USS John C. Stennis

USS *John C. Stennis* (CVN-74)
	USS John C. Stennis underway in the Pacific Ocean
History
United States
Name	John C. Stennis
Namesake	John C. Stennis
Awarded	30 June 1988
Builder	Northrop Grumman Newport News
Cost	$4.5 billion
Laid down	13 March 1991
Launched	13 November 1993
Sponsored by	Margaret Jane Stennis Womble
Christened	13 November 1993
Acquired	9 November 1995
Commissioned	9 December 1995
Home port	Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California
Identification	MMSI number: 368912000; Callsign: NJCS; ; Hull number: CVN-74;
Motto	Look Ahead, Stay Ahead
Status	in active service
Notes	Ship in RCOH (Refueling and Complex Overhaul at Newport News Shipyard in Newport News, Virginia)
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General characteristics
Class & type	Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
Displacement	103,300 tons
Length	Overall: 1,092 ft (332.8 m); Waterline: 1,040 ft (317.0 m);
Beam	Overall: 252 ft (76.8 m); Waterline: 134 ft (40.8 m);
Draft	Maximum navigational: 37 ft (11.3 m); Limit: 41 ft (12.5 m);
Propulsion	2 × Westinghouse A4W nuclear reactors (HEU 93.5%); 4 × steam turbines; 4 × shafts; 260,000 shp (190 MW);
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)+
Range	Unlimited distance; 20–25 years
Capacity	6,500 officers and crew (with embarked airwing)
Complement	Ship's company: 3,532; Air wing: 2,480;
Sensors &; processing systems	AN/SPS-48E 3-D air search radar; AN/SPS-49(V)5 2-D air search radar; AN/SPQ-9B target acquisition radar; AN/SPN-46 air traffic control radars; AN/SPN-43C air traffic control radar; AN/SPN-41 landing aid radars; 4 × Mk 91 NSSM guidance systems; 4 × Mk 95 radars;
Electronic warfare; & decoys	AN/SLQ-32A(V)4 countermeasures suite; SLQ-25A Nixie torpedo countermeasures;
Armament	2 × Mk 57 Mod3 Sea Sparrow; 2 × RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile; 3 × Phalanx CIWS;
Aircraft carried	90 fixed wing and helicopters
Aviation facilities	catapults: 4; aircraft elevators: 4;

USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74), named for Senator John C. Stennis of Mississippi, is the seventh of the Nimitz-class of nuclear-powered supercarriers in the United States Navy.

She was commissioned on 9 December 1995. Her temporary home port is Norfolk, Virginia, for her scheduled refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH), which began in 2019. After her overhaul is completed in 2026, she is scheduled to return to Bremerton, Washington.

Her RCOH includes a major Sensor upgrade; the AN/SPS-48 is removed and replaced with the AN/SPY-6(V)2 EASR Rotating Radar. Also the new radar removes the AN/SPS-49 Radar. The new SPY-6 gives the ship better visibility and tracking capabilities and greatly reduces weight and response times.