USS George Washington: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 04:06, 26 August 2026

USS George Washington (CVN-73) is tracked in this archive by its recorded position over time. Every line below is a dated observation, not an assessment.

USS George Washington

CVN-73

Class	Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
Displacement	104200
Length
Beam
Draft
Propulsion
Speed
Range
Complement
Armament
Aircraft
Laid down	25 August 1986
Launched	21 July 1990
Commissioned	4 July 1992
Homeport	Yokosuka
Builder	Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding Newport News
Status
Last seen	Middle East (2026-08-24)

Recorded positions

2026-08-17: Homeport
2026-08-24: Middle East - moved

Theatres

This vessel has been recorded in Homeport, Middle East.

Background

Encyclopedic context, retrieved from a reference work and archived. It is not a position record and is not counted as one.

History

USS George Washington (CVN-73) is a United States Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the sixth carrier in the Nimitz class and the fourth US Navy ship with that name, after George Washington, Founding Father, commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and the first president of the United States. - Wikipedia
The contract for George Washington was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding on 27 December 1982. - Wikipedia
Her keel was laid on 25 August 1986, she was christened on 21 July 1990 by First Lady Barbara Bush, and the vessel was commissioned at Naval Station Norfolk on 4 July 1992. - Wikipedia
In 2008, USS George Washington became the first nuclear powered aircraft carrier to be forward-deployed at naval base Yokosuka, Japan. - Wikipedia

Class

Class: Nimitz-class aircraft carrier - Wikipedia

Displacement

Displacement: 104200 - Wikipedia

Laid Down

Laid down: 25 August 1986 - Wikipedia

Launched

Launched: 21 July 1990 - Wikipedia

Commissioned

Commissioned: 4 July 1992 - Wikipedia

Homeport

Homeport: Yokosuka - Wikipedia

Builder

Builder: Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding Newport News - Wikipedia

Publication history

What changed and when. Computed from the sources each revision cited, not written by anyone.

rev 1, 2026-08-25 — first published from 0 source(s)
rev 2, 2026-08-25 — rebuilt with no change of sources
rev 3, 2026-08-25 — rebuilt with no change of sources
rev 4, 2026-08-25 — rebuilt with no change of sources
rev 5, 2026-08-26 — rebuilt with no change of sources
rev 6, 2026-08-26 — rebuilt with no change of sources
rev 7, 2026-08-26 — rebuilt with no change of sources
rev 8, 2026-08-26 — rebuilt with no change of sources

How this page is made

Positions are recorded by the fleet tracker at each snapshot. Nothing on this page is written by a model.

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 '''USS George Washington''' (CVN-73) is tracked in this archive by its recorded position over time. Every line below is a dated observation, not an assessment.
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 == Recorded positions ==
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 === History ===
-* Her keel was laid on 25 August 1986, she was christened on 21 July 1990 by First Lady Barbara Bush, and the vessel was commissioned at Naval Station Norfolk on 4 July 1992. - Wikipedia
+* USS George Washington (CVN-73) is a United States Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the sixth carrier in the Nimitz class and the fourth US Navy ship with that name, after George Washington, Founding Father, commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and the first president of the United States. - Wikipedia
+* The contract for George Washington was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding on 27 December 1982. - Wikipedia
+* Her keel was laid on 25 August 1986, she was christened on 21 July 1990 by First Lady [[USS Santa Barbara|Barbara]] [[USS George H.W. Bush|Bush]], and the vessel was commissioned at Naval Station Norfolk on 4 July 1992. - Wikipedia
 * In 2008, USS George Washington became the first nuclear powered aircraft carrier to be forward-deployed at naval base Yokosuka, Japan. - Wikipedia
-* The contract for George Washington was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding on 27 December 1982. - Wikipedia
-* USS George Washington (CVN-73) is a United States Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the sixth carrier in the Nimitz class and the fourth US Navy ship with that name, after George Washington, Founding Father, commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and the first president of the United States. - Wikipedia
 === Class ===
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 * Displacement: 104200 - Wikipedia
+=== Laid Down ===
+* Laid down: 25 August 1986 - Wikipedia
+=== Launched ===
+* Launched: 21 July 1990 - Wikipedia
 === Commissioned ===
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-[[File:uss-george-washington-photo.jpg|thumb|220px|Uss George Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Casey H. Kyhl, Public domain)]]