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Kitty Hawk-the largest conventional aircraft carrier in the world

Kitty Hawk is the first ship of Kitty Hawk, the last conventional power carrier of the US Navy. 1956 started in new york shipbuilding company in February, was completed on May 2 1, and served in the Pacific Fleet on April 29. From 1988 1 to 199 1 February, the modified service life is extended to 40 years. Kitty Hawk's home port is located at the San Diego Naval Base in California.

The world's largest conventional power aircraft carrier

Kitty Hawk has a standard displacement of 60100t, a full-load displacement of 8123t, a length of 323.6m, a ship width of 39.6m and a draught of11.4m. It is the largest conventional power carrier in the world. The power station consists of four steam turbines with a maximum power of 280,000 HP and a maximum ship speed of 32 knots. When cruising at a speed of 20 knots, it can sail continuously for 350 hours, 12000 nautical miles. In terms of flight, four carrier-based aircraft lifts and four steam catapults can eject 1 carrier-based aircraft every 30 seconds; The ship stores 7800 tons of fuel, 5882 tons of aviation gasoline and aviation ammunition 1600 tons; Equipped with three sets of M29 eight-pack "NATO Sea Sparrow" air missile launchers and three sets of MK 15 "Vulcan Dense Array" six 20mm naval guns; 1 search radar equipped with SPS48E, SPS49(V)5, SPS67 and MK9523TAS, 1 guidance radar equipped with SPN465438, SPN32A, SPN44 and SPN46, and 1 guidance radar equipped with SPN64(V)9. There are 1 WLR3 radar early warning system, WLR 1 1 instantaneous frequency measuring receiver, SLQ29 electronic warfare system, SLQ36 "water mirror" torpedo defense system and four MK36 shipborne passive jamming transmitters. In addition, it is equipped with command, control and communication systems such as navy tactical data system, TACAN system, OE82 satellite communication wireless, SSR 1 receiver and WSC3 transceiver.

Kitty Hawk is about 18 stories high from the ground floor to the top of the bridge. The ground floor is fuel tank, fresh water tank, weapons and ammunition tank and engine room; The fifth and sixth floors are sailors' quarters, administrative offices, food warehouses and restaurants; The seventh and eighth floors are the carrier-based aircraft maintenance room, the accommodation for maintenance personnel and radar operators; The ninth and tenth floors are hangar, combat duty room and pilot dining room. The top ten floors are superstructure (that is, the protruding part above the deck), which is as high as eight floors. From bottom to top, there are fire fighting, medical treatment, missile and elevator personnel accommodation, tools, communication and electrical materials storage, officer accommodation, headquarters and captain's staff, reporter's studio and lounge, etc.

Ten departments, each with its own responsibilities.

There are as many as 5,480 people working on Kitty Hawk, including 2,930 crew members (154 officers), 2,480 aviation personnel (320 officers) and 70 commanders (25 officers). The ship is equipped with 1 captain, 1 deputy captain, 10 department, 1 carrier aircraft wing. The captain is a naval colonel, and the deputy captain is a lieutenant colonel or colonel. The US Navy has very strict requirements for the captain and deputy captain of the aircraft carrier. It is stipulated that only an excellent commanding officer who has taken off and landed 800- 1200 times on the ship with a flight record of 4,000-6,000 hours and served as the mid-flight captain or the captain of the carrier-based aircraft wing can be qualified to serve as the captain and deputy captain of the aircraft carrier.

Kitty Hawk has 10 departments, including operations, aviation, navigation, weapons, engines, medical services, dentists, supplies, safety and aircraft intermediate maintenance. Each department has 1 department heads and department assistants, as well as several teams. Of all the departments, operation, aviation and aircraft maintenance are the most important.

