The largest naval vessels in the world are the Nimitz-Class super Aircraft carriers.
Carriers are vital to the projection of US power around the globe: USS Nimitz responded to the Iran hostage crisis in the late 1970s, launched raids on Libya in the early 1980s and challenged China\'s growing nav.
Each is more than 1,000 feet long, and displaces 103,000 tons at full load.
The Nimitz (CVN-68) launched the Class when it was commissioned on 3 May 1975 and it has been followed by another 9 vessels.
The largest naval vessels in the world are the Nimitz-Class super Aircraft carriers