The Admiral of the Carrier Strike Group takes the carrier as his flag ship and has an at-sea and in-port stateroom, as well. Unlike the captain, he stays in the nice, spacious one near his office—which is huge—and all of the other flag spaces. His at-sea cabin is up on the island with the flag bridge and is mainly used by guests of the admiral.
His large cabin is akin to the captain’s in-port cabin: a small apartment. His at-sea cabin is just a bedroom with a large bed and a head, much larger than that of the captain, as his is just off the main bridge and there’s less space on that level. I can say with authority that the admiral’s at-sea cabin has a comfy bed and right out the door, a sweet view.
Sitting room section of CO’s in-port cabin:
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The office portion of a different carrier:
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By John Chesire,- Jay Kaulitzke gives a very accurate description of the “at-sea” and “in-port” cabins of a captain of a US aircraft carrier.
Here is a photo of the sleeping area of the captain’s in-port cabin taken aboard the USS Midway Museum:
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David King – Image may be NSFW.
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USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) is in mothballs now. The Captain’s stateroom was designed by Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis. It was the only carrier state room to have wood paneling. To accommodate the extra hazard, halon tanks were installed next door to flood out all the oxygen in case of fire.
In July 1986, Ronald Reagan met with Captain Jack A. Moriarty in this state room on the occasion of the rededication the Statue of Liberty. The president really liked the chocolate chip tole house cookies served at the meeting. So much so, that he had the Navy cook transferred to the White House.
By Jay Kaulitzke– I served for 4 years aboard the John C Stennis, a US aircraft carrier based out of Washington State. I was an IT so I was occasionally called upon to fix the CO’s computer so I found myself in the captain’s cabin a few times.
Now the captain on an aircraft carrier actually has two cabins. The first is just a little stateroom near the bridge with a bed and a desk. It is a little bigger than most officer staterooms but not by much. His actual cabin though is usually down on the 03 deck and that is probably the one you are talking about. The best way I can think to describe it is a big fancy hotel room. It has nice little office area, a big sitting room, its own kitchen and a very fancy dining area. It was a good deal nicer and more spacious then a lot of apartments that I have lived in. Our captain at least rarely used it, he was almost always in his stateroom near the bridge and I think his cabin was more for meetings and entertaining guests.
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