USS George Washington

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

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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.

See also

• USS Abraham Lincoln
• USS Boxer
• USS Paul Ignatius
• USS Ross

Background

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

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
• 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

• Class: Nimitz-class aircraft carrier - Wikipedia

Displacement

• Displacement: 104200 - 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

How this page is made

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

Uss George Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Casey H. Kyhl, Public domain)