USS JOHN C STENNIS (CVN 74)
MULTI-PURPOSE AIRCRAFT CARRIER (NUCLEAR-POWERED)
VESSEL STATUS
Class:		CVN 68				UIC:		21847
Status:		Active, in commission				Fleet:		U.S. PACIFIC FLEET
Date Status Changed:		12/09/1995				Homeport:		BREMERTON, WA
Maintenance Category:						Berth:
Force:		Battle Force
Builder:		Newport News Shipbuilding
MILESTONE DATES
Award Date:		06/30/1988				Commission Date:		12/09/1995
Keel Date:		03/13/1991				Inactivation Date:
Launch Date:		11/13/1993				Decommission Date:
Age (since Launch)		25.0				Years from Commission to Decommission:
Delivery Date:		11/09/1995				In-Service Date:
Age (since Delivery)		23.0				Out of Service Date:
						Stricken Date:
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Overall Length:		1092 ft				Waterline Length:		1040 ft
Extreme Beam:		252 ft				Waterline Beam:		134 ft
Max Navigational Draft:		42 ft				Draft Limit:		41 ft
Light Displacement:		78453 tons				Full Displacement:		103300 tons
Dead Weight:		24847 tons
Hull Material:			Steel hull, steel superstructure.
No. of Propellers:		4
No. of Waterjets:
Propulsion Type:			Steam Turbines (Nuclear)
Accommodations:			Officers:		200
			Enlisted:		6075
PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS
Custodian:			US NAVY
Planning Yard:			Norfolk Naval Shipyard
Nuclear Planning Yard:			Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Newport News, VA
Ships Program Manager:		PMS 312
Comments:
Last Updated:		06/27/2018
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