One of the most respected leaders of the Pacific campaign of World War II was Chester Nimitz, who was born in Fredericksburg, Texas. Located in the historic Nimitz Hotel on Main Street in downtown Fredericksburg, the Admiral Nimitz Museum is the natural link to the National Museum of the Pacific War.
The Admiral Nimitz Museum highlights include: the Nimitz Family, Chester Nimitz from his birth in 1885 to his early childhood in the old Nimitz Hotel, Nimitz's appointment to the US Naval Academy, his role during World War II, and the years until his death in 1966. Don't miss the truly breathtaking fifteen-foot model of the carrier, Nimitz (CV-68).
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USS NIMITZ (CV-68)
The Nimitz-class supercarriers are a line of nuclear-powered U.S. Navy aircraft carriers, are the largest capital ships in the world. These ships are numbered with consecutive hull numbers starting with CVN 68. The letters CVN denote the type of ship: "CV" is the hull classification symbol for aircraft carriers, and "N" indicates nuclear-powered propulsion. The number after the CVN means that this is the 68th "CV", or aircraft carrier.
Nimitz (CVN-68), the lead ship of the class, was commissioned in 1975.
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