USS Dwight D. Eisenhower

USS *Dwight D. Eisenhower*
	USS Dwight D. Eisenhower underway in the Atlantic Ocean
History
United States
Name	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Namesake	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Builder	Newport News Shipbuilding
Cost	$679 million ($5.3 billion in 2023 dollars)
Laid down	15 August 1970
Launched	11 October 1975
Sponsored by	Mamie Doud-Eisenhower
Commissioned	18 October 1977
Renamed	from Eisenhower
Reclassified	CVN-69, 30 June 1975
Homeport	Norfolk
Identification	MMSI number: 368962000; Callsign: NIKE; ; Hull number: CVN-69;
Motto	Greater Each Day
Nickname(s)	Mighty Ike; Ike;
Status	in active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class and type	Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
Displacement	101,600 long tons (113,800 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);
Height	244 feet (74 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	AN/SPS-48E 3-D air search radar; AN/SPS-49(V)5 2-D air search radar; AN/SPQ-9B target acquisition radar; AN/SPN-46 air traffic control radars; AN/SPN-43C air traffic control radar; AN/SPN-41 landing aid radars; 4 × Mk 91 NSSM guidance systems; 4 × Mk 95 radars;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	AN/SLQ-32A(V)4 Countermeasures suite; SLQ-25A Nixie Torpedo Countermeasures;
Armament	2 × RIM-7 Sea Sparrow Missile launchers; 2 × RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile launchers; 3 or 4 × Phalanx CIWS 20 mm cannons;
Armor	Unknown
Aircraft carried	90 fixed wing and helicopters

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) is a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier currently in service with the United States Navy. Commissioned in 1977, the ship is the second of ten Nimitz-class aircraft carriers currently in service, and is the first ship named after the 34th President of the United States and General of the Army, Dwight D. Eisenhower. The vessel was initially named simply as USS Eisenhower, much like the lead ship of the class, Nimitz, but the name was changed to its present form on 25 May 1970.^[7] The carrier, like all others of her class, was constructed at Newport News Shipbuilding Company in Virginia, with the same design as the lead ship, although the ship has been overhauled twice to bring her up to the standards of those constructed more recently.

Since commissioning, Dwight D. Eisenhower has participated in deployments including the Gulf War in the 1990s, and more recently in support of U.S. military operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and Yemen. The carrier currently serves as the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 2.^[8]^[9]

^ "USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69)". navysite.de. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
^ 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.
^ Evans, Mark L. (27 September 2006). "USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Washington, DC: Department of the Navy, Navy Historical Center. Archived from the original on 1 January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
^ "Useful Links". US Navy. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
^ "USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Deploys Upon Completion of Historic COMPTUEX". United States Navy. Retrieved 3 August 2021.

[navysite.de-1] "USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69)". navysite.de. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.

[2] 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.

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

[4] 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.

[5] 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-6] Gibbons, Tony (2001). The Encyclopedia of Ships. London, United Kingdom: Amber Books. p. 444. ISBN 978-1-905704-43-9.

[Ike-7] Evans, Mark L. (27 September 2006). "USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Washington, DC: Department of the Navy, Navy Historical Center. Archived from the original on 1 January 2016. Retrieved 16 January 2016.

[8] "Useful Links". US Navy. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.

[9] "USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Deploys Upon Completion of Historic COMPTUEX". United States Navy. Retrieved 3 August 2021.

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History
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower underway in the Atlantic Ocean
United States
Name	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Namesake	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Builder	Newport News Shipbuilding
Cost	$679 million ($5.3 billion in 2023 dollars)
Laid down	15 August 1970
Launched	11 October 1975
Sponsored by	Mamie Doud-Eisenhower^[1]
Commissioned	18 October 1977
Renamed	from Eisenhower
Reclassified	CVN-69, 30 June 1975
Homeport	Norfolk
Identification	MMSI number: 368962000 Callsign: NIKE Hull number: CVN-69
Motto	Greater Each Day
Nickname(s)	Mighty Ike Ike
Status	in active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class and type	Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
Displacement	101,600 long tons (113,800 short tons)^[2]^[3]
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)
Height	244 feet (74 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]^[5] 4 × steam turbines 4 × shafts 260,000 shp (194 MW)
Speed	30+ knots (56+ km/h; 35+ mph)^[6]
Range	Unlimited distance; 20–25 years
Complement	Ship's company: 3,532 Air wing: 2,480
Sensors and processing systems	AN/SPS-48E 3-D air search radar AN/SPS-49(V)5 2-D air search radar AN/SPQ-9B target acquisition radar AN/SPN-46 air traffic control radars AN/SPN-43C air traffic control radar AN/SPN-41 landing aid radars 4 × Mk 91 NSSM guidance systems 4 × Mk 95 radars
Electronic warfare & decoys	AN/SLQ-32A(V)4 Countermeasures suite SLQ-25A Nixie Torpedo Countermeasures
Armament	2 × RIM-7 Sea Sparrow Missile launchers 2 × RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile launchers 3 or 4 × Phalanx CIWS 20 mm cannons
Armor	Unknown
Aircraft carried	90 fixed wing and helicopters

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower

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