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How many US aircraft carriers are there?
The USS George H.W. Bush is one of 11 Nimitz-class aircraft carriers in the US Navy fleet. These massive vessels are central to American global power projection, acting as mobile airbases. No other nation operates more than two such carriers, highlighting the unique scale of the US naval presence worldwide.
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