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'''ZMS Dubois''' is the third of seven ''Talon'' class [[wikipedia:Nuclear marine propulsion|nuclear-powered]] {{wp|aircraft carriers}} in active service within the [[Zamastanian Naval Forces]]. She was launched and commissioned in 1989. It is the flagship of the 3rd Fleet, which primarily operates in the Eastern [[Cantalle Ocean]]. The ship's home port is ZNB [[Tregueux]]. The ship was named after [[President of Zamastan|President]] [[Thomas Dubois]], who was the Secretary of the Navy prior to his presidency.
'''ZMS Dubois''' is the third of seven [[Talon-class nuclear aircraft carrier|''Talon'' class]] [[wikipedia:Nuclear marine propulsion|nuclear-powered]] {{wp|aircraft carriers}} in active service within the [[Zamastanian Naval Forces]]. She was launched and commissioned in 1989. It is the flagship of the 3rd Fleet, which primarily operates in the Eastern [[Cantalle Ocean]]. The ship's home port is ZNB [[Tregueux]]. The ship was named after [[President of Zamastan|President]] [[Thomas Dubois]], who was the Secretary of the Navy prior to his presidency.


==Construction==
==Construction==

Revision as of 03:30, 24 April 2022

USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) underway in the Atlantic Ocean on 30 January 2019 (190130-N-PW716-1312).JPG
ZMS Dubois in March 2022
History
 ZamastanZamastan
Name: ZMS Dubois
Namesake: Thomas Dubois
Ordered: 10 December 1984
Builder: Tridarry Industries
Cost: Z$2.2 billion
Laid down: 1 August 1985
Christened: 3 May 1988
Launched: 19 April 1989
Commissioned: 11 August 1989
Homeport: ZNB Tregueux
Nickname(s): Secretary
Status: in active service
General characteristics
Class and type: Talon-class aircraft carrier
Displacement: 102,000 long tons (114,000 short tons)
Length:

Overall: 1,092 feet (332.8 m)

Waterline: 1,040 feet (317.0 m)
Beam:

Overall: 252 ft (76.8 m)

Waterline: 134 ft (40.8 m)
Draft:

Maximum navigational: 37 feet (11.3 m)

Limit: 41 feet (12.5 m)
Propulsion:
  • 2 × Bell A4W nuclear reactors (HEU 93.5%)
  • 4 × steam turbines
  • 4 × shafts
  • 260,000 shp (194 MW)
Speed: 30+ knots (56+ km/h; 35+ mph)
Range: Unlimited distance; 20–25 years
Complement:

Ship's company: 3,532

Air wing: 2,480
Armament:
  • 2 × Mk29 ESSM launcher
  • 2 × RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile
  • 3 × Kesey CIWS
Armor: 2.5 in (64 mm) Kevlar over vital spaces
Aircraft carried: 90 fixed wing and helicopters

ZMS Dubois is the third of seven Talon class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in active service within the Zamastanian Naval Forces. She was launched and commissioned in 1989. It is the flagship of the 3rd Fleet, which primarily operates in the Eastern Cantalle Ocean. The ship's home port is ZNB Tregueux. The ship was named after President Thomas Dubois, who was the Secretary of the Navy prior to his presidency.

Construction

Naming

Service history

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2020s

Overhauls

Awards and decorations