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Ronald Reagan 2009

Ships

No	Name	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comm	Fate
CVN76	Ronald Reagan	645	Newport News SB	12.2.1998	10.3.2001	12.7.2003	in service (2020)
CVN77	George H. W. Bush		Newport News SB	19.5.2003	9.10.2006	10.1.2009	in service (2020)

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	77607
Displacement full, t	98235
Length, m	CVN76: 317.0 wl 334.7 oa CVN77: 317.1 wl 332.9 oa
Breadth, m	40.9 wl 78.3 ext
Draught, m	12.5
No of shafts	4
Machinery	4 sets Westinghouse geared steam turbines, 2 Westinghouse/General Electric A4W/A1G reactors
Power, h. p.	280000
Max speed, kts	31
Fuel, t	nuclear
Endurance, nm(kts)	practically unlimited
Armour, mm	presumably belt summary: 135, flight deck: 45, hangar deck: 50, main deck: 56 + Kevlar protection of vital spaces
Armament	CVN76: 2 x 8 Sea Sparrow SAM (24 RIM-7), 2 x 21 RAM SAM (42 RIM-116A), 3 x 6 - 20/76 Mk 15 Phalanx, ~90 aircraft (F-14, F/A-18 fighters, AV-8 attackers, EA-6 ECM planes, E-2 EW planes, S-3 ASW planes, C-2 cargo planes, AH-1, CH-46, CH-53, HH-1, HH-60, MH-53, MH-60, SH-60, UH-1, UH-3, UH-46, UH-60 helicopters) CVN77: 2 x 8 Sea Sparrow SAM (24 RIM-7), 2 x 21 RAM SAM (42 RIM-116A), 3 x 6 - 20/76 Mk 15 Phalanx, ~90 aircraft (F-14, F/A-18 fighters, AV-8 attackers, EA-6 ECM planes, E-2 EW planes, S-3 ASW planes, C-2 cargo planes, AH-1, CH-46, CH-53, HH-1, HH-60, MH-53, MH-60, SH-60, UH-1, UH-3, UH-46, UH-60 helicopters)
Electronic equipment	CVN76: SPS-49A, SPS-48E, SPS-67(v)1, SPN-43B, SPN-44, 2x SPN-46, SPS-64(v)9, SPS-73, 4x Mk 95, 3x Mk 90, SPQ-9B radars, SLQ-32(v)4, SLQ-20B ECM suites, 8x Mk 36 SRBOC decoy RL, SLQ-25A torpedo decoy, CEC USG-2, ICDS, JDTS, POST, CVIC CCS CVN77: SPS-49A(v)1, SPS-48E, SPS-67(v)1, SPN-43B, SPN-44, 2x SPN-46, SPS-64(v)9, SPS-73, 4x Mk 95, 3x Mk 90, SPQ-9B radars, SLQ-32(v)4, SLQ-20B ECM suites, 8x Mk 36 SRBOC decoy RL, SLQ-25A SSTDS torpedo decoy, CEC USG-2, ICDS, JDTS, POST, CVIC CCS
Complement	5600

Air group

Year	Fighters	recon, EW, ECM	ASW and auxiliary	Helicopters
2005, standard	36 F/A-18C, 14 F-14	4 EA-6B, 4 E-2C, 2 ES-3	8 S-3B, 2 C-2	6 SH-60
2010, standard	55 F/A-18	4 EA-6B, 4E-2C	2 C-2A	4 SH-60F, 2 HH-60H
2016, standard	14 F/A-18A/D, 30 F/A-18E/F	6 EA-18G, 6 E-2C/D	2 C-2A	10 MH-60R/S
2016, Ronald Reagan (CVW-5)	36 F/A-18E, 12 F/A-18F	4 EA-18G, 4 E-2C	2 C-2A	6 MH-60S, 6 MH-60R
2016, George H. W. Bush (CVW-8)	12 F/A-18C, 24 F/A-18E, 12 F/A-18F	4 EA-18G, 4 E-2C	2 C-2A	6 MH-60S, 6 MH-60R
2018, Ronald Reagan (CVW-5)	36 F/A-18E Super Hornet, 12 F/A-18F Super Hornet	6 EA-18G Growler, 6 E-2D Hawkeye	2 C-2A Greyhound	6 MH-60S Knighthawk, 6 MH-60R Seahawk
2018, George H. W. Bush (CVW-8)	12 F/A-18C Hornet, 24 F/A-18E Super Hornet, 12 F/A-18F Super Hornet	6 EA-18G Growler, 6 E-2C Hawkeye	2 C-2A Greyhound	6 MH-60S Knighthawk, 6 MH-60R Seahawk

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Aircraft facilities

(fd - 22,268 m², ha - 6,860 m² / 55,357 m³): Flight deck: 331.7 x 76.8m. Hangar: 208.5 x 32.9 x 8.07 m. There are 4 deck-edge elevators (47.6t, 21.4/25.9 x 15.9m). There are 4 C13 Mod.2 catapults. Aircraft fuel stowage: 12 869 000 l of JP-5 jet fuel. Aviation ordnance stowage is 1954t.

Project history

Intermediate design between Nimitz class and new CVN78. CVN77 has integrated information systems, open-system architecture for computers and combat systems, fiber-optic cabling and zonal electrical distribution, multifunctional embedded antennas and composite construction for the island. Concepts and systems are employed to reduce the lifetime cost for the ship by about 20% and to reduce the crew by 500. Differed from previous sister-ships, they have a prominent, 10.4m-long bow bulb to the hull, while the island superstructure is one deck lower than in earlier ships, and supports two masts. The ships have improved air-conditioning systems and berthing facilities. Instead of previous ships, they have 3 but not 4 arrester wires.

Ship protection

(presumably): Armour protection consists of 3 protected decks (flight, hangar and lower decks) and vertical armour (side armour and longitudinal bulkheads). Also there is a box-shaped protection of magazines and vital zones. Underwater protection includes 5 longitudinal bulkheads (4th bulkhead is 76mm-thick). Bottom is also protected. Also vital spaces have 63mm Kevlar protection.

Modernizations

late 2000s, Ronald Reagan: - SPS-49A radar; + SPS-49A(v)1 radar

early 2010s, both: - 2 x 8 Sea Sparrow SAM, 3 x 6 - 20/76, SPS-73, SPS-64(v)9, 3x Mk 90 radars, SLQ-25 torpedo decoy; + 2 x 8 ESSM SAM (16 RIM-162), 4 x 1 - 12.7/90, SPS-73(v)12 radar, SLX-1 anti-torpedo system

Naval service

No significant events.