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U.S. Navy Fleet AIRCRAFT CARRIERS Nimitz Class (CVN-68) Displacement: 91,487 tons; CVN-71, 96,358 tons: Length: 1,040 feet; Beam: 134 feet; Power Plant: Two nuclear reactors, four GE geared steam turbines and four shafts. Built by Newport News Shipbuilding USS Nimitz (CVN-68) USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)* USS George Washington (CVN-73)* John C. Stennis (CVN-74)* Unnamed (CVN-75)* Enterprise Class (CVN-65) Displacement: 89,600 tons; Length: 1,040 feet; Beam: 133 feet; Power Plant: Eight nuclear reactors, four geared steam tur- bines and four shafts. Built by Newport News Shipbuilding USS Enterprise (CVN-65) John F. Kennedy Class (CV-67) Displacement: 82,000 tons; Length: 1,052 feet; Beam: 130 feet; Power Plant: Eight boilers, four Westinghouse geared steam turbines and four shafts. Built by Newport News Shipbuilding USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) Kitty Hawk Class (CV-63) Displacement: 80,800 tons; Length: 1,046 feet; Beam: 130 feet; Power Plant: Eight boilers, four Westinghouse geared steam turbines and four shafts. Built by New York Shipbuilding USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) Built by New York Naval Shipyard USS Constellation (CV-64) Built by Newport News Shipbuilding USS America (CV-66) Forrestal Class (CV-59) Displacement: 75,900-79,300 tons; Length: 1,063-1,086 feet; Beam: 129 feet; Power Plant: Eight boilers, four geared steam tur- bines and four shafts. Built by Newport News Shipbuilding USS Forrestal (CV-59) USS Ranger (CV-61) Built by New York Naval Shipyard USS Saratoga (CV-60) USS Independence (CV-62) Midway Class (CV-41) Displacement: 62,000 tons; Length: 979 feet; Beam: 121 feet; Power Plant: Twelve boilers, four geared steam turbines and four shafts. Built by Newport News Shipbuilding USS Midway (CV-41) USS Coral Sea (CV-43) AMMUNITION SHIPS Kilauea Class (AE-26) Displacement: 18,088 tons; Length: 564 feet; Beam: 81 feet; Power Plant: Three boilers, geared turbines and single shaft. Built by General Dynamics-Quincy USS Butte (AE-27) Built by Bethlehem Steel-Sparrows Point USS Santa Barbara (AE-28) USS Mount Hood (AE-29) Built by Ingalls Shipbuilding USS Flint (AE-32) USS Shasta (AE-33) USS Mount Baker (AE-34) USS Kiska (AE-35) Suribachi Class (AE-21) Displacement: 15,500 tons; Length: 512 feet; Beam: 72 feet; Power Plant: Two boil- ers, geared turbines and single shaft. Built by Bethlehem Steel-Sparrows Point USS Suribachi (AE-21) USS Mauna Kea (AE-22) Nitro Class (AE-23) Same as Suribachi Class. Built by Bethlehem Steel-Sparrows Point USS Nitro (AE-23) USS Pyro (AE-24) USS Haleakala (AE-25) AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT SHIPS Wasp Class (LHD-1) Displacement: 40,500 tons; Length: 844 feet; Beam: 106 feet; Power Plant: Two boil- ers, two geared turbines and two shafts. Built by Ingalls Shipbuilding USS Wasp (LHD-1)* USS Essex (LHD-2) * USS Kearsage (LHD-3) * Unnamed (LHD-4) * (continued) Naval Testing* Wyle delivers a full fleet of services* Footnotes: Asterisks denote vessel under contract or construction at yard; (1) Sched- uled for inactivation and defueling by July 1990; (2) Being jumoized at Avondale Ship- yards; (3) Undergoing conversion to (T-AG- 195); (4) Under long-term charter; and (5) Scheduled for retirement. June, 1989 Wyle delivers the unique environ- mental testing the Navy demands. We provide 167 vibration and 901 shock testing, steam testing (NAVSEA QSL), natural environ- ments, acoustic services (includ- ing underwater measurements), test tailoring, and dynamic analysis. We have 40 years of independent test experience and test facilities throughout the United States. We can provide a naval test program that is reliable, on time, and within budget. For more information on Wyle's full range of test services, call Pro- gram Development in Huntsville, AL at (205) 837-4411, Norco, CA at (714) 737-0871 or Hampton, VA at (804) 865-0000. Circle 299 on Reader Service Card WYLE SCIENTIFIC SERVICE: & SYSTEMS GROUP LABORATORIES Huntsville, AL Norco, CA Hampton, V/
