USS George Washington (CVN-73)

USS George Washington transiting the East China Sea, December 2010

USS George Washington (CVN-73) is a United States Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. It is the sixth carrier in the Nimitz class and the fourth US Navy ship with that name, after George Washington, Founding Father, commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and the first president of the United States.[1][2]

The contract for George Washington was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding on 27 December 1982. Her keel was laid on 25 August 1986, she was christened on 21 July 1990 by First Lady Barbara Bush. It was commissioned at Naval Station Norfolk on 4 July 1992.

George Washington was deployed to protect New York City after the September 11 attacks.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Polmar, Norman (2004). The Naval Institute guide to the ships and aircraft of the U.S. fleet. Naval Institute Press. p. 112. ISBN 978-1-59114-685-8. Archived from the original on 24 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "CVN-68: NIMITZ CLASS" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 May 2017. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "September 11: Chronology of terror". CNN. 12 September 2001. Archived from the original on 29 March 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
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