USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)
_underway_in_the_Atlantic_Ocean_on_11_September_2018_(180911-N-EA818-2106).JPG) The Truman in September 2018 in the Atlantic |
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Order | June 30, 1988 |
| Keel laying | November 29, 1993 |
| Launch | September 7, 1996 |
| 1. Period of service |
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| Commissioning | July 25, 1998 |
| Technical specifications | |
| displacement |
approx. 97,000 standard tons (fully loaded) |
| length |
317 meters (waterline), 332.85 meters (flight deck) |
| width |
40.84 meters (fuselage), 76.80 meters (flight deck) |
| Draft |
12.50 meters |
| crew |
3200 crew |
| drive |
2 nuclear reactors, 4 propellers |
| speed |
30+ knots |
| Armament |
2 Sea Sparrow and 2 Rolling Airframe starters |
| Planes |
up to 85 |
The USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) is the eighth aircraft carriers of the Nimitz-class of the US Navy . It bears the name of the 33rd US President , Harry S. Truman . It was in the shipyard Newport News Shipbuilding on 29 November 1993 laid the keel and on 7 September 1996 baptized .
Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3) is currently stationed on Harry S. Truman , its home port is Naval Station Norfolk .
Like the USS John C. Stennis , the USS Harry S. Truman recently completed an 11-month PIA overhaul at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth , Virginia . On April 11, 2018, the USS Harry S. Truman and its aircraft carrier combat group set off on a mission to Europe and the Middle East.
Calls
- 2000-2001 and 2002: Operation Southern Watch (surveillance of no-fly zones in Iraq)
- 2003: Operation Iraqi Freedom (support for the Iraq war)
- 2004–2005: Persian Gulf
- September 2005: Relief efforts in connection with Hurricane Katrina
- 2007-2008: Operation Iraqi Freedom
- 2010: Operation Enduring Freedom
- 2015/2016: Operation Inherent Resolve in Syria and Iraq
- 2018: Europe and Middle East
Individual evidence
- ↑ Decades of dominance on the world's oceans: the aircraft carriers of the US Navy . In: FLIGHT REVIEW . ( Flugrevue.de [accessed on March 11, 2018]).
- ↑ Truman strike group departs for Middle East, Europe deployment this week . In: Stars and Stripes . ( stripes.com [accessed April 10, 2018]).
- ^ Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group to deploy Wednesday . In: WTKR.com . April 9, 2018 ( wtkr.com [accessed April 10, 2018]).
Web links
- Entry in the Naval Vessel Register (English)
- USS Harry S. Truman official web site (english)
- NavSource Online: USS Harry S. Truman web page (English)