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Forrestal-class aircraft carrier

Aircraft carrierUnited StatesRetired
Forrestal-class aircraft carrier
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Key specs

Type
Aircraft carrier
Shipyards
New York Navy Yard, Newport News Shipbuilding
Construction began
1952
First commissioned
1955
Last retired
1998
Status
Retired
Ships completed
4
Crew
4,378

Aircraft carrier

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Performance

Dimensions and weights
Displacement
82,296 t
Length
325.83 m
Beam
72.54 m
Performance
Maximum speed
34 kn (63 km/h)
Power
210,000 kW
Armament
Armament
8 × 127 mm3 × Sea Sparrow3 × 20 mm Phalanx CIWS

Operators

United States

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Forrestal-class aircraft carrier, Wikipedia

Figures from the ship infobox of the English Wikipedia article, for the class as a whole. Armament lists what the ships carried or carry.