USS RONALD REAGAN FACT SHEET

Nimitz-class nuclear powered aircraft carrier

Authorized in 1995 (on plaque)

Construction began in late 1996 at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co. in Newport News VA.

Christening date: March 4, 2001 (Reagan’s 49^th wedding anniversary)

Expected commissioning date: December 2002 (on plaque)

Nine Nimitz class carriers in service, seven named after Presidents: Washington, Lincoln, T. Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Reagan. The other two are named after John C. Stennis and Carl Vinson. The USS George H.W. Bush is under construction.

(Information from vertical file Library chron post-pres 1996 and plaque on model)

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