The USS Truman by the Numbers

Ship plays key role in fight against ISIS.

ByABC News
March 6, 2016, 9:52 AM

— -- This Week Co-Anchor and Chief Global Affairs Correspondent, Martha Raddatz, went on board the USS Harry S. Truman, the Navy’s 9th nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, currently located in the Persian Gulf.

Her visit to the massive carrier, which entered the Gulf in December, gave ABC News an exclusive close-up look at the ship that plays such a key role in the fight against ISIS in Iraq and Syria.

The USS Truman has launched over 5,000 aircraft sorties, totaling nearly 13,000 flight hours.

There are more than 70 aircraft that operate off the carrier with the majority being F-18 fighter jets.

PHOTO: ABC News' This Week Co-Anchor and Chief Global Affairs Correspondent, Martha Raddatz, on board the USS Harry S. Truman in the Persian Gulf in March of 2016.
ABC News' This Week Co-Anchor and Chief Global Affairs Correspondent, Martha Raddatz, on board the USS Harry S. Truman in the Persian Gulf in March of 2016.

The ship's deployment began on November 16 and is expected to last seven months.

The crew of approximately 5,000 sailors has already traveled nearly 25,000 nautical miles.

Coming in at 1,096 feet, the USS Truman is as long as the Empire State Building is tall. The area of the flight deck alone is 4.5 acres.