USS Hillary Clinton
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | President Hillary Clinton |
| Launched: | Unknown, presumably ca. 2017 |
| Homeport: | 2021: Unknown 1942: San Francisco |
| Motto: | "It takes a carrier" |
| Nickname: | "Big Hill" |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | Unknown, ~150,000 tonnes |
| Length: | ~380m |
| Beam: | 88 meters (272 feet) |
| Draft: | 9.4 meters (31 feet) |
| Propulsion: | A6W Fusion Reactor, 1,500,000 shp |
| Complement: | 10,000+ |
| Aircraft carried: | F-22 SeaRaptor E-2 Hawkeye S-70B Seahawk AH-64 Apache |
The fictional USS Hillary Clinton, or Big Hill as she is affectionately known to her complement, is a George Bush-class supercarrier which is the center of much of the action in novelist John Birmingham's Axis of Time trilogy. She is named after the late Hillary Clinton, a murdered president of the United States.
Initially she is commanded by Captain Guy Chandler, who is killed in what becomes known as the Transition from 2021 to 1942. Command is assumed by her UN task force commander, Admiral Phillip Kolhammer. Admiral Kolhammer soon turns over command to the ship's executive officer, Commander Mike Judge, who is subsequently promoted to captain. Shortly after Judge takes command, the Clinton sails into San Francisco Naval Shipyard to be stripped down and have her damage repaired.
When the Hillary Clinton returns to sea after two years, under the command of Captain Judge and Admiral Kolhammer as part of Admiral Raymond Spruance's Combined Pacific Task Force, she has been refitted with 1960s-era technology.
[edit] References
- Birmingham, John. (2004), Weapons of Choice, Macmillan, ISBN 0-7329-1199-0
- Birmingham, John. (2005), Designated Targets, Del Rey Books, ISBN 0-345-45714-5
- Birmingham, John. (January 2007), Final Impact, Macmillan, ISBN 0-7329-1199-0
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