Example Sentences

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Bush, the Navy’s 10th and last Nimitz-class supercarrier.

From Reuters • Dec. 3, 2018

Sen. McCain requested and got orders to do a Vietnam combat tour, joining a squadron on the supercarrier Forrestal in the Tonkin Gulf.

From Washington Post • Aug. 25, 2018

In 1967, an accidental rocket launch on the deck of the supercarrier USS Forrestal in the Gulf of Tonkin resulted in a fire and explosions that killed 134 servicemen.

From Washington Times • Jul. 29, 2018

In August, the public affairs office of the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard trumpeted the completion of a major overhaul on the supercarrier USS John C. Stennis, finished five days early.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 28, 2017

And when his lead signal bounced back to him the image of Goethe, still some distance away, along with the outward-bound trail of the supercarrier, he set his course.

From Oberheim (Voices) by Leadem, Christopher