Description:Ship 1205
USS RONALD REAGAN is the 9th NIMITZ - class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and the first ship in the Navy to bear the name. November 11, 2000, was a key milestone in the construction of the RONALD REAGAN when the 650-ton island house was placed atop the ship's flightdeck at Newport News Shipbuilding.
General Characteristics: Awarded: December 8, 1994 Keel laid: February 12, 1998 Launched: March 5, 2001 Commissioned: July 12, 2003 Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding Co., Newport News, Va. Propulsion System: two nuclear reactors Main Engines: four Propellers: four Blades on each Propeller: five Aircraft elevators: four Catapults: four Arresting gear cables: three Length, overall: 1,092 feet (332.85 meters) Flight Deck Width: 257 feet (78.34 meters) Area of flight deck: about 4,5 acres Beam: 134 feet (40.84 meters) Draft: 38,4 feet (11.7 meters) Displacement: approx. 100,000 tons full load Speed: 30+ knots Planes: approx. 85 Crew: Ship: approx. 3,200 Air Wing: 2,480 Armament: two Mk 29 NATO Sea Sparrow launchers, two Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) Systems Homeport: San Diego, Calif.
