Only the USS Nimitz, an older ship of the same class, ranks higher. In 2020, the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower proved to be unbeatable in terms of continuous sea stay.
USS NIMITZ (CVN 68), USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (CVN 69), USS CARL VINSON (CVN 70), and USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71) have all completed their Refueling Complex Overhauls (RCOH) at Newport News ...
The US operates 10 Nimitz-class flat top aircraft carriers ... The US had the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower deployed in the Persian Gulf carrying out a fast-paced air campaign against ISIS in Iraq ...