America-class
usn_cv_america_79Surface ShipsUSACarrier
- Length
- 319 m
- Beam
- 76 m
- Displacement
- 85000 t
- Max Speed
- 32 kn
Description
Three Kitty Hawk-class carriers (plus one development thereof) were built for the USN in the early 1960s. These vessels are to some level a development of the Forrestal-class supercarriers. These ships were originally fitted with systems to operate the Terrier SAM, but these were later removed. USS America is a slight modification of the original two platforms and is generally considered to be one of the three Kitty Hawks.
Unit
- Type
- Vessel
- Role
- Carrier
- In service
- 1977–1996
- Armor
- Moderate
- Task Force cost
- 10,000 pts
- Score value
- 15
Dimensions
- Length
- 319 m
- Beam
- 76 m
- Displacement
- 85,000 t
Performance
- Max speed
- 32 kn
- Max reverse
- 7 kn
- Cavitation speed
- 4 kn
Machinery
- Main power
- Steam
- Horsepower
- 260,000 hp
- Propulsion
- 4 shafts
- Rudders
- 2
Aviation
- Aircraft capacity
- 85
- Air group
- F-14a ×10|Squadron4, A-7e ×11|Squadron6, A-6e ×10, E-2c ×4, EA-6B ×4, RA-5C ×4, S-3a ×10, SH-3H ×10
Signatures
- Visual ID range
- 15 nm
- RCS
- Very large
- IR signature
- Very large