Chester Nimitz, born in Fredericksburg, Texas, in 1885, rose to become a key figure in the U.S. Navy during World War II. As Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Fleet, Nimitz led crucial victories ...

Summary: The U.S. Navy's Nimitz-class aircraft carriers, named after WWII Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, have been pivotal to U.S. sea power for nearly five decades. -These nuclear-powered ships ...

Summary: The Nimitz-class aircraft carriers, named after Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, have been pivotal to the U.S. Navy's power projection since the mid-1970s. -Despite plans to replace them with ...

A Brief History of CVN-68 USS Nimitz was christened in 1972 by the daughter of the late Fleet Adm. Chester W. Nimitz, the namesake of the carrier class.President Gerald R. Ford commissioned the ...