Half a century after it first set sail, the USS Nimitz arrived home at Naval Base Kitsap for the final time ahead of ...

The lead vessel of a new class of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers developed to supplement the U.S. Navy's conventionally-powered Kitty Hawk -class, USS Nimitz, was commissioned into service by ...

Tuesday is the last time the 50-year-old USS Nimitz aircraft carrier sails back into Puget Sound from a deployment.

The history-making USS Nimitz is scheduled to be retired in May 2026. Officially launched in 1972, it was innovative at the time as an aircraft carrier that utilized nuclear power. The next carrier ...

Admiral Chester W. Nimitz with Cdr Herbert E. Schonland and LCdr Bruce McCandless aboard USS San Francisco (CA-38), in December 1942. PD. Although Douglas MacArthur and Chester Nimitz were the two men ...

On March 21, 2025, the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz departed Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton off the coast of Washington state for its 22nd and final deployment. Throughout the year, it made its way to ...

Como ocurre con muchas historias de la Armada, los detalles son objeto de debate. Pero Jere Cordell, de San Diego, jura que el imponente portaaviones USS Nimitz ganó una carrera improvisada contra ...

The United States Navy welcomed the USS Nimitz (CVN-68) aircraft carrier as the lead ship in its class on May 3, 1975. Like all Navy vessels, the carrier was named after a significant person and the ...

After decades of faithful service to the United States Navy, it is time for the USS Nimitz to return to its homeport.