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USS George W. Bush

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Sister ship Gerald R. Ford
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Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
NameGeorge W. Bush
Namesake George W. Bush [1] [2] [3]
Builder Newport News Shipbuilding
IdentificationCVN-83
StatusPlanned
General characteristics
Class & type Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier
DisplacementAbout 100,000 long tons (100,000 tonnes) (full load) [4]
Length1,106 ft (337 m)
Beam134 ft (41 m)
Draft39 ft (12 m)
Installed powerTwo A1B nuclear reactors
PropulsionFour shafts
SpeedIn excess of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
RangeUnlimited distance; 20–25 years
Complement4,660
Armament
Aircraft carriedMore than 80, approx. up to 90 combat aircraft
Aviation facilities1,092 ft × 256 ft (333 m × 78 m) flight deck

USS George W. Bush (CVN-83) will be the sixth Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy. George W. Bush is scheduled to be laid down after 2027. She will be built at Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia.

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Naming

The ship's name was announced on 13 January 2025 in a press release by President Joe Biden, together with the name of CVN-82. She will be named for the 43rd President of the United States, George W. Bush. [1] This will be the first ship named after the president. [a]

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush (CVN-77) bears the name of George W. Bush's father and 41st President of the United States George H. W. Bush.

References

  1. 1 2 "Statement from President Biden Announcing the Names of CVN 82 and CVN 83" (Press release). The White House. 13 January 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  2. ↑ Carlos Del Toro (13 January 2025). "SECNAV Del Toro Names Future Aircraft Carriers CVN 82 and CVN 83". Navy.mil. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  3. ↑ "SECNAV names two future U.S. Navy aircraft carriers". Naval News. 14 January 2025. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "Aircraft Carriers - CVN". Fact File. United States Navy. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
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