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USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75)

USS Harry S. Truman is the last Nimitz-class carrier of United States. The next carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), is in construction. First deployment of USS Truman is planned on summer 2000.
History will be made Saturday, July 25th, 1998 at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia when the United States Navy commissions the Navy's newest aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75).
    The carrier is named in honor of Harry S. Truman (1884-1972), thirty- third President of the United States. Among President Truman's notable accomplishments were ending World War II, providing economic aid and assistance to devastated postwar European countries through the Marshall Plan; promising American support of free nations against direct and indirect Communist aggression under the Truman Doctrine; and establing the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
    Harry S. Truman is the eighth of nine Nimitz Class carriers currently authorized by Congress to be built. Aircraft carriers are deployed worldwide in support of U.S. interest and commitments. They can respond to global crisis in ways ranging from peacetime presence to full-scale war.
    The carrier has a crew of more than 160 officers and 3,200 sailors. The ship is 1,096 feet in length, has a waterline beam of 134 feet, a flight deck width of 252 feet, and displaces approximately 95,000 tons when fully loaded. Two nuclear reactors and four steam turbines engines power the ship to speeds in excess of 30 knots. The ship's armament includes four NATO Sea Sparrow missile launchers and four 20mm Phalanx Close-In Weapon Systems mounts. An airwing of approximately 2,500 personnel will support the 80 aircraft onboard. USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) will be homeported at Norfolk, Virginia.

General characteristics
Keel laid	Nov. 29, 1993
Christened	Sept. 7, 1996
Launch	Sept. 13, 1996
Crew move aboard	January 1998
Acceptance trial	May 1998
Commissioned	July 25, 1998
Power plant	2 nuclear reactors; capable of 20 years of service without refueling
Length	1,096 ft	334 m
Draft	+/- 37 ft	11.3 m
Displacement	97,000 US tons	87,997 tons
Max. speed	30 knots	55.6 km/h
Area of flight deck	4.5 acres	18,211 sq. m
Lifespan	50 years
Number of propellers	Four, bronze
Diameter of propeller	21 ft	6.4 m
Weight of propeller	66,200 lb	30,028 kg
Number of rudders	Two
Dimensions of rudder	29 ft x 22 ft	8.8 m x 6.7 m
Weight of rudders	50 US tons	45.4 tons
Number of anchors	Two
Weight of anchors	30 US tons	27.2 tons
Length of anchor chain	2,082 ft	635 m
Weight of chain links	365 lb	288 kg
Number of catapults	Four
Aircrafts	±80
Airwing	S-3A Viking	antisubmarine aircraft
	F-14 Tomcat	fighter
	E-2C Hawkeye	early warning and control aircraft
	F/A-18C Hornet	strike fighter
	HH-60H/SH-60F Seahawk	antisubmarine helicopter
Arresting gear wires	Four wires about two inches in diameter, capable of bringing an airplane going over 150 mph to a stop in less than 400 feet.

Miscellaneous
Construction years--keel to delivery	5 years
Tons of steel used	60,000 US tons (54,431 tons)
Pounds of aluminum used	1,000,000 lb (453,592 kg)
Miles of cable and wiring	More than 900 miles (1,448 km)
Meals served daily	18,150
Fresh water produced daily	400,000 gallons (15,142 hl)
Light fixtures	Nearly 30,000
Linen	14,000 pillowcases and 28,000 sheets
Toilet paper	140,000 rolls
Telephones	2,000
Pens and paper	600,000 ball-point pens and 1.5 million sheets of paper

*Photos from commissioning July 25, 1998*

Jirka Wagner

American carriers

General characteristics