Nimitz (CVN 68) - Naval Cruise Book

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On April 5, 1982, Nimitz made her way up the Elizabeth River to the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia to begin Selected Restricted Availability, QSRAJ, '82. The process of training and improvement is a never ending evolution aboard Nimitz. The months spent in the Norfolk Naval Shipyard were busy ones. The modifications and improvements aided in making the long days at sea more comfortable and enjoyable for all Nimitz crewmen. Among the many refurbishings Nimitz' forward galley became the newer and more efficient 'McNimitz, a restaurant that would travel the world and provide the luxuries of fast food to the tune of 3,600 hamburgers, 2,000 milkshakes, 3,000 orders of fries and some 1,500 submarine sandwiches a day. During the shipyard period, each of Nimitz' 30 ton anchors were sandblasted, primed and painted gold to reflect that Nimitz had earned the Atlantic Fleet Golden Anchor Award for retention excellence in fiscal year 1981. Nimitz hosted more than half of the 9,498 visitors who visited the Naval Shipyard during Armed Forces Day, May 15, 1982. The theme of the shipyard's fourth annual Family Day was Peace Through Strength. Nimitz was asked to participate and readily shouldered the responsibilty. Within a few short weeks after pulling out of Norfolk Naval Shipyard Nimitz returned to sea. SRA '82 had prepared Nimitz materially for the training periods and deployments that soon followed. 23

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