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USS George HW Bush

Location: Virginia, United States
Latitude & Longitude: 36.993744, -76.448730
Views: 160   Posted By: bmeyer2 (04/04/2008)
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bmeyer2 (04/04/2008)

"USS George H. W. Bush (CVN-77) is the tenth and last Nimitz class supercarrier of the United States Navy. She is named for former President George H. W. Bush, who was a naval aviator during World War II. George H. W. Bush is to be the final Nimitz class aircraft carrier constructed; her successor will be Gerald R. Ford, the first of a new class.

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. 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.

Construction began in 2001 by the Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyard, at a cost of $4,500,000,000.[citation needed] The aircraft carrier was christened on October 7, 2006, and delivery is set for 2008. She is scheduled to be commissioned in 2009."
-Wikipedia
More info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uss_george_hw_bush

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