Last update on May 22, 2013

Aircraft Carrier Locations
Ship
Air Wing
Locations and Remarks
Last
Update
CVN-68 Nimitz
CVW-11
( NH )
Home Port : Everett, WA.
Back log
30Mar2013,
departed Everett
for a Sustainment Training Exercise (SUSTEX)
in preparation for an upcoming deployment
30Mar-01Apr2013, EastPac
02Apr2013, San Diego, embarked CVW-11
03Apr-17Apr2013, SUSTEX off the coast of southern California
18Apr2013, San Diego
19Apr2013,
departed San Diego
for a scheduled Western Pacific deployment
19Apr-02May2013, Pac
03May2013,
entered the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility
03May-10May2013, WestPac
11May-12May2013, Busan, Republic of Korea
13May-14May2013, Sea of Japan
15May-21May2013, WestPac
-------[ Schedule to the decommission ]-----------
FY2024, decommission,
will be replaced by 3rd ship in the CVN-78 class
May 22, 2013
CVN-69 Dwight D. Eisenhower
CVW-7
( AG )
Home Port : Norfolk, VA.
Back log
21Feb2013,
departed Norfolk to the 5th and 6th fleet areas of operations,
in support of maritime security operations
21Feb-04Mar2013, Lant
05Mar-06Mar2013, Med
07Mar-09Mar2013, Marseille, France
10Mar-15Mar2013, Med
16Mar2013, transited the Suez Canal, and entered the Red Sea
17Mar-19Mar2013, Red Sea
20Mar-23Mar2013, Arabian Sea
24Mar2013
launched first combat sorties
in support of Operation Enduring Freedom
24Mar-21Apr2013, North Arabian Sea
22Apr2013, Persian Gulf
23Apr-26Apr2013, Khalifa Bin Salman Port in Hidd, Bahrain
27Apr2013, Persian Gulf
28Apr-21May2013, North Arabian Sea
May 22, 2013
CVN-70 Carl Vinson
CVW-17
( NA )
Home Port : San Diego, CA.
Back log
02May2013, departed San Diego
03May-16May2013,
Tailored Ship's Training Availability (TSTA)
off the coast of Southern California
17May2013, returned to San Diego
21May2013, departed San Diego
May 22, 2013
CVN-71 Theodore Roosevelt
CVW-1
( AB )
Home Port : Norfolk, VA.
Back log
26Aug2009,
Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)
awarded a $2.4 billion contract
to Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding - Newport News
for the Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH)
29Aug2009,
entered Newport News Shipbuilding for a RCOH
21May2011,
left dry dock and transitted the James River
as relocates from dry dock 11 to a pier 2
at Newport News Shipbuilding
for the second half of RCOH
17May2013, rotate position "turn ship" at pier
May 22, 2013
CVN-72 Abraham Lincoln
Not
assigned
Home Port : Norfolk, VA.
Back log
26Oct2012,
departed Norfolk
as a precaution against Hurricane Sandy-related storm conditions
26Oct-31Oct2012, WestLant
01Nov2012, returned to Norfolk
28Mar2013,
moved to Drydock 11
at Huntington Ingalls Newport News Shipbuilding
to begin the final stages of preparation for RCOH
-------[ RCOH Schedule ]-------------------------
FY2013, scheduled to begin a three-and-a-half year RCOH
Nov2016, RCOH is scheduled to be completed
Apr.10, 2013
CVN-73 George Washington
CVW-5
( NF )
Home Port : Norfolk, VA.
Back log (Jul1992-Aug2008)
Home Port : Yokosuka, Japan
Back log (Aug2008-Present)
14Feb2013,
commenced a six-month Selected Restricted Availability (SRA)
at Berth 12, Fleeet Activities Yokosuka
Feb.27, 2013
CVN-74 John C. Stennis
CVW-9
( NG )
Home Port : Bremerton, WA.
Back log
27Aug2012
departed Bremerton
to the western Pacific Ocean and the Arabian Gulf
for an eight-month deployment
27Aug-30Aug2012, EastPac
31Aug2012, San Diego
01Sep-10Sep2012, Pac
11Sep2012,
entered the U.S. 7th Fleet Area of Responsibility
11Sep-29Sep2012, WestPac
30Sep-03Oct2012,
anchored off the coast of Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
04Oct-05Oct2012, South China Sea
06Oct2012, Strait of Malacca
07Oct-10Oct2012,
anchored off the coast of Phuket, Thailand
11Oct2012, Strait of Malacca
12Oct-13Oct2012, Andaman Sea, northeast edge of the Indian Ocean
14Oct-16Oct2012, Indian Ocean
17Oct2012,
entered the U.S. 5th Fleet Area of Responsibility
17Oct-20Oct2012, North Arabian Sea
21Oct2012,
launched first combat sorties
in support of Operation Enduring Freedom
21Oct-18Nov2012, North Arabian Sea
19Nov2012, Persian Gulf
20Nov-23Nov2012, Khalifa Bin Salman Port at Hidd, Bahrain
24Nov2012, Persian Gulf
25Nov-21Dec2012, North Arabian Sea
22Dec2012, Persian Gulf
23Dec-26Dec2012, Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates
27Dec2012, Persian Gulf
28Dec2012-30Jan2013, North Arabian Sea
31Jan2013, Persian Gulf
01Feb-04Feb2013, Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates
05Feb2013, Persian Gulf
06Feb-11Mar2013, North Arabian Sea
12Mar2013, Persian Gulf
13Mar-16Feb2013, Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates
17Mar2013, Persian Gulf
18Mar-25Mar2013, Arabian Sea
26Mar2013, returned to the U.S. 7th Fleet Area of Responsibility
26Mar-30Mar2013, Indian Ocean
31Mar2013, passed through the Strait of Malacca
01Apr-03Apr2013, Changi Naval Base, Singapore
04Apr-09Apr2013, South China Sea
13Apr-16Apr2013, Pac
18Apr-20Apr2013,
transferred more than 1,600 tons of ordnance
to USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4)
in the Mid-Pac
21Apr-23Apr2013, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
24Apr-28Apr2013, Pac
29Apr-30Apr2013, San Diego
30Apr-02May2013, EastPac
03May2013, returned to Bremerton
May 8, 2013
CVN-75 Harry S. Truman
CVW-3
( AC )
Home Port : Norfolk, VA.
Back log
16Apr2013, departed Norfolk
17Apr-26Apr2013,
Sustainment Training Exercise (SUSTEX) in the WestLant
27Apr2013, returned to Norfolk
14May2013, departed Norfolk
15May-21May2013, WestLant
May 22, 2013
CVN-76 Ronald Reagan
CVW-2
( NE )
Home Port : San Diego, CA.
Back log
03May2013, departed San Diego
03May-15May2013,
flight deck certifications and carrier qualifications
off the coast of Southern California
16May2013, returned to San Diego
May 22, 2013
CVN-77 George H.W. Bush
CVW-8
( AJ )
Home Port : Norfolk, VA.
Back log
17Apr2013, departed Norfolk
17Apr-29Apr2013,
Carrier Qualifications for FRS, TRACOM, and CVW-8
in the WestLant
30Apr2013, returned to Norfolk
13May2013, departed Norfolk
13May-21May2013, WestLant
May 22, 2013
Aircraft Carrier Locations (Constructed and Proposed)
CVN-78 Gerald R. Ford Actual construction is to begin in 3 January 2007
at Northrop Grumman Corp.'s Newport News shipyard.

