Admiral Chester W. Nimitz with Cdr Herbert E. Schonland and LCdr Bruce McCandless aboard USS San Francisco (CA-38), in December 1942. PD. Although Douglas MacArthur and Chester Nimitz were the two ...

USS George Washington’s midlife upgrade ... supercarriers was fittingly named for World War II Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, and subsequent carriers of the class were named for past presidents.

USS Nimitz (CVN-68) is a supercarrier in the United ... The ship was named for Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, who commanded the Pacific fleet in World War II. Unlike all subsequent Nimitz ...

The 10 nuclear powered Nimitz class aircraft carriers are the largest warships in the world, each designed for an approximately 50 year service life with one mid-life refueling. USS NIMITZ (CVN 68 ...

A recent video of the USS Nimitz (CVN-68), the progenitor of the iconic Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier that has formed the backbone of the United States Navy for several decades ...

One of the world's largest vessels, United States Navy nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz last weekend sailed past Cape Horn en route to its base in San Diego, California. According to a ...

Aerial view of the pier at the Nimitz Marine Facility on San Diego Harbor. The Nimitz Marine Facility (MarFac) is the home port and technical support center for the Scripps oceanographic research ...