In October 2009, the US Navy announced that Carl Vinson would be the flagship of the newly established Carrier Strike Group One (CSG1), based in San Diego. Inscribed on the banner that the eagle carries is the Latin phrase " Vis Per Mare" which means "Strength through the Sea". The "V" also represents the ship's hull when viewed bow-on. The eagle flies in the form of a stylized letter "V," the initial of the ship's namesake, Congressman Carl Vinson. The eagle is emblematic of the nation and the ship's motto, and also represents the power that resides in the ship's aircraft. The seal of USS Carl Vinson shows an eagle, wings spread and talons extended, carrying a banner in its beak. President Richard Nixon, Navy Secretary John Warner, and Defense Secretary Melvin Laird present Congressman Vinson (third from left) with a model of the ship that will bear his name, 18 November 1973.Ī member of the United States House of Representatives for 50 years, Carl Vinson was, for 29 years, the Chairman of the House Naval Affairs and Armed Services Committee Vinson was the principal sponsor of the so-called "Vinson Acts", culminating in the Two-Ocean Navy Act of 1940, which provided for the massive naval shipbuilding effort in World War II. The body of Osama bin Laden was buried at sea in 2011 from the deck of Carl Vinson, and that same year, on Veterans Day, she played host to the first NCAA basketball game on an aircraft carrier, between North Carolina and Michigan State. The ship was launched during Vinson's lifetime in 1980, undertook her maiden voyage in 1983, and underwent refueling and overhaul between 20.īesides deployments in Operation Desert Strike, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Southern Watch, and Operation Enduring Freedom, Carl Vinson has been involved in a number of notable events. She is named for Carl Vinson (1883-1981), a congressman from Georgia, in recognition of his contributions to the U.S.
USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) is the United States Navy's third Nimitz-class supercarrier. 2 × Westinghouse A4W nuclear reactors ( HEU 93.5%).USS Carl Vinson in the Pacific Ocean in 2014ġ01,300 long tons (113,500 short tons)
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