USS Harry S Truman CVN 75
The USS Harry S Truman CVN 75 is a 103,900 ton nuclear powered Nimitz Class aircraft carrier capable of carrying 90 aircraft visited HM Naval port Portsmouth in October 2018.
Due to it’s 1092ft length and 38ft draft the USS Harry S Truman was unable to dock within Portsmouth harbour so instead had to use an anchorage at Stokes Bay, this allowed good views of the carrier and aircraft stowed upon the flight deck.
Deployed on the USS Harry S Truman Carrier Air Wing CVW1 tail code AG comprises of the following Squadrons
NB Serials listed are only those observed on the flight deck.
VFA 11 “Red Rippers”
Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet
166628/100
166634/101
166625/103
166629/104
166610/105
166633/107
166623/110
166626/111
166627/112
VFA 81 “Sunliners”
Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet
166867/400
166872/401
166832/402
166833/403
166834/404
166835/405
166836/406
166837/407
166838/410
VFA 136 “Knighthawks”
Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet
166821/301
166822/302
166824/304
166825/305
166827/307
166817/310
166829/311
166818/312
VFA 211 “Fighting Checkmates”
Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet
166797/200
166799/201
166805/202
166809/205
166659/206
166815/211
166816/212
166677/214
166978/222
VAQ 137 “Rooks”
Boeing EA-18G Growler
168266/500
168267/501
168269/502
168270/503
168274/504
VAW 126 “Seahawks”
Grumman E-2D Hawkeye
168275/600
168276/601
168749/602
168594/603
168593/604
HSC 11 “Dragonslayers”
Sikorsky MH-60S Seahawk
168591/611
167844/612
168585/613
168540/614
167825/615
168542/617
Also embarked but not seen on deck:
HSM 72 “Proud Warriors”
Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk
168115/700
167060/702
168110/705
168108/707
168114/711
A full set of photographs can be found here
Cliff Ibell Images would like to thank Gosport Ferries for running this trip out to the USS Harry S Truman