How many planes can be parked on an aircraft carrier?

The US Navy's acquisition of the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is largely due to the efforts of Admiral Lesville, who is known as the "father of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers". He successfully mastered the advantages of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in the congressional authorization Committee and approved the funding in 1967. The purpose is to improve the hegemonic position of the United States in the Cold War.

2. Construction plan.

Nimitz was approved in fiscal year 1967, Eisenhower in fiscal year 1970, Wesson in fiscal year 1974 and Roosevelt in fiscal year 1980. In the fiscal year 1983, two ships, Lincoln and Washington, were approved, and the shipbuilding contract for Stannis and Truman was signed in June 1988. In the fiscal year of 1993, the pre-research fund of $832.2 million was allocated for the Reagan (CVN76) built in the fiscal year of 1995. This class ship was built by newport news Shipyard. Nimitz started construction in June 1968 and entered service in May 1975. The second to eighth ships are 1977, 1982, 1986, 1989 and 1989 respectively. "Reagan" is expected to be commissioned in June 2002, and CVN77 is scheduled to start construction in 2003 and enter service in 2008.

The cost of Nimitz class is as follows:

The Nimitz is $725 million; "Eisenhower" is $744 million; Vinson is $65.438+$280 million; "Roosevelt" was $3.2 billion; Reagan was about $4.5 billion.

② Overall performance and equipment

Full load displacement (t):9 1487(CVN 68 ~ 70), 96386(CVN 7 1), 10200(CVN 72 ~ 73).

No-load displacement (t):729 16(CVN 68 ~ 70) and 73973(CVN 7 1)

Total length (m): 332.9

Draft (m): 1 1.3(CVN 68 ~ 70),11.8 (CVN71),1.9 (.

Power plant: nuclear power plant, with 2 GE A4W/A 1G pressurized water reactors and 4 steam turbines, with a total power of194 MW (260,000 HP); The power of four emergency diesel engines is 8MW( 10720 HP), with four shafts.

Speed (1000 N): above 30.

Personnel establishment (name): Unit 3 184 (203 officers), Aviation Wing 2,800 (366 officers) and Formation Command 70 (25 officers).

Missiles: Three MK29 eight-pack "NATO Sea Sparrow" ship-to-air missile launchers with a range of 14.6 km and a flying speed of 2.5 mA.

Naval gun: 4-door 6-tube MKl5 20mm "dense array" gun (3 doors on CVN68-69). The firing rate is 3000 rounds per minute and the range is 1.5 km.

Fixed-wing aircraft: The standard aviation wing includes 20 F- 14, 20 F/A- 18, 4 EA-6B, 16 A-6E (including KA-6D), 4 E-2C and 6 S-3A/B.

Helicopters: 8 SH-3G/H Neptune or SH-60F Seahawk.

Steam catapults: 4 C 13- 1 catapults, 89.9 meters long.