1. United States
  2. Ship
  3. CVN 70 Carl Vinson [Nimitz Class]

Basic Information

Category Carrier (Aviation Ship) Type CVN - Nuclear Powered Aircraft Carrier
Year Commissioned 2009 Year Decommissioned 0
Nationality United States Hypothetical No
Beam 40.8 m Draft 11.7 m
Height 55 m Length 317.2 m
Crew 5980 people Damage Points (DP) 7360
Standard Displacement 78434 tons Full Displacement 101264 tons
Empty Displacement 0 tons

Sensor Parameters

Model Purpose Range Scan Interval Generation
AN/SPS-73(V)12 Radar, Surface Search & Navigation 0.20 - 96.00 nm 3 sec Early 2000s
AN/SPS-67(V)1 Radar, Surface Search & Navigation 0.20 - 35.00 nm 4 sec Early 1980s
AN/SPS-48E NTU Radar, Air Search, 3D Long-Range 2.20 - 220.00 nm 4 sec Late 1980s
AN/SPS-49A(V)1 Radar, Air Search, 2D Long-Range 0.30 - 250.00 nm 5 sec Late 2000s
AN/SPQ-9B Radar, Target Indicator, 3D Surface-to-Air & Surface-to-Surface 0.10 - 25.00 nm 2 sec Early 2000s
AN/SPN-43C Radar, Shipboard Air Traffic Control (SATC) 0.20 - 70.00 nm 4 sec Early 1990s
AN/SPN-46 Radar, Air Traffic Control (ATC) 0.20 - 40.00 nm 3 sec Early 1980s
AN/SPN-46 Radar, Air Traffic Control (ATC) 0.20 - 40.00 nm 3 sec Early 1980s
AN/SPN-41 Radar, Air Traffic Control (ATC) 0.20 - 40.00 nm 3 sec Late 1970s
AN/SPN-41 Radar, Air Traffic Control (ATC) 0.20 - 40.00 nm 3 sec Late 1970s
AN/WLR-1H(V)5 ELINT 0.00 - 500.00 nm 20 sec Early 1980s
Mk95 [Mk91 FCS] Sensor Group
Group Components
# Component Type Purpose Range Scan Interval Generation
1 Mk95 [EO] Visual Visual, Target Tracking and Identification TV Camera 0.00 - 80.00 nm 10 sec Visual, 2nd Generation TV Camera (1980s/1990s, AXX-1 TCS)
2 Mk95 [Radar] Radar Radar Illuminator, Medium-Range 0.10 - 64.00 nm 1 sec Late 1970s
Mk95 [Mk91 FCS] Sensor Group
Group Components
# Component Type Purpose Range Scan Interval Generation
1 Mk95 [EO] Visual Visual, Target Tracking and Identification TV Camera 0.00 - 80.00 nm 10 sec Visual, 2nd Generation TV Camera (1980s/1990s, AXX-1 TCS)
2 Mk95 [Radar] Radar Radar Illuminator, Medium-Range 0.10 - 64.00 nm 1 sec Late 1970s
Mk95 [Mk91 FCS] Sensor Group
Group Components
# Component Type Purpose Range Scan Interval Generation
1 Mk95 [EO] Visual Visual, Target Tracking and Identification TV Camera 0.00 - 80.00 nm 10 sec Visual, 2nd Generation TV Camera (1980s/1990s, AXX-1 TCS)
2 Mk95 [Radar] Radar Radar Illuminator, Medium-Range 0.10 - 64.00 nm 1 sec Late 1970s
Mk95 [Mk91 FCS] Sensor Group
Group Components
# Component Type Purpose Range Scan Interval Generation
1 Mk95 [EO] Visual Visual, Target Tracking and Identification TV Camera 0.00 - 80.00 nm 10 sec Visual, 2nd Generation TV Camera (1980s/1990s, AXX-1 TCS)
2 Mk95 [Radar] Radar Radar Illuminator, Medium-Range 0.10 - 64.00 nm 1 sec Late 1970s
AN/SLQ-32(V)4 Sensor Group
Group Components
# Component Type Purpose Range Scan Interval Generation
1 AN/SLQ-32(V)4 [ECM] ECM OECM & DECM, Offensive & Defensive ECM 0.00 - 0.00 nm 0 sec Late 1980s
2 AN/SLQ-32(V)4 [ESM] ESM ELINT 0.00 - 500.00 nm 20 sec Late 1980s
AN/SLQ-32(V)4 Sensor Group
Group Components
# Component Type Purpose Range Scan Interval Generation
1 AN/SLQ-32(V)4 [ECM] ECM OECM & DECM, Offensive & Defensive ECM 0.00 - 0.00 nm 0 sec Late 1980s
2 AN/SLQ-32(V)4 [ESM] ESM ELINT 0.00 - 500.00 nm 20 sec Late 1980s

