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USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74)

USS JOHN C. STENNIS is 1,092 feet long and towers some 20 stories above the waterline. As a self-contained city, JOHN C. STENNIS has virtually the same amenities as any American city with a comparable population. It has a daily newspaper, radio and television stations, fire department, library, hospital, general store, laundry, two barbershops and even a post office with its own zip code.

General Characteristics:	Keel Laid: March 13, 1991
	Launched: Nov. 11, 1993
	Commissioned: Dec. 9, 1995
	Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding Co., Newport News; Va.
	Propulsion system: two nuclear reactors
	Main Engines: four
	Propellers: four
	Blades on each Propeller: five
	Aircraft elevators: four
	Catapults: four
	Arresting gear cables: four
	Length, overall: 1,092 feet (332.85 meters)
	Flight Deck Width: 257 feet (78.34 meters)
	Area of flight deck: about 4.5 acres (18211.5 m²)
	Beam: 134 feet (40.84 meters)
	Draft: 38.4 feet (11.7 meters)
	Displacement: approx. 100,000 tons full load
	Speed: 30+ knots
	Planes: approx. 85
	Crew: Ship: approx. 3,200 , Air Wing: 2,480
	Armament: two Mk-57 Mod 3 Sea Sparrow launchers, three 20mm Phalanx CIWS Mk 15, two Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) Systems
	Homeport: Norfolk, Va.

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Crew List:

This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS JOHN C. STENNIS. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.

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Notes of Interest:

If lined up end-to-end, the bed mattresses would stretch more than nine miles
Other intersting figures:
- Number of telephones: 2,000
- Tons of structural steel: about 60,000 tons
- Sheets: 28,000
- Pillow Cases: 14,000
JOHN C. STENNIS got its two anchors from the decommissioned USS FORRESTAL (CV 59).
Weight of one anchor: 30 tons.
The ship carries approximately three million gallons of fuel for its aircrafts and escorts, and enough weapons and stores for extended operations without replenishment.

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Accidents aboard USS JOHN C. STENNIS:

Date Where Events

August 19, 1997 Virginia Capes The pilot of a Naval Air Station Ocean, Va.-based F-14 Tomcat aircraft was safed after he was accidentally ejected from his aircraft during a landing aboard the JOHN C. STENNIS. STENNIS personnel rescued the radar intercept officer from the pilotless Tomcat as it sat on the flight deck with engines still running.
The officers, both of Virginia Beach, Va., were assigned to Fighter Squadron 143, and both were treated for minor injuries by STENNIS medical personnel. The pilot was recovered immediately astern of the carrier and rescued by a helicopter from Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron 5 based at NAS Jacksonville, Fla.

November 30, 1999 Naval Air Station
North Island, San Diego, Ca The STENNIS ran aground in a shallow area adjacent to its turning basin as it attempted to maneuver near Naval Air Station, North Island (NASNI). Silt clogged the intake pipes to the cooling systems of the nuclear reactors, causing the carrier’s two nuclear reactors to be shut down (one reactor by crew, the other automatically) for a period of 45 minutes. The STENNIS was towed back to its pier for maintenance and observation for the next two days. The cleanup cost was about $2 million.

June 25, 2000 1,400 miles south-west of
Hawaii An F-14 of VF-211 stationed aboard JOHN C. STENNIS crashed into the Pacific. Both aviators ejected and were recovered half an hour later.

March 8, 2002 North Arabian Sea An F-14 of VF-211 crashed into the North Arabian Sea as it was attempting to land aboard USS STENNIS. Both aviators were recovered and did not suffer serious injuries. The F-14 was operating in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

April 24, 2009 Singapore A sailor died after sustaining injuries while performing maintenance on the exterior of the ship moored at Changi Pier, Singapore. The sailor was aboard a small boat conducting a routine procedure to secure drains from the ship's catapult system when he was crushed between the small boat and the ship's hull. He was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.

March 30, 2011 off southern California 10 sailors are injured when one of the engines of a Marine Corps F/A-18C assigned to VMFAT-101 catches fire. The sailors were working on the flight deck near the aircraft when it suffered the engine failure. Four of the injured sailors were medevaced to Naval Medical Center San Diego.

