Nimitz Class Aircraft Carriers Quiz

Answer: Nimitz

USS Nimitz was commissioned 3 May 1975. The ship is stationed at Naval Base Kitsap, Bremerton, Washington. This is the lead ship of the class. The ship is named for a WWII admiral.

Answer: Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower was commissioned 18 October 1977. The ship is stationed at Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia. The ship is named for a WWII general and the 34th president.

Answer: Carl Vinson

Carl Vinson was commissioned 13 March 1982. She is stationed at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California and named for Carl Vinson, a congressman from Georgia in recognition of his contributions to the US Navy.

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt was commissioned 25 October 1986. The ship is stationed at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California. Nicked named the BIG STICK for one of Teddie saying carry a big stick. The ship is named for President Theodore Roosevelt.

Answer: Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln was commissioned 11 November 1989 and is stationed at Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia. The ship is named after former 16th President Abraham Lincoln.

Answer: George Washington

George Washington was commissioned 4 July 1992. George Washington is stationed at Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia. CVN-73 is the fourth US Navy ship named after George Washington, the first president of the United States.

Answer: John C. Stennis

John C. Stennis was commissioned 9 December 1995. CVN-75 is stationed at Naval Base Kitsap, Bremerton, Washington. The ship is named for Senator John C. Stennis of Mississippi.

Answer: Harry S. Truman

Harry S. Truman was commissioned 25 July 1998 and is stationed at Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia. CVN-75 is named after the 33rd President of the United States, Harry S. Truman.

Answer: Ronald Reagan

CVN-76 was commissioned 12 July 2003. Ronald Reagan is stationed at Yokosuka Naval Base, Yokosuka, Japan and the only Aircraft Carrier forward deployed. The ship is named in honor of Ronald W. Reagan, president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. Upon her christening in 2001, she was the first ship to be named for a then-still living former president.

Answer: George H.W. Bush

George H.W. Bush was commissioned 10 January 2009. CVN-77 is stationed at Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia. The ship is named for the 41st President of the United States and former Director of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) George H. W. Bush.