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Quick Facts
- Type
- Nuclear-powered aircraft carrier
- Class
- Nimitz class
- Categories
- Government / Military · Military Support
- Flag
- United States
- Operator
- United States Navy
- Commissioned
- March 13, 1982
- Builder
- Newport News Shipbuilding
- Homeport
- Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California
- Namesake
- Congressman Carl Vinson
- Status
- Active
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I Sailed HereAbout USS Carl Vinson
USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) is the third Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. Commissioned in 1982, the ship is named for Georgia Congressman Carl Vinson, a longtime chairman of the House Naval Affairs and Armed Services committees.
Specifications
- Length
- 1,092 ft · 332.85 m
- Beam at Waterline
- 134 ft · 40.84 m
- Flight Deck Width
- 252 ft · 76.8 m
- Flight Deck Area
- Approximately 4.5 acres
- Full Load Displacement
- Approximately 97,000 tons
- Speed
- 30+ knots
- Aircraft Capacity
- Approximately 65+ aircraft
- Ship’s Company
- Approximately 2,800–3,200
- Embarked Air Wing
- Approximately 1,500–2,000
- Total Embarked Personnel
- Approximately 4,500–5,000
Personnel numbers vary by deployment configuration.
Propulsion & Machinery
- Propulsion Type
- Nuclear
- Nuclear Reactors
- 2
- Propeller Shafts
- 4
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Aviation
- Aircraft Capacity
- Approximately 65+ aircraft
- Primary Aviation Role
- Carrier air wing operations
Mission Areas
- Strike operations
- Air defense
- Surveillance
- Electronic warfare
- Logistics
- Maritime operations
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Defensive Systems
- NATO Sea Sparrow
- Phalanx Close-In Weapon System
- Rolling Airframe Missile systems
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Sources & Verification
Class specifications, propulsion, aviation and defensesOfficial Navy fact file · Verified September 24, 2026
Confidence AU.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers Fact File ↗Current homeport or maintenance statusOfficial Navy page · Verified September 24, 2026
Confidence AU.S. Navy official reporting ↗Identity, namesake and historyOfficial Navy command page · Verified September 24, 2026
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