The 10 nuclear powered Nimitz class aircraft carriers are the largest warships in the world, each designed for an approximately 50 year service life with one mid-life refueling. USS NIMITZ (CVN 68 ...
New images released Saturday show the extent of the damage the USS Harry S. Truman suffered when it collided with a merchant vessel in the Mediterranean Sea.
It was launched in 1975, entered service in 1977, and remains in active service ... exceeding a barrier of 326 thousand). Only the USS Nimitz, an older ship of the same class, ranks higher.