Date	Where	Events
August 19, 1997	Virginia Capes	The pilot of a Naval Air Station Ocean, Va.-based F-14 Tomcat aircraft was safed after he was accidentally ejected from his aircraft during a landing aboard the JOHN C. STENNIS. STENNIS personnel rescued the radar intercept officer from the pilotless Tomcat as it sat on the flight deck with engines still running. The officers, both of Virginia Beach, Va., were assigned to Fighter Squadron 143, and both were treated for minor injuries by STENNIS medical personnel. The pilot was recovered immediately astern of the carrier and rescued by a helicopter from Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron 5 based at NAS Jacksonville, Fla.
November 30, 1999	Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, Ca	The STENNIS ran aground in a shallow area adjacent to its turning basin as it attempted to maneuver near Naval Air Station, North Island (NASNI). Silt clogged the intake pipes to the cooling systems of the nuclear reactors, causing the carrier’s two nuclear reactors to be shut down (one reactor by crew, the other automatically) for a period of 45 minutes. The STENNIS was towed back to its pier for maintenance and observation for the next two days. The cleanup cost was about $2 million.
June 25, 2000	1,400 miles south-west of Hawaii	An F-14 of VF-211 stationed aboard JOHN C. STENNIS crashed into the Pacific. Both aviators ejected and were recovered half an hour later.
March 8, 2002	North Arabian Sea	An F-14 of VF-211 crashed into the North Arabian Sea as it was attempting to land aboard USS STENNIS. Both aviators were recovered and did not suffer serious injuries. The F-14 was operating in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
April 24, 2009	Singapore	A sailor died after sustaining injuries while performing maintenance on the exterior of the ship moored at Changi Pier, Singapore. The sailor was aboard a small boat conducting a routine procedure to secure drains from the ship's catapult system when he was crushed between the small boat and the ship's hull. He was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
March 30, 2011	off southern California	10 sailors are injured when one of the engines of a Marine Corps F/A-18C assigned to VMFAT-101 catches fire. The sailors were working on the flight deck near the aircraft when it suffered the engine failure. Four of the injured sailors were medevaced to Naval Medical Center San Diego.

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USS JOHN C. STENNIS comes alongside the USS INDEPENDENCE (CV 62) March 30, 1998, in the Arabian Gulf where both ships were deployed in support of UN-mandated sanctions against Iraq and enforcement of the "No-Fly Zone" under OPERATION SOUTHERN WATCH.

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JOHN C. STENNIS History:

Date	Event
March 29, 1988	Date of contract
March 13, 1991	Keel was laid at Newport News Shipbuilding Co., Newport News, Va.
November 11, 1993	Launched
December 9, 1995	Commissioned
January 18, 1996	First arrested landing aboard by an F-14B
January 18, 1997	First carrier landing of an F/A-18 E/F in naval history.
June 11, 1997	Helicopter crew rescued three Canadian Sailors off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, after their boat had capsized in heavy storm.
March 14, 1998	Deployment to the Arabian Gulf, relieved the USS GEORGE WASHINGTON Battle Group in Operation Southern Watch
October 13, 1998	Entered 6-month Phased Incremental Availability at Naval Air Station North Island
April 16, 1999	Began seatrials in the Pacific
January 7, 2000	WESTPAC cruise, relieved the USS JOHN F. KENNEDY Battle Group in Operation Southern Watch in the Arabian Gulf.
July 3, 2000	Returned to San Diego, Ca.
September 2001	Responsible aircraft carrier for west coast defence following the terrorist attacks in NYC and Washington, DC, on September 11
November 12, 2001	Left San Diego, Ca, on its third deployment. The carrier departed two months earlier than scheduled to provide support of Operation Enduring Freedom
May 28, 2002	Returned to San Diego, Ca.
June 2002 - January 2003	seven-month Planned Incremental Availability (PIA)
February 11, 2003 - February 19, 2003	Carrier Qualifications off Southern California
May 24 - November 1, 2004	Departed San Diego on her fourth major overseas deployment
January 5, 2005	Changed homeport to Bremerton, Wash.
January 19 - Dec. 2005	11-month routine Docking Planned Incremental Availability at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash.
January 16 - August 31, 2007	Fifth major overseas deployment with operations in the western Pacific, Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf
Sept. 28, 2007 - March 2008	6-month Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) period at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash.
January 13 - July 10, 2009	Sixth deployment. Participation in Exercise Northern Edge.
June - Dec. 2010	6-month Planned Incremental Availability at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash.
July 25, 2011 - March 2, 2012	Seventh deployment. Operations in the 5th Fleet area of operations.

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The photos below were taken by Ian Johnson on April 29, 2002, and show the USS JOHN C. STENNIS anchored in Gage Roads off the port of Fremantle, Australia. This was the carrier's third visit to Western Australia

The photos below were taken by Ian Johnson on September 30, 2004, and show the USS JOHN C. STENNIS anchored in Gage Roads off the port of Fremantle, Australia. This was the carrier's fourth visit to Western Australia

The photos below were taken by me on March 23, 2010, and show the USS JOHN C. STENNIS at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, Calif.. The first two photos show her just a few hours before departing for Bremerton, Wash. The third photo shows the carrier during sunset while getting underway.

The photos below were taken by me on May 12, 2012, and show the USS JOHN C. STENNIS at her homeport of Bremerton, Wash.

The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the USS JOHN C. STENNIS at Bremerton, Wash., on October 13, 2017.

The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the USS JOHN C. STENNIS during Fleet Fest 2019 at Naval Base Norfolk, Va., on October 19, 2019.



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