| Aircraft Carrier Locations |
| Ship | Air Wing | Locations and Remarks | Last Update |
| CVN-68 Nimitz | CVW-11 ( NH ) | Home Port : Everett, WA.
Back log
15Oct2014, departed Everett
15Oct-17Oct2014, EastPac
18Oct-19Oct2014, San Diego
20Oct-30Oct2014,
Task Group Exercise (TGEX)
with Royal Canadian Navy
and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force,
off the coast of Southern California
31Oct2014, completed Task Group Exercise (TGEX)
01Nov-02Nov2014, San Diego
03Nov2014,F-35C of VX-23 conducted its first arrested landing
04Nov-14Nov2014,F-35C's initial at-sea Developmental Testingoff the coast of Southern California
15Nov-17Nov2014, EastPac
18Nov2014, returned to Everett
| Nov.26, 2014 |
| CVN-69 Dwight D. Eisenhower | CVW-7 ( AG ) | Home Port : Norfolk, VA.
Back log
10Sep2013,
entered the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth
for a 14-month Drydocking Planned Incremental Availability
| Sep.18, 2013 |
| CVN-70 Carl Vinson | CVW-17 ( NA ) | Home Port : San Diego, CA.
Back log
22Aug2014,departed San Diego
to the 5th and 7th fleet areas of operations,
in support of maritime security operations
22Aug-26Aug2014,Carrier Qualifications off the coast of Southern California
27Aug-08Sep2014, U.S. 3rd Fleet area of responsibility
09Sep2014, arrived in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility
09Sep-14Sep2014, WestPac
15Sep-23Sep2014,participated in exercise Valiant Shield 2014in the Guam Operating Area
24Sep-26Sep2014, WestPac
27Sep2014, transited the Surigao Strait
28Sep-01Oct2014, WestPac
02Oct-05Oct2014, Changi Naval Base, Singapore
06Oct-07Oct2014, Strait of Malacca
08Oct-10Oct2014, Andaman Sea
11Oct-14Oct2014, Indian Ocean
15Oct2014,arrived in the U.S. 5th Fleet Area of Responsibility
16Oct-17Oct2014, North Arabian Sea
18Oct2014,relieved the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group
18Oct-13Nov2014, Persian Gulf
14Nov-17Nov2014, Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates
18Nov-23Dec2014, Persian Gulf
24Dec-28Nov2014, Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates
29Dec-30Dec2014, Persian Gulf
| Dec.31, 2014 |
| CVN-71 Theodore Roosevelt | CVW-1 ( AB ) | Home Port : Norfolk, VA.
Back log
18Sep2014, departed Norfolk
18Sep-10Oct2014, TSTA/FEP in the WestLant
11Oct2014, returned to Norfolk
28Oct2014, departed Norfolk
28Oct-07Nov2014,Fleet Replacement Squadron Carrier Qualificationsin the Virginia Capes
13Nov2014, returned to Norfolk
| Nov.19, 2014 |
| CVN-72 Abraham Lincoln | Not assigned | Home Port : Norfolk, VA.
Back log
28Mar2013,
moved to Drydock 11
at Huntington Ingalls Newport News Shipbuilding
to begin a three-and-a-half year RCOH
03Nov2014,
returned to the water, after entering the dry dock
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Nov2016, RCOH is scheduled to be completed
| Nov.5, 2014 |
| CVN-73 George Washington | CVW-5 ( NF ) | Home Port : Norfolk, VA.
Back log (Jul1992-Aug2008) Home Port : Yokosuka, Japan
Back log (Aug2008-Present)
02Sep2014, departed Yokosuka
02Sep-05Sep2014, local waters off Japan
06Sep-14Sep2014, WestPac
15Sep-23Sep2014,participated in exercise Valiant Shield 2014in the Guam Operating Area
24Sep-01Sep2014, WestPac
02Oct-04Oct2014, Apra Harbor, Guam
05Oct-22Oct2014, WestPac
23Oct-25Oct2014, Manila, Republic of the Philippines
26Oct-27Oct2014, WestPac
28Oct-01Nov2014, Apra Harbor, Guam
02Nov-10Nov2014, WestPac
11Nov-19Nov2014,
participated in exercise Keen Sword
in waters and air space around Japan and East China Sea
20Nov-24Nov2014, local waters off Japan
25Nov2014, returned to Yokosuka
| Nov.26, 2014 |
| CVN-74 John C. Stennis | CVW-9 ( NG ) | Home Port : Bremerton, WA.
Back log
01Dec2014, departed Bremerton
01Dec-04Dec2014, EastPac
05Dec-07Dec2014, San Diego
08Dec-12Dec2014,
flight deck certifications and ammo onloadin the EastPac
12Dec2014, CVW-9 completed flight deck certification
13Dec-15Dec2014, San Diego
16Dec-18Dec2014, EastPac
19Dec2014, returned to Bremerton
| Dec.24, 2014 |
| CVN-75 Harry S. Truman | CVW-3 ( AC ) | Home Port : Norfolk, VA.
Back log
22Sep2014, departed Norfolk
22Sep-02Oct2014Fleet Replacement Squadron Carrier Qualificationsin the WestLant
03Oct2014, returned to Norfolk
| Oct.8, 2014 |
| CVN-76 Ronald Reagan | CVW-2 ( NE ) | Home Port : San Diego, CA.
Back log
Sep.4, 2014,
Planned Incremental Availability (PIA)
at Naval Base Coronado/Huntington Ingalls Inc.
| Sep.10, 2014 |
| CVN-77 George H.W. Bush | CVW-8 ( AJ ) | Home Port : Norfolk, VA.
