Every other surface ship in the task force, along with resupply vessels, also burns oil. The US had nine nuclear cruisers, but retired the last one, the USS So

Every other surface ship in the task force, along with resupply vessels, also burns oil. The US had nine nuclear cruisers, but retired the last one, the USS South Carolina in 1999. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear-powered_cruisers_of_the_United_States_Navy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear-powered_cruisers_of_th...> Currently the US only operates nuclear-powered aircraft carriers (11 active, two under construction), and submarines (69 active).