The navy's in town for Fleet Week which made me wonder, how many carriers do we have?
2006-10-08 06:37:24 · 8 answers · asked by Corin 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
12.
JFK is going bye bye. And the Bush CVN 77 was only launched yesterday. It won't be in commision till'08. Kitty Hawk is home ported in Japan. Kitty Hawk will next to go some time after that.
In general the CV's are split beween east & west coast.
2006-10-08 07:32:47 · answer #1 · answered by lana_sands 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
USS Kitty Hawk CV-63
Homeport:Yokosuka, Japan. Oldest active duty warship in the US Navy. Kitty Hawk recently completed a friends and family day Cruise off the Japanese Coast.
USS Enterprise CVN-65
Homeport: Norfolk, VA. Worlds first Nuclear powered Carrier. Currently on deployment in the Arabian Sea in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan)
USS Nimitz CVN-68
Homeport: San Diego, CA. Just participated in San Diego's Fleet Week Celibration
USS Dwight D Eisenhower CVN-69
Homeport: Norfolk, VA. Eisenhower has just left on her first deployment since 2000. Eisenhower has had nearly 4 years in the yards for her midlife reactor refueling and nearly 2 years of training workups and shakedown.
USS Carl Vinson CVN-70
Homeport: Norfolk, VA. Captain Walter E. Carter Jr. recently relieved Capt. Kevin M. Donegan as commanding officer of USS Carl Vinson during a change of command ceremony at Ft. Monroe, Va.
USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71
Homeport: Norfolk, VA. Currently at home port.
USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72
Homeport: Everett, WA. USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) entered Dry Dock #6 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF), Bremerton, Wash., Sept. 8 to begin a scheduled Docked Planned Incremental Availability (DPIA) period, which is expected to last through March
USS George Washington CVN-73
Homeport: Norfolk, VA. USS George Washington (CVN 73) (GW) completed its move into the dry dock at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) Sept. 28. The berth shift marks the beginning of the Planned Incremental Availability + Docking (PIA+D) before the ship heads to Japan to replace Kitty Hawk in 2008.
USS John C Stennis CVN-74
Homeport: Bremerton, WA. The stennis stike group is currently undergoing a composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX).
USS Harry S Truman CVN-75
Homeport: Norfolk, VA
Originally named USS United States
USS Ronald Reagan CVN-76
Homeport: San Diego, CA. Reagan recently returned from deployment on July 6th.
USS George H W Bush CVN-77
Yesterday October 7, 2006, Northrop Grumman Newport News christened the nation’s 10th and final Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, George H. W. Bush (CVN 77).
2006-10-08 10:17:44 · answer #2 · answered by CG-23 Sailor 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The correct answer is not enough.
We have 13 flat tops with the JFK about to be decommissioned. In today's world wide threat of terrorist attacks against the US we need sufficient naval weapons platforms to provide "force projection" to retaliate, deter and reach potential targets with sufficient fire power these super class carriers and the estimated 80-90 aircraft provide.
And yes, I would like to see the cost of building these warships spent on medical care, housing assistance, feeding the poor,etc. But without the ability to project our military power around the globe and defend our way of life short of nuclear weapons how long do you think our freedoms and way of life would remain intact?
2006-10-08 13:27:50 · answer #3 · answered by iraq51 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69)
Kitty Hawk (CV 63)
John F. Kennedy (CV 67) Being Decommissioned
Enterprise (CV 65)
USS Nimitz (CVN 68)
USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70)
USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)
USS George Washington (CVN 73)
USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74)
USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)
George H.W. Bush (CVN 77)
God Bless you these crews, families and the Southern People.
2006-10-08 07:09:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
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2016-12-26 12:47:31 · answer #5 · answered by sessums 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Far too many at 5 billion dollars each!
2006-10-08 07:57:44 · answer #6 · answered by backinbowl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
13 CVN @CV active i knew.
for CVE and for more information try:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_aircraft_carriers_of_the_United_States_Navy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escort_aircraft_carrier
2006-10-08 06:52:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Do YOU NEED TO KNOW! And will no one else come to Knoe?!
2006-10-08 07:26:59 · answer #8 · answered by K9 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