Keel Laid: April 18, 1995
 Christened: March 14, 1997
 Commissioned: August 15, 1998

 Builder: Ingalls Shipbuilding, West Bank, Pascagoula, Miss.
 Propulsion system: two boilers, two geared turbines
 Propellers: two
 Aircraft elevators: two
 Length: 840 feet (256 meters)
 Flight Deck Width: 140 feet (42.6 meters)
 Beam: 106 feet (32.3 meters)
 Draft: 26,5 feet (8,1 meters)
 Displacement: approx. 40,500 tons full load
 Speed: 23 knots
 Crew: Ship: 73 officers, 1009 enlisted; Marine Detachment: 1,894
 Armament: 
   - two Rolling Airframe Missile Systems 
   - two Mk-29 NATO Sea Sparrow launchers          
   - two 20mm Phalanx CIWS 
   - four Mk-33 .50 cal. machine guns
   - three four Mk-38 25mm chain guns  
   - two 40mm saluting batteries 
 Homeport: San Diego, CA.