USS George HW Bush

- Nimitz class carriers are the largest warships in the worldFox News: Aircraft Carrier Named the USS George H.W. Bush Commissioned (January 10, 2009)
- Built by Northrop GrummanBloomberg: USS George H.W. Bush Aircraft Carrier Commissioned (Update1) (January 10, 2009)
- The USS Ronald Reagan, commissioned in 2003, is also a Nimitz class carrierBloomberg: USS George H.W. Bush Aircraft Carrier Commissioned (Update1) (January 10, 2009)
- It will be the tenth and final vessel of its type commissionedFox News: Aircraft Carrier Named the USS George H.W. Bush Commissioned (January 10, 2009)
- Cost: $6.2 billionFox News: Aircraft Carrier Named the USS George H.W. Bush Commissioned (January 10, 2009)
- Will set sail later this yearStars and Stripes: USS George H.W. Bush joins the fleet (January 11, 2009)
- Took five years to buildStars and Stripes: USS George H.W. Bush joins the fleet (January 11, 2009)
- Weighs 100,000 tonsStars and Stripes: USS George H.W. Bush joins the fleet (January 11, 2009)
- Will have a new GPS-based Electronic Charting Display System by late 2009 or 2010Stars and Stripes: USS George H.W. Bush joins the fleet (January 11, 2009)
- Bush spent 4 hours on board the ship on January 8, 2009Stars and Stripes: USS George H.W. Bush joins the fleet (January 11, 2009)

The USS George H.W. Bush is a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier commissioned by the U.S. Navy on January 10, 2009. The Nimitz class carrier was named after the 41st president of the United States, George H.W. Bush. It is as long as three football fields and cost $6.2 billion to build.Fox News: Aircraft Carrier Named the USS George H.W. Bush Commissioned (January 10, 2009)
George H.W. Bush and the Military

George H.W. Bush joined the Navy on his 18th birthday: June 12, 1942. During World War II, he flew torpedo bombers from the carrier USS San Jacinto. Bush was awarded three Air Medals and the Distinguished Flying Cross for his military service.Fox News: Aircraft Carrier Named the USS George H.W. Bush Commissioned (January 10, 2009)
Quotes
"Laura and I are thrilled to be here to help commission an awesome ship and to honor an awesome man. So what do you give a guy who has been blessed and has just about everything he has ever needed? Well, an aircraft carrier."—George W. BushFox News: Aircraft Carrier Named the USS George H.W. Bush Commissioned (January 10, 2009)
"I never dreamed that an aircraft carrier, particularly like our new one, CVN 77, would be named for me. It's a huge honor. And I'm also a little, not concerned, but certainly excited and a little apprehensive about what it's going to be like that day. I'm probably going to lose my composure because it's going to a very emotional day."—George H. W. BushHouston Chronicle: Carrier namesake called 'huge honor' (January 9, 2009)