Supercarriers of the united states By Wikiawesome Previewed and edited by Melanie Wisner

Supercarriers Unofficial term for larger aircraft carriers Are over 70,000 tonnes Biggest warships ever built CATOBAR is the system used to catapult airplanes with takeoff runway needed is that over 500 ft. ( the length of the aircraft carrier takeoff strip) The BAR in CATOBAR is arrestor wires which reduce the landing area needed

UNITED STATES CLASS Canceled Supercarriers.

USS United States CVAN-58 Canceled 5 days after Keel was laid Canceled April 23, 1949

FORESTAL CLASS Lighter supercarriers, considered super even though 2,000-9,000 tonnes under 70,000 tonnes

USS Forrestal CV-59 (N in designation means nuclear powered, not because no “N”) Decommissioned 11 September 1993 Lead Ship Of Class

USS Saratoga CV-60 Decommissioned 20 August 1994

USS Ranger CV-61 Decommissioned 10 July 1993 On donation Hold

USS Independence CV-62 Decommissioned 30 September Awaiting disposal Last Of Forrestal Class Supercarriers

KITTY HAWK CLASS Right at 69,000 tonnes, considered supercarriers

USS Kitty Hawk Lead Ship of class CV-63 Decommissioned 12 May In reserve until 2015

USS Constellation CV-64 Decommissioned 6 August Awaiting disposal Fastest Supercarrier ever built

USS America CV-66 Built after USS Enterprise even though Kitty Hawk Class Decommissioned 9 August 1996 Last Kitty Hawk Class Supercarrier

ENTERPRISE-CLASS First supercarrier that is Nuclear powered.

USS Enterprise CVN-65 Only of class built due to funding cuts after cold war Longest active ship in the united states navy (51+ Years) Will be replaced By USS Gerald R. Ford

KENNEDY CLASS Most Canceled due to cold war funding cuts, would be Nimitz but different angle on the angled flight deck

USS John F. Kennedy Lead ship of class CV-67 Decommissioned 1 August 2007 Last conventionally Powered Supercarrier/ Aircraft Carrier

NIMITZ-CLASS First full supercarrier Class of more than 1 supercarrier. Also Nuclear powered

USS Nimitz CVN-68 Lead Ship Will be replaced by The USS John F. Kennedy CVN-79 Has CATOBAR system

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower CVN-69 Still Active To be replaced by CVN-80

USS Carl Vinson CVN 70 Has CATOBAR system No scheduled replacement

USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71 No scheduled replacement

USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72 No scheduled Replacement

USS George Washington CVN-73 No scheduled replacement

USS John C. Stennis CVN-74 No scheduled replacement

USS Harry S. Truman CVN-75 No scheduled replacement

USS Ronald Reagan CVN-76 No scheduled replacement

USS George H. W. Bush CVN-77 No scheduled replacement

FORD CLASS Planned Class. Currently 3 planned

USS Gerald R. Ford CVN-78 Scheduled to replace USS Enterprise Lead Ship Keel Laid

USS John F. Kennedy CVN-79 Planned to replace USS Nimitz Steel Cut

Unnamed CVN-80 Most likely going to be named Barry Goldwater Planned to replace USS Dwight D. Eisenhower