1. United States
  2. Ship
  3. CVN 68 Nimitz

Basic Information

Category Carrier (Aviation Ship) Type CVN - Nuclear Powered Aircraft Carrier
Year Commissioned 1975 Year Decommissioned 0
Nationality United States Hypothetical No
Beam 40.8 m Draft 11.3 m
Height 55 m Length 317.2 m
Crew 5980 people Damage Points (DP) 7270
Standard Displacement 77264 tons Full Displacement 100020 tons
Empty Displacement 0 tons

Sensor Parameters

Model Purpose Range Scan Interval Generation
Furuno Radar, Surface Search & Navigation 0.20 - 20.00 nm 2 sec Early 1970s
AN/SPS-10B Radar, Surface Search & Navigation 0.20 - 40.00 nm 4 sec Late 1950s
AN/SPS-49(V)1 Radar, Air Search, 2D Long-Range 0.30 - 250.00 nm 5 sec Late 1970s
AN/SPS-48C Radar, Air Search, 3D Long-Range 2.20 - 220.00 nm 4 sec Late 1970s
AN/SPN-43A Radar, Shipboard Air Traffic Control (SATC) 0.20 - 70.00 nm 4 sec Late 1970s
Mk51 [Mk115 MFCS] Radar Illuminator, Medium-Range 0.10 - 20.00 nm 1 sec Early 1960s
Mk51 [Mk115 MFCS] Radar Illuminator, Medium-Range 0.10 - 20.00 nm 1 sec Early 1960s
Mk51 [Mk115 MFCS] Radar Illuminator, Medium-Range 0.10 - 20.00 nm 1 sec Early 1960s
AN/SPN-42 Radar, Air Traffic Control (ATC) 0.20 - 40.00 nm 3 sec Late 1970s
AN/SPN-42 Radar, Air Traffic Control (ATC) 0.20 - 40.00 nm 3 sec Late 1970s
AN/WLR-1G ELINT 0.00 - 500.00 nm 20 sec Early 1970s
AN/WLR-11 RWR, Radar Warning Receiver 0.00 - 120.00 nm 5 sec Early 1970s
AN/SLQ-17 Sensor Group
Group Components
# Component Type Purpose Range Scan Interval Generation
1 AN/SLQ-17 [ECM] ECM OECM & DECM, Offensive & Defensive ECM 0.00 - 0.00 nm 0 sec Late 1970s
2 AN/SLQ-17 [ESM] ESM RWR, Radar Warning Receiver 0.00 - 120.00 nm 5 sec Late 1970s
AN/SLQ-17 Sensor Group
Group Components
# Component Type Purpose Range Scan Interval Generation
1 AN/SLQ-17 [ECM] ECM OECM & DECM, Offensive & Defensive ECM 0.00 - 0.00 nm 0 sec Late 1970s
2 AN/SLQ-17 [ESM] ESM RWR, Radar Warning Receiver 0.00 - 120.00 nm 5 sec Late 1970s

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 10.64 nm 18.08 nm 10.64 nm
Visual Classification Range 4.28 nm 7.61 nm 4.28 nm
Infrared Detection Range 11.2 nm 19.03 nm 11.2 nm
Infrared Classification Range 4.76 nm 8.46 nm 4.76 nm
Radar, A-D Band (30-2000 MHz) 36.6 dBsm (4570.88 m²) 40.5 dBsm (11220.18 m²) 36.6 dBsm (4570.88 m²)
Radar, E-M Band (2-100 GHz) 36.6 dBsm (4570.88 m²) 40.5 dBsm (11220.18 m²) 36.6 dBsm (4570.88 m²)

Default Configuration

Model Capacity Fire Interval Comments
Mk25 BPDMS 8 2 sec 1967, RIM-7E
7.62mm MG 20 1 sec Ship, Ground Unit
Mk33 RBOC 6 1 sec 4x Mounts, 113mm
AN/SLQ-25 Nixie 2 1 sec 1976

Magazine Systems

Magazine Name Capacity Comments
Carrier Magazine 10000 USN, CV, 1975
7.62mm MG 800 8x Mounts, Ship
Mk33 RBOC 80 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/WSC-1 FLTSATCOM SHF Shipboard Transceiver 0 nm 0
FLTSATCOM AN/SRR-1 SATCOM Receiver 0 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)