The USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) is a United States Navy Nimitz class supercarrier named after Carl Vinson, a Congressman from Georgia.
She was commissioned in 1982 and carries F/A-18 Hornets and F/A-18E/F Super Hornets as well as surveillance and other aircraft. Carl Vinson can carry 85 planes and 5,500 personnel. Traditionally, few ships of the United States Navy were named after a person who was alive at the time of the christening, but recently the number has increased; the list includes Carl Vinson, Hyman G. Rickover, Arleigh Burke, John C. Stennis, Bob Hope, Ronald Reagan, Nitze, Jimmy Carter, and George H. W

Name:
USS Carl Vinson
Namesake:
Carl Vinson
Ordered:
5 April 1974
Laid down:
11 October 1975
Launched:
15 March 1980
Commissioned:
13 March 1982
Homeport:
NS Norfolk, Virginia
Motto:
Vis Per Mare(Strength from the Sea)
Nickname:
Starship Vinson,The Gold Eagle,San Francisco's Own,America's Favorite Carrier,Chuckie V,U.S.S. Chuck Wagon,The Carl Prison,Cell Block 70[citation needed]
Fate:
Active in service as of 2009[update]
Badge:

General characteristics
Class and type:
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
Displacement:
Approximately 97,000 short tons (88,000 t) full load
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 reactors4 × steam turbines4 × shafts260,000 shp (194 MW)
Speed:
30+ knots (56+ km/h; 35+ mph)
Range:
Essentially unlimited
Complement:
Ship's company: 3,200Air wing: 2,480
Sensors andprocessing systems:
AN/SPS-48E 3-D air search radarAN/SPS-49(V)5 2-D air search radarAN/SPQ-9B target acquisition radar2 × AN/SPN-46 air traffic control radarsAN/SPN-43B air traffic control radarAN/SPN-44 landing aid radars4 × Mk 91 NSSM guidance systems4 × Mk 95 radars
Electronic warfareand decoys:
SLQ-32A(V)4 Countermeasures suiteSLQ-25A Nixie torpedo countermeasures
Armament:
2 × Mk 57 Mod3 Sea Sparrow2 × RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile3 × Phalanx CIWS
Armor:
Unknown
Aircraft carried:
90 fixed wing and helicopters