USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)

USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) is the ninth nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and the eighth in the Nimitz class. The keel was laid by Newport News Shipbuilding November 29, 1993, and the ship, named after the 33rd President of the United States, was christened September 7, 1996. The ship was launched September 13, 1996, and delivered to the United States Navy June 30, 1998. USS Harry S. Truman was commissioned July 25, 1998.

In August 1998, TRUMAN was put to sea for the first time as a U.S. Navy carrier to conduct Flight Deck Certifications, an evolution designed to test the ship’s ability to successfully launch and recover aircraft. After an extensive work-up cycle that tested the ship and challenged her crew, TRUMAN embarked on its maiden deployment November 28, 2000. On February 16, 2001, the TRUMAN team was called into action in support of Operation Southern Watch. In response to surface-to-air missile fire against coalition forces enforcing United Nations Security Counsel Resolutions, aircraft from Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3) took part in a sanctioned response and struck Iraqi integrated air defense system sites. After nearly 180 days and traveling more than 44,000 nautical miles, TRUMAN completed her first deployment May 23, 2001. TRUMAN entered the Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) for her first Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) September 5, 2001. Six months later, TRUMAN began training for her second deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, which began December 5, 2002.

In early February 2003, TRUMAN took up station in the Eastern Mediterranean and waited for word to launch strikes against Saddam Hussein’s regime in Iraq. When the order came in the late-night hours of March 19, 2003, Operation Iraqi Freedom was in full swing. TRUMAN successfully launched 1,280 sorties, dropped more than 700 tons of ordnance and helped liberate the people of Iraq. The ship returned to her homeport at Naval Station Norfolk May 23, 2003. In August 2003, TRUMAN entered NNSY again for her second PIA. On February 13, 2004, the ship pulled out of the shipyard four days early and under budget. In November 2007, TRUMAN departed Norfolk on a seven-month combat deployment. During the deployment, TRUMAN supported Maritime Security Operations in the Mediterranean Sea and Arabian Gulf. TRUMAN also launched 2,459 combat sorties in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. After completing a third successful PIA in February 2009, TRUMAN deployed in May 2010 for seven months. During the deployment, TRUMAN traveled more than 50,000 nautical miles and flew more than 10,000 sorties in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation New Dawn.  The ship returned to Norfolk December 21, 2010. 

TRUMAN is currently undergoing a Drydock Planned Incremental Availability (DPIA) at NNSY after which she will begin another cycle of work-ups to prepare for her next deployment. USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) has won six Battle "E" awards: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, and 2010. 

Description of Ship

Harry Truman (also known as HST within the Navy) is 1,092 ft (333 m) long, 257 ft (78 m) wide and is as high as a twenty-four-story building, at 244 feet (74 m). The super carrier can accommodate approximately 80 aircraft and has a flight deck 4.5 acres (1.8 ha) in size, using four elevators that are 3,880 ft² (360 m²) each to move planes between the flight deck and the hangar bay. With a combat load, HST displaces almost 97,000 tons and can accommodate 6,250 crewmembers. Her four distilling units can make 400,000 U.S. gallons (1,500 m³) of potable water a day; her food service divisions serve 18,000 meals per day. There are over 2,500 compartments on board requiring 2,520 tons (2.1 MW) of air conditioning capacity (enough to cool over 2,000 homes). The warship uses two Mark II stockless anchors that came from USS Forrestal and weigh 30 tons each, with each link of the anchor chain weighing 360 pounds (160 kg). She is currently equipped with three 20 mm Phalanx CIWS mounts and two Sea Sparrow SAM launchers. The ship cost over $4.5 billion in 2007 dollars to manufacture.

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