USS Nimitz
1972 Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
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Summary
USS Nimitz is a supercarrier[1]. It draws 10,164 Wikipedia views per month (supercarrier category, ranking #5 of 26).[2]
Key Facts
- Operator: United States Navy[3]
- Named after: Chester W. Nimitz[4]
- Manufacturer: Newport News Shipbuilding[5], Newport News[6]
- Vessel class: Nimitz-class aircraft carrier[7]
- Commons category: USS Nimitz (CVN-68)[8]
- Country of origin: United States[9]
- Shipping port: Naval Base Kitsap[10]
- Powered by: A4W reactor[11]
- Armament: RIM-7 Sea Sparrow[12], RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile[13], Phalanx CIWS Km1992//0.33149874000/0482492-2[14]
- Service entry: May 3, 1975[15]
- Significant event: ship launching[16], keel laying[17], ship commissioning[18]
- Official website: http://www.nimitz.navy.mil[19]
- Pennant number: CVN-68[20]
- Location of creation: Newport News[21]
- Native label: USS Nimitz (CVN-68)[22]
- Short name: Nimitz[23]
- Length: 332.8[24]
- Draft: 11.3[25]
- Call sign: NMTZ[26]
- Name: USS Nimitz[27]
- Country of registry: United States[28]
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Works and Contributions
Things named for USS Nimitz include Nimitz-class aircraft carrier[29], a ship class[30], founded in 1972[31] and USS Nimitz UFO incident[32], an UFO sighting[33].
Why It Matters
USS Nimitz has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]
Entities named for it include Nimitz-class aircraft carrier[29], a ship class[30], founded in 1972[31] and USS Nimitz UFO incident[32], an UFO sighting[33].