Ident-ships
USS George H.W. Bush
Call sign :
CVN
Class :
Aircraft carrier Nimitz
Country :
The United States of America
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History
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Builder :
Northrop Grumman Newport News
Keel laid :
6 September 2003
Launched :
9 October 2006
Commissioned :
10 January 2009
Specifications
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Displacement :102,000 long tons (114,000 short tons)
Length :Overall: 1,092 feet (332.8Â m)
Waterline: 1,040 feet (317.0Â m)
Width :Overall: 252 ft (76.8 m)
Waterline: 134 ft (40.8 m)
Draft:Maximum navigational: 37 feet (11.3Â m)
Limit: 41 feet (12.5Â m)
Propulsion :2 ×
Westinghouse
A4W nuclear reactors
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HEU
93.5%)
4 ×
steam turbines
4 × shafts
260,000 shp (194 MW)
Speed :30+ knots (56+Â km/h; 35+Â mph)
Range :Unlimited distance; 20–25 years
Crew :Ship's company: 3,532
Air wing: 2,480
Military equipment
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Sensors :SPS-48E 3-D air search radar
SPS-49A(V)1 2-D air search radar
SPQ-9B fire control radar
2 × SPN-46 air traffic control radars
SPN-43C air traffic control radar
SPN-41 instrument landing system radar
3 × Mk 91 NSSM guidance systems
3 × Mk 95 radars
Weapon systems :
Electronic warfare and decoys :AN/SLQ-32A(V)4
Countermeasures suite
SLQ-25A Nixie
Torpedo Countermeasures
Armament :2 × Mk 29
ESSM
launcher
2 ×
RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile
3 ×
Phalanx CIWS
Embarked aviation :90 fixed wing and helicopters