Os navios-aeródromo da classe ‘Nimitz’
USS Nimitz (CVN-68)
Builders: Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia
Laid down: June 22, 1968
Launched: May 13, 1972 (List)
Commissioned: May 3, 1975 (List)
Status: In active service, based at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, California
Modifications: Service Life Extension Program
Operations: Operation Evening Light, Gulf of Sidra, Operation Desert Storm, Operation Southern Watch, Operation Iraqi Freedom
Victories: 2 Libyan aircraft in 1981
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69)
Builders: Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia
Laid down: August 15, 1970
Launched: October 11, 1975 (List)
Commissioned: October 18, 1977 (List)
Status: In active service, based at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia
Modifications: Service Life Extension Program
Operations: Iran hostage crisis, Operation Desert Shield, Operation Desert Storm, Operation Uphold Democracy, Operation Southern Watch, Operation Deny Flight
USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70)
Builders: Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia
Laid down: October 11, 1975
Launched: March 15, 1980 (List)
Commissioned: March 13, 1982 (List)
Status: Undergoing RCOH at Northrop Grumman Newport News, Virginia
Operations: Operation Southern Watch, Operation Desert Storm , Operation Desert Fox, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom
USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)
Builders: Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia
Laid down: October 31, 1981
Launched: October 27, 1984 (List)
Commissioned: October 25, 1986 (List)
Status: In active service, based at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia
Operations: Operation Desert Shield, Operation Provide Comfort, Operation Deny Flight, Operation Southern Watch, Operation Deliberate Force, Operation Allied Force, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)
Builders: Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia
Laid down: November 3, 1984
Launched: February 13, 1988 (List)
Commissioned: November 11, 1989 (List)
Status: In active service, based at Naval Station Everett in Everett, Washington
Operations: Operation Desert Shield, Operation Desert Storm, Operation Fiery Vigil, Operation Southern Watch, Operation Restore Hope, Operation Vigilant Sentinel, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Unified Assistance
USS George Washington (CVN 73)
Builders: United States Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia
Laid down: August 25, 1986
Launched: July 21, 1990 (List)
Commissioned: July 4, 1992 (List)
Status: In active service, based at Yokosuka Naval Base, Yokosuka, Japan
Operations: Operation Decisive Endeavor, Operation Southern Watch, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Vigilant Resolve
USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74)
Builders: United States Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia
Laid down: March 13, 1991
Launched: November 11, 1993 (List)
Commissioned: December 9, 1995 (List)
Status: In active service, based at Naval Base Kitsap in Bremerton, Washington
Operations: Operation Southern Watch, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Noble Eagle
USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)
Builders: Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia
Laid down: November 29, 1993
Launched: September 7, 1996 (List)
Commissioned: July 25, 1998 (List)
Status: In active service, based at Naval Station Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia
Operations: Operation Southern Watch, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Hurricane Katrina relief
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76)
Builders: Northrop Grumman Newport News in Newport News, Virginia
Laid down: February 12, 1998
Launched: March 4, 2001 (List)
Commissioned: July 12, 2003 (List)
Status: In active service, based at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego, California
USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77)
Builders: Northrop Grumman Newport News in Newport News, Virginia
Laid down: September 6, 2003
Launched: October 9, 2006 (List)
Commissioned: 10 January 2009 (List)
Status: Sea trials slated to be completed first quarter 2009.