Carl Vinson (CVN 70) - Naval Cruise Book

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Above: Underway replenishments with other ships of the Battle Group take place often. Right: The Food Services Division serves 20.000 meals a day. Center: The Photo Lab produced over 150.000 color prints in 1984. Below Right: Work never ends for the seamen of Deck Department. Above Right: The ship ' s Spatial Data Management System. SDMS. is part of the Navy ' s wave of the future computer systems. Middle Right: Firemen in Engineering Department are constantly monitoring equipment gauges. Far Right: The job ' s never finished until the paper work is completed, such is the job of yeomen of Admin Department. Lower Right: The ship ' s closed circuit television system broadcasts five channels 24 hours a day. L i lgp t ..« P -.- ■■ hi •1 1 • ' HP y- r 1 1 ' . ' A % ' W 1 r s-il HTI m ■ SybflMH ■ ■. H

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EMB ARKED AIRCRAFT F-14 TOMCAT The F-14 Tomcat, USS CARL VINSON ' S fighter aircraft, is designed to protect the carrier from hostile aircraft. The Tomcat is a two-seat, twin engine, all weather aircraft capable of flying twice the speed of sound. The F-14 can carry long range Phoenix missiles in addition to Sparrow and Sidewinder missiles. Flying the F-14 from CARL VINSON are Fighter Squadrons 51 and 111. EA-6B PROWLER The EA-6B Prowler is a four-seat, all weather jet designed for use in tactical electronic warfare. Flying in excess of 500 knots, the Prowler uses sensitive receivers and high power jammers in an effective combination to deny the enemy use of much of his radar and radio equipment. The sophisticated electronic systems of the EA-6B make it one of the most expensive aircraft in the Air Wing. Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 134 flies the EA-6B from CARL VINSON. A-7E CORSAIR The A-7E Corsair is a single-seat light attack aircraft. It was designed for a multitude of missions, including carrying firepower to distant targets, close air support and intercepting enemy aircraft. The aircraft is capable of carrying a variety of weapons totalling its own weight, and serves as an excellent platform for attack missions. The Corsair is flown from CARL VINSON by Attack Squadrons 27 and 97. E-2C HAWKEVE The E-2C Hawkeye, with the distinctive rotating radar dome, is an airborn early warning, all-weather defensive aircraft. The computers, radar, and communications equipment in the E-2C are used to facilitate wide air strike and trafllc control, area surveillance, search and rescue missions, navigational assistance, and computer relay. The E-2C, nicknamed the Hummer , is flown from the deck of CARL VINSON by Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 1 14. S-3A VIKING The S-3A Viking provides an ideal balance of anti-submarine systems and computer technology to enable it to collect, process, interpret, and store data. With a crew of four, and an endurance time of more than seven hours, the Viking is used primarily for search missions in the vicinity of the carrier task force. The Viking is flown from CARL VINSON by Air Antisubmarine Squadron 29. SH-3H SEA KING The SH-3H Sea King is a gas turbine powered helicopter used for antisubmarine warfare, rescue and assistance missions, and transfer of cargo and personnel between ships at sea. The Sea King helicopters are airborne during all flight operations. Helicopter Squadron 4 flies the Sea King from USS CARL VINSON. A-6E INTRUDER The A-6E Intruder is a medium level attack bomber designed to deliver a variety of ordinance on targets completely obscurred by inclement weather or darkness. Flown by a crew of two, the A-6E can carry five 2,000 pound bombs or twenty-eight 500 pound bombs. The A-6E is flown from CARL VINSON by Attack Squadron 52. The squadron also flies the KA-6D model of the Intruder, which is a tanker version used for in-flight refueling.