Last update on Sep.9, 2015 | Aircraft Carrier Locations | | Ship | Air Wing | Locations and Remarks | Last
Update | | CVN-68 Nimitz | CVW-11
( NH ) | Home Port : Kitsap-Bremerton, WA.
 Back log
07Jan2015,arrived at Naval Base Kitsap-Bremertonfor a 16-month Drydocking planned maintenance periodat Puget Sound Naval Shipyardand Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF) | Jan.14, 2015 | | CVN-69 Dwight D. Eisenhower | CVW-3
( AC ) | Home Port : Norfolk, VA.
Back log
10Sep2013,entered the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth for a 14-month Drydocking Planned Incremental Availability26Aug2014,moved to Berth 42-43 from Dry Dock #8at Norfolk Naval Shipyard04Feb2015,is four months behind schedule,will remain in the yard until at least April28Aug2015, departed Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth 28Aug-01Sep2015, sea trials in the WestLant02Sep2015, returned to Norfolk | Sep.9, 2015 | | CVN-70 Carl Vinson | CVW-17
( NA ) | Home Port : San Diego, CA.
Back log
14Aug2015,six-month Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) at San Diego | Sep.2, 2015 | | CVN-71 Theodore Roosevelt | CVW-1
( AB ) | Home Port : Norfolk, VA.
Back log
09Mar2015,departure for deployment was delayedbecause sea water piping is fouled by marine growth11Mar2015,departed Norfolk for a scheduled Middle East deploymentand a homeport change to San Diego11Mar-22Mar2015, Lant22Mar-26Mar2015,anchored off Stokes Bay, Gosport, Hampshire, UK 27Mar-30Mar2015, Lant31Mar2015,transited the Strait of Gibraltar and entered the Med01Apr-05Apr2015, Med06Apr2015,transited the Suez Canaland entered U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations07Apr-08Apr2015, Red Sea09Apr2015, Gulf of Aden10Apr-12Apr2014, North Arabian Sea13Apr2014,relieved the USS Carl Vinson CSG in the Gulf of Oman14Apr-18Apr2015, Persian Gulf19Apr2015, transited the Strait of Hormuz19Apr-23Apr2014, North Arabian Sea24Apr2015, transited the Strait of Hormuz25Apr-03May2015, Persian Gulf04May-07May2015, Khalifa Bin Salman Port, Kingdom of Bahrain 08May-07Jun2015, Persian Gulf08Jun-11Jun2015, Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates 12Jun-18Jul2015, Persian Gulf19Jul-22Jul2015, Khalifa Bin Salman Port, Kingdom of Bahrain 23Jul-30Aug2015, Persian Gulf31Aug-03Sep2015, Khalifa Bin Salman Port, Kingdom of Bahrain | Sep.9, 2015 | | CVN-72 Abraham Lincoln | Not
assigned | Home Port : Norfolk, VA.
Back log
28Mar2013,moved to Drydock 11at Huntington Ingalls Newport News Shipbuilding to begin a three-and-a-half year RCOH03Nov2014,returned to the water, after entering the dry dock-------[ RCOH Schedule ]-------------------------Nov2016, RCOH is scheduled to be completed | Nov.5, 2014 | | CVN-73 George Washington | CVW-2
( NE ) | Home Port : Norfolk, VA.
Back log (Jul1992-Aug2008)
Home Port : Yokosuka, Japan
Back log (Aug2008-Aug2015)
Home Port : San Diego, CA.
10Aug-24Aug2015,hull swap with USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) at San Diego | Sep.2, 2015 | | CVN-74 John C. Stennis | CVW-9
( NG ) | Home Port : Kitsap-Bremerton, WA.
Back log
10Jul2015, departed Bremerton 10Jul-13Jul2015, EastPac14Jul-15Jul2015, San Diego 16Jul-20Jul2015,Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX)off the coast of southern California21Jul-28Jul2015,San Diego for a Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV)29Jul-26Aug2015,Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX)off the coast of southern California27Aug-30Aug2015, San Diego 31Aug-01Sep2015, EastPac02Sep2015, returned to Bremerton | Sep.9, 2015 | | CVN-75 Harry S. Truman | CVW-7
( AG ) | Home Port : Norfolk, VA.
