USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN 74)

USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN 74)

Class……………………………Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier

Builder………………………..Newport News Shipbuilding Co., Newport News; Va.

Yard number……………….641

Laid down..………………….13 March 1991

Launched….…………………11 November 1993

Completed.………………….9 December 1995

Propulsion.…………………..4 shafts : 4 sets Westinghouse geared steam turbines : 2 Westinghouse A4W/A1G reactors

Speed..…………………………32 knots

Range…………………………..practically unlimited

Fate…………………………….2020: Still in service.

 

DOD caption for the photo

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) is anchored in Kota Kinabalu for a scheduled port visit. John C. Stennis is returning to the U.S. 7th and 5th Fleet areas of responsibility four months ahead of schedule in order to maintain combatant commander requirements and Navy assets in the region. The U.S. Navy is constantly deployed to preserve peace, protect commerce, and deter aggression through forward presence.

(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth Abbate/Released)

©USN Official Photo

 

 

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