The operational department is responsible for making operational plans, organizing combat readiness training, completing designated information collection, identification and transmission, implementing operational control of aerial aircraft, conducting visual and electronic communications, implementing electronic warfare, and providing weather and wave forecasts. There are combat training, intelligence, communications, electronic warfare, meteorology and other groups, which are led by combat officers, training officers, intelligence officers, communications officers, electronic warfare officers and meteorological officers respectively.

The aviation department is the largest one, accounting for more than one-fifth of the total crew. The first mate is the director of the aviation department, and soldiers often call him "the aviation boss". Under the leadership of the captain, the "aviation boss" is responsible for ensuring flight tasks such as take-off, landing, hoisting, refueling, loading and flight safety, and its main assistant is the "little boss"-assistant to the director of the aviation department. The Aviation Department consists of administrative management and tower unit, aircraft lifting unit, deck aircraft traction unit, launching equipment control unit and refueling loading unit, which are led by flight deck officer, aircraft ejection officer, blocking officer, hangar deck officer, aviation fuel officer, loading officer, aircraft lifting officer, administrative assistant and training assistant respectively.

The aircraft intermediate maintenance department is responsible for supervising and leading the maintenance of carrier-based aircraft to ensure that the carrier-based aircraft wing is always in a good state of readiness. The department consists of four groups, namely, administrative management group, aircraft intermediate maintenance group, airborne equipment maintenance group and deck support equipment maintenance group. The main personnel are experienced aircraft maintenance technicians and are called "aircraft health doctors".

The navigation department is responsible for the navigation safety and navigation of aircraft carriers and the management and maintenance of navigation equipment; The Weapons Department is responsible for the operation, maintenance and repair of weapons on board, anti-submarine search and attack, and custody of explosives, missiles and nuclear weapons; The engine department is responsible for the operation and maintenance of all propellers and auxiliary machines; The Ministry of Security is responsible for implementing and coordinating the safety plans of aircraft carriers and carrier-based aircraft wings, and has jurisdiction over 1 50-person Marine Corps Guard Unit; The medical department is responsible for treating the wounded and sick, providing health care and guiding the first aid in the battlefield; Stomatology is responsible for dental treatment, oral hygiene guidance and fluoroscopy; The supply department is responsible for purchasing, receiving, storing and distributing articles, making equipment statistics, repairing parts, distributing movies, and supplying personal consumer goods to the crew on board.

In addition, there are two priests on the Kitty Hawk, who are responsible for boosting morale.

15 carrier aircraft wing

Kitty Hawk has a carrier wing, namely carrier wing number 15. The wing has nine aircraft squadrons, equipped with 82 carrier-based aircraft of various types, including 20 F- 14A Tomcat Fighters, 24 F/A- 18C Bumblebee Combat/Attack Teams, 16 A-6E Intruder Attackers and E-2C Hawkeye. The nine aircraft squadrons are: 5 1 fighter squadron (10 F- 14A),11fighter squadron (10 f-1. 97th Combat/Attack Squadron (12 F/A- 18c), 52nd Attack Squadron (16 A-6e),1/4 Airborne EA-6B Early Warning Squadron (4 E-2C), 652C.

Aircraft squadron is a basic administrative organization and tactical unit with different staffing levels. Among them, fighter squadron is responsible for all-weather air combat, establishing and maintaining air superiority, and fighter/attack squadron is responsible for all-weather air combat and attacking the enemy, seizing air superiority and attacking enemy ground or sea targets; The attack squadron is responsible for all-weather operations with conventional and nuclear weapons to attack enemy targets at sea or on land; Tactical electronic warfare squadron is responsible for conducting electronic countermeasures and electromagnetic attacks to seize electromagnetic rights in the battlefield. The airborne early warning aircraft squadron is responsible for providing all-weather radar early warning and reconnaissance services for aircraft carrier battle formations and friendly forces, and is responsible for the air command and guidance of aircraft carrier aircraft; Anti-submarine squadron is responsible for implementing all-weather anti-submarine warfare to ensure the safety of aircraft carrier battle formation.

