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How many classes of carriers bear the Nimitz name?

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The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is the only class of aircraft carrier named after Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. The class consists of 10 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, the first of which, USS Nimitz, was commissioned in 1975. The class is currently the largest and most powerful class of aircraft carrier in the world.
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