@maritimoveditzph_1: USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) is a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier of the United States Navy and the ninth ship of the **Nimitz-class aircraft carrier. She is one of the most advanced and powerful aircraft carriers in the world. --- ⚓ Basic Information Type: Nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Hull Number: CVN-76 Country: United States Named after: Ronald Reagan --- 🏗️ Construction Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding Laid down: February 12, 1998 Launched: March 4, 2001 Commissioned: July 12, 2003 --- 📊 Specifications Displacement: ~100,000+ tons Length: 333 m (1,092 ft) Speed: 30+ knots Crew: ~5,000+ (ship + air wing) --- ⚙️ Propulsion Powered by: 2 nuclear reactors This allows long deployments without refueling. --- ✈️ Air Wing Carries 60–75 aircraft, including: F/A-18E/F Super Hornet EA-18G Growler E-2D Hawkeye MH-60R Seahawk --- 🔫 Defensive Systems Sea Sparrow missiles RAM missiles Phalanx CIWS --- 🎯 Role Designed for: Global power projection Air superiority Carrier strike warfare Fleet command Indo-Pacific security operations --- 🌍 Service History Served extensively in: Pacific Ocean Indo-Pacific region She was long based at: Yokosuka as the U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed carrier. --- ⭐ Interesting Fact USS Ronald Reagan is the only U.S. aircraft carrier named after a president who was still alive when the ship was commissioned. --- Sister Ships Other Nimitz-class carriers include: USS Nimitz (CVN-68) USS George Washington (CVN-73) USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) --- ⚓ If you want, I can compare: Ronald Reagan vs Nimitz vs Gerald R. Ford or list all active U.S. supercarriers

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