The Nimitz class is a class of ten nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in service with the United States Navy. The lead ship of the class is named after World War II United States Pacific Fleet commander Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, who was the last living U.S. Navy officer to hold the rank. With an overall length of 1,092 ft (333 m) and a full-load displacement of over 100,000 long tons (100,000 t), the Nimitz-class ships were the largest warships built and in service until USS Gerald R. Ford entered the fleet in 2017.
US Navy 051214-N-1573O-031 The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) steams in reverse during a scheduled maneuver designed to test the ships rudders
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US Navy 110702-N-MJ491-045 Sailors assigned to the air department move across the flight deck after an aircraft launch during flight operations ab
US Navy 111112-N-OY799-140 The Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) and USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) steam alongside one a
USS John C. Stennis, RSS Formidable (68) and RSS Stalwart crusing in formation
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USS Nimitz (CVN-68), USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) underway in the Western Pacific on 12 November 2017 (171112-N-LB724-346)