy Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carriers

    https://www.navy.com/about/equipment/vessels/carriers.html
    Navy.com
    The US Navy's nuclear-powered aircraft carriers are among the largest warships ever. They're the tactical and strategic centerpieces of the fleet.
  9. How Aircraft Carriers Work - HowStuffWorks

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    Aircraft carriers are ships outfitted with flight decks to launch and land airplanes. ...Washington, one of the U.S. Navy's nuclear-powered super aircraft carriers.

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