USS George H.W. Bush CVN-77

 

Name	George H.W. Bush
Namesake	George H. W. Bush
Ordered	26 January 2001
Awarded	26 January 2001
Builder	Northrop Grumman Newport News[1]
Cost	$6.2 billion[2]
Laid down	6 September 2003[1]
Sponsored by	Dorothy Bush Koch[1]
Christened	7 October 2006
Launched	9 October 2006
Commissioned	10 January 2009[2]
Homeport	Norfolk
Identification	MMSI number: 369970663 Callsign: NGHW Hull number: CVN-77
Motto	Freedom at Work
Nickname(s)	Avenger
Status	in active service
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General characteristics
Class and type	Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
Displacement	102,000 long tons (114,000 short tons)[3][4]
Length	Overall: 1,092 feet (332.8 m) Waterline: 1,040 feet (317.0 m)
Beam	Overall: 252 ft (76.8 m) Waterline: 134 ft (40.8 m)
Draft	Maximum navigational: 37 feet (11.3 m) Limit: 41 feet (12.5 m)
Propulsion	2 × Westinghouse A4W nuclear reactors (HEU 93.5%)[5][6] 4 × steam turbines 4 × shafts 260,000 shp (194 MW)
Speed	30+ knots (56+ km/h; 35+ mph)[vague]
Range	Unlimited distance; 20–25 years
Complement	Ship's company: 3,532 Air wing: 2,480
Sensors and processing systems	SPS-48E 3-D air search radar SPS-49A(V)1 2-D air search radar SPQ-9B fire control radar 2 × SPN-46 air traffic control radars SPN-43C air traffic control radar SPN-41 instrument landing system radar 3 × Mk 91 NSSM guidance systems 3 × Mk 95 radars
Electronic warfare & decoys	AN/SLQ-32A(V)4 Countermeasures suite SLQ-25A Nixie Torpedo Countermeasures
Armament	2 × Mk 29 ESSM launcher 2 × RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile 3 × Phalanx CIWS[8]
Armor	2.5 in (64 mm) Kevlar over vital spaces[7]
Aircraft carried	90 fixed wing and helicopters