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

Range: 17,600 km; 10,900 mi Unlimited
Displacement: 40,500 t 101,600–106,300 t
Aircraft: 70 85–90
Speed: 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) 30+ kn (56+ km/h; 35+ mph)
Crew: 3100 5,000

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Dimensions

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

Images

Wasp-class
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
Nimitz-class
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