Dimensions

• Length of flight deck - 1,092 feet
• Width of flight deck - 252 feet
• Height from keel to mast - 244 feet (Equal to a 24-story building)
• Area of flight deck - 4.5 acres
• Displacement of carrier - 95,000 tons

Propulsion System

• Type -  Nuclear reactor
• Number of reactors - 2
• Maximum speed - more than 30 knots
• Number of screws - 4 (5 bladed - 25 feet tall - Bronze)
• Weight of screws - 66,200 lbs. each
• Number of rudders - 2 (29 feet by 22 feet, 60,000 lbs)

Flight Deck / Air Wing

• Number of catapults - 4
• Number of aircraft elevators - 4 (3,880 square feet)
• Size of Air Wing - approximately 60 aircraft

Miscellaneous

• Builder - Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, VA
• Keel laid - Aug. 15, 1970
• Launched - Oct. 11, 1975
• Planned crew sized - 6, 287 (includes Air Wing)
• Number of anchors - 2
• Weight of anchors - 60,000 lbs each
• Anchor chain - 1,082 feet on each anchor (365 lbs per link)
• Total anchor weight - 735,000 lbs each (includes chain)
• Distillation plant capacity - 400,000 gallons
• Number of light fixtures - approximately 29,000