USS Nimitz

Summary

USS Nimitz is a supercarrier^[1]. It draws 1,339 Wikipedia views per month (supercarrier category, ranking #5 of 26).^[2]

Key Facts

• USS Nimitz's image is recorded as USS Nimitz (CVN-68).jpg^[3].
• USS Nimitz's instance of is recorded as supercarrier^[4].
• USS Nimitz's operator is recorded as United States Navy^[5].
• Chester W. Nimitz is named after USS Nimitz^[6].
• USS Nimitz's seal image is recorded as USS Nimitz (CVN-68) crest.svg^[7].
• USS Nimitz's manufacturer is recorded as Newport News Shipbuilding^[8].
• USS Nimitz's manufacturer is recorded as Newport News^[9].
• USS Nimitz's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 137402308^[10].
• USS Nimitz's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n2002160223^[11].
• USS Nimitz's vessel class is recorded as Nimitz-class aircraft carrier^[12].
• USS Nimitz's Commons category is recorded as USS Nimitz (CVN-68)^[13].
• USS Nimitz's shipping port is recorded as Naval Base Kitsap^[14].
• USS Nimitz's powered by is recorded as A4W reactor^[15].
• USS Nimitz's armament is recorded as RIM-7 Sea Sparrow^[16].
• USS Nimitz's armament is recorded as RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile^[17].
• USS Nimitz's armament is recorded as Phalanx CIWS Km1992//0.33149874000/0482492-2^[18].
• USS Nimitz's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/019kty^[19].
• USS Nimitz's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ko20211102924^[20].
• USS Nimitz's service entry is recorded as +1975-05-03T00:00:00Z^[21].
• USS Nimitz's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[22].
• USS Nimitz's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[23].
• USS Nimitz's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[24].
• USS Nimitz's official website is recorded as http://www.nimitz.navy.mil^[25].
• USS Nimitz's pennant number is recorded as CVN-68^[26].
• USS Nimitz's location of creation is recorded as Newport News^[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for USS Nimitz include Nimitz-class aircraft carrier^[28], a ship class^[29], founded in 1972^[30] and USS Nimitz UFO incident^[31], an UFO sighting^[32].

Why It Matters

USS Nimitz draws 1,339 Wikipedia views per month (supercarrier category, ranking #5 of 26).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]

Entities named for it include Nimitz-class aircraft carrier^[28], a ship class^[29], founded in 1972^[30] and USS Nimitz UFO incident^[31], an UFO sighting^[32].