USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) Specifications
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, Ronald Reagan subclass |
| Builders: | Northrop Grumman Newport News |
| Operators: |  United States Navy |
| In commission: | July 12, 2003 |
| Active: | 1 |
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| Name: | USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) |
| Ordered: | December 8, 1994 |
| Builder: | Northrop Grumman Newport News and Dry Dock Company |
| Cost: | $4.5 billion |
| Laid down: | February 12, 1998 |
| Launched: | March 4, 2001 |
| Christened: | March 4, 2001 |
| Sponsored by: | Nancy Reagan |
| Commissioned: | July 12, 2003 |
| In service: | July 21, 2003 (maiden voyage) |
| Reclassified: | CVN-76 |
| Homeport: | NAS North Island San Diego, Ca. |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2011 |
General characteristics |
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| Class and type: | Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, Ronald Reagan subclass |
| Displacement: | 101,400 long tons (113,600 short tons) |
| Length: | 1,092 feet (332.8 m) |
| Beam: | Overall: 252 ft (76.8 m) |
| Draft: | Maximum navigational: 37 ft (11.3 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × Westinghouse A4W nuclear reactors 4 × steam turbines 4 × shafts 260,000 shp (194 MW) |
| Speed: | 30+ knots (56+ km/h; 35+ mph) |
| Range: | Essentially unlimited distance; 20 years |
| Complement: | Ship's company: 3,200 Air wing: 2,480 |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
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 |
| Electronic warfare and decoys: |
SLQ-32A(V)4 Countermeasures suite SLQ-25A Nixie torpedo countermeasures |
| Armament: | 2 × Mk 29 Sea Sparrow |
| Armor: | Classified |
| Aircraft carried: | 90 fixed wing and helicopters |
| Motto: | Peace Through Strength |
| Nickname: | Gipper |
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