Ship Capabilities Code

Nuclear Shock Resistant Degaussed Steel Hull Refuel to Starboard x 1 (Out) Refuel from Starboard x 2 (In) Replenish from Starboard x 2 (In)

Signatures

Type Front Side Rear
Passive Sonar, VLF (0-1000 Hz, 200 Hz Center Frequency) 160 dB 161 dB 162 dB
Passive Sonar, LF (1-5 KHz, 3 KHz Center Frequency) 130.5 dB 131 dB 132 dB
Passive Sonar, MF (5-10 KHz, 7.5 KHz Center Frequency) 122.5 dB 123 dB 124 dB
Passive Sonar, HF (10-500 KHz, 20 KHz Center Frequency) 114 dB 115 dB 116 dB
Active Sonar, VLF-HF (0-500 KHz) 120 dB 1000 dB 120 dB
Visual Detection Range 10.48 nm 17.82 nm 10.48 nm
Visual Classification Range 4.22 nm 7.5 nm 4.22 nm
Infrared Detection Range 11.04 nm 18.76 nm 11.04 nm
Infrared Classification Range 4.69 nm 8.34 nm 4.69 nm
Radar, A-D Band (30-2000 MHz) 36.1 dBsm (4073.80 m²) 40 dBsm (10000.00 m²) 36.1 dBsm (4073.80 m²)
Radar, E-M Band (2-100 GHz) 36.1 dBsm (4073.80 m²) 40 dBsm (10000.00 m²) 36.1 dBsm (4073.80 m²)

Default Configuration

Model Capacity Fire Interval Comments
Mk29 Sea Sparrow 8 2 sec RIM-162D
Mk31 RAM 21 1 sec RIM-116B Blk 1A, 2007
12.7mm/50 MG 10 1 sec Facility/Ship, No Anti-Air Capability
Mk53 Nulka 2 1 sec 2 Cells, 2002
AN/SLQ-25A Nixie 2 1 sec 1987

Magazine Systems

Magazine Name Capacity Comments
Carrier Magazine 10000 USN, CV, 2007
12.7mm/50 MG 800 8x Mounts
Mk53 Nulka 16 4x Mounts

Datalink

Type Model Range Channels
Radio HF Radio [Secure] 300 nm 10
Radio VHF Radio [Secure] 100 nm 0
Radio UHF Radio [Secure] 100 nm 0
FLTSATCOM AN/SRR-1 SATCOM Receiver 0 nm 0
CEC CEC [AN/USG-2] 160 nm 0
Link 4 Link 4A 300 nm 10
Link 11 Link 11 300 nm 0
Link 14 Link 14 300 nm 0

Engines

Model Type Combined Type Engine Count Shafts Primary Engines Secondary Engines Hypothetical Comments
2x A4W Nuclear Reactors Nuclear N/A 2 2 2 - No -

Aircraft Facilities

Carrier Catapult (x1) Carrier Catapult (x1) Carrier Catapult (x1) Carrier Catapult (x1) Carrier Arresting Gear (x1) Elevator (x2) Elevator (x2) Elevator (x2) Elevator (x2) Hangar (x50) Open Parking (x60) Runway (x1)