Russia or China Would Love to Have the Aircraft Carrier USS Harry S. Truman

Russia or China Would Love to Have the Aircraft Carrier USS Harry S. Truman

Key Points and Summary – USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) is the eighth Nimitz-class, nuclear-powered supercarrier, commissioned in 1998 and renamed from “USS United States” in 1995. At 1,092 feet and 97,000 tons loaded, HST carries 90 aircraft and over 6,000 personnel, with two A4W reactors enabling 30+ knots and decades between refuelings. (July 3, 2018) A French Dassault Rafale M Fighter touches down on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class air…