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How Many Fighter Jets Can A US Aircraft Carrier Hold?
The USS Nimitz is the first in its class and oldest carrier in the fleet, having been commissioned in 1975. The last Nimitz-class ship, the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77), entered service in 2009, and it featured numerous upgrades and modernization over its …