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. T he iconic American-made Nimitz-class aircraft carriers first set sail ...

What You Need to Know: The USS Nimitz (CVN-68), the lead ship of the Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, symbolizes a pivotal era in U.S. Navy history. Commissioned in 1975, it ...