FORRESTAL CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIERS

Produced by the United States four carriers , class carriers tactical named Forrestal, are : Forrestal CV-59, and Saratoga CV-60, and Ranger CV-61, and Independence CV-62; has built these carriers to replace carriers older than the class United States, after the abolition of the production program .

 In spite of the small size of the carriers of the class relative Forrestal , but they were able to perform all the tasks that were performed by carriers United States, due to the evolution of design , which has been for more than 50 years, is a typical design for U.S. aircraft carriers .

The carriers of the class Forrestal, is the first carriers designed to operate jet aircraft , the first pregnant with the surface of the boot italic , for hub bearing longitudinal , allowing Baqlaa and falling more than a plane at the same time ; provided these carriers , initially batteries heavy artillery , lifted the whole by the year 1977, also entered three of the four carriers dry dock in the period from 1980 to 1990, to prolong the life time of 45 years.

 Country of Origin: United States of America
 Use: multi-tasking aircraft carrier
 States used : United States

General and technical specifications :

1. General Specifications:
The crew crew run carrying 3019 people
2480 people
Total 5499 members
Length line flotation 301.8 meters
Total 317 meters
Width hull 39.3 m
Flight deck 76 meters
Draft of 10.8 meters
Standard weight 60,000 metric tons
Full load 76.614 metric tons

2. Armament:
• Eight individual defender caliber 140 mm ( later lifted )
• Two sets Osmanitan the (2 × 8) surface missiles / Joe Sea Sparrow Sea Sparrow
• Three central defense systems anti-aircraft and missiles , Valenx the Phalanx CIWS
• Number of planes : more than 80 different aircraft .

3. Electronic equipment :
• air search radar , three-dimensional type SPS 48 C
• air search radar two-dimensional , sort of SPS 4
• navigational radar , sort of SPS 64
• superficial control radar , sort of SPS 67
• fire management system , of the kind MK 91
• electronic disability system , of the kind SLQ 29
• auxiliary electronic system , of the kind EN/WLR-3

4. Shielding : body surface quitting Stores

5. Power source: eight steam boilers vapor pressure of 1,200 pounds per square inch PSI

6. Payment machines :
• four steam turbine engines
• The number of logs : Four
• The ability of engines : 260.000 hp mechanic carrier Forrestal , 280.000 horse mechanic, the other three carriers .

7. Speed ​​: about 33 knots

8. Maximum distance traveled : 6725 nautical miles at 20 knots

9. Life span: 45 years