Nimitz (CVN 68) - Naval Cruise Book

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SHIPS STATISTICS Type Vessel Nuclear Powered Aircraft Carrier Keel Laying ...... Iune 22, 1968 Launching ...... May 13, 1972 Commissioning ....... May 3, 1975 Builder Newport News Shipbuilding Company Two Nuclear Reactors Pour More than 30 Knots ..............Pour Pipe 1,092 Feet 333 Meters . . . . About 4.5 Acres . . About 95,000 Tons .............Pour ...........Four ........Pour Two . . . . . 60,000 Pounds 365Pounds About 6,100 Persons 7

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EARLY HISTORY OF USS NIMITZ USS Nimitz QCVN-685 is named for Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, the Navy's last five star Admiral. Funds for the construction of the ship were appropriated by Congress in fiscal year 1967, with the keel being laid on June 22, 1968 at Newport News, Virginia. Catherine Nimitz Lay, daughter of the late Admiral Nimitz, christened the U.S. Navy's largest warship on May 3, 1975. President Gerald Ft. Ford was the principal speaker at the commissioning ceremony. During the first year of commissioned service, the Nimitz crew began the arduous task of building the ship's readiness for duty with the United States Navy. The highlights of the ship's first year were the completion of two intense training periods in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and a month-long cruise to Northern Europe as the lead ship of Nuclear Task Force '75. As the most capable unit of the United States forward deployable forces, Nimitz has played major roles in a wide variety of NATO, Sixth and Seventh Fleet exercises in the Mediterranean, Atlantic, Caribbean, Northern European and Indian Ocean areas. Nimitz has demonstrated the highest standards of combat V readiness, endurance and the ability to rapidly deploy to troubled areas of the globe. These standards of excellence characterize the Nimitz motto Teamwork, A Tradition.

