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USS
Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) Aircraft Carrier
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USS
Ronald Reagan
Aircraft Carrier |
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), the ninth
and penultimate Nimitz-class supercarrier, was the first
ship of the United States Navy to be named for former
President Ronald Reagan.
Very few ships of the United States Navy have been named
for a person who was alive at the time of the
christening; the list includes Carl Vinson (CVN-70),
Hyman G. Rickover (SSN-709), Arleigh Burke (DDG-51), John
C. Stennis (CVN-74), Bob Hope (T-AKR-300), Ronald Reagan
(CVN-76), Nitze (DDG-94), Jimmy Carter (SSN-23), and
George H. W. Bush (CVN-77).
The contract to build USS Ronald Reagan was awarded to
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport
News, Virginia on 8 December 1994 and her keel was laid
down on 12 February 1998. She was launched on 10 March
2001 sponsored by Ronald Reagan's wife Nancy, and
commissioned on 12 July 2003, with Captain J. W. Goodwin
in command. At the commissioning ceremony, Mrs. Reagan
gave the ship's crew the traditional first order as an
active unit of the Navy: "Man the ship and bring her
to life."
| Career (US) |
USS Ronald Reagan |
| Ordered: |
8 December 1994 |
| Laid down: |
12 February 1998 |
| Launched: |
4 March 2001 |
| Commissioned: |
12 July 2003 |
| Status: |
Active in service as of
2005. |
| Homeport: |
San Diego, California |
| USS Ronald Reagan General Specifications |
| Displacement: |
101,000–104,000 tons
full load |
| Length: |
Overall: 1,092 ft (333 m)
Waterline: 1,040 ft (317 m) |
| Beam: |
Overall: 252 ft (76.8 m)
Waterline: 134 ft (40.8 m) |
| Draft: |
Maximum navigational: 37
ft (11.3 m)
Limit: 41 ft (12.5 m) |
Aircraft Carrier
Propulsion and power: |
2 × Westinghouse A4W
nuclear reactors
4 × steam turbines
4 × shafts
260,000 shp (194 MW) |
| Speed: |
30+ knots (56+ km/h) |
| Range: |
Essentially unlimited |
| Complement: |
Ship's company: 3,200
Air wing: 2,480 |
Aircraft Carrier
Sensors and
processing systems: |
SPS-48E 3-D air search
radar
SPS-49A(V)1 2-D air search radar
Mk 23 target acquisition radar
2 × SPN-46 air traffic control radars
SPN-43B air traffic control radar
SPN-44 landing aid radars
3 × Mk 91 NSSM guidance systems
3 × Mk 95 radars |
Electronic warfare
and decoys: |
SLQ-32(V)4
jamming/deception suite
Mk36 SRBOC decoy RL
SLQ-25A Nixie torpedo countermeasures |
Aircraft Carrier
Armament: |
4 × Phalanx CIWS
3 × Mk 29 Sea Sparrow |
| Armor: |
Unknown |
| Aircraft: |
90 fixed wing and
helicopters |
Aircraft Carrier
Motto: |
Peace Through Strength |
| Nickname: |
Gipper |
President Reagan died eleven months later. At the end of
the graveside services, the ship's commanding officer,
Navy Captain James Symonds, presented the flag that
draped the former president's casket to Mrs. Reagan at
her request. This was also the flag that had flown over
Capitol Hill on January 20, 1981, when the president was
inaugurated. Captain Symonds also presented Mrs. Reagan
the flag that had been flying over the Ronald Reagan when
the former president died.
USS Ronald Reagan displaces approximately 95,000 tons of
water fully loaded and has a top speed of over 30 knots,
powered by two nuclear reactors driving four screws, and
can sail for 20 years before refueling. She is nearly as
long as the Empire State Building is tall at 1,092 feet
(333 m) and is 134 feet (41 m) wide at the beam and has a
flight deck 252 feet (77 m) wide. The flight deck covers
over 4.5 acres (18,000 m²). She carries more than 5,500
sailors and over 80 aircraft.
During her transfer from the Atlantic to the Pacific, she
transitted the Straits of Magellan. Her homeport is San
Diego, California.
The USS Reagan forms part of Carrier Strike Group Seven
(CSG-7) and has Carrier Air Wing 14 embarked.
* VFA-115 Eagles — F/A-18E Super Hornet
* VFA-22 Redcocks - F/A-18E Super Hornet
* VFA-113 Stingers — F/A-18C Hornet
* VFA-25 Fist of the Fleet — F/A-18C Hornet
* VAQ-139 Cougars — EA-6B Prowler
* VAW-113 Black Eagles — E-2C Hawkeye 2000
* HS-4 Black Knights — SH-60F / HH-60H Seahawk
* VRC-30 (Det 1) Providers — C-2A Greyhound
CSG-7 comprises CVN-76 and DESRON-7. DEStroyer squadRON 7
consists of:
* USS Lake Champlain (CG-57) — Ticonderoga-class
guided missile cruiser
* USS Decatur (DDG-73) — Arleigh Burke-class guided
missile destroyer
* USS McCampbell (DDG-85) — Arleigh Burke (Flight
IIA)-class guided missile destroyer
* USNS Rainier (T-AOE-7) — fast combat support ship.
Formerly USS Rainier (AOE-7).
* EOD-11 Det 15 (Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit)
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