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ean, and joined forces with our allies as part of the Multi-National Peacekeeping force off the coast of Lebanon. IKE ' s last 134 days of deployment, which included an extension and only four days in port, was tension filled as the ship first operated off the coast of Libya during the Chad crisis then responded to the threat to the Peace- keeping Forces in Beirut, Lebanon. Flying more than 40 photographic reconnaissance missions over Lebanon, the air wing successfully identified the locations of artillery batteries firing on Lebanese, other Multi-National Force elements, and our own Marine contin- gent. This tactical information was relayed to the U.S. ships already on station within three miles of the coast for naval gunfire support contributing significantly to the silencing of the enemy artillery batteries. IKE ' s air crews and planes were continually visible throughout the period, thunder- ing near and over Lebanese skies providing a source of strength for our Marines and a tangible demonstration of U.S. resolve to maintain the peace to those intent on its disruption. IKE was finally relieved by USS INDEPENDENCE on 20 November and began the Atlantic transit back to Norfolk for arrival on 2 December 1983. During this record-setting deployment. ifE launched more than 11,000 sorties from its flight deck. Carrier Air Wing SEVEN flew more than 40,000 hours and the ship steamed a distance equivalent to two circumnavigations of the Earth. Numbers, however, cannot fully convey the sense of mission accomplishment felt toward the deployment of IKE ' s crew. As veterans of previous deploy- ments have learned, IKE ' s participation with the SIXTH FLEET was a reminder that the business of maintaining world peace does not come easy, but is worth the effort.
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- 1 History and Background Construction of the third nuclear powered aircraft carrier, USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69), named after the thirty-fourth President of the United States, was authorized by Congress in fiscal year 1970. Five years later, IKE was christened and launched at 11:11 a.m. on 11 October 1975 by Mrs. Mamie Doud Eisenhower, the ship ' s sponsor and widow of the President. On 18 October 1977, IKE became a United States Ship, achieving special international status under international law by her commissioning to active service. if£ ' s descriptive facts and figures alone only begin to convey part of her enormity. One of the largest warships in the world, IKE displaces 95,000 tons fully loaded and has a 4.5 acre (252 by 1,092 feet) flight deck to support as many as 100 embarked aircraft. Her two nuclear reactors can provide energy for nearly 13 years of operations without refueling, the equivalent of steaming nearly 1,000,000 miles, at speeds in excess of 30 knots. Because IKE does not require conven- tional fuel for propulsion, the additional space is used for both added aircraft fuel and ordnance storage. IKE can carry 70% more aviation ammunition, and has berthing and other service facilities to support 50% more airwing personnel than non-nuclear carriers. IKE ' s four main engines turn 21 feet, 22.000 pound, five bladed brass screws. For steerage, K£has two rudders, each weighing 60,000 pounds and measuring 29 by 22 feet. She has four aircraft elevators, 3,880 square feet each, and four steam catapults. Her two anchors each weigh 60,000 pounds and arc attached to 1,082 feet of chain having a breaking strength of 2,500,000 pounds. The chains are made up of 855 links, weighing 365 pounds each, for a total weight of 308,000 pounds each. Anchors and chains, taken together, weigh 1,472,000 pounds. IKE can accommodate a crew of 6,287 and carry provisions for 90 days at sea. During underway replenishments, IKE is capable of loading 400,000 pounds of supplies an hour. Her evaporators can distill up to 100,000 gallons of fresh water every 24 hours. Deployment to the MED Having received battle efficiency awards in several departments and categories, IKE ' s fourth extended de- ployment began on 27 April 1983 after five months of preparations. During the seven month service with the U.S. SIXTH FLEET in the Mediterran- ean Sea, the flexibil ity of IKE and her almost 6,000 man crew was repeatedly demonstrated. IKE maintained an almost continuous schedule of tactical operations and exercises to provide the national muscle necessary to back wide-ranging U.S. commitments. Together with other ships of the U.S. SIXTH FLEET and NATO Task Force 502, K£ participated in four major fleet exercises, set an unprecedented record of 93 continuous days at sea conducting operations in the Eastern Mediterran- 5 A i
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