USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) is the United States Navy's third Nimitz-class supercarrier. She is named for Carl Vinson (1883–1981), a congressman from Georgia, in recognition of his contributions to the U.S. Navy. The ship was launched during Vinson's lifetime in 1980, undertook her maiden voyage in 1983, and underwent refueling and overhaul between 2005 and 2009.
USS Carl Vinson in the Pacific Ocean in 2015
CVW-14 aircraft over Carl Vinson in 1994
Carl Vinson enters Pearl Harbor with CVW-11 aboard with USS Missouri in background
A watchstander at her station in the combat information center of USS Carl Vinson in the year 2001.
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
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.
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
