USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), the ninth Nimitz-class supercarrier, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the late President Ronald Reagan.
The contract to build the Ronald Reagan and Dry Dock Company in was awarded to Northrop Grumman on December 8, 1994, and her keel was laid down on February 12, 1998. She was launched on March 4, 2001, christened by Reagan's wife Nancy the same day, and commissioned on July 12, 2003, with Captain J. W. Goodwin in command.
Ronald Reagan displaces approximately 95,000 tons of water fully loaded, has a top speed of over 30 knots, powered by two nuclear reactors driving four screws, and can sail for over 20 years before needing to refuel.
She is nearly as long as the Empire State Building is tall at 1,092 feet (333 m) and is 134 feet (41 m) wide at the beam and has a flight deck 252 feet (77 m) wide. The flight deck covers over 4.5 acres (18,000 m²). She carries more than 5,500 sailors and over 80 aircraft.
Displacement: 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 and power: 2 × Westinghouse A4W nuclear reactors4 × steam turbines 4 × shafts 260,000 shp (194 MW)
Speed: 30+ knots (56+ km/h) - Range: Essentially unlimited
Complement: Ship’s company: 3,200 Air wing: 2,480Aircraft carried: 90 fixed wing and helicopters