1 / 32

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. (CVN-69). History. History. Laid down: 15 August 1970. History. Laid down: 15 August 1970 Launched: 11 October 1975. History. Laid down: 15 August 1970 Launched: 11 October 1975 Commissioned: 18 October 1977. History. Laid down: 15 August 1970

reeves
Download Presentation

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69)

  2. History

  3. History • Laid down: 15 August 1970

  4. History • Laid down: 15 August 1970 • Launched: 11 October 1975

  5. History • Laid down: 15 August 1970 • Launched: 11 October 1975 • Commissioned: 18 October 1977

  6. History • Laid down: 15 August 1970 • Launched: 11 October 1975 • Commissioned: 18 October 1977 • Reclassified: CVN-69 (Aircraft carrier nuclear powered)

  7. History • Laid down: 15 August 1970 • Launched: 11 October 1975 • Commissioned: 18 October 1977 • Reclassified: CVN-69 (Aircraft carrier nuclear powered) • Status: Active in service in 2009

  8. History • Laid down: 15 August 1970 • Launched: 11 October 1975 • Commissioned: 18 October 1977 • Reclassified: CVN-69 (Aircraft carrier nuclear powered) • Status: Active in service in 2009 • Nicknamed: Ike

  9. General Characteristics

  10. General Characteristics • Class and type: Nimitz-class aircraft carrier

  11. General Characteristics • Class and type: Nimitz-class aircraft carrier • Length: Overall: 1,092 feet (332.8 m)Waterline: 1,040 feet (317.0 m) Overall Length: 1,115 feet (340 m)

  12. General Characteristics • Class and type: Nimitz-class aircraft carrier • Length: Overall: 1,092 feet (332.8 m)Waterline: 1,040 feet (317.0 m) Overall Length: 1,115 feet (340 m) • Beam: Overall: 252 ft (76.8 m)Waterline: 134 ft (40.8 m)

  13. General Characteristics • Class and type: Nimitz-class aircraft carrier • Length: Overall: 1,092 feet (332.8 m)Waterline: 1,040 feet (317.0 m) Overall Length: 1,115 feet (340 m) • Beam: Overall: 252 ft (76.8 m)Waterline: 134 ft (40.8 m) • Draught: Maximum navigational: 37 ft (11.3 m)Limit: 41 ft (12.5 m)

  14. General Characteristics • Class and type: Nimitz-class aircraft carrier • Length: Overall: 1,092 feet (332.8 m)Waterline: 1,040 feet (317.0 m) Overall Length: 1,115 feet (340 m) • Beam: Overall: 252 ft (76.8 m)Waterline: 134 ft (40.8 m) • Draught: Maximum navigational: 37 ft (11.3 m)Limit: 41 ft (12.5 m) • Draft: 37.7 feet (11.3 meters)

  15. General Characteristics • Class and type: Nimitz-class aircraft carrier • Length: Overall: 1,092 feet (332.8 m)Waterline: 1,040 feet (317.0 m) Overall Length: 1,115 feet (340 m) • Beam: Overall: 252 ft (76.8 m)Waterline: 134 ft (40.8 m) • Draught: Maximum navigational: 37 ft (11.3 m)Limit: 41 ft (12.5 m) • Draft: 37.7 feet (11.3 meters) • Homeport: Naval Air Station North Island

  16. Aircraft carrier

  17. Aircraft carrier • The maximum number of aircraft the carriers can accommodate is 85-90, although current numbers are closer to 64.

  18. Aircraft carrier • The maximum number of aircraft the carriers can accommodate is 85-90, although current numbers are closer to 64. • On 02 January 2010, Eisenhower again deployed to the Middle East, the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operations. She again serves as the flagship of Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group commanded by Rear Admiral Philip S. Davidson.

  19. Awards

  20. Awards • Ike has earned a number of awards, including the Battle "E" in 1979, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1990, 1998, 1999 and 2006 as the most battle efficient carrier in the Atlantic Fleet.

  21. Awards • Ike has earned a number of awards, including the Battle "E" in 1979, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1990, 1998, 1999 and 2006 as the most battle efficient carrier in the Atlantic Fleet. • In 1999, she won the Marjorie Sterrett Battleship Fund Award for the Atlantic Fleet.

  22. Awards • Ike has earned a number of awards, including the Battle "E" in 1979, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1990, 1998, 1999 and 2006 as the most battle efficient carrier in the Atlantic Fleet. • In 1999, she won the Marjorie Sterrett Battleship Fund Award for the Atlantic Fleet. • She was awarded the Navy Unit Commendation with service star (1980, 1983)

  23. Awards • Ike has earned a number of awards, including the Battle "E" in 1979, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1990, 1998, 1999 and 2006 as the most battle efficient carrier in the Atlantic Fleet. • In 1999, she won the Marjorie Sterrett Battleship Fund Award for the Atlantic Fleet. • She was awarded the Navy Unit Commendation with service star (1980, 1983) • The Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation with three service stars (1990, 1992, 1995, 2001)

  24. Awards • Ike has earned a number of awards, including the Battle "E" in 1979, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1990, 1998, 1999 and 2006 as the most battle efficient carrier in the Atlantic Fleet. • In 1999, she won the Marjorie Sterrett Battleship Fund Award for the Atlantic Fleet. • She was awarded the Navy Unit Commendation with service star (1980, 1983) • The Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation with three service stars (1990, 1992, 1995, 2001) • And many other awards ...

  25. Operation Desert Shield

  26. Operation Desert Shield • In response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, Ike became the first carrier to conduct sustained operations in the Red Sea, and only the second nuclear-powered aircraft carrier ever to transit the Suez Canal.

  27. Operation Desert Shield • In response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, Ike became the first carrier to conduct sustained operations in the Red Sea, and only the second nuclear-powered aircraft carrier ever to transit the Suez Canal. • Ike served as a ready striking force in the event Iraq invaded Saudi Arabia, and participated in maritime interception operations in support of a United Nations embargo against Iraq.

More Related