Monday, November 24, 2008

biggest aircraft carrier in the world


USS Nimitz CVN-68, originally uploaded by digipixbycm.com.

USS Nimitz CVN-68 The Nimitz Class aircraft carriers are thebiggest aircraft carrier ever built,weighing in at over 99000 Tons and can reach speeds of 56KM Hour or 34 MPH
Displacement: 78,280 tons light
101,196 tons full load
Length: 1,040 ft (317 m) waterline
1,115 ft (340 m) overall
Beam: 134 ft (41 m) waterline
257 ft (78 m) extreme
Draft: 40 feet (12 m)
Propulsion: 2 × Westinghouse A4W nuclear reactors
4 × steam turbines


4 × shafts
260,000 shp
Speed: 30+ knots (56+ km/h)

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