Compare aircraft carriers

Nimitz-class and Wasp-class

Name:	Nimitz-class	Wasp-class
Type:	Aircraft carrier	Landing helicopter dock, amphibious assault ships
Origin:	USA	USA
Produced:	1975	1989
Unit cost:	4.5 Billion $	750 million $

Full description:	Description, operators	Description, operators

Specifications

Range:	Unlimited	17,600 km; 10,900 mi
Displacement:	101,600–106,300 t	40,500 t
Aircraft:	85–90	70
Speed:	30+ kn (56+ km/h; 35+ mph)	22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph)

Crew:	5,000	3100

Displacement

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Dimensions

Length:	332.8 m	253.2 m
Beam:	76.8 m	31.8 m
Draft:	11.3 m	8.1 m

Images

Nimitz-class

Author: "USS Nimitz in Victoria Canada 036" by Unknown - Resized and recompressed version of [1] from Nimitz's offical site (has several more images.). Licensed under Public Domain via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USS_Nimitz_in_Victoria_Canada_036.jpg#/media/File:USS_Nimitz_in_Victoria_Canada_036.jpg License

Wasp-class

Author: US Navy 070221-N-6482W-221 A CH-53E Licensed under Public Domain http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/070221-N-6482W-221.jpg License