| USS Ronald Reagan | |
| Career (United States) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) |
| Namesake: | Ronald Reagan |
| Ordered: | 8 December 1994 |
| Builder: | Northrop Grumman Newport News |
| Laid down: | 12 February 1998 |
| Launched: | 4 March 2001 |
| Sponsored by: | Nancy Reagan[1] |
| Commissioned: | 12 July 2003 |
| Homeport: | NS North Island San Diego, California |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2010 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, Ronald Reagan subclass |
| Displacement: | 101,400 long tons (113,600 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 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; 35+ mph) |
| Range: | Essentially unlimited distance; 20 years |
| Complement: | Ship's company: 3,200 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 and decoys: | SLQ-32A(V)4 Countermeasures suite SLQ-25A Nixie torpedo countermeasures |
| Armament: | 2 × Mk 29 Sea Sparrow 2 × RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile |
| Armor: | Classified |
| Aircraft carried: | 90 fixed wing and helicopters |
| Motto: | Peace Through Strength |
| Nickname: | Gipper |
