Calling all Nimitz-class CVN fans

[anyahajobuzi]

Hi there!

I thought the Trumpy Nimitz(both 1/350 and 1/700) to be incorrect as to the shape of the flightdeck by the angled section of the deck where the forward and middle section pieces meet on the starboard side(on the 1/350)...I checked 3 different sources and they all confirmed that the pieces mentioned above have been molded incorrectly.For those of you who wish to go thru the trouble to make it right: at least your starting point (the starboard edge of the deck on the foward section is the right length:))is in the right place, but from here to the end of the piece you have 117 millimeters....this should ONLY be 100 milimeters, and on your middle deck section the lenght of the deck edge (from the #1 elevator forward should be 88 mm instead of the kits 68mm...(these are measurements for the DECK EDGE not the outer catwalk bulwark)....gotta be a lot of work for a little area, but anyone who takes on this ship is a mazochist anyway:)

Laci

[gtb -red]

did you take a look at Kelly's build?

[anyahajobuzi]

I just checked it out!!!!Kelly's ship is BEAUTIFUL!
The guy knows detail!Especially the arwing.OMG!
alright, so now I have a standard to shoot for!:)(the FORCE may be with me on that one)but I am not lighting up my ship...

thanx

[simon b]

Can anyone help me here, I'm looking for info on the CVN-71 Roosevelt during the 1991 Gulf war. I know that the weapon sponsors are present but i am not sure as to the various domes and radar sponsors. Did they all arrive after 91 ?

[Nektarios]

Can anyone help me here, I'm looking for info on the CVN-71 Roosevelt during the 1991 Gulf war. I know that the weapon sponsors are present but i am not sure as to the various domes and radar sponsors. Did they all arrive after 91 ?

Most of the domes and and electronics were added after the mid-90s. If you want to ask something more specific you may contact me through PM

[simon b]

Thanks for that. The only decent pics i have seen deal with the island and mast. I know i'll have to build the weapon sponsors but i think that may be it

[Cliffy B]

Just saw this pic over at the Navy News Stand and thought it was really cool looking. Shows some nice closeup details of the starboard side of the ship and island.

http://www.navy.mil/view_single.asp?id=79902

[Doug]

Is there a diagram of the location of the various hose reels (fire, fuel, etc.) around the flight deck? I want to paint the hose reels in their proper colors at their proper locations

[boatman]

yeath great idea its just what im lookin for that info to help me with my 1/144 scale nimitz scratchbuild please anybody know ? an someone told me that the front catapult shooter's cabin goes down into the deck when not in use is this correct ?
chris

[Cliffy B]

yeath great idea its just what im lookin for that info to help me with my 1/144 scale nimitz scratchbuild please anybody know ? an someone told me that the front catapult shooter's cabin goes down into the deck when not in use is this correct ?
chris

Yep! When I was aboard Truman it was not on deck and while we were exploring the interior (we were on a Friends and Family Cruise) I happened by a random space and there it was in the middle of the room. I didn't even realize it was missing until I saw it below and then looked for it topside. Flight Deck had no trace of it.

[Admhawk]

Is there a diagram of the location of the various hose reels (fire, fuel, etc.) around the flight deck? I want to paint the hose reels in their proper colors at their proper locations

I doubt it, but if you purchase the nimitz CD from Still Motions, there is a photo walk around the whole upper deck and you can easily mark them off on a drawing and make it available to the rest of us.

[Cliffy B]

Hey guys!

Anyone looking to build a 1/700 Nimitz? Sprue Brothers.com has the 1975 Nimitz and the 2006 TR on sale for $44.95!!!!! Says they have 17 Nimitz and 12 TR kits. GREAT deal considering they're usually $70-80. Thought I'd give you guys the heads up.

http://store.spruebrothers.com/1700-tru ... p3176.aspx

http://store.spruebrothers.com/1700-tru ... p3221.aspx

[Jon]

The point of this/these posts is to combine our knowledge and photo resources to help us build better and more accurate models of the Nimitz class carriers in any scale. I'm going to list all the overhaul/refits and then list the modifications that are noticeable from the EXTERIOR ONLY. Any updates or corrections are much appreciated and will be updated here on this first post. Each Nimitz class will have it's own post. This is meant as a helpful guide, not an absolute record from official US Navy records.

