USS Nimitz CVN-68 - Mediterranean - 1982-1983

1983 USS Nimitz CVN-68 Aircraft Carrier Cruise Book - Sixth Deployment for this Vessel. Book documents their Mediterranean Cruise 1982-1983. Includes photographs of crew members along with crew activities on and off the carrier.

SHIPS STATISTICS

• Type Vessel Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier
• Keel Laying June 22, 1968
• Launching May 13, 1972
• Commissioning May 3, 1975
• Builder Newport News Shipbuilding Company
• Propulsion System Two Nuclear Reactors
• Number of Main Engines Four
• Speed More than 30 Knots
• Number of Propellers Four
• Blades on Each Propeller Five
• Overall Length (flight deck) 1,092 Feet 333 Meters
• Area of Flight Deck About 4.5 Acres
• Full Load Displacement About 95,000 Tons
• Number of Aircraft Elevators Four
• Number of Catapults Four
• Number of Arresting Gear Cables Four
• Number of Anchors Two
• Weight of Each Anchor 60,000 Pounds
• Weight of Each Link in Anchor Chain 365 Pounds
• Accommodations About 6,100 Persons

TABLE of CONTENTS

• Chester W. Nimitz 4
• History of Carrier Aviation 5
• Early History 6
• Embarked Aircraft 14
• Flag Officer 16
• Commanding Officer 17
• Executive Officer 18
• Command Master Chief 20
• Portsmouth Naval Shipyard 22
• Nimitz Birthday 26
• Refresher Training 28
• Fort Lauderdale 30
• Dependents' Cruise 34
• Operational Readiness Examination 36
• Type Training 37
• Saint Thomas 38
• Steel Beach Picnic 44
• Departure 46
• Caribbean Swing 48
• Air Demonstration 50
• Thanksgiving 52
• Christmas 54
• Naples, Italy 56
• Underway Replenishment 62
• Palma de Mallorca 64
• Past Times 70
• Casino Night 72
• Alexandria, Egypt 74
• Other Vessels 78
• Livorno, Italy 80
• Monaco 84
• Ships 90
• Flag Staff 92
• Administrative Department 94
• X-1 Division 96
• X-2 Division 99
• X-3 Division 101
• X-4 Division 102
• X-5 Division 103
• X-6 Division 104
• Chaplains Office 105
• Master-at-arms 106
• Aviation Intermediate Maintenance Department 108
• IM 1 Division 110
• IM 2 Division 112
• IM 3 Division 116
• IM 4 Division 122
• Air Department 126
• VO Division 128
• V1 Division 130
• V2 Division 136
• V3 Division 142
• V4 Division 146
• Communications Department 152
• Cr Division 154
• CS Division 158
• Deck Department 160
• 1st Division 162
• 2nd Division 164
• 3rd Division 166
• 4th Division 168
• 5th Division 170
• 6th Division 171
• Dental Department 172
• Engineering Department 176
• Log Room 177
• A Division 178
• 1E-1 Division 184
• E-2 Division 186
• Habitability Division 190
• PA Division 192
• R Division 196
• Medical Department 200
• Navigation Department 204
• Operations Department 208
• OX Division 210
• Strike Ops 211
• OA Division 212
• OC Division 214
• OE Division 216
• OI Division 220
• OP Division 224
• OS Division 226
• OZ Division 228
• Reactor Department 230
• RC Division 232
• RE Division 234
• RL Division 236
• RM Division 238
• RT Division 242
• Safety Department 244
• Supply Department 248
• S1 Division 250
• S2 Division 252
• S3 Division 256
• S4 Division 261
• S5 Division 262
• S6 Division 264
• 117 Division 266
• S8 Division 268
• S9 Division 269
• Training Department 272
• Weapons Department 274
• 01 Division 276
• 02 Division 278
• 03 Division 282
• 04 Division 284
• AWMCS Division 286
• EOD Division 287
• SAM Division 288
• W Division 290
• Marine Detachment 292
• Airwing 298
• Commander Carrier Air Wing Eight 300
• CAG Staff 302
• HS-9 304
• VS-24 316
• USO Shows 328
• VA-35 330
• VA-82 342
• Talent Show 354
• VA-86 356
• VAW-124 368
• Naval Aviators 380
• VAQ-135 382
• VF-41 394
• Monaco Dance 406
• VF-84 408
• Turn Over 420
• Tiger Cruise 422
• Homecoming 424
• Memoriam 428
• Cruise Book Staff 430
• Editor's Page 432