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Aircraft Carrier Specifications: Westland-Globex Naval Systems

Grand Plutocracy
08-02-2006, 19:58
Westland-Globex Naval Systems

Aircraft Carrier Specifications

Guardian Class Carrier

Construction: WG Naval Dockyards, Hoveton
Propulsion: Four (4) Nuclear Reactors, four shafts
Length: 400.50m/1,313.97ft
Beam: 45.90m/150.59ft
Flight Deck Width: 85.0m/278.87ft
Displacement: 97,000 mtons/106,924 ton
Speed: 34 knts/39mph
Crew (Ships Company/Air Wing): 3,500/2,700
Aircraft: 95
Armament: Five (5) NATO Sea Sparrow Launchers and eight (8) 20mm Phalanx CIWS mounts.
Price: US$5.1bn
Photo: Artists' Conception (http://www.nn.northropgrumman.com/photogallery/Carriers/DCS04-80-2.jpg)

Nimitz Class Carrier

Construction: WG Naval Dockyards, Hoveton
Propulsion: Two (2) Nuclear Reactors, four shafts
Length: 332.85m/1,092ft
Beam: 40.84m/134ft
Flight Deck Width: 76.8m/252ft
Displacement (Appox with full load): 87.9969 mtons/97,000 tons
Speed: 30knts/34.5mph
Crew (Ships Company/Air Wing): 3,200/2,480
Aircraft: 85
Armament: Three (3) NATO Sea Sparrow Launchers and Four (4) 20mm Phalanx CIWS mounts.
Price: US$4.5bn
Photo: CGPS Indefectible (http://www.news.navy.mil/view_single.asp?id=31257)

Enterprise Class Carrier

Construction: WG Naval Dockyards, Hoveton
Propulsion: Eight (8) nuclear reactors, four shafts.
Length: 335.64m/1,101ft 2"
Beam: 39.9m/133ft
Flight Deck: 75.6m/252ft
Displacement (Appox full load): 81,283.8 mtons/89,600 tons
Speed: 30knts/34.5mph
Crew (Ships Company/Air Wing): 3,350/2,480.
Aircraft: 85
Armament: Two (2) Sea Sparrow missile launchers and three (3) Phalanx 20 mm CIWS mounts.
Price: US$4.1bn
Photo: CGPS Iron Duke (http://www.nn.northropgrumman.com/news/2003/030702_enterprise.jpg)

Invincible Class Carrier

Construction: WG Naval Dockyards, Marsten-on-Sea Yard
Propulsion: Four (4) x Gas Turbines producing 72MW, 2 Shafts
Length: 210m/686ft
Beam: 36m/118ft
Displacement (Appox full load): 22,000 tons
Speed: 30 knts/35 mph
Crew (Ships Company/Air Wing): : 726/384
Aircraft: 20 or a mix of Harrier GR7/9s and Sea King and Chinook stores or troop-carrying helicopters/Merlin anti-submarine helicopters
Armament: Three (3) x Phalanx/Goalkeeper (CIWS) Two (2) x 20mm Close range guns
Price: US$1.2bn
Photo: HMS Invincible (http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/server.php?show=conMediaFile.669&changeNav=3611), produced for the Royal Navy