USS George H.W. Bush

USS *George H.W. Bush* (CVN-77)
	USS George H.W. Bush in January 2011
History
United States
Name	George H.W. Bush
Namesake	George H. W. Bush
Ordered	26 January 2001
Awarded	26 January 2001
Builder	Northrop Grumman Newport News
Cost	$6.2 billion
Laid down	6 September 2003
Sponsored by	Dorothy Bush Koch
Christened	7 October 2006
Launched	9 October 2006
Commissioned	10 January 2009
Homeport	Norfolk
Identification	MMSI number: 369970663; Callsign: NGHW; ; Hull number: CVN-77;
Motto	Freedom at Work
Nickname(s)	Avenger
Status	in active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class and type	Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
Displacement	102,000 long tons (114,000 short tons)
Length	Overall: 1,092 feet (332.8 m); Waterline: 1,040 feet (317.0 m);
Beam	Overall: 252 ft (76.8 m); Waterline: 134 ft (40.8 m);
Draft	Maximum navigational: 37 feet (11.3 m); Limit: 41 feet (12.5 m);
Propulsion	2 × Westinghouse A4W nuclear reactors (HEU 93.5%); 4 × steam turbines; 4 × shafts; 260,000 shp (194 MW);
Speed	30+ knots (56+ km/h; 35+ mph)
Range	Unlimited distance; 20–25 years
Complement	Ship's company: 3,532; Air wing: 2,480;
Sensors and ; processing systems	SPS-48E 3-D air search radar; SPS-49A(V)1 2-D air search radar; SPQ-9B fire control radar; 2 × SPN-46 air traffic control radars; SPN-43C air traffic control radar; SPN-41 instrument landing system radar; 3 × Mk 91 NSSM guidance systems; 3 × Mk 95 radars;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	AN/SLQ-32A(V)4 Countermeasures suite; SLQ-25A Nixie Torpedo Countermeasures;
Armament	2 × Mk 29 ESSM launcher; 2 × RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile; 3 × Phalanx CIWS;
Armor	2.5 in (64 mm) Kevlar over vital spaces
Aircraft carried	90 fixed wing and helicopters

USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) is the tenth and final Nimitz-class supercarrier of the United States Navy. She is named for the 41st President of the United States and former Director of Central Intelligence George H. W. Bush, who was a naval aviator during World War II. The vessel's callsign is Avenger, after the TBM Avenger aircraft flown by then-Lieutenant George H. W. Bush in World War II. Construction began in 2003 at Northrop Grumman, in Newport News, Virginia and was completed in 2009 at a cost of $6.2 billion. Her home port is Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia.

^ ^a ^b ^c "Future USS George H.W. Bush to Transit". Naval Sea Systems Command Public Affairs. 18 December 2008. Archived from the original on 6 October 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Aircraft Carrier Named the USS George H.W. Bush Commissioned". Fox News. 10 January 2009. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2009.
^ Polmar, Norman (2004). The Naval Institute guide to the ships and aircraft of the U.S. fleet. Naval Institute Press. p. 112. ISBN 978-1-59114-685-8. Retrieved 26 September 2016. nimitz class displacement
^ "CVN-68: NIMITZ CLASS" (PDF).
^ Kuperman, Alan; von Hippel, Frank (10 April 2020). "US Study of Reactor and Fuel Types to Enable Naval Reactors to Shift from HEU Fuel". International Panel on Fissile Materials. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
^ Hanlon, Brendan Patrick (19 May 2015). Validation of the Use of Low Enriched Uranium as a Replacement for Highly Enriched Uranium in US Submarine Reactors (PDF) (MSc). Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
^ Fontenoy, Paul E. (2006). Aircraft carriers: an illustrated history of their impact. ABC-CLIO Ltd. p. 349. ISBN 978-1-85109-573-5.
^ "USS George HW Bush Project". USS George HW Bush (CVN-77) Aircraft Carrier, United States of America. Net Resources International/SPG Media LTD. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2012.
^ Gibbons, Tony (2001). The Encyclopedia of Ships. London, United Kingdom: Amber Books. p. 444. ISBN 978-1-905704-43-9.

