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Class of American aircraft carriers From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Class overview | |
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Name | Hornet class |
Builders | Newport News Shipbuilding |
Operators | United States Navy |
Preceded by | Saipan-class aircraft carrier |
Cost | US$5.6 billion($7.3 billion in 2023)[1] |
Planned | 9 |
Building | 3 |
Completed | 6 |
Active | 3 |
Retired | 3 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Aircraft carrier |
Displacement | 47,000 tons |
Length | 305m overall 279m waterline |
Beam | 38m |
Draft | 13m |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 27 knots (50 km/h; 31 mph) |
Complement | 3,900 |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Armament |
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Armor | Up to 2 inches Kevlar over key areas |
Aircraft carried | Up to 75 |
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