USS Ronald Reagan information

USS *Ronald Reagan* (CVN-76)
	USS Ronald Reagan in the Straits of Magellan in 2004
History
United States
Name	Ronald Reagan
Namesake	Ronald Reagan
Ordered	8 December 1994
Builder	Northrop Grumman Newport News
Laid down	12 February 1998
Launched	4 March 2001
Sponsored by	Nancy Reagan
Commissioned	12 July 2003
Homeport	Yokosuka
Identification	MMSI number: 369970410; Callsign: NRGN; ; Hull number: CVN-76;
Motto	Peace Through Strength
Nickname(s)	Gipper
Status	in active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class and type	Nimitz-class aircraft carrier; Ronald Reagan subclass;
Displacement	101,400 long tons (113,600 short tons)
Length	Overall: 1,092 feet (332.8 m); Waterline: 1,040 feet (317.0 m);
Beam	Overall: 252 ft (76.8 m); Waterline: 134 ft (40.8 m);
Draft	Maximum navigational: 37 feet (11.3 m); Limit: 41 feet (12.5 m);
Propulsion	2 × Westinghouse A4W nuclear reactors (HEU 93.5%); 4 × steam turbines; 4 × shafts; 260,000 shp (194 MW);
Speed	30+ knots (56+ km/h; 35+ mph)
Range	Unlimited distance; 20–25 years
Complement	Ship's company: 3,532; Air wing: 2,480;
Sensors and ; processing systems	SPS-48E 3-D air search radar; SPS-49A(V)1 2-D air search radar; SPQ-9B fire control radar; 2 × SPN-46 air traffic control radars; SPN-43C air traffic control radar; SPN-41 instrument landing system radar; 3 × Mk 91 NSSM guidance systems; 3 × Mk 95 radars;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	AN/SLQ-32A(V)4 Countermeasures suite; SLQ-25A Nixie Torpedo Countermeasures;
Armament	Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile; Rolling Airframe Missile; Close-in weapons system (CIWS);
Armor	Unknown
Aircraft carried	90 fixed wing and helicopters

USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) is a Nimitz-class, nuclear-powered supercarrier in the service of the United States Navy. The ninth ship of her class,^[6] she is named in honor of Ronald W. Reagan, President of the United States from 1981 to 1989. She was built at Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia, and was commissioned on 12 July 2003.

Ronald Reagan made five deployments to the Pacific and Middle East between 2006 and 2011 while based at Naval Air Station North Island. In October 2015, Ronald Reagan replaced USS George Washington as the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, the only forward-based carrier strike group homeported at Yokosuka, Japan, as part of the United States Seventh Fleet.^[7] Since 2016, Ronald Reagan has embarked on short annual summer patrols of the Western Pacific in the United States Seventh Fleet area of operation.

^ Polmar, Norman (2004). The Naval Institute Guide to the Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet. Naval Institute Press. p. 112. ISBN 978-1-59114-685-8. Retrieved 26 September 2016. nimitz class displacement.
^ "CVN-68: NIMITZ CLASS" (PDF).
^ Kuperman, Alan; von Hippel, Frank (10 April 2020). "US Study of Reactor and Fuel Types to Enable Naval Reactors to Shift from HEU Fuel". International Panel on Fissile Materials. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
^ Hanlon, Brendan Patrick (19 May 2015). Validation of the Use of Low Enriched Uranium as a Replacement for Highly Enriched Uranium in US Submarine Reactors (PDF) (MSc). Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
^ Gibbons, Tony (2001). The Encyclopedia of Ships. London, United Kingdom: Amber Books. p. 444. ISBN 978-1-905704-43-9.
^ "USS Ronald Reagan Departs on Third Deployment". United States Navy. 20 May 2008. Archived from the original on 1 June 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2008.
^ Hlavac, Tyler (9 October 2015). "Public can tour USS Ronald Reagan Monday in Japan". Stars and Stripes. Archived from the original on 26 May 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.

[1] Polmar, Norman (2004). The Naval Institute Guide to the Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet. Naval Institute Press. p. 112. ISBN 978-1-59114-685-8. Retrieved 26 September 2016. nimitz class displacement.

[2] "CVN-68: NIMITZ CLASS" (PDF).

[3] Kuperman, Alan; von Hippel, Frank (10 April 2020). "US Study of Reactor and Fuel Types to Enable Naval Reactors to Shift from HEU Fuel". International Panel on Fissile Materials. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2022.

[4] Hanlon, Brendan Patrick (19 May 2015). Validation of the Use of Low Enriched Uranium as a Replacement for Highly Enriched Uranium in US Submarine Reactors (PDF) (MSc). Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2022.

[ship_encyclopedia-5] Gibbons, Tony (2001). The Encyclopedia of Ships. London, United Kingdom: Amber Books. p. 444. ISBN 978-1-905704-43-9.

[6] "USS Ronald Reagan Departs on Third Deployment". United States Navy. 20 May 2008. Archived from the original on 1 June 2008. Retrieved 24 June 2008.

[tour-7] Hlavac, Tyler (9 October 2015). "Public can tour USS Ronald Reagan Monday in Japan". Stars and Stripes. Archived from the original on 26 May 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.

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History
USS Ronald Reagan in the Straits of Magellan in 2004
United States
Name	Ronald Reagan
Namesake	Ronald Reagan
Ordered	8 December 1994
Builder	Northrop Grumman Newport News
Laid down	12 February 1998
Launched	4 March 2001
Sponsored by	Nancy Reagan
Commissioned	12 July 2003
Homeport	Yokosuka
Identification	MMSI number: 369970410 Callsign: NRGN Hull number: CVN-76
Motto	Peace Through Strength
Nickname(s)	Gipper
Status	in active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class and type	Nimitz-class aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan subclass
Displacement	101,400 long tons (113,600 short tons)^[1]^[2]
Length	Overall: 1,092 feet (332.8 m) Waterline: 1,040 feet (317.0 m)
Beam	Overall: 252 ft (76.8 m) Waterline: 134 ft (40.8 m)
Draft	Maximum navigational: 37 feet (11.3 m) Limit: 41 feet (12.5 m)
Propulsion	2 × Westinghouse A4W nuclear reactors (HEU 93.5%)^[3]^[4] 4 × steam turbines 4 × shafts 260,000 shp (194 MW)
Speed	30+ knots (56+ km/h; 35+ mph)^[5]
Range	Unlimited distance; 20–25 years
Complement	Ship's company: 3,532 Air wing: 2,480
Sensors and processing systems	SPS-48E 3-D air search radar SPS-49A(V)1 2-D air search radar SPQ-9B fire control radar 2 × SPN-46 air traffic control radars SPN-43C air traffic control radar SPN-41 instrument landing system radar 3 × Mk 91 NSSM guidance systems 3 × Mk 95 radars
Electronic warfare & decoys	AN/SLQ-32A(V)4 Countermeasures suite SLQ-25A Nixie Torpedo Countermeasures
Armament	Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile Rolling Airframe Missile Close-in weapons system (CIWS)
Armor	Unknown
Aircraft carried	90 fixed wing and helicopters