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 commande
USS Nimitz (CVN-68), lead ship of the class of supercarriers, at sea near Victoria, British Columbia, after the 1999–2001 refit
An artist's impression of USS Nimitz in 1968
George Washington Carrier Strike Group formation sails in the Atlantic Ocean
One of the four propellers of George Washington
USS Enterprise (CVN-65)
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USS Enterprise, formerly CVA-65, is a decommissioned United States Navy aircraft carrier. In 1958, she became the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in the United States Navy, and the world, as we
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
…wing); and 500 (other). The Nimitz-class aircraft carriers were ordered to supplement the aircraft carriers of the Midway, Forrestal, Kitty Hawk and Enterprise classes, maintaining the strength and capability of the U.S. Navy after the older carriers were decommissioned. The ships were designed to be improvements on…
USS Enterprise underway in the Atlantic Ocean
Christening at Newport News shipyard in 1960
USS Enterprise, official postmark and cachet mailed during Guantanamo (GITMO) Shake Down Cruise 10 February 1962
Enterprise was christened at Newport News shipyard in 1960.