As big as three football fields: the American aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman arrived in Split

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Author: HINA
Published: December 5, 2015 at 11:44

Carriers from the group Nimitz drives two Westinghouse nuclear reactors that enable achieving a speed of about 56 kilometers per hour, and nuclear fuel is changed approximately every 20 years

The US aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, whose capacity to 85 aircraft and 20 helicopters on Saturday morning sailed into the channel and anchored about two kilometers from City port where, during his visit to Croatia, stay until the 9th December this year.

In the afternoon will be organized a press visit to the aircraft carrier.

As announced Ministry of Defence of the Republic Havatske, a visit to the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman is confirmation of close relations between the Republic of Croatian and the United States of America (USA) as trusted partners who work together in establishing and maintaining security and prosperity in the region and an indication of the rich and intensive cooperation .

The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman is part of the US 6th Fleet based in Naples, Italy, which manages and participates in a number of joint maritime operations usually with allies and partners in order to create security and stability in Europe and Africa.

"Harry S. Truman" the aircraft carrier class "Nimitz". The total length is 333 meters, width 41 meters, a draft, it is 12 meters. Its crew consists of 4922 members, including 487 officers, said in a statement the Ministry of Defence.

USS Harry S. Truman, who has been in service since 1996, is one of the aircraft carrier nuclear-powered Nimitz class, the largest aircraft carrier in the world, as well as the size of three football fields.

USS Harry S. Truman and other carriers of the Nimitz drives two Westinghouse nuclear reactors that enable reaching speeds above 30 knots (about 56 kilometers per hour) and nuclear fuel is replaced approximately every 20 years.

For carriers deployed to 85 aircraft. F / A - 18 Hornet and Superhornet and helicopters SH-60 Seahawk, electronic reconnaissance aircraft and "flying radars" E-2 Hawkeye, and to defend our disposal and anti-aircraft missiles and Sea Sparrow anti-aircraft system Phalanx which are coupled radar and multi-barreled cannon .

Aircraft carriers are usually at the forefront of the ships where they can still be placed cruisers, destroyers, submarines and auxiliary vessels.

The carrier USS Enterprise in 2006, visited Croatia and Split and on this occasion the American Medal of Honor was awarded to a retired colonel of HV Srecko Herceg, who is a descendant of Peter Herceg Tomic. Tomich died on the battleship USS Utah during the Japanese attack attack on the US fleet at Pearl Harbor and his sacrifice saved the lives of many members of the crew of that ship.

Split had previously visited the US aircraft carriers in April 1976, the USS Saratoga in May 1979, the USS America.

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