John Stennis (CVN 74) - Naval Cruise Book

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i n « niB . c K • r . 1 1 -X Pkr jr jrrjy aja F IT • : f mk ■ — - duced on this type of equipment, which precisely cuts and bends large steel plates to meet design specifications. Today ' s aircraft carriers are assembled using a process called modular construc- tion. This process is very similar to work- ing with building blocks, only on a gigan- tic scale. JOHN C. STENNIS was as- sembled with these huge building blocks , called modules. These units weighed up to 900 tons each, and some were the height of a five foot story build- ing. Each module was pre-outfitted with machinery, electrical components and piping before being lifted in a giant crane and placed in a dry dock to form the ship. Advanced fabrication facili- ties and large capacity cranes allowed USS JOHN C. STENNIS to be built with greater accuracy and fewer crane lifts. In ordering material for JOHN C. STENNIS, Newport News Shipbuilding pur- chased more than 60,000 tons of struc- tural steel, over 2,000 telephones, more than 900 miles of cable and wiring and nearly 30,000 light fixtures. In al cases, the material was competitively priced, scheduled to arrive on time and manufactured to precise specifica- tions. The result of modular construc- tion techniques, computer design technology, stream lined purchasing, and lots of hard work all contribute to this efficiently built, modern and extremely capable war ship, USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN-74). USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN-74) ||!

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' ' 9t € Jt miiliilOOUIC { Wh ' :? the basic | %f mission of aircraft car- |W%I Tiers, power projection, m hasn ' t changed since mmmmm a Newport News Ship- building constructed the first aircraft carrier, USS RANGER, in 1934, the construction pro- cess has changed dramatically. Carriers are state of the art weapons platforms, capable of launching and recover- ing modern jet aircraft at intervals of less than a minute. Comprised of complex elec- tronic equipment and millions of feet of wir- ing they take 40 million man hours and nearly 5 years to build. But, it takes more than just time. It takes the blend of state of the art tools and the dedicated talent of literally thousands of men and women at Newport News Shipbuilding to create this magnificent ship. While JOHN C. STENNIS is preceded by six other ships of the NIMITZ Class, advance- ments in technology have caused each ship to be increasingly more ca- pable. Using sophisticated three dimensional computer modeling systems, engineers are able to design and up- date in a single data base all the vast and complex structures and systems associated with JOHN C. STENNIS. They can see how various ship systems interact in a hull long before the ship is built. Employees at more than 400 CADAM (computer-aided design and manufacturing) terminals generate de- •qn information that is sent via com- .ler program to pipe, sheet metal and inachine shop equipment. Upon com- hese machines manufacture an of perfect ship pieces osr. ship hulls are pro- tgr. r --. 1 .

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PF s »ai - y t l % » lli tt«4S Ship personnel AdouI 5,000 men comprise JCS and Its airwing Exact numbers change daily 250 Pilots and flight officers Squadron support, from maintenance to administration Hangar and flight deck crews Major aircraft maintenance Engineering Corr,Dai information center Deck department, undenway replenishment, ship ' s boats and maintenance Navigation department Air traffic controllers Food service Medical and dental Supply Electronic technicians Weapons handlers Miscellaneous Reactor personnel 1300 510 405 270 125 100 30 35 350 120 290 180 300 335 400 Flight and hangar deck crew Men working on flight and hangar decks wear Sored shirts and helmets to indicate their ,obs. y w Yellow shirts direct movement of aircraft. White shirts handle safety-related )obs. including final inspections ot airplanes. Green shirts hook planes to catapults and handle arresting wires. Purple shirts fuel planes. Brown shirts are plane captains who watch over individual planes. Blue shirts chock and chain planes into position, drive tractors that pull airplanes. Red shirts handle all weapons and ammunition Silver suits handle aircraft crashes and fires. What ' s inside Aircraft mamtgnance steeping areas Auxiliary Diese machine generator room Magazine (munitions storage) Fuel Sleeping areas How a Catapult works Shuttle track Size The length is about three football fields placed end to end. 1,092 ft. 257 ft Water brake