Nuclear aircraft carriers Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), Nimitz (CVN 68) and Carl Vinson (CVN 70) rest pierside at Naval Air Station North Island Thursday, May 6, 2010 in this aerial photo provided by the U.S. Navy.
Three Navy aircraft carriers along the San Diego Bay now that’s a lot of flat-top real estate all in one place.
The carrier Carl Vinson recently joined the Nimitz and the Ronald Reagan along the pier at North Island Naval Air Station, which means three of America’s 11 active carriers call San Diego their home port.
The Navy expects that the ships and their 3,500-sailor crews will only be in port at the same time for less than 30 days a year. The base also said it would stagger work start times for the three vessels.
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