USS Nimitz (CVN-68)

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:transport_aircraft
gptkbp:air_traffic_control launch and recovery of aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft_operated approximately 90 aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft_type gptkb:EA-18_G_Growler
gptkb:MH-60_Seahawk
gptkb:C-2_Greyhound
gptkb:E-2_Hawkeye
gptkb:F/_A-18_Hornet
gptkbp:armament gptkb:Phalanx_CIWS
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Newport_News_Shipbuilding
gptkbp:commander various throughout service
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:1975
May 3, 1975
gptkbp:crew_capacity approximately 3,200 personnel
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:1976
gptkb:Persian_Gulf
gptkbp:disbandment_date not yet decommissioned
gptkbp:displacement 100,000 tons
approximately 100,000 tons
gptkbp:flight_deck gptkb:transport_aircraft
gptkbp:has_ability maritime security
deterrence
power projection
sea control
gptkbp:has_airport CATOBAR system
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Naval_Base_Kitsap
gptkb:San_Diego,_California
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Nimitz (CVN-68)
gptkbp:length 1,092 feet
1,092 feet (333 m)
gptkbp:named_after gptkb:Chester_W._Nimitz
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Operation_Enduring_Freedom
gptkb:Operation_Iraqi_Freedom
gptkb:Operation_Desert_Storm
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:operational_range unlimited due to nuclear power
gptkbp:operational_status active
gptkbp:propulsion nuclear power
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Operation_Enduring_Freedom
gptkb:Operation_Desert_Storm
gptkbp:service_history participated in multiple conflicts
gptkbp:significant_event humanitarian missions
participated in NATO exercises
2001 deployment post-9/11
2011 deployment to the Arabian Sea
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:USS_Dwight_D._Eisenhower_(CVN-69)
gptkbp:still_in_service gptkb:true
gptkbp:upgrades refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:USS_Yorktown
gptkb:Naval_Base_San_Diego
gptkb:USS_Hornet
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4