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USS John C Stennis CVN-74 History:
USS John C. Stennis CVN-74 is the seventh Nimitz-class
nuclear-powered supercarrier in the United States Navy, named after
Senator John C. Stennis.
USS John C. Stennis was christened at Newport News Shipbuilding
and Dry Dock Company with Vice President Albert Gore as the
principal speaker of the ceremony. On December 9, 1995, USS John C.
Stennis was commissioned at Naval Station Norfolk, Va. On February
26, 1998, USS John C. Stennis departed Norfolk to its new homeport,
San Diego, California, after an intense work-up period. On April 16,
1999, USS John C. Stennis began sea trials. On November 30, 1999,
USS John C. Stennis was towed back to its pier for maintenance and
observation, after attempting to maneuver near Naval Air Station,
North Island (NASNI) and caused the carriers two nuclear reactors to
be shut down for a period of 45 minutes.
On January 7, 2000, USS John C. Stennis departed for its second
deployment and traveled more than 34,000 miles over 13 time zones.
It also made 10 port visits to South Korea, Hongkong, Malaysia,
Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Australia. USS John C. Stennis'
embarked airwing, Carrier Air Wing Nine, had flown more than 10,000
sorties in several regions of the world, including over Iraq in
support of Operation Southern Watch. On November 12, 2001, USS John
C. Stennis Battle Group deployed from San Diego to relieve the Carl
Vinson battle group in the Arabian Sea. On December 15, 2001, John
C. Stennis Battle Group supported Operation Enduring Freedom and
Operation Anaconda.
On May 24, 2004 to November 1, 2004, USS John C. Stennis took
part in Northern Edge 2004 in the Gulf of Alaska, Rim of the Pacific
Exercise off Hawaii, exercises with the Kitty Hawk off Japan and
goodwill visits to Japan, Malaysia and Western Australia. On January
8, 2005, USS John C. Stennis homeport moved from San Diego to
Bremerton. On January 19, 2005, USS John C. Stennis began its 11
month Docking Planned Incremental Availability (DPIA) at Bremerton.
Its upgrades include a new mast. On December 2005 to November 2006,
USS John C. Stennis underwent sea trials and exercises. On January
20, 2007, USS John C. Stennis sailed for the Persian Gulf as part of
an increase in US Military presence within the Middle East. On
February 19, 2007, USS John C. Stennis arrived in the area, joining
the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the United Fifth Fleet. On May 23,
2007, USS John C. Stennis, along with eight other warships including
the USS Nimitz and amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard,
passed through the Strait of Hormuz. On August 31, 2007, USS John C.
Stennis returned to Bremerton. And on September 28, 2007, USS John
C. Stennis will be dry-docked at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard for
a six-month Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) period and during
that time, USS John C. Stennis will receive major upgrades to its
potable water system, combat and self defense systems, navigational
systems, electrical load centers and numerous other components.
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