Carl Vinson
- October 17, 2021
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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Carl Vinson
Subject – Defence and Security
Context – Carl Vinson, a floating city on sea
Concept –
- USS Carl Vinson is Nimitz-class super carrier, can take away one’s breath.
- Not only the size of the ship, but the flurry of activity, its fire power, its fighter jets on board and the enthusiasm of the crew on board, is worth a take.
- The nuclear-powered super carrier was here off Visakhapatnam coast in Bay of Bengal, as the lead ship for the just concluded naval exercise Malabar-2021, along with other assets from the US Navy and the navies of India, Japan and Australia.
- The 1.13 lakh-tonne behemoth from the US Pacific fleet is part of the Carrier Strike Group One and its crew say it is a floating city at sea
- at, as the ship carries about 5,000 crew members.
- The ship has a huge desalination plant to take care of its water needs and usage of plastic is minimal. To take care of the plastic, it has a recycling plant.
- The ship has 10 floors and a few of them act as hangars for its assortment of aircraft.