USS Nimitz

Nimitz first deployed to the Mediterranean, departing 7 July 1976, in company with the cruisers South Carolina and California. This was the first time in ten years that the US had deployed nuclear-powered ships in the Mediterranean. The cruise was uneventful, and Nimitz returned to Norfolk, Virginia 7 February 1977. A second Mediterranean cruise 1977–1978 was similarly quiet, but on the third cruise, which began 10 September 1979, Nimitz was the launchpad for Operation Evening Light, the attempt to rescue the US Embassy workers being held hostage in Tehran, Iran. The mission was aborted when helicopters crashed at a rendezvous point in the Iranian desert. The ship finally returned home 26 May 1980. Scale: 1:200
Size(mm): 1725mm x 430mm x 380mm
Material: Strong fibreglass hull, ABS deck
Weight: 13kg
Power: 4 x powerful 540 motors, 4 propellars
Power Supply: 4 x 6v 10ah batteries (not included)
Speed: 1m/s
Run time: more than 80 minutes
R/C system: 2 channel radio with one servo & one ESC In the following year, one of Nimitz's EA-6B Prowlers crash-landed on her flight deck, killing 14 crewmen and injuring 45 others. In the Gulf of Sidra incident (1981), while conducting a freedom of navigation exercise in the Gulf of Sidra near what Libya had proclaimed as the "line of death", two aircraft (F-14As) of Nimitz's VF-41 were fired on by Libyan pilots, but they returned fire and shot down both Libyans. In 1985, two Lebanese Shiite Muslim gunmen hijacked TWA Flight 847, carrying 153 passengers and crew, including many Americans. In response, Nimitz was ordered to the Eastern Mediterranean, off the coast of Lebanon, where it remained until August. In 1987, Nimitz changed home ports to Bremerton, Washington. During the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea the Nimitz operated off the coast of South Korea to provide security. On October 29, 1988 Nimitz began operating in the North Arabian Sea, participating in the Operation Eastern Will.

On 25 February 1991 departed Bremerton, Washington to relieve Ranger in Operation Desert Storm, returning herself on 24 August 1991. She deployed again to the Gulf for several months in 1993, relieving Kitty Hawk during Operation Southern Watch. In March 1996, she was deployed to patrol the waters off Taiwan amid missile tests by the PRC in the area, becoming the first U.S. warship to pass though the Taiwan Strait since 1976. On 1 September 1997, Nimitz began an around-the-world cruise with the destination of Newport News, for a mid-life Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) that lasted until 25 June 2001. She then changed home port to San Diego, California, arriving there on 13 November 2001. In January 2002, Nimitz began a four-month Post-Shakedown Availability at Naval Air Station, North Island. She ended her pier-side availability in May 2002 and conducted sea trials, the first step in preparation for her overseas deployment. In mid-April 2003, Nimitz relieved Abraham Lincoln in the Persian Gulf, launching sorties over Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Nimitz returned to San Diego on 2 November 2003 where she underwent regularly scheduled maintenance and repair. Nimitz set sail on yet another deployment to the Persian Gulf in May 2005 and returned on 8 November 2005