Category: USS George Washington

US Navy Allows Sailors to Move Off USS George Washington After Suicides

The U.S. Navy will begin the process of allowing sailors to live off-ship following a number of deaths and complaints about conditions aboard the USS George Washington aircraft carrier, including three suicides in the month of April alone. Most of the ship’s around 2,700 crew already sleep off-ship, with 422 crew living aboard. From Monday,…


Navy Investigating 7 Deaths On USS George Washington

The U.S. Navy has opened an investigation into the deaths of seven sailors assigned to the USS George Washington aircraft carrier, including three deaths that took place in a span of just a week this month. “We can confirm seven total deaths of service members assigned to USS George Washington over the past 12 months—4…


Navy Says 3 Sailors Assigned to USS George Washington Found Dead

The U.S. Navy is investigating the sudden deaths of three sailors who were all assigned to the USS George Washington, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. A Naval Air Force Atlantic spokesman confirmed in a statement to The Navy Times on Monday that a sailor “was found unresponsive” onboard the Nimitz class warship on April 15, while two…