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220213-N-TL932-1221 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 13, 2022) Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), back, and USS Nimitz (CVN 68) transit the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 13, 2022. Vinson and Nimitz are currently conducting routine maritime operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Joshua Sapien)

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US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Enterprise Has 8 Reactors and Will Cost at Least $1,430,000,000 to Retire. USS Nimitz Has 2 Nuclear Reactors and Will Cost at Least $1,000,000,000 to Retire

Scrapping a US Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is extremely expensive because it involves safely removing nuclear reactors, handling massive amounts of hazardous materials, and...

Steve BalestrieriAugust 25, 2026

STRAIT OF HORMUZ (May 11, 2012) The guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) and the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) transit the Strait of Hormuz.

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100,000-Ton US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln Has Been At Sea for 272 Days, Extended Twice Due to the Iran War and That Takes A Toll

USS Abraham Lincoln Update: The Navy has surged counselors and social workers to a ship whose behavioral health staff amounts to one clinical psychologist...

Steve BalestrieriAugust 21, 2026

INDIAN OCEAN (July 20, 2020) The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, consisting of flagship USS Nimitz (CVN 68), Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59), and Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers USS Sterett (DDG 104), and USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114), along with Indian Navy ships Rana, Sahyardi, Shivalik and Kamorta, steam in formation during a cooperative deployment in the Indian Ocean July 20. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jose Madrigal)

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US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Nimitz Is Now the Ultimate 100,000-ton ‘Insurance Policy’

Keeping the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier afloat — because its replacement is behind schedule — is essentially an insurance policy against crises around the...

Caleb LarsonAugust 19, 2026

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman James R. Evans (RELEASED)

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US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Nimitz: 100,000 Tons, 260,000 Horsepower and Can Hit 30 Knots But Retirement Is Coming

When we look at USS Nimitz’s vital stats, we see that she truly is a “super carrier,” worthy of being named for a super...

Christian D. OrrAugust 18, 2026

Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carrier in 2018 Creative Commons

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100,000-Ton US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Nimitz Now Knows Its Fate and That Means It Will Never Deploy Again

USS Nimitz is still commissioned, but its combat career is over. A new refit would cost billions and consume years of scarce shipyard capacity.

Harry J. KazianisAugust 17, 2026

USS Enterprise Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Creative Commons

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US Navy Aircraft Carrier USS Enterprise and Its 8 Nuclear Reactors Will Cost $1,431,497,668 to Scrap. It Only Cost $451,300,000 to Build

The Navy has spent or committed $1.4315 billion to inactivate, store and dismantle USS Enterprise. While the bill is massive, the work that needs...

Harry J. KazianisAugust 13, 2026

MANCHESTER, Wash. (November 3, 2017) USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) transits Elliott Bay with Seattle in the background as it gets underway from Naval Base Kitsap's Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility. Stennis is underway conducting training as it continues preparing for its next scheduled deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Vaughan Dill/Released)

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Rebuilding and Fixing ‘Hidden Damage’ in Just One US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Costs $1,760,000 a Day and Could Take 1,979 or More from Start to Finish

USS John C. Stennis entered Newport News Shipbuilding on 6 May 2021 under a $3 billion execution contract, and the fiscal 2026 budget requested...

Harry J. KazianisAugust 11, 2026

USS Kitty Hawk in the Sunset Creative Commons Image

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The US Navy Sold 5 Aircraft Carriers for 1 Cent Each. Scrapping Nuclear USS Enterprise Will Cost $1,280,000,000

Forrestal, Saratoga, Ranger, Kitty Hawk and John F. Kennedy each went to shipbreakers for one cent. Dismantling USS Enterprise, the first nuclear carrier, will...

Harry J. KazianisAugust 10, 2026

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 30, 2018) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 flies by the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during dual-carrier sustainment operations with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). In addition to demonstrating the Navy's inherent flexibility and scalability, this evolution provides the opportunity to conduct complex, multi-unit training to enhance maritime interoperability and combat readiness; prepare the Navy to protect our homeland; and preserve and promote peace anywhere around the world. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Juan Sotolongo/Released)

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The US Navy Will Retire 97,000 Ton Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Nimitz in 2027. No One Knows How Much It Will Cost or How Many Years It Will Take

The Navy has sold conventional aircraft carriers to breakers for one cent, because the scrapper keeps the recovered metal. Nuclear carriers work the other...

Harry J. KazianisAugust 7, 2026

(May 11, 2017) Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), conducts high-speed turn drills during sea trials. Abraham Lincoln is underway after successfully completing its mid-life refueling and complex overhaul and will spend several days conducting sea trials, a comprehensive test of many of the ship’s key systems and technologies. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3nd Class Juan A. Cubano/Released)

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The US Navy Almost Built a 62,500-Ton ‘Medium’ Aircraft Carrier. The Nimitz-Class Nuclear Carrier Made Sure She Never Sailed

The 1978 CVV medium carrier displaced 62,500 tons and was meant to carry as many as 65 aircraft. The Carter administration asked $1.6 billion...

Harry J. KazianisAugust 2, 2026

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US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Enterprise Has 8 Reactors and Will Cost at Least $1,430,000,000 to Retire. USS Nimitz Has 2 Nuclear Reactors and Will Cost at Least $1,000,000,000 to Retire

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100,000-Ton US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln Has Been At Sea for 272 Days, Extended Twice Due to the Iran War and That Takes A Toll

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US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Nimitz Is Now the Ultimate 100,000-ton ‘Insurance Policy’

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US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Nimitz: 100,000 Tons, 260,000 Horsepower and Can Hit 30 Knots But Retirement Is Coming

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100,000-Ton US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Nimitz Now Knows Its Fate and That Means It Will Never Deploy Again

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US Navy Aircraft Carrier USS Enterprise and Its 8 Nuclear Reactors Will Cost $1,431,497,668 to Scrap. It Only Cost $451,300,000 to Build

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Rebuilding and Fixing ‘Hidden Damage’ in Just One US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Costs $1,760,000 a Day and Could Take 1,979 or More from Start to Finish

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The US Navy Sold 5 Aircraft Carriers for 1 Cent Each. Scrapping Nuclear USS Enterprise Will Cost $1,280,000,000

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The US Navy Will Retire 97,000 Ton Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Nimitz in 2027. No One Knows How Much It Will Cost or How Many Years It Will Take

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The US Navy Almost Built a 62,500-Ton ‘Medium’ Aircraft Carrier. The Nimitz-Class Nuclear Carrier Made Sure She Never Sailed

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