USS Nimitz (CVN-68) is an aircraft carrier of the United States Navy, and the lead ship of her class. One of the largest warships in the world, she was laid down, launched, and commissioned as CVAN-68, "aircraft carrier, attack, nuclear powered ", but she was later redesignated as CVN-68, "aircraft carrier, multi-mission, nuclear-powered", on ...

USS Nimitz (CVN 68) is the lead ship of the U.S. Navy's Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and is named in honor of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz.

^ The letters "CVN" denote the type of ship: "CV" is the hull classification symbol for aircraft carriers, and "N" indicates nuclear-powered propulsion. The number after the "CVN" means that this is the 68th "CV", or large aircraft carrier.

2 days ago · Almost 50 years on from its commissioning date, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) departed Naval Base Kitsap on Mar. 21, 2025, for a deployment to the Indo-Pacific.

Jan 24, 2025 · USS Nimitz (CVN-68) is set to retire in 2025 and has already begun the deactivation process, marking a major milestone as one of the service’s longest-serving active aircraft carriers.

Mar 4, 2025 · Aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) will make one last homeport change, moving from Bremerton, Wash., to Norfolk, Va., before it starts the decommissioning process in 2026, USNI News has learned ...

Sep 6, 2024 · It will likely cost hundreds of millions of dollars for the scrapping of the lead vessel USS Nimitz (CVN-68), which now has a planned 2027 inactivation date – although there have been calls...

Oct 13, 2024 · What You Need to Know: USS Nimitz (CVN-68), one of the U.S. Navy’s most iconic aircraft carriers, is nearing retirement after nearly 50 years of service.

USS Nimitz is a supercarrier of the U.S. Navy, and the lead ship of her class. One of the largest warships in the world, she was laid down, launched and commissioned as CVAN 68 but was later...

Mar 7, 2021 · Nimitz, in the central Mediterranean, cooperated with aircraft carrier Enterprise (CVN-65), which sped to the region from off Lebanon to the waters north of Libya to be available for possible operations should the situation worsen.