CVN-68 USS Nimitz MEDITERRANEAN CRUISE 1982-1983

Namesake. Chester W Nimitz, (1885-1966), fleet admiral in the USN, WW-II Commander in Chief, US Pacific Fleet, Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas during World War II.
Ordered. 31 Mar 1967
Builder. Newport News Shipbuilding, VA
Laid down. 22 Jun 1968
Launched. 13 May 1972
Commissioned. 3 May 1975
Reclassified. CVN-68, 30 Jun 1975
Homeport. NB Kitsap, WA
Motto. Teamwork, a Tradition
Class and type. Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
Displacement. 100,020 long tons (112,020 short tons)
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%)
4 × steam turbines
4 × shafts
260,000 shp (194 MW)
Speed. 31.5 knots (58.3 km/h; 36.2 mph)
Range. Unlimited distance; 20–25 years
Complement. Ship's company: 3,532, Air wing: 2,480
Sensors and processing systems:
AN/SPS-48E 3-D air search radar
AN/SPS-49(V)5 2-D air search radar
AN/SPQ-9B target acquisition radar
AN/SPN-46 air traffic control radars
AN/SPN-43C air traffic control radar
AN/SPN-41 landing aid radars
4 × Mk 91 NSSM guidance systems
4 × Mk 95 radars
Electronic warfare & decoys:
AN/SLQ-32A(V)4 Countermeasures suite
SLQ-25A Nixie Torpedo Countermeasures
Armament:
2 × Sea Sparrow
2 × RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile
2 × PHALANX CIWS (Close-In Weapons System) Gatling guns
4 × MK 38 25mm autocannon turrets
10 × .50 cal turret emplacements
Armor. Unknown
Aircraft carried. 90 fixed wing and helicopters