USS Nimitz CVN-68
Launched: May 13, 1972
Commissioned: May 3, 1975
Shakedown: ?

First overhaul/refit (May 10, 1977 to July 10, 1977) Extended Selected Restricted Availability
TBA

Second overhaul/refit (October 3, 1978 to January 5, 1979) Selected Restricted Availability
TBA

Third overhaul/refit (October 27, 1980 to January 26, 1981) Selected Restricted Availability
TBA

Forth overhaul/refit (April 5, 1982 to June 24, 1982) Selected Restricted Availability
1) Waste catapult bridal catcher was removed

Fifth overhaul/refit (June 17, 1983 to Jul.22, 1984) Complex Overhaul
1) Port sponson was added and then enlarged in the next refit.

Sixth overhaul/refit (November 1, 1985 to March 3, 1986) Selected Restricted Availability
1) Port sponson's shap was changed/thickened.

Seventh overhaul/refit (August 21, 1987 to February 8, 1988) Selected Restricted Availability
TBA

Eighth overhaul/refit (August 19, 1989 to March 3, 1990) Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability
TBA

Ninth overhaul/refit (October 19, 1991 to May 29, 1992) Selected Restricted Availability
TBA

Tenth overhaul/refit (December 7, 1993 to January 28, 1995) Extended Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability
1) Port bow catapult bridal was removed

Eleventh overhaul/refit (June 1996 to January 21, 1997) Extended Selected Restricted Availability
TBA

Twelfth overhaul/refit (May 26, 1998 to June 28, 2001) Refueling and Complex Overhaul
1) Top two levels of the island and replaced
2) New antenna mast
3) New radar tower
4) RAM launcher added to the forward port sponson
5) RAM launcher added to the aft starbord sponson

Thirteenth overhaul/refit (February 23, 2004 to August 23, 2004) Phased Incremental Availability
1) Cat walk grating was replaced and flight deck was resurfaced. No structural changes

Fourteenth overhaul/refit (March 1, 2006 to September 1, 2006) Planned Incremental Availability
TBA

Fifteenth overhaul/refit (July 2008 to January 2009) Planned Incremental Availability
TBA

Sixteenth overhaul/refit (December 16, 2010 to December 2011)
1) Two sponsons added - location of these sponsons on the ship is yet unknown.

Need to confirm:
1) when was the AN/SPQ-9B installed?
2) When were the two Mk 29 guidance radars added to the aft port sponson's (some time in the early 80s)

Modelling notes:
1) For all Nimitz class carriers up to and including CVN-77. Catapult number four cannot launch fully loaded aircraft due to wing clearance issues for the catwalks. Issue will be fixed with CVN-78.

[Jon]

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower CVN-69
Launched: ?
Commissioned: October 18, 1977
Shakedown: ?

Post Shakedown Availability (March 28, 1978 to July 6, 1978)
TBA

First overhaul/refit (January 28, 1981 to May 16, 1981) Selected Restricted Availability
TBA

Second overhaul/refit (August 16, 1982 to October 30, 1982) Selected Restricted Availability
TBA

Third overhaul/refit (October 26, 1985 to April 26, 1987) Complex Overhaul
TBA

Forth overhaul/refit (October 3, 1988 to March 3, 1989) Selected Restricted Availability
TBA

Fifth overhaul/refit (October 19, 1990 - January 15, 1991) Selected Restricted Availability
1) Forward port bridal catcher was removed. (possibly in the fourth overhaul)

Sixth overhaul/refit (Jan.6, 1993 - Nov.12, 1993) Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability
TBA

Seventh overhaul/refit (October 11, 1995 to January 27, 1997) Complex Overhaul
1) Aft boarding dock added
2) Adantage sat dome and plat form added.

Eighth overhaul/refit (February 4, 1999 to June 3, 1999) Planned Incremental Availability
TBA

Ninth overhaul/refit (May 22, 2001 - March 25, 2005) Refueling and Complex Overhaul
1) The top two levels of the island were removed and replaced
2) New island antenna mast
3) New radar tower

Tenth overhaul/refit (January 22, 2008 - July 23, 2008) Planned Incremental Availability
TBA

[Jon]

USS Carl Vinson CVN-70
Launched: ?
Commissioned: March 13, 1982
Shakedown: ?

