USS George H.W. Bush

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USS George H. W. Bush (CVN-77) is the tenth and final Nimitz-class supercarrier of the United States Navy. She is named for the 41st President of the United States and former Director of Central Intelligence George H. W. Bush, who was a naval aviator during World War II. The vessel's callsign is Avenger, after the TBF Avenger aircraft flown by then-Lieutenant George H. W. Bush in World War II. Construction began in 2003 at Northrop Grumman, in Newport News, Virginia and was completed in 2009 at a cost of $6.2 billion. Her home port is Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia.

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Avenger; CVN-77; CVN-77
draft 11.7 metre, length 332.8 metre, speed 30 knot, beam 77 metre, beam 40.8 metre, 3 Phalanx CIWS, 2 RIM-162 ESSM, 2 RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile
supercarrier, Nimitz-class aircraft carrierNewport News ShipbuildingUnited States Navy


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    2009-01-10T00:00:00Z
    2009-01-10T00:00:00Z
    2009 USS George H.W. Bush
    2001-01-26T00:00:00Z
    2001-01-26T00:00:00Z
    order
    2006-10-09T00:00:00Z
    2006-10-09T00:00:00Z
    ship launching
    2006-10-07T00:00:00Z
    2006-10-07T00:00:00Z
    ship naming ceremony
    2009-01-10T00:00:00Z
    2009-01-10T00:00:00Z
    ship commissioning
    2003-09-06T00:00:00Z
    2003-09-06T00:00:00Z
    keel laying
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    U.S. Navy Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Joshua Butler, kneeling, performs basic self-defense techniques during force protection training April 25, 2013, aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) 130425-N-YZ751-046U.S. Navy Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Joshua Butler, kneeling, performs basic self-defense techniques during force protection training April 25, 2013, aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) 130425-N-YZ751-046
    U.S. Sailors prepare to launch an E-2C Hawkeye assigned to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 124 from the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) Sept 140901-N-MW819-066U.S. Sailors prepare to launch an E-2C Hawkeye assigned to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 124 from the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) Sept 140901-N-MW819-066
    U.S. Navy Ship`s Serviceman Seaman Recruit Sam Suprana gives a haircut to Machinist`s Mate Fireman Apprentice Luis Plata in the barber shop aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in 130523-N-CZ979-044U.S. Navy Ship's Serviceman Seaman Recruit Sam Suprana gives a haircut to Machinist's Mate Fireman Apprentice Luis Plata in the barber shop aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in 130523-N-CZ979-044
    USS George H.W. Bush operations 130913-N-EF845-001USS George H.W. Bush operations 130913-N-EF845-001
    USS George H.W. Bush sailors at work 121101-N-UE260-039USS George H.W. Bush sailors at work 121101-N-UE260-039
    Port of Split from the carrier USS George H.W. BushPort of Split from the carrier USS George H.W. Bush
    George HW Bush undergoes planned incremental availability 120816-N-VA840-186George HW Bush undergoes planned incremental availability 120816-N-VA840-186
    U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain`s Mate (Handling) Airman Joshua Jones acts as a wounded victim during a mass casualty training exercise aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in the Atlantic 130521-N-FE409-046U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Joshua Jones acts as a wounded victim during a mass casualty training exercise aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in the Atlantic 130521-N-FE409-046
    U.S. Navy Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Darius Grays lowers materials onto an elevator in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in the Atlantic Ocean June 5, 2013 130605-N-XE109-017U.S. Navy Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Darius Grays lowers materials onto an elevator in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in the Atlantic Ocean June 5, 2013 130605-N-XE109-017
    USS George H.W. Bush 130113-N-FU443-014USS George H.W. Bush 130113-N-FU443-014
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      commonsimageU.S. Navy Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Joshua Butler, kneeling, performs basic self-defense techniques during force protection training April 25, 2013, aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) 130425-N-YZ751-046 Commons
      commonsimageU.S. Sailors prepare to launch an E-2C Hawkeye assigned to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 124 from the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) Sept 140901-N-MW819-066 Commons
      commonsimageU.S. Navy Ship's Serviceman Seaman Recruit Sam Suprana gives a haircut to Machinist's Mate Fireman Apprentice Luis Plata in the barber shop aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in 130523-N-CZ979-044 Commons
      commonsimageUSS George H.W. Bush operations 130913-N-EF845-001 Commons
      commonsimageUSS George H.W. Bush sailors at work 121101-N-UE260-039 Commons
      commonsimagePort of Split from the carrier USS George H.W. Bush Commons
      commonsimageGeorge HW Bush undergoes planned incremental availability 120816-N-VA840-186 Commons
      commonsimageU.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Joshua Jones acts as a wounded victim during a mass casualty training exercise aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in the Atlantic 130521-N-FE409-046 Commons
      commonsimageU.S. Navy Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Darius Grays lowers materials onto an elevator in the hangar bay aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in the Atlantic Ocean June 5, 2013 130605-N-XE109-017 Commons
      commonsimageUSS George H.W. Bush 130113-N-FU443-014 Commons