USS JOHN C STENNIS  PIN US NAVY NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING AIRCRAFT CARRIER

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USS JOHN C STENNIS PIN US NAVY "NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING" "Proud To Build" "Peace Through Strength" AIRCRAFT CARRIER.
Pin measures approximately 3" diameter.
USS John C. Stennis is the seventh Nimitz-class nuclear-powered supercarrier in the United States Navy, named for Senator John C. Stennis of Mississippi. She was commissioned on 9 December 1995. Her home port is temporarily Norfolk, Virginia, for her scheduled refueling and complex overhaul, which began in 2019.
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Launched:
November 13, 1993
Length:
1,093′
Homeport:
Norfolk
Number:
CVN 74
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Awarded:
30 June 1988
Cost:
.5 billion
Speed:
30+ knots (56+ km/h; 35+ mph)