Well got a lot of aircraft carriers, but we've only got ten of this size.
Bet this baby costs us more than a couple hundred bucks a week.
USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74)
Commissioned: December 9th, 1995
Air Wing:
5 squadrons of Super Hornet strike fighters
1 Electronic Attack Squadron
1 Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron
2 Helicopter Squadrons
1 Fleet Logistics Support Squadron
Dimensions: 257 wide by 1,092 feet long by 244 high
Displacement: 103,300 tons
Propulsion: 2 Westinghouse A4W nuclear reactors, 4 steam turbines and 4 shafts.
Total Horsepower: 260,000hp
Range: 1,000,000 miles before nuclear refueling
4 Propellers: bronze, 22 ft across, and 66,200 lbs
2 Rudders: each 29 by 22 ft, 50 tons
Anchor Weights: 30 tons each
Top Speed: Over 30 knots, rumored to be around 35 knots
Combat Aircraft: About 65 with a surge capability of over 85
4 Elevators: high-speed, each over 4,000 square ft.
4 Catapults: steam, 310ft stroke, capable of pushing a 80,000lb aircraft to 140 knots
4 Arresting Cables: 2“thick braided steel, tied to a under-deck hydraulic engine
Flight Deck Size: 4.5 acres
Raw Materials: Close to 55,000 tons of steel and over 1,000,000lbs of aluminum
Operational Life Expectancy: Half a century
Compliment: 6,500 people
Defensive Weaponry: 2 Mk56 launchers, 2 RIM-116 launchers, 3 Phalanx CIWS
Jet Fuel Storage Capacity: 3.5 million gallons
Consumable Stores: Enough food and supplies to operate for 90 days
Meals Served Per Day: 18,600
Eggs Served At Breakfast Alone: 12,000
Water distillation per day: 400,000 gallons, enough for 2,000 American homes
Electrical: 30,000 light fixtures, 1,600 miles of cable and wiring, 2,000 phones
Bedding: 14,000 pillowcases and 28,000 sheets
Number of compartments and spaces: About 3,500
Capacity of Air Conditioning System: 3,500 tons