USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75)
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USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) is the eighth Nimitz-class supercarrier of the United States Navy, named after the 33rd President of the United States, Harry S. Truman. The keel was laid by Newport News Shipbuilding November 29, 1993 and was christened September 7, 1996.
The ship is currently based at Norfolk, Virginia. The first deployment of Harry S. Truman was in Operation Southern Watch, from November 28, 2000 to May 23, 2001. The carrier deployed again for Southern Watch on December 5 2002 and then participated in the 2003 invasion of Iraq, returning home May 23, 2003. The ship set out from Norfolk for the Persian Gulf on October 13, 2004, and was relieved on March 19, 2005.
A 20" x 24" color photograph of the "Madonna of the Trail" hangs in a place of honor in the Captain's Quarters. The 12 Madonna monuments across the United States were a project of then-Judge Truman in 1928 and 1929.
External links
- Official website (http://www.navy.mil/homepages/cvn75/)
- An unofficial USS Harry S. Truman webpage (http://www.navysite.de/cvn/cvn75.html)
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