USS Carl Vinson
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USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) is the United States Navy's third Nimitz-class supercarrier. She is named for Carl Vinson (1883–1981), a congressman from Georgia.[1] The ship was launched in 1980. Carl Vinson is currently the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 1 with Carrier Air Wing Two serving as her air wing.[2] The ship was involved in the Operation Desert Strike, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Southern Watch, and Operation Enduring Freedom. The body of Osama bin Laden was buried at sea in 2011 from the deck of Carl Vinson.[3]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Carl Vinson 97 ex-congressman who was with house 50 years dies". nytimes.com. 2 June 1981. Archived from the original on 6 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ↑ Padgett, Tim (19 January 2010). "The Post-Quake Water Crisis: Getting Seawater to the Haitians". Time. Archived from the original on 21 January 2010.
- ↑ Quodala, Schatzi; Esplanada, Jerry E. (14 May 2011). "US carrier which buried Osama coming to Manila". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
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