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U.S. Carrier Locations

CVNX-78
Planned start in 2006
$110mill R&D for 1999

CVN-77
Planned start in 2001
$213mill for 1999
Only $50mill appropiated for 1998
$18mill appropiated for R&D 1997, a further $300m may be found in the current budget
Commissioning: 2008

Ronald Reagan (CVN-76)
Under Construction
Commissioning: 2002

USS Harry S Truman (CVN-75)
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Homeport: N.S. Norfolk
2000: Atlantic March 13-20, Norfolk April 10
Schedule: Med Cruise November 2000

USS John C Stennis (CVN-74)
CVW-9 NG / CCG 7
WestPac Cruise 2000
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2000: Deployed January 5, EastPac January 18, Hong Kong February 8-12, Gulf March 7-13, Bahrain March 20, Gulf April 3, Jebel Ali April 12, May 1
Schedule:

USS George Washington (CVN-73)
CVW-17 AA
Homeport: N.S. Norfolk
2000: COMPUTEX Atlantic March 8 - April 8, Key West March 20, Gulf of Mexico April 3, Norfolk April 7, JTFEX May 2 - 20
Schedule: Med Cruise June 21

USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)
CVW-14 NK
2000: EastPac April 3 (CarQuals), North Island April 12, Victoria, British Columbia April 13-17, Tiger Cruise April 17, Everett April 19
Milestones: 72000th Trap June 19 1998
Schedule: WestPac Cruise August 2000

USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)
Homeport: N.S. Norfolk
2000: Overhaul January - July
Schedule:

USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70)
CVW-11 NH
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Homeport: N.S. Everett
2000: Overhaul October 1999 - October 2000 ($230m).
Schedule:

USS Eisenhower (CVN-69)
CVW-7 AG / CCDG 8
Homeport: N.S. Norfolk
Med/Gulf Cruise '2000
2000: Deployed to Gulf February 18, Adriatic Sea March 6, Trieste March 10, Med March 20-31 (Juniper Stallion March 20-29 off Israel) Souda Bay Crete March 30 - April 3, Med April 12, Haifa, Israel April 14 - 17, Corfu, Greece April 23, Dubrovnic Croatia May 1 -5
Schedule: Homecoming August 18

USS Nimitz (CVN-68)
Schedule: from May 29 1998 Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) at Newport News(33 months) to February 2001

USS John F Kennedy (CV-67)
CVW-1 AB / CCG 6
2000: Gulf November 29 - March 1, Red Sea March 7, Med March 13, Homecoming Mayport March 19.
Schedule: Independence Day in New York

USS Enterprise (CVN-65)
CVW-8 AJ
Homeport: N.S. Norfolk
2000: Norfolk April 20, Atlantic May 1
Schedule: Med Cruise 2001

USS Constellation (CV-64)
CVW-2 NE
WestPac '99
2000:  North Island April 10
Schedule:

USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63)
CVW-5 NF
WestPac Cruise '99
Planned De-commissioning 2008
2000: Yokosuka April 10, Spring Cruise April 11 - July, Guam April 17

Admiral Kuznetsov
  Malta,'extended trials'

HMS Invincible (R 07)
  1999: Refit Portsmouth October

HMS Illustrious (R 06)
 2000:  Deployed to Gulf January 17, Atlantic January 19

HMS Ark Royal (R08)
 1999:  Rosyth naval base major Refit October

CVF 1 / 2
100 million pounds awarded November 1999