USS Nimitz

Ordered: 31 Maret 1967
Mulai Pembuatan: 22 Juni 1968
Peluncuran: 13 Mei 1972
Peresmian: 3 Mei 1975
Kelas: CVN-68
Homeport: NB San Diego, California
Motto: Teamwork, a Tradition
Julukan: "Old Salt"
Pembuat: Newport News Shipbuilding Co., Newport News, Va.

Displacement: Sekitar 97,000 ton (87,996.9 metric tons) full load
Panjang: Keseluruhan: 1,092 ft (333 m), Waterline: 1,040 ft (317 m)
Lebar: Keseluruhan: 252 ft (76.8 m), Waterline: 134 ft (40.8 m)
Draft*: Maximum navigational: 37 ft (11.3 m), Limit: 41 ft (12.5 m)
Propulsion: 2 × Westinghouse A4W nuclear reactors, 4 × steam turbines, 4 × shafts, 260,000 shp (194 MW)
Speed:30+ knots (56+ km/h)
Jarak Tempuh: Tak Terbatas
Complement: Ship's company: 3,200, Air wing: 2,480
Sensors and processing systems: AN/SPS-48E 3-D air search radar, AN/SPS-49(V)5 2-D air search radar, Mk 23 target acquisition radar, 2 × AN/SPN-46 air traffic control radars, AN/SPN-43B air traffic control radar, AN/SPN-44 landing aid radars, 3 × Mk 91 NSSM guidance systems, 3 × Mk 95 radars
Electronic warfare and decoys: SLQ-32A(V)4 Countermeasures suite, SLQ-25A Nixie torpedo countermeasures
Armament: three Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) launchers, three Mk 29 NATO Sea Sparrow launchers
Armor: Unknown
Jumlah Pesawat: 90 fixed wing and helicopters
Ketapel: 4
Elevator Pesawat: 4


Nimitz Carrier Battle Group
USS Nimitz merupakan bagian dari Carrier Strike Group 11 (CSG-11) dengan Carrier Air Wing 11 di atasnya, dengan Nimitz sebagai pimpinannya dan sebagai tempat komandan Destroyer Squadron 23.

Ships of DESRON-23 (Destroyer Squadron):
- USS Chafee (DDG 90)
- USS Higgins (DDG 76)
- USS John Paul Jones (DDG 53)
- USS Pinckney (DDG 91)
- USS Sampson (DDG 102)

Squadrons of CVW-11:
- Strike Fighter Squadron 14 (VFA-14) "Tophatters"
- Strike Fighter Squadron 41 (VFA-41) "Black Aces"
- Strike Fighter Squadron 81 (VFA-81) "Sunliners"
- Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 232 (VMFA-232) "Red Devils"
- Electronic Attack Squadron 135 (VAQ-135) "Black Ravens"
- Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 117 (VAW-117) "Wallbangers"
- Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron 6 (HS-6) "Indians"
- Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 30 Detachment 4 (VRC 30) "Providers"