Back log
15Feb2014,departed Norfolk
to the 5th and 6th fleet areas of operations,
in support of maritime security operations
15Feb-23Feb2014, Lant
24Feb2014,arrived in the U.S. 6th Fleet Area of Responsibility (AOR)
24Feb-26Feb2014, EastLant
27Feb2014,transited the Strait of Gibraltar and entered the Med
28Feb-03Mar2014, Med
04Mar-06Mar2014, anchored in Phaleron Bay, Greece
07Mar-08Mar2014, Med
09Mar-12Mar2014, anchored in Antalya, Turkey
13Mar-18Mar2014, Med
19Mar2014,transited the Suez Canal, and entered the Red Sea
19Mar-21Mar2014, Red Sea
22Mar2014, relieved the USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) CSGin the Gulf of Aden
23Mar-20pr2014, North Arabian Sea
21Apr2014, Persian Gulf
22Apr-26Apr2014, Khalifa Bin Salman Port, Kingdom of Bahrain
27Apr2014, Persian Gulf
28Apr-21May2014, North Arabian Sea
22May2014, Persian Gulf
23May-26May2014, Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates
27May2014, Persian Gulf
28May-13Jun2014, North Arabian Sea
14Jun-02Jul2014, Persian Gulf
03Jul-06Jul2014, Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates
07Jul-01Aug2014, Persian Gulf
02Aug-05Aug2014, Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates
06Aug-05Sep2014, Persian Gulf
06Sep-09Sep2014, Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates
10Sep-04Oct2014, Persian Gulf
05Oct-08Oct2014, Khalifa Bin Salman Port, Kingdom of Bahrain
09Oct-17Oct2014, Persian Gulf
18Oct2014,relieved by the Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Carrier Strike Group
18Oct-19Oct2014, Persian Gulf
20Oct2014,transited Strait of Hormuz
21Oct-23Oct2014, Duqm, Oman
23Oct2014,transited the Gulf of Aden to enter the Red Sea
24Oct-26Oct2014, Red Sea
27Oct2014, transited the Suez Canal, and entered the Med
28Oct-31Oct2014, Med
01Nov-03Nov2014, Marseille, France
04Nov-05Nov2014, Med
06Nov2014,transited the Strait of Gibraltar and entered the Lant
07Nov-14Nov2014, Lant
15Nov2014, returned to Norfolk
| Nov.19, 2014 |
| Aircraft Carrier Locations (Constructed and Proposed) |
| CVN-78 Gerald R. Ford |
Actual construction is to begin in 3 January 2007 at Northrop Grumman Corp.'s Newport News shipyard.
16Jun2006,
An amendment added
to the National Defense Authorization Act for 2007
proposes that CVN-78,
the first ship in the CVN-78 class,
be named for the 38th president "Gerald Ford"
05Sep2006,
The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA)
and the Program Executive Officer (PEO)
held a signature and awards ceremony
at the Washington Navy Yard to commemorate the certification
of the ship specifications
16Jan2007,
held the official naming ceremony
of the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78),
the first aircraft carrier in the Ford class of carriers
10Sep2008,
The Navy awarded Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding
a $5.1 billion contract to begin construction
14Nov2009,
the keel laying and authentication ceremony
24May2012,
The final keel section,
680-metric-ton, 60-foot-tall lower bow unit
was joined to the other keel sections
and was the last major section of the ship installed
below the waterline
11Jul2013,
welded a time capsule inside the flight deck control room
11Oct2013,flooded Dry Dock 12to float the first in USS Gerald R. Ford
09Nov2013,held a christening ceremony
at Huntington Ingalls Newport News Shipbuildingin Newport News
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the second quarter of FY2016, expect to commission
2017, slated to complete Initial Operational Test & Evaluationbefore entering service
| Aug.6, 2014 |
| CVN-79 John F. Kennedy |
15Jan2009,
Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyard
received a $374 million cost type contract award
for construction preparation of the CVN-79
25Feb2011,
"First Cut of Steel" ceremony
at Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding Newport News
20Mar2012,
proposed budget being considered by Congress
would change that date
to September 2022 from September 2020
13Sep2013,
$4 billion construction contract could be delayed a year
Instead, the Navy will pay an additional $296 million
to extend a 2010 advanced construction contract
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FY2013 : the full scale construction contract is expected to begin
FY2018 : Launched
FY2022 : Commissioned
| Aug.6, 2014 |
| CVN-80 Enterprise |
-------[ Schedule ]-------------------------
FY2018 : Laid down
FY2023 : Launched
FY2025 : Commissioned
FY2027 : replace CVN-68 Nimitz
| Dec.5, 2012 |
| Aircraft Carrier Locations (Retired) |
| CV-63 Kitty Hawk |
Back log
31Jan2009,decommissioning ceremonyat Naval Base Kitsap Pier D in Bremerton
12May2009,
decommissioned at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard& Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton
| May 20, 2009 |
| CV-64 Constellation |
Back log
07Aug2003, decommissioned
late Sep. 2003, mothballed in Bremerton
| Sep.17, 2003 |
| CVN-65 Enterprise |
Back log
01Dec2012,inactivation ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk
20Jun2013,
final homecomingto Newport News Shipbuilding for inactivation
| Jun.26, 2013 |
| CV-67 John F. Kennedy |
Back log
23Mar2007,decommissioned at Naval Station Mayport
30Sep2007,formally decommissioned at Naval Station Norfolk
22Mar2008,towed into the Port of Philadelphia
at the Navy Inactive Ships Maintenance Facility
| Mar.26, 2008 |