The 50 year old nuclear-powered aircraft carrier returned to Bremerton, Washington on Dec. 16, 2025 after its final scheduled deployment. USS Nimitz ...

The oldest active nuclear-powered supercarrier completed a 270-day-long deployment. Next year, CVN-68 will head to Naval ...

Half a century after it first set sail, the USS Nimitz arrived home at Naval Base Kitsap for the final time ahead of ...

The ten nuclear-powered carriers of the Nimitz class are the second-biggest warships in the world—only smaller than the Ford-class. Nimitz-class vessels are over 1,000 feet long and have a beam of 252 ...

The lead vessel of a new class of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers developed to supplement the U.S. Navy's conventionally-powered Kitty Hawk -class, USS Nimitz, was commissioned into service by ...

Key Points and Summary - Ford-class carriers replace Nimitz-class with major upgrades: twin A1B reactors delivering triple the electrical power; EMALS catapults and Advanced Arresting Gear for ...

The Ford-class aircraft carrier’s AAG system is far better than the old steam-based hydraulic catapults—but the Navy has ...

The USS Nimitz, one of the United States Navy’s nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, is still stuck in port due to a contaminated drinking water problem. The issue, discovered by the ship’s... Here’s ...

Hearing the Nimitz was coming back spurred Shauna Sowersby, a former Navy photographer and reporter, to reach out to others ...

Babies, parents, and one new bride-to-be welcomed the sailors of the USS Nimitz on a rainy afternoon in Bremerton.

After nearly half a century of service, the Navy is looking into how to scrap the Nimitz, only the second nuclear-powered ship to face the scrapyard.