16Jun2006,
An amendment added
to the National Defense Authorization Act for 2007
proposes that CVN-78,
the first ship in the CVN-78 class,
be named for the 38th president "Gerald Ford"
05Sep2006,
The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)
and the Program Executive Officer (PEO)
held a signature and awards ceremony
at the Washington Navy Yard
to commemorate the certification
of the ship specifications
16Jan2007,
held the official naming ceremony
of the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78),
the first aircraft carrier in the Ford class of carriers
10Sep2008,
The Navy awarded Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding
a $5.1 billion contract to begin construction
14Nov2009,
the keel laying and authentication ceremony
24May2012,
The final keel section,
680-metric-ton, 60-foot-tall lower bow unit
was joined to the other keel sections
and was the last major section of the ship installed
below the waterline
-------[ Schedule ]-------------------------
FY2013, will be launched
Sep2015, scheduled to be delivered to the US Navy
Jun.6, 2012
CVN-79 John F. Kennedy 15Jan2009,
Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyard
received a $374 million cost type contract award
for construction preparation of the CVN-79
25Feb2011,
"First Cut of Steel" ceremony
at Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding Newport News
20Mar2012,
proposed budget being considered by Congress
would change that date
to September 2022 from September 2020
-------[ Schedule ]-------------------------
FY2013 : the full scale construction contract is expected to begin
FY2018 : Launched
FY2022 : Commissioned
Dec.5, 2012
CVN-80 Enterprise -------[ Schedule ]-------------------------
FY2018 : Laid down
FY2023 : Launched
FY2025 : Commissioned
FY2027 : replace CVN-68 Nimitz
Dec.5, 2012
Aircraft Carrier Locations (Retired)
CV-63 Kitty Hawk Back log
31Jan2009,
decommissioning ceremony
at Naval Base Kitsap Pier D in Bremerton
12May2009,
decommissioned at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
& Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton
May 20, 2009
CV-64 Constellation Back log
07Aug2003, decommissioned
late Sep. 2003, mothballed in Bremerton
Sep.17, 2003
CVN-65 Enterprise Back log
01Dec2012,
inactivation ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk
Dec.5, 2012
CV-67 John F. Kennedy Back log
23Mar2007,
decommissioned at Naval Station Mayport
30Sep2007,
formally decommissioned at Naval Station Norfolk
22Mar2008,
towed into the Port of Philadelphia
at the Navy Inactive Ships Maintenance Facility
Mar.26, 2008

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