USS Eisenhower makes high-speed turns after return to sea

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USS Eisenhower has been undergoing repairs since fall 2013
Ship was released onto the high seas again last week
Nuclear carrier used full engine speed to make sharp turns at 35mph
117,000sq ft ship houses 3,000 sailors and will return to full service in 2016

Published: 01:00 EST, 6 September 2015 | Updated: 06:21 EST, 6 September 2015

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This is how one of the U.S. Navy's biggest war machines celebrated its first time on the seas after almost two years cooped up in a naval yard.

The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, an enormous, nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, blasted out to sea off the coast of Virginia and put its tuned-up systems to the test.

Footage of the voyage - its first since fall 2013 - was recorded in late August and shows the vessel's huge engines pushing it through high-speed turns at some 35mph.

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High-speed: This still shows the USS Eisenhower making a steep turn at full speed off Norfolk, Virginia

The ship can be seen tilting dramatically as it makes the steep turns in the waters off of Norfolk, Virginia, where it had been undergoing maintenance for 23 months.

Sailors and airmen on board the 117,000sq ft ship also tested out its ability to launch fighter jets, putting its four overhauled aircraft catapults through their paces.

The Eisenhower - known as Ike - is due to continue its so-called 'sea trials' for several months, before being deployed on a regular operation next summer.

Captain Steve Koehler, the Eisenhowe's commanding officer since, said: 'We're back and we're more than ready to begin putting this great warship through its paces.

Blasting off: A fighter jet takes to the skies from the deck of the newly-refurbished Eisenhower, which has been in a dry dock for 23 months

The return: A fighter lands after a test flight following the re-launch of the ship, which is returning to full duty next year

Full complement: The Eisenhower is shown above in a 2013 file photo with dozens of planes on the top deck

'The crew will test a broad range of the ship's capabilities, from basic surface operations and deck seamanship to adjusting to an underway schedule and running flight deck and damage control drills.'

'We are returning this ship to service, and with this crew on watch, I have no doubt that Ike is more than ready to conduct the necessary qualifications and training to once again take the fight to the enemy and make our families and our nation proud.'