George H. W. Bush-class
Summary
| Origin country | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Category | Aircraft carrier |
| Subtype | Nuclear-powered fleet carrier |
| Manufacturer | Newport News Shipbuilding |
| Year commissioned | 2009 |
| Approx. unit cost | $6.2 billion |
| Units | CVN-77 |
Technical specifications
| George H. W. Bush | |
|---|---|
| Displacement | 98000 tons |
| Range | Unlimited, except by food supplies |
| Crew | 6012 members |
| Width | 76.8 m (252.0 ft) |
| Length | 332.8 m (1091.9 ft) |
| Air Park | 30 F/A-18E/F Super Hornets, 15 F/A-8C Hornets, 6 E/A-6B Prowlers, 6 E-2C Hawkeyes, 6 SH-60F/H Seahawks |
| Propulsion | 2 A 4W / A 1G reactors with a total power of 280,000 hp - 4 propellers |
| Thrust | 64000 hp |
| Armament | 2 vertical launchers QPELS Mk.56 (XII 2 ESS missiles) + 2 RAM Mk.31 |
| Maximum speed | 30 knots |
Photo of George H. W. Bush class
