USS Ronald Reagan

USS Ronald Reagan (2004)

USS Ronald Reagan is a nuclear-powered naval ship in the service of the United States Navy. The ninth ship of her class,^[1] she is named in honor of former President Ronald Reagan, President of the United States from 1981 to 1989.^[2] Upon her christening in 2001, she was the first ship to be named for a former president still living at the time.^[3]

As of May 2012 the ship is operationally part of Carrier Strike Group Nine and administratively under the command of Commander, Naval Air Forces Pacific/Commander, Naval Air Forces. The two administrative titles actually refer to one command carrying out two functions.

Unlike most of the other men honored by inclusion in this group, Reagan was not associated with the United States Navy, apart from his term as Commander-in-Chief, though one of his key initiatives in office was the 600-ship Navy program.

Ronald did not attend the christening of the USS Ronald Reagan because of his ill health from Alzheimer's disease. His wife, Nancy Reagan, christened the naval ship along with then-President of the United States George W. Bush.

The naval ship was on a voyage when Reagan died on June 5, 2004.

USS Ronald Reagan Media

Emblem of the USS Ronald Reagan CVN-76
Former President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan, as well as Newport News Shipbuilding Chairman and CEO William Fricks stand behind the model of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76). The model was presented to President Ronald Reagan in May 1994.
HSwMS Gotland with Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan (foreground) operates with Kitty Hawk (center) and Abraham Lincoln (background) on her first cruise in June 2006
2010 PIA maintenance (6 May 2010)
USS Ronald Reagan returning to San Diego Bay after a deployment, 2011
Sailors' personal vehicles carried on the trip from San Diego to Bremerton in 2012
During 2017 Selected Restricted Availability maintenance
The lost C-2A, seen here landing in July 2017
Commissioning ceremony of Ronald Reagan, 2003