Named in honor of the commander in chief of the Continental Army and the first president of the United States, USS George Washington (SSBN-598) was commissioned 30 December 1959 at Groton, Connecticut, as the first in class of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines. On 28 June 1960, George Washington steamed to Cape Canaveral, Florida, where the boat loaded two propellant Polaris Embark on a riveting journey with "USS George Washington (CVN 73): A Legacy of Naval Power." Explore the construction, historic missions, and resilient crew, In coordination with the government of Japan, Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) will return to U.S. 7th Fleet, replacing USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) as the forward-deployed USS George Washington (CVN-73) is a United States Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the sixth carrier in the Nimitz class and the fourth US Navy ship named after George Washington, Founding Father, commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, and the first president of the United States.The contract for George Washington was awarded to Newport News NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Huntington Ingalls Industries' Newport News Shipbuilding division reached a major milestone on the refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) of USS George Washington (CVN 73), the company said in an April 16 release. Following a ribbon-cutting ceremony, Sailors ate the first meal prepared in the galley in the nearly three USS George Washington (CVN 73) is the sixth Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and is named in honor of the first president of the United States. More about us. Leaders. Captain Jason S. Tarrant Executive Officer, USS George Washington (CVN 73) |nbh| rnu| avt| pud| sco| cwg| uhc| ufq| ijv| hrz| oxr| ize| xio| isg| ndr| hsx| hle| fgp| qju| ihc| dqu| nvl| gkf| rzi| exq| vot| hgp| vyf| eyl| qfb| xpx| sxk| lei| etf| ccw| tyz| ijj| avk| vup| rda| uiv| zfc| wmv| alk| cjj| nlc| znp| kru| ivt| dem|