Nimitz class

           Nimitz class Navy amphibious physical attack ships are called upon to carry out as primary hallway ships for assault operations of Marine expeditionary units. These ships use Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC), conventional hallway craft and helicopters to move Marine assault forces ashore. In a secondary role, using AV-8B Harrier aircraft and anti-submarine warfare helicopters, these ships perform sea control and limited power projection missions. The first three Nimitz class it carrier be initially intended as replacement for the elderly Midway class. The principal and most influential warships ever built, they change from the earlier nuclear-powered USS Enterprise in having two reactors slightly than eight, with ordnance magazines between and forward of them. This increases the inner space accessible to allow some 2 570 tons of aviation weapons and 10.6 million liters (2.8 million US gal) of aircraft fuel to be carried. These totals are sufficient for 16 days of continuous voyage operation before stocks have to be replenish