Nimitz-class Aircraft Carrier - Ships in Class

Ships in Class

The United States Navy lists the following ten ships in the Nimitz class:

Ship Hull Number Laid down Launched Commissioned RCOH Homeport (2010) References
Nimitz CVN-68 22 June 1968 13 May 1972 3 May 1975 1998–2001 Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California
Naval Station Everett, Everett, Washington (2011)
Dwight D. Eisenhower CVN-69 15 August 1970 11 October 1975 18 October 1977 2001–2005 Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia
Carl Vinson CVN-70 11 October 1975 15 March 1980 13 March 1982 2005–2009 Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California
Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71 31 October 1981 27 October 1984 25 October 1986 2009– Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia
Abraham Lincoln CVN-72 3 November 1984 13 February 1988 11 November 1989 Naval Station Everett, Everett, Washington
Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia (2011)
George Washington CVN-73 25 August 1986 21 July 1990 4 July 1992 Yokosuka Naval Base, Yokosuka, Japan
John C. Stennis CVN-74 13 March 1991 11 November 1993 9 December 1995 Naval Base Kitsap, Bremerton, Washington
Harry S. Truman CVN-75 29 November 1993 7 September 1996 25 July 1998 Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia
Ronald Reagan CVN-76 12 February 1998 4 March 2001 12 July 2003 Naval Base Kitsap, Bremerton, Washington (2011)
George H.W. Bush CVN-77 6 September 2003 9 October 2006 10 January 2009 Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia

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