Post Shakedown Availability (August 2, 1982 to December 10, 1982)
TBA

First overhaul/refit (September 22, 1990 to April 6, 1993) Complex Overhaul
TBA

Second overhaul/refit (October 6, 1999 to September 2000) Drydocking Phased Incremental Availability
TBA

Third overhaul/refit (March 7, 2002 to September 4, 2002) Phased Incremental Availability
no external changes

Forth overhaul/refit (November 11, 2005 to July 11, 2009) Refueling and Complex Overhaul
TBA

[Jon]

USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71
Launched: ?
Commissioned: October 25, 1986
Shakedown: ?

First overhaul/refit (November 1993 to April 14, 1994) Selected Restricted Availability
TBA

Second overhaul/refit (June 1997 to July 1, 1998) Extended Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability
TBA

Third overhaul/refit (January 10, 2000 to June 30, 2000) Phased Incremental Availability
TBA

Forth overhaul/refit (May 6, 2002 to October 30, 2002) Phased Incremental Availability
TBA

Fifth overhaul/refit (February 19, 2004 to December 15, 2004) Phased Incremental Availability
TBA

Sixth overhaul/refit (March 7, 2007 to November 28, 2007) Phased Incremental Availability
TBA

Seventh overhaul/refit (Aug 28, 2009 till 2013) Refueling and Complex Overhaul
TBA

[Jon]

USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72
Launched: ?
Commissioned: November 11, 1989
Shakedown: ?

First overhaul/refit (March 26, 1992 to August 20, 1992) Selected Restricted Availability
TBA

Second overhaul/refit (February 1, 1994 to May 14, 1994) Selected Restricted Availability
TBA

Third overhaul/refit (November 17, 1995 to December 6, 1996) Extended Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability
TBA

Forth overhaul/refit (April 1, 1999 to September 15, 1999) Phased Incremental Availability
TBA

Fifth overhaul/refit (April 11, 2001 to October 15, 2001) Phased Incremental Availability
TBA

Sixth overhaul/refit (June 25, 2003 to May 2004) Drydocking Phased Incremental Availability
TBA

Seventh overhaul/refit (August 29, 2006 to June 30, 2007) Drydocking Phased Incremental Availability
TBA

Eigth overhaul/refit (April 2009 to January 2010) Phased Incremental Availability
TBA

[Jon]

USS George Washington CVN-73
Launched: ?
Commissioned: July 4, 1992
Shakedown: ?

First overhaul/refit (May 1998 to March 1999)
TBA

Second overhaul/refit (February 2001 to July 26, 2001) Planned Incremental Availability
TBA

Third overhaul/refit (February 25, 2003 to August 15, 2003) Planned Incremental Availability
TBA

Forth overhaul/refit (January 28, 2005 to December 17, 2005) Drydocked Planned Incremental Availability
TBA

Fifth overhaul/refit (September 28, 2006 to August 30, 2007) Drydocked Planned Incremental Availability
1) New taller mast installed (15 feet taller)

[Jon]

USS John C. Stennis CVN-74
Launched: ?
Commissioned: December 9, 1995
Shakedown: ?

First overhaul/refit (September 2000 to March 2001) Planned Incremental Availability
TBA

Second overhaul/refit (June 2002 to January 2003) Planned Incremental Availability
TBA

Third overhaul/refit (January 19, 2005 to December 17, 2005) Drydocked Planned Incremental Availability
TBA

Forth overhaul/refit (September 28, 2007 to March 27, 2008) Drydocked Planned Incremental Availability
TBA

Fifth overhaul/refit (April 2010 to ?) Planned Incremental Availability
TBA

[Jon]

USS Harry S. Truman CVN-75
Launched: ?
Commissioned: July 25, 1998
Shakedown: ?

First overhaul/refit (September 5, 2001 to February 21, 2002) Planned Incremental Availability
TBA

Second overhaul/refit (August 20, 2003 to February 13, 2004) Planned Incremental Availability
TBA

Third overhaul/refit (January 10, 2006 to December 20, 2006) Drydocked Planned Incremental Availability
TBA

Forth overhaul/refit (July 2008 to Feb 2009) Planned Incremental Availability
TBA