General characteristics

Class and type:

    Nimitz-class aircraft carrier

    Ronald Reagan subclass

Displacement: 102,000 tons (114,000 short tons)

Length:  

    Overall: 1,092 feet (332.8 m)

    Waterline: 1,040 feet (317.0 m)

Beam:

    Overall: 252 ft (76.8 m)

    Waterline: 134 ft (40.8 m)

Draught:

    Maximum navigational: 37 feet (11.3 m)

    Limit: 41 feet (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; 35+ mph)

Range:  Unlimited distance; 20–25 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 & decoys:

    SLQ-32A(V)4 Countermeasures suite

    SLQ-25A Nixie torpedo countermeasures

Armament:

    2 × Mk 29 ESSM launcher

    2 × RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile

    3 (or 4?) × Phalanx CIWS[4]

Armor: 2.5 in (64 mm) Kevlar over vital spaces

Aircraft carried: 90 fixed wing and helicopters

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