Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers
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Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers are the U.S. Navy’s latest generation of nuclear-powered supercarriers, featuring advanced technologies to increase sortie rates, reduce crew size, and enhance combat capabilities compared to earlier Nimitz-class ships.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers canonical | 2 |
| CVN-78-class | 1 |
| Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers Context triple: [Newport News Shipbuilding, builds, Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers]
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Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is a class of U.S. Navy nuclear-powered supercarriers that has formed the backbone of American naval air power since the late 20th century.
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Hancock-class frigate
The Hancock-class frigate was a class of late 18th-century sailing warships of the Continental Navy, designed as relatively large, fast, and heavily armed frigates for use during the American Revolutionary War.
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C.
Yorktown class
The Yorktown class was a group of U.S. Navy aircraft carriers built in the late 1930s that played a pivotal role in early World War II Pacific naval battles.
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D.
USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63)
USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) was a U.S. Navy Kitty Hawk–class supercarrier that served as a key conventionally powered aircraft carrier from the early 1960s until its decommissioning in 2009.
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E.
Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers
The Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers are the Royal Navy’s largest and most advanced warships, designed as modern flagship vessels capable of deploying fixed-wing jets and helicopters for global power projection.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers Target entity description: Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers are the U.S. Navy’s latest generation of nuclear-powered supercarriers, featuring advanced technologies to increase sortie rates, reduce crew size, and enhance combat capabilities compared to earlier Nimitz-class ships.
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A.
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is a class of U.S. Navy nuclear-powered supercarriers that has formed the backbone of American naval air power since the late 20th century.
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B.
Hancock-class frigate
The Hancock-class frigate was a class of late 18th-century sailing warships of the Continental Navy, designed as relatively large, fast, and heavily armed frigates for use during the American Revolutionary War.
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C.
Yorktown class
The Yorktown class was a group of U.S. Navy aircraft carriers built in the late 1930s that played a pivotal role in early World War II Pacific naval battles.
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D.
USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63)
USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) was a U.S. Navy Kitty Hawk–class supercarrier that served as a key conventionally powered aircraft carrier from the early 1960s until its decommissioning in 2009.
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E.
Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers
The Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers are the Royal Navy’s largest and most advanced warships, designed as modern flagship vessels capable of deploying fixed-wing jets and helicopters for global power projection.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aircraft carrier class
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nuclear-powered aircraft carrier ⓘ supercarrier ⓘ |
| builtAt | Newport News Shipbuilding ⓘ |
| builtBy |
Ingalls Shipbuilding
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surface form:
Huntington Ingalls Industries
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| countryOfOrigin | United States of America ