SPECIFICATIONS & FACTS |
1947 |
1990 |
Length overall |
968 feet |
973 feet |
Length of Flight Deck |
932 feet |
- |
Breadth at widest point |
136 feet |
- |
Extreme width of Flight Deck |
113 feet |
- |
Beam |
- |
120 feet |
Depth from centerline Flight Deck |
84 feet |
- |
Standard displacement |
45,000 tons |
67,000 tons |
Full load displacement |
60,000 tons |
- |
Draft |
35 feet |
- |
Shaft horsepower |
200,000 |
- |
Rated speed in knots - over |
33 knots |
33 knots |
Number of aircraft carried |
125 |
66 |
Number of crew - over |
3,500 |
- |
Monthly payroll |
$1,650,000 |
- |
Meals served each day - over |
- |
14,000 |
Weight of steel hull at launching |
30,000 tons |
- |
Total weight at launching |
42,462 tons |
- |
Weld metal deposited |
1,100,000 pounds |
- |
Miles of firehose |
300 |
- |
Miles of welding |
2000 |
- |
Pieces of steel used in construction |
216,000 |
- |
Compartments and spaces |
1,750 |
2,500 |
Number of telephones |
2000 |
- |
Number of loud speakers |
600 |
- |
Number of electric motors |
2000 |
- |
Number of electric lamps |
11,500 |
- |
Miles of tubing in boilers |
230 |
230 |
Miles of electric cable |
242 |
- |
Miles of copper conductors |
2,500 |
230 |
Number of electric water coolers |
56 |
- |
Length of shafting used |
1/4 mile |
- |
Equivalent locomotive power |
140 |
- |
Generate electricity for city population |
1,000,000 |
- |
Fuel oil carried would heat for one year |
3,000 homes |
- |
Evaporators capacity could supply |
1,400 homes |
- |
Number of drawings |
5,600 |
- |
Main Battery of 5in/54 guns |
14 |
0 |
Number of 3in/50 guns |
40 |
0 |
Number of 20mm guns |
28 |
0 |
Phalanx CIWS |
0 |
3 |