As a result, many of the carriers afloat today have been in service for decades. This begs the question, 'What is the oldest ...

USS Nimitz is a state-of-the-art warship that boasts a 100,000-ton displacement and is able to carry 5,000 sailors onboard.

The United States Navy’s oldest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier departed Guam on Monday ... her final deployment before being retired from service after more than fifty years.

The U.S. Navy’s oldest aircraft carrier, the USS Nimitz ... “It’s always an honor to return to Guam — where our service members are welcomed like family, and where our presence truly ...

The country's oldest aircraft carrier which saw action during the Falkland Islands war in 1982, bowed out of active service on Monday as it steamed into its home port of Portsmouth in southern ...

Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Hannah Kantner/U.S. Navy The Nimitz is the oldest U.S. aircraft carrier in active service. It departed Naval Base Kitsap in Bremerton, Washington ...