The US Navy's next super carrier will be CVN-77, George HW Bush, named after the father of the current President, a former President himself.
This carrier will be the last of the Nimitz class, will replace the USS Kitty Hawk, CV-61, and will be the transitional carrier into the new CVN-21 class of carriers, the first of which will be commissioned in 2013.
I thought those on this forum would enjoy seeing the construction pictures of this carrier over the last two years. CVN-77 will be commissioned in 2008.
Here are those construction pictures:
Mar 2003 - Setting of the 800 ton double bottom in dry dock no. 12
Aug 2003 - Workup
Sep 2003 - Keel laying
Jan 2004 - Work up from keel
Jun 2003 - Working to the Rudders
This carrier will be the last of the Nimitz class, will replace the USS Kitty Hawk, CV-61, and will be the transitional carrier into the new CVN-21 class of carriers, the first of which will be commissioned in 2013.
I thought those on this forum would enjoy seeing the construction pictures of this carrier over the last two years. CVN-77 will be commissioned in 2008.
Here are those construction pictures:
Mar 2003 - Setting of the 800 ton double bottom in dry dock no. 12
Aug 2003 - Workup
Sep 2003 - Keel laying
Jan 2004 - Work up from keel
Jun 2003 - Working to the Rudders