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On August 9th, 1975, Nuclear Task Group '75 sailed from its homeport in Norfolk, Virginia to the North Atlantic for a one month deployment. Ships from several NATO countries rendezvoused with those of Nimitz and the Nuclear Powered Task Group in the North Atlantic. During the tactical maneuvers that followed, the men of USS Nimitz, the nuclear cruisers USS California and USS South Carolina and the nuclear attack submarine Sea Horse proved to the world that the United States Navy could be a powerful, credible and reliable ally. While in port, in Germany, Scotland and England, Nimitz hosted general visiting. High ranking European leaders and thousands of people traveled many miles to see the largest and most capable aircraft carrier in the world. During the underway periods Nimitz proved to be a major contributor to the NATO maritime forces. Nuclear Task Force '75 returned to Norfolk on September 15th, 1975 after a highly successful training period and many European port visits. The Nimitz team had fine-tuned their capabilities and was an active and contributing member of the United State Navy. 8 4111 315.15 -.. 24791.--.-z., .ng V 1 .-,,,,-. , V . -, A , ,,, , Y V . - - - . :wx fr A dal.- . -,+-...-..1uf..-.,.r,-..::...f.:x-,.-f.1.f-.a.,::.:: -'- -vsumeebaazaa. '-0 ' 4.-... :..-.iQ14 '.:: -.:,gg.z.,: - f - ?'Q?ifW'Z'l! f6fF f?L1P'fG -J'JF'3Y021'- K M1 FTS -1 'L9r..,:.. 'E-2w:'.f-'ff i4'1 eE'1 -rw'- ., J ' '.':. wwf. fn W a- W.-1'vf1fva ::.xc1m .. 5-spas - 1- -. wif, ' 'Q 972 1' 121 EW J fx, 13- -sv ' 5,fff5f'2 - 5.4: : iz uf . 1 i,g,,,3. .,A.,g5,.LF,,yg1ff4,,Mf .gf-:Q .1 ,Wa Ja, -H V.-gg-q q., 4yHfmL,.t19 ,.- .49:.- ,,5pw1,sp3.g-35t?wf3W,fa., if-f, . we . n u 11354 12413 49 - ffflfifft ' figiepafiif ef 1 '- if ' ,gwgg 4 ag-,N-I.-.ig Lauri .,.3 41552, t,f-,,y.gfqy,,Bg.gj.,5: 1. jf'ef,,, ,fy yu fgg: -. Q. 5: .,-A im'-5..,' .iq . -, . 93' 6 119959 +L, -1il..ff'-vw fw1w.'z '- aff ' F wi- .fir - -1' 'f -4 .-.56 .-'- V' - , J 1, a'.,f,,.nzg?.f,93?A? f 1-vyv,f',gimv W ,.w-..,,-Jigsaw ,fs s 'gm H., H, .y , wif vf,-ir. r - , 1 ff- N' 1 V gg- aa, it 243. 3, :gg :Jw 6,41 1515- 4? ,, ' 1 1, - 1 . 4r'22i?1' ,M , iff 'lf F w d' . H f f- ffamiw 'T ' + '1-1 J' N W fVI31'52?5'?,,A??fI?-ff Law. 4-'1g?W1'7'? 4 ffrhwr-f:?B:'wfkf-' ' -NL Mr. f- '- -' -ff M 1 I' A 2 A aff-ww i' vim . mf -44, V f-it-:A- 'ff -- ..,, 7' ,W. 4-- br., ti.-fi, vup 'f 'A f ' 5: 49 ., a 'f.fA,A1aW-af-i'Ai15?4:,f:Q'fffffw32rwwflvai:i'sQ3,fQ-:3,,1W,,?5g:fc.ga'f.45. .,:- 1.,f.vfme-,.,'u.1z21:5-1K1f.-,U ... 1 C6519-.xnlff-'su .. ' ',:f1I1,1i:'ir'rMfP'f 42-'21.iilfafff:sf.f5n '.-'Carbs-W?ff.. - f'-'fslalfffaizlai-Mszli'Pham?-zvlafagfi Z5'i w592s5'w L,.gH1.u?i4!f4vzE1'href+:'f'1?:'f fl , we as . f . A ma., ff ':'wt.:1 rff,a:-sewers? --1.-if a k L. 1:11.-swf 'eww f - w:.wa1.f4-A--:nel'L.f'g:+-:fa',-' n:5,.51.1-,L 1ffm24111be-2:15-'f,g5g3 -'ubfwrzziwfvsyfhfqigwrri f2w'Mif.-:sbp :iw mfggf52q,61v'Ef5'w.212df -Hia' 9,-'V aa!-V iff-1-4,166,154 tniase-'wg A g- q,2a,,f,6' 4'-vff-.:4,-r,-s-54'fi1fn-fG.'-'a4.- - -pr' -Faf4r.v.wn-a-1 kh,m:.f+:f'2.f.'r1.:.g'f' .Lic 'qv :lf - '12a',:!Q'17:.'-itkm.-Uil11 +1f-1- , ., --'-gy '-11kg.isuf64M'1r'Q-la 'Y'G,f.n'::4Jj-f'1g.f .4:'4mEis2:.ai52'L,fv4fgw?P?fH'4?jz2 4 . ffl za'-xr-fr.,,,g'r,-ef,-'1,4-,,u..qplQgig:ef., Q.. .,,:...--.11-44.1',..X 5,L,.,q,-,Mg:namap,--Ygffggifw-5-1fMv65ai5'egP-xgm.-1-.+,,mr.-:may.gif,,.?,m yi fff'vs '14'rsl1'wUi f 'xffffm-an ' V bewyfe:1a2gg.g.:.aLrwm:i:ftfwfhll :fwfr f-4 ' if f 5iaQKfa5gf,-1fQ2w'1.f.V.?,'.-.,v 'J 2 - fr. 12164 4, af- Aff- fa: V-fm?4QQWifQg S'? P ' .5447 ' - - 'H12-wr-fffksf-WIP +?fv2lff?2'ff - ,f -. . . wfevmiziaf-.5171 1.-4--1Y7Ef'2:4fw-Am'-145' ,' w.'-mfmifffv f-fi - W-ww. veiffcgrfsf ., .f.,2ae,fg-,.- Q :f',L1,'2'Z4fQ5!gl,ig ff- -rw511f.wW1 he'R. ,Jia.:'firglma?2:Ai5a5.f3I4,wgf':g:g1f,iga9w1AQ'iw,-. . going, 1 , 557 .5 f -gyfaffffggv' ffggfeg., f..'.5fff, hm - V ..-sa . A . , .-. ,.sa.-nav '51-'X'5'.f 'H - A l z- H . 1' , IW,-45 .1 - .4,..:..., g4,.,g,fi3W,,,,g,L,,4..f3q1,. m,,o,,4A.Q2 H 111 ,Sg,,,MQ3,, 1,52 Y ji 64 . . 911555233 ll 1 QW? if'52 f' 'M 'S . '4 . A ' . . rf, xv A at .2 4 ..-.-is 3' -' ff. 'V-wwf' G , ..f' - f- -' , . - 1 6221 Mira? '1 ,a .- .'! ' b'f ' ' faf- -- X- Ms - M -nw M Y ,M-w aais,..f2m,f A M-my