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USS Harry S. Truman

USS 'Harry S Truman' 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 on 29 November 1993 and the ship was christened on 7 September 1996. The official launching of the ship was on 13 September 1996. The crew moved aboard ship from contract housing in Newport News in January 1998. The ship successfully completed builder's trials on 11 June 1998 and acceptance sea trials on 25 June 1998 before being commissioned on 25 July 1998. The builder's trials and sea trials were delayed from the initial scheduling dates in May 1998 due to noise issues in one of the reactor closure heads during hydrostatic testing. Wikipedia*

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USS Harry S. Truman has hosted 1 event in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 1998 Statement.

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