Thursday, November 1, 2007

USS Harry S. Truman

USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) is the eighth Nimitz-class supercarrier of the United States Navy, named after the 33rd President of the United States, Harry S. Truman. The keel was laid by Newport News Shipbuilding on November 29, 1993 and the ship was christened on September 7, 1996. The official launching of the ship was on September 13, 1996.

General Characteristics
Displacement: 101,000 to 104,000 tons full load
Length: Overall: 1,092 ft (333 m)
Waterline: 1,040 ft (317 m) Beam: Overall: 252 ft (76.8 m)
Waterline: 134 ft (40.8 m)
Draught: Maximum navigational: 37 ft (11.3 m)
Limit: 41 ft (12.5 m)
Propulsion: 2 × Westinghouse A4W nuclear reactors
4 × steam turbines
4 × shafts
260,000 shp (194 MW) Speed: 30+ knots (56+ km/h) Range: Essentially unlimited
Ship's company: 3,200