Model Ships, Books and more about the USS George Washington CVN-73 Supercarrier,
aircraft carrier.
Here is a list of models and books about the USS George Washington Supercarrier,
Aircraft Carrier. The USS George Washington, CVN-73, was the fourth
US Navy ship to be named the Washington. The third ship to be named
after President Washington is a submarine SSBN-598 which was launched on
June 9th, 1959. The second ship to be called the USS George
Washington was a German ocean liner, launched in 1908, which was taken
over and converted into a troop transport by the Navy during World War
1 and which was finally sold for scrap in 1951. The first George
Washington was purchased on October 12th, 1798 and served for less than
four years and was sold in May of 1802.
The current ship, USS George Washington CVN-73 was built in Newport
News Virginia. The keel was laid on August 25th 1986. Her launch
date was July 21st 1990. The Washington's deliverly date was June
8th, 1992 and she was commissioned on July 4th 1992. The USS George
Washington is 1092 feet long, 252 feet wide, on the flight deck, sits 41
feet deep in the water, has a waterline length of 1040 feet, a waterlind
beam of 134 feet, has a light displacement of 80376 tons with a maximum
displacement of 10417 tons.
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