USS Nimitz (CVN-68) is a nuclear powered supercarrier of the U.S. Navy and the lead ship of her class. It is one of the largest warships in the world, with a total displacement of 110,250 tons.

The lead vessel of a new class of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers developed to supplement the U.S. Navy's conventionally-powered Kitty Hawk -class, USS Nimitz, was commissioned into service by ...

The Navy has recovered the two aircraft lost off the USS Nimitz in the South China Sea on Oct. 26, the U.S. 7th Fleet said in a statement on Dec. 8. On Dec. 5, the Navy recovered the F/A-18F Super ...

Last week, the Navy recovered two aircraft that crashed into the South China Sea in two separate late October incidents off of USS Nimitz (CVN-68), the sea service announced Tuesday. A contracted boat ...

The famed aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, which is only days away from wrapping up 50 years of service, will stop in its former homeport of San Diego as it travels north to Bremerton, Wash., the Navy ...

Like a lot of Navy lore, the details are in dispute. But Jere Cordell, of San Diego, swears the beastly carrier USS Nimitz won an impromptu drag race against slender cruisers a half-century ago off ...

After decades of faithful service to the United States Navy, it is time for the USS Nimitz to return to its homeport. What is almost certainly the final deployment of the oldest active nuclear-powered ...

The Navy’s oldest aircraft carrier and its crew will be home for Christmas, scheduled to pull in at Naval Base Kitsap in Bremerton, Wash., on Dec. 16, the Navy said Friday. The Nimitz, flagship of ...

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Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) arrives in Guam for a scheduled port visit, Aug. 17, 2025. George Washington returned to Guam for a port visit Dec. 1, 2025. US Navy photo ...