15 carrier aircraft wing has a total of 2480 people, including 320 officers. The co-pilot is a senior flight officer with the rank of naval colonel. Responsible for the operations, intelligence, general orders, combat readiness and training of the United wing, responsible for making air raid operational plans in wartime and implementing tactical control over all aircraft squadrons. The wing is usually stationed on the shore and accepts the administrative leadership of the Pacific Fleet Aviation Command; Participate in training or perform tasks with the ship. At this time, it is administratively led by the captain of the aircraft carrier and directly commanded by the commander of the aircraft carrier combat formation in the battle.

Permanent aircraft carrier battle group

When performing a mission, the US Navy aircraft carrier is generally equipped with 4-8 surface combat ships, 1-2 submarines and 1-2 logistics auxiliary ships to form an aircraft carrier battle group. From1June, 1992, the US Navy changed the past practice of temporarily pumping various types of ships to form an aircraft carrier battle group, and established a 12 permanent aircraft carrier battle group with 12 aircraft carrier as the core. The troops under the jurisdiction of each carrier battle group are usually trained and deployed together, which greatly improves the emergency capability of the carrier battle group.

The "Kitty Hawk" aircraft carrier battle group consists of the "Kitty Hawk" aircraft carrier and the 15 aircraft carrier wing. At present, it is equipped with two Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers, two Burke-class guided missile destroyers, two Spruance-class destroyers, 1 Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered attack submarines and 1 Sacramento-class fast combat support ships.

The Kitty Hawk carrier battle group headquarters is located on the Kitty Hawk carrier, with a staffing of 70 people (including 25 officers). It consists of five departments: personnel, intelligence, operations, communications and logistics, which are responsible for conducting operational command and combat readiness training for all air, surface and underwater forces of the aircraft carrier battle group. The commander is a major general.

Source: Sohu Military

Nimitz is one of the largest nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in the US fleet. It began its service in 1975 and left the United States for its first mission in July 1976. Nimitz has a total length of 336 meters, a ship height of 18 floors and a displacement of 95,000 tons, and can carry more than 100 fighters.

Nine Nimitz-class aircraft carriers were built from 1968 to 200 1 * *, namely Nimitz, Eisenhower, carl vinson, Roosevelt, Lincoln, Washington, Stannis and Stannis.

Nimitz-class aircraft carrier has an oil load of 1 10,000 tons and aviation ammunition of 3,000 tons. The carrier-based aircraft company can control 250,000 square kilometers of sea area and airspace, and can dispatch 200 sorties to perform combat missions every day, and its loading capacity is 2-3 times that of other active aircraft carriers in the United States.

Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is the second generation nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in the United States and the largest aircraft carrier in the world today. Its seven carrier-based aircraft with different purposes can attack enemy planes, ships, submarines and land targets, support land operations, protect the maritime fleet, and lay mines in the sea area around the aircraft carrier hundreds of nautical miles to implement maritime blockade. The battle group it leads usually consists of 4-6 guided missile cruisers, destroyers, submarines and supply ships.

Nimitz-class aircraft carrier has its own powerful defense system, including missiles, artillery, electronic warfare systems and sea sparrow missile launchers.

These two nuclear reactors provide the aircraft carrier with almost unlimited endurance of more than 30 knots. The electricity provided by eight 8,000 kW turbine generators can be used by cities with a population of more than 654.38 million. Four desalination plants provide Nimitz-class aircraft carriers with 18 18440 liters of fresh water every day. Under normal circumstances, the ship has food and daily necessities for its personnel to eat for 90 days.

Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is equipped with two A4W sealed water nuclear reactors, four aircraft elevators, four aircraft catapults, four sea sparrow missile launchers, three to four "dense array" 20mm short-range artillery weapon systems, SPS-48E three-dimensional air search radar, SPS-49 (V) 5 two-dimensional air search radar and three MK-9655.