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USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77)
USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77)
Complement: Sensors and processing systems: Ship’s company: 3,200 Air wing: 2,480 SPS-48E 3-D air search radar SPS-49A(V)1 2-D air search radar SPQ-9B fire control radar 2 × SPN-46 air traffic control radars SPN-43C air traffic control radar SPN-41 instrument landing system radar 3 × Mk 91 NSSM guidance systems 3 × Mk 95 radars SLQ-32A(V)4 Countermeasures suite SLQ-25A Nixie torpedo countermeasures 2 × Mk 29 ESSM launcher 2 × RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile Classified 90 fixed wing and helicopters
Career (USA) Name: Namesake: Ordered: Builder: Cost: Laid down: Sponsored by: Christened: Launched: Commissioned: Homeport: Motto: Status: George H. W. Bush George H. W. Bush 26 January 2001 Northrop Grumman[1] $6.2 billion[2] 6 September 2003[1] Dorothy Bush Koch[1] 9 October 2006[1] 9 October 2006 10 January 2009[3] Norfolk, Virginia Freedom at Work Active in service as of 2009[4]
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General characteristics Class and type: Displacement: Length: Nimitz-class aircraft carrier Approximately 101,000 long tons (103,000 t) full load Overall: 1,092 feet (332.8 m) Waterline: 1,040 feet (317.0 m) Overall: 252 ft (76.8 m) Waterline: 134 ft (40.8 m) Maximum navigational: 37 ft (11.3 m) Limit: 41 ft (12.5 m) 2 × Westinghouse A4W nuclear reactors 4 × steam turbines 4 × shafts 260,000 shp (194 MW) 30+ knots (56+ km/h; 35+ mph) Essentially unlimited
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USS George H. W. Bush (CVN-77) is the tenth and last Nimitz class supercarrier of the United States Navy.[1] She is named for former President George H. W. Bush, who was a naval aviator during World War II. She is the second United States aircraft carrier to be named after a naval aviator (Forrestal was the first). Other naval vessels named for aviators include frigates McClusky and Thach, and destroyer Massey, all named for aviators who commanded formations in the Battle of Midway. George H.W. Bush is also the second aircraft carrier, following Ronald Reagan, to be named after a living former President (although former President Ronald Reagan has since died). While still a Nimitz class ship, George H. W. Bush differs significantly from her predecessors, even more so than the differences between CVN 68–70 and CVN 71–76.
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USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77)
Term of Office Start 2006 February 25, 2009 End February 25, 2009 Present
Early history
Construction began in 2001 by the Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyard, at a cost of $6.2 billion.[2] The aircraft carrier was christened on 7 October 2006, and delivery was set for late 2008.[1] She left Northrop Grumman Ship Building for the first time on 23 December 2008 and was commissioned 10 January 2009 at Norfolk Naval Station[5] prior to her completion. The carrier completed her acceptance sea trials on 10 April 2009[6] and was delivered to the Navy on May 11.[7] The first fixed-wing flight made history May 19, 2009, after safely landing an F/A-18F Super Hornet. The Hornet was flown by Lt. Patrick McKenna and Cmdr. Beau Duarte, from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md. And, the first arrested landing, known as a "trap," was made at 2:07 p.m.EDT.[8] This launch and trap is part of the flight deck certification process going on in the Atlantic Ocean.[9] George H. W. Bush is the final Nimitz class aircraft carrier with the Gerald R. Ford class of aircraft carriers succeeding the Nimitz class.
technology, space rearrangement, operational procedure changes, advanced sensor technologies and condition-based maintenance systems all allow for a smaller, and speciallytrained crew will provide cost-savings in the ship. A new zonal electrical distribution systems will isolate the potential for problems and minimizes the effect on the rest of the ship. An automation insertion plan consisting of material movement devices, semiautonomous, gravity compensated weapons handling devices, damage control automation systems and components will reduce the ship’s crew and costs. Other improvements will implement Vacuum Collection / Marine Sanitation Device (VC/MSD): Most ships in the U.S. Navy utilize a Collection Holding and Transfer (CHT) system to handle sewage waste. Several ships add a vacuum collection capacity or VCHT. A Septic systems, when used aboard ships, are referred to as Marine Sanitation Devices, often used in U.S. Coast Guard ships. Bush is the first and only aircraft carrier in the U.S. Navy to combine the two technologies. The "VC/MSD" system onboard CVN 77 is one of a kind. The next class of U.S. Navy aircraft carriers are likely to use plasma arc waste disposal systems.
Features of CVN-77
There are several features differentiate CVN-77 from other ships in the Nimitz class. A smaller island design has be changed significantly to improved flight deck access and reduced signature and electronic self-interference. The signature reduction of the ship was improved with a curved flight deck edges and an enclosed antenna farms. The passive jet blast deflector has been redesigned and the new materials mean reduced maintenance costs. A new configuration in the aircraft pit stop process; semi-automated refueling and servicing with a new deck location provides faster, more efficient air wing pit stops and requires fewer personnel. New designed hangar bay has reduce clutter. A new manpower reduction plan consisting of the latest electronics and communications
Commanding Officers Gallery
The USS George H. W. Bush shortly after being released from dry dock for the first time
Placing the 700-ton island onto the ship’s flight deck in 2006
Former President George H.W. Bush presents a long glass to the First
Guests and U.S. Navy personnel at the commissioning ceremony , Jan 10 2009
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Officer of the Deck to set the first watch Saturday, during commissioning ceremonies for the USS George H.W. Bush
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[5] Jones, Matthew (2009-01-10). "Carrier awaits a call to come to life in ceremony today". The Virginian Pilot (Landmark Communications). http://hamptonroads.com/2009/01/ carrier-awaits-call-come-life-ceremonytoday. Retrieved on 2009-01-10. [6] "Navy’s Newest Carrier Successfully Completes Acceptance Sea Trials". United States Navy. 2009-04-09. http://www.navy.mil/search/ display.asp?story_id=44191. Retrieved on 2009-04-13. [7] Navy Takes Delivery of Aircraft Carrier George H.W. Bush [8] US Navy: First Flight on CVN-77 [9] UScarrier.net May 19, 2009 News [10] Global Security: Features of CVN 77 Concept Design
George H. W. Bush and Mrs. Barbara Bush depart the ship following the commissioning ceremony
External links
• CVN-77 page on U.S. Navy website • Shipyard: CVN 77 section of the Northrop Grumman Newport News site • Crew: The Navy’s Pre-Commissioning Unit for CVN 77 • Global Security’s entry for CVN 77 • 1998 Article "Front Loading the CVN 77..." which analyzes how the DoD’s changes to initial funding affect long range savings in procurement • A video on how the CVN-77 was made. • USS George H.W. Bush history at U.S. Carriers • CSPAN video of the Ship’s Commissioning Ceremony
References
[1] ^ "Future USS George H.W. Bush to Transit". Naval Sea Systems Command Public Affairs. 18 December 2008. http://www.navy.mil/search/ display.asp?story_id=41503. Retrieved on 22 December 2008. [2] ^ "Ready or not, Navy to get carrier" Googlesightseeing.com [3] http://www.foxnews.com/story/ 0,2933,479087,00.html [4] http://www.foxnews.com/story/ 0,2933,479087,00.html
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