port in Bremerton, Washington. The USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) is a United States Navy Nimitz class supercarrier named after Carl Vinson , a Congressman from Georgia . Nuclear-powered Nimitz-class supercarrier, USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) sorties from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on "Tiger Cruise" to Bremerton, Washington following Operation DESERT FOX/SOUTHERN WATCH deployment.