| Commissioned: |
29-Apr-61 |
| Width: |
282 Feet (86m) |
| Engines: |
4 |
| Crew (with Airwing): |
2,800 (5,300) |
| Total Height Above Waterline: |
201 Feet |
| Fuel Capacity: |
2,000,000 Gallons (7,600,000 Liters) |
| Flight Deck Area: |
4.1 Acres |
| Closed Circuit Television: |
6 Channels |
| Average Soda Consumption Daily: |
5,040 Cans |
| Supply Items Carried: |
60,000 |
| Public Works Force: |
300 Personnel |
| Number of ATM's: |
4 (Navy-Specific) |
| Arresting Gear: |
4 |
| Elevator Lift Capacity: |
130,000 Pounds Each (58,500 KG) |
| Sea Sparrow Launchers: |
2, 8-Missiles Each |
| M-60 Gun Mounts: |
2 |
| Operating Rooms and Triage Areas: |
6 |
| Chaplains: |
3 |
| Ship's Retail Stores: |
2 |
| Eggs Served Daily Underway: |
9,600 - 12,000 |
| Builder: |
New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, NJ |
| Average Displacement: |
81,788 Tons (74,197 Metric Tons) |
| Boilers: |
8 |
| Total Cost to Build: |
$265,200,000 in 1961 |
| Total Number of Decks and Levels |
8 Decks (Down) and 11 Levels (Up) |
| Anchors: |
2 - 30 Tons Each (27.3 MT) |
| Propellers |
4, 21 Feet Wide (7 M) |
| Hangar Bay Area: |
1.6 Acres |
| Worldwide Satellite Capability: |
12 Channels |
| Water Distilled Daily |
380,000 Gallons (1,444,000 L) |
| Pounds of Cargo Received Daily: |
18,000 |
| Number of Pay Accounts: |
5,500 |
| Number of Catapults: |
4 (Steam-Powered) |
| Effective Landing Area: |
120 Feet (36.4 M) |
| General Quarters Repair Lockers: |
11 |
| Close-In Weapons System (CIWS) Mounts: |
2 Batteries, 1,500 Rounds Each |
| Dentists: |
5 |
| Hospital Beds: |
65 |
| Worship Services Held Weekly: |
21 |
| Barber Shops: |
2 |
| Loaves of Bread Baked Daily Underway: |
900 Loaves |
| Length: |
1,069 Feet (326 M) |
| Speed: |
30 Knots+ (56 KPH) |
| Aircraft Capacity: |
75+ |
| Draft: |
38 Feet (12 M) |
| Electrical System Capacity: |
14,000,000 Watts |
| Weight of Anchor Links: |
360 Pounds Each (162 KG) |
| Estimated Number of Spaces: |
2,400+ |
| Telephones / Computers |
2,400 / 1,500 |
| Meals Served Underway: |
17,000+ |
| Exercise Facilities: |
5 |
| Average Annual Payroll: |
$145,000,000 |
| Catapult Length: |
263 Feet (79.7 M) |
| Aircraft Elevators: |
4 |
| Rolling Airframe Missile Launchers: |
2, 21 Missiles Each |
| .50-Cal Gun Mounts: |
9 |
| Physicians and Surgeons |
6 |
| Lawyers |
2 |
| Laundry |
1 |
| Post Office |
1 |
| Pounds of Mail Processed Daily: |
2,500 Pounds (1,125 KG) |
