USS Midway (CV-41) is a unique carrier in that she started out as a straight-decker, i.e. WWII design. They eventually converted her to an angle-deck design. She was also powered by 12 boilers, not diesels.
Displacement: 62,000 tons full load
Length: 979 feet
Beam: 121 feet
Flight Deck Width: 238 feet
Speed: 30-plus knots
Power Plant: 12 boilers, four geared steam turbines four shafts, 212,000 shaft horsepower
Aircraft: Approximately 65
Complement: 2,533 ship's company; 2,239 in air wing
The USS Nimitz (CVN-68) class are the largest warships in the world. They're powered by 2 nuclear reactors and are much newer than the USS Midway class.
Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding Co., Newport News, Va.
Power Plant: Two Nuclear Power Plant (A4W Pressurized Water Reactor) Four shafts, Four propellers, with five blades each
Length: overall 1,092 feet (332.85 meters)
Flight Deck Width: 252 feet (76.8 meters)
Beam: 134 feet (40.84 meters)
Displacement: Approx. 97,000 tons (87,300 metric tons) full load
Speed: 30+ knots (34.5+ miles per hour)
Aircraft: 85
Crew: Ship's Company: 3,200 Air Wing: 2,480
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