[NavyNews12182008-1] "Future USS George H.W. Bush to Transit". Naval Sea Systems Command Public Affairs. 18 December 2008. Archived from the original on 6 October 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2008.

[FoxCommissioned-2] "Aircraft Carrier Named the USS George H.W. Bush Commissioned". Fox News. 10 January 2009. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2009.

[3] Polmar, Norman (2004). The Naval Institute guide to the ships and aircraft of the U.S. fleet. Naval Institute Press. p. 112. ISBN 978-1-59114-685-8. Retrieved 26 September 2016. nimitz class displacement

[4] "CVN-68: NIMITZ CLASS" (PDF).

[5] Kuperman, Alan; von Hippel, Frank (10 April 2020). "US Study of Reactor and Fuel Types to Enable Naval Reactors to Shift from HEU Fuel". International Panel on Fissile Materials. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2022.

[6] Hanlon, Brendan Patrick (19 May 2015). Validation of the Use of Low Enriched Uranium as a Replacement for Highly Enriched Uranium in US Submarine Reactors (PDF) (MSc). Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2022.

[Fontenoy-7] Fontenoy, Paul E. (2006). Aircraft carriers: an illustrated history of their impact. ABC-CLIO Ltd. p. 349. ISBN 978-1-85109-573-5.

[NavTech2-8] "USS George HW Bush Project". USS George HW Bush (CVN-77) Aircraft Carrier, United States of America. Net Resources International/SPG Media LTD. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2012.

[ship_encyclopedia-9] Gibbons, Tony (2001). The Encyclopedia of Ships. London, United Kingdom: Amber Books. p. 444. ISBN 978-1-905704-43-9.

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History
USS George H.W. Bush in January 2011
United States
Name	George H.W. Bush
Namesake	George H. W. Bush
Ordered	26 January 2001
Awarded	26 January 2001
Builder	Northrop Grumman Newport News^[1]
Cost	$6.2 billion^[2]
Laid down	6 September 2003^[1]
Sponsored by	Dorothy Bush Koch^[1]
Christened	7 October 2006
Launched	9 October 2006
Commissioned	10 January 2009^[2]
Homeport	Norfolk
Identification	MMSI number: 369970663 Callsign: NGHW Hull number: CVN-77
Motto	Freedom at Work
Nickname(s)	Avenger
Status	in active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class and type	Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
Displacement	102,000 long tons (114,000 short tons)^[3]^[4]
Length	Overall: 1,092 feet (332.8 m) Waterline: 1,040 feet (317.0 m)
Beam	Overall: 252 ft (76.8 m) Waterline: 134 ft (40.8 m)
Draft	Maximum navigational: 37 feet (11.3 m) Limit: 41 feet (12.5 m)
Propulsion	2 × Westinghouse A4W nuclear reactors (HEU 93.5%)^[5]^[6] 4 × steam turbines 4 × shafts 260,000 shp (194 MW)
Speed	30+ knots (56+ km/h; 35+ mph)^[9]
Range	Unlimited distance; 20–25 years
Complement	Ship's company: 3,532 Air wing: 2,480
Sensors and processing systems	SPS-48E 3-D air search radar SPS-49A(V)1 2-D air search radar SPQ-9B fire control radar 2 × SPN-46 air traffic control radars SPN-43C air traffic control radar SPN-41 instrument landing system radar 3 × Mk 91 NSSM guidance systems 3 × Mk 95 radars
Electronic warfare & decoys	AN/SLQ-32A(V)4 Countermeasures suite SLQ-25A Nixie Torpedo Countermeasures
Armament	2 × Mk 29 ESSM launcher 2 × RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile 3 × Phalanx CIWS^[8]
Armor	2.5 in (64 mm) Kevlar over vital spaces^[7]
Aircraft carried	90 fixed wing and helicopters