Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
1972 class of American aircraft carriers
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Summary
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is a ship class[1]. It ranks in the top 0.34% of ship class entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23,504 views/month, #6 of 1,757).[2]
Key Facts
- Operator: United States Navy[3]
- Named after: USS Nimitz[4]
- Follows: Enterprise-class aircraft carrier[5]
- Followed by: Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier[6]
- Manufacturer: Newport News Shipbuilding[7]
- Subclass of: aircraft carrier[8]
- Commons category: Nimitz class aircraft carriers[9]
- Country of origin: United States[10]
- Inception: 1972[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Nimitz-class aircraft carriers[12]
- Total produced: 10[13]
- Topic has template: Template:Nimitz class aircraft carrier[14]
- Short name: Nimitz[15]
- Length: 332.8 m[16]
- Width: 70 m[17]
- Speed: 30 knot[18]
- Beam: 77 m[19]
- Draft: 11.7 m[20]
Why It Matters
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]