Title

USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) Dropping Anchor

Photographer

Courtesy of the Naval Air Station Fort Lauderdale Museum

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Subject

USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70), Port Everglades, US Navy, Naval Air Station, Fort Lauderdale, Osama bin Laden

Description

USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) is the United States Navy's third Nimitz-class supercarrier. She is named for Carl Vinson, a Congressman from Georgia, in recognition of his contributions to the U.S. Navy. The ship was launched in 1980, undertook her maiden voyage in 1983, and underwent refueling and overhaul between 2005 and 2009.

Besides deployments in Operation Desert Strike, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Southern Watch, and Operation Enduring Freedom, Carl Vinson was involved in a number of notable events. The body of Osama bin Laden was buried at sea in 2011 from the deck of Carl Vinson, and that same year, on Veterans Day, she played host to the first NCAA basketball game on an aircraft carrier, between North Carolina and Michigan State.

Date Digital

2019

Format

Black and white photographic print

Digital Collection

NASFL Ships