USS Nimitz - Largest warship

USS Nimitz (CVN-68) is a supercarrier in the United States Navy, the lead ship of its class. It is one of the largest warships in the world.

Launched: 13 May 1972
Commissioned: 3 May 1975
Decommissioned: expected 2033
Status: Active in service as of 2007.
Homeport: NS San Diego, California
Displacement: 101,000 to 104,000 tons full load
Length: Overall: 1,092 ft (333 m)
Propulsion: 2 × Westinghouse A4W nuclear reactors
4 × steam turbines
4 × shafts
260,000 shp (194 MW)
Speed: 30+ knots (56+ km/h)
Range: Essentially unlimited
Complement: Ship's company: 3,200
Air wing: 2,480
Aircraft carried: 90 fixed wing and helicopters

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Interesting facts
1. Nimitz reaches over 18 stories high from the keel to the top of the mast.
2. Four distilling units enable Nimitz engineers to make over 400,000 gallons of fresh water a day, for use by the propulsion plants, catapults and crew.
3. Nimitz' Food Services Department provides 18,000-20,000 meals a day.
4. Nimitz can stock at least 70 days of refrigerated and dry storage goods.
5. Literally tons of wash are done every day by Nimitz' laundry, dry cleaning and tailoring services personnel.
6. Nimitz' one barber shop trims over 1,500 heads each week.
7. The Post Office processes more than one million pounds of mail each year.
8. The Medical Department is manned by six doctors, including a general surgeon, who provide everything from surgery to hydro-therapy.
The ship also features a 53-bed hospital ward, a three bed ICU, and acts as the hospital ship for the entire Nimitz battle group.
9. Nuclear power allows the ship to store 50 percent more ammunition and almost twice as much aviation fuel as the largest conventional carrier.