US aircraft carrier Harry Truman visits Croatia

The US aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, which carries 85 aircraft and 20 helicopters, entered the Brač Channel on Saturday morning and stopped about two kilometres from the Split City Port of Croatia, local media reported on Saturday.

The Croatian Defence Ministry announced that the visit of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman is confirmation of close relationship between Croatia and the United States of America as reliable partners who work together in establishing and maintaining security and prosperity in the region and an indication of the intensive cooperation between two countries.

The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman is part of the US 6th Fleet based in Naples, Italy, which participates in a series of joint naval operations, usually with allies and partners, in order to create security and stability in Europe and Africa.

Harry S. Truman is a Nimitz class aircraft carrier. Its total length is 333 metres, width 41 metres, and draft 12 meters. Its crew consists of 4,922 members, including 487 officers, the Defence Ministry said in a statement. USS Harry S. Truman has been in service since 1996 and is one of the largest aircraft carriers in the world, with the size of three football fields. It uses two Westinghouse nuclear reactors which enable it to reach speeds of over 30 knots (about 56 kilometres per hour), while nuclear fuel is changed approximately every 20 years.

Sources: MENA