On 23 March the USS Harry S. Truman officially turned over the watch to USS George H.W. Bush in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and supporting thereafter security cooperation efforts in the Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Red Sea and parts of the Indian Ocean where she was vital in supporting Operation Enduring Freedom and the coalition of troops on the ground in Afghanistan.
Now the Truman battle group is thought to be heading home after.
On board the Truman will be the 3,200 ship’s company, 2,480 and other militray personnel meaning that she will be carrying 6,000 service men and women who will all be looking forward to some rest and recuperation in Majorca.
On board the Jacinto will be the best part of a further 400 service men and women all eager to come ashore.
In an official statement released by the Balearic Port Authority yesterday, the visit of the Truman and the Jacinto will lead to a serious injection of cash into the local economy.
According to the Port Authority, service men and women coming a shore spend an average of 120 euros per person per day and that during their stay, many hire cars, go on excursions, check into hotels, eat out at restaurants, catch taxis and go shopping. The presence of the two warships also means a great deal of work for the port authority, the marine industry and suppliers of fuel food.
Harry Truman
(also known as HST within the Navy) was launched on 14 September 1996 and is 1,092 ft (333 m) long, 257 ft (78 m) wide and is as high as a twenty-four-story building, at 244 feet (74 m).
The super carrier can accommodate approximately 80 aircraft and has a flight deck of 4.5 acres (1.8 hectares) in size, using four elevators that are 3,880 ft² (360 m²) each to move planes between the flight deck and the hangar bay. With a combat load, the Truman displaces almost 97,000 tons and can accommodate 6,250 crew members.
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