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GW FACTS Type of Vessel: Nuclcar-povvered aircraft carrier Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding Company Contract Date: December 27, 1982 Keel Laid: August 25, 1986 Christened: July 21,1990 Commissioned: July 4, 1992 Propulsion: Two nuclear reactors that permit the ship to steam for almost 18 years before refueling Speed: More than 30 knots Length of the Flight Deck: 1,092 feet Width of Flight Deck: 257 feet Height (keel to mast): 244 feet Flight Deck area: 4.5 acres Combat Load Displacement: 97,000 tons Number of aircraft with embarked Airwing: about 75 Aircraft Elevators: Four, each 3,880 square feet Number of Catapults: Four Number of Propellers: Four, each 22 feet in diameter, brass, five-bladed and weighing 66,200 pounds each Number of Anchors: Two, each weighing 30 tons Crew Accommodations: 6,250 Meals served daily: 18.000 Number of Compartments and Spaces: 3,360 Number of Telephones: 2,000 Capacity of Air Conditioning System: 3,267 tons Daily capacity of Fresh Water Distilling Plants: 400,000 gallons, enough to supply 2,000 homes Lighting Fixtures: 30,000 Length of Wiring and Cable: more than 1400 miles Tons of Structural Steel: 60,000
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csigned by its crew, the ship’s insignia in- cludes a classic profile of America's first president, a band of thirteen stars representing the original colo- nies and the crossed flags of free- dom, all encircled by an unbroken rope representing the solidarity of the crew. The ship's motto, the “Spirit of Freedom. was used by George Washington in a letter to a fellow patriot during the Revolution to de- scribe the mood of the people.
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