U.S. Navy aircraft carriers, particularly the Nimitz-class, are enormous vessels designed for resilience and power projection. With a flight deck the size of four football fields, these carriers host a Carrier Air Wing and are protected by a Carrier Strike Group of submarines, cruisers, and destroyers equipped with advanced missile and defense systems.
-Even if an enemy missile or aircraft breaches these defenses, carriers are built with thick steel plating and watertight compartments to withstand damage.
-The 2005 tests on the decommissioned USS America demonstrated the incredible survivability of these ships, highlighting the challenge of sinking a modern carrier.
-The aircraft carriers of the U.S. Navy are behemoths. Most of the carriers in operation are Nimitz-class carriers. They are over 1,000 feet long with a crew of more than 5,000 sailors.
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