Back log
05Aug2015, departed Norfolk 05Aug-14Aug2015,Carrier Qualifications for FRS and TRACOMoff the coast of North Carolina15Aug2015, returned to Norfolk 26Aug2015, departed Norfolk 27Aug-04Sep2015,Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX)off the coast of North Carolina | Sep.9, 2015 | | CVN-76 Ronald Reagan | CVW-5
( NF ) | Home Port : San Diego, CA.
Back log (Jul2003-Aug2015)
Home Port : Yokosuka, Japan
Back log (Aug2015- Present)
31Aug2015,departed San Diego for Yokosuka, Japan31Aug-04Sep2015, EastPac | Sep.9, 2015 | | CVN-77 George H.W. Bush | CVW-8
( AJ ) | Home Port : Norfolk, VA.
Back log
16Jun2015,entered the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Va. for a nine-month Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) | Jun.24, 2015 | | Aircraft Carrier Locations (Constructed and Proposed) | | CVN-78 Gerald R. Ford | Actual construction is to begin in 3 January 2007
at Northrop Grumman Corp.'s Newport News shipyard.
16Jun2006,An amendment addedto the National Defense Authorization Act for 2007proposes that CVN-78,the first ship in the CVN-78 class,be named for the 38th president "Gerald Ford"05Sep2006,The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)and the Program Executive Officer (PEO)held a signature and awards ceremonyat the Washington Navy Yard
to commemorate the certificationof the ship specifications16Jan2007,held the official naming ceremonyof the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78),the first aircraft carrier in the Ford class of carriers10Sep2008,The Navy awarded Northrop Grumman Shipbuildinga $5.1 billion contract to begin construction14Nov2009,the keel laying and authentication ceremony24May2012,The final keel section,680-metric-ton, 60-foot-tall lower bow unitwas joined to the other keel sectionsand was the last major section of the ship installedbelow the waterline11Jul2013,welded a time capsule inside the flight deck control room11Oct2013,flooded Dry Dock 12to float the first in USS Gerald R. Ford09Nov2013,held a christening ceremonyat Huntington Ingalls Newport News Shipbuildingin Newport News17Nov2013,launch and transit to Newport News Shipyard pier 3for the final stages of construction and testing12May2015,completed 22 no-load testsof Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS)-------[ Schedule ]-------------------------the second quarter of FY2016, expect to commission2017, slated to complete Initial Operational Test & Evaluationbefore entering service | Jun.3, 2015 | | CVN-79 John F. Kennedy | 15Jan2009,Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyardreceived a $374 million cost type contract awardfor construction preparation of the CVN-7925Feb2011,"First Cut of Steel" ceremonyat Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding Newport News20Mar2012,proposed budget being considered by Congresswould change that dateto September 2022 from September 202013Sep2013,$4 billion construction contract could be delayed a yearInstead, the Navy will pay an additional $296 millionto extend a 2010 advanced construction contract-------[ Schedule ]-------------------------
FY2013 : the full scale construction contract is expected to begin
FY2018 : Launched
FY2022 : Commissioned
| Aug.6, 2014 | | CVN-80 Enterprise | -------[ Schedule ]-------------------------
FY2018 : Laid down
FY2023 : Launched
FY2025 : Commissioned
FY2027 : replace CVN-68 Nimitz | Dec.5, 2012 | | Aircraft Carrier Locations (Retired) | | CV-63 Kitty Hawk | Back log
31Jan2009,decommissioning ceremonyat Naval Base Kitsap Pier D in Bremerton12May2009,decommissioned at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard& Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton | May 20, 2009 | | CV-64 Constellation | Back log
07Aug2003, decommissioned
late Sep. 2003, mothballed in Bremerton | Sep.17, 2003 | | CVN-65 Enterprise | Back log
01Dec2012,inactivation ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk20Jun2013,final homecomingto Newport News Shipbuilding for inactivation | Jun.26, 2013 | | CV-67 John F. Kennedy | Back log
23Mar2007,decommissioned at Naval Station Mayport30Sep2007,formally decommissioned at Naval Station Norfolk22Mar2008,towed into the Port of Philadelphiaat the Navy Inactive Ships Maintenance Facility | Mar.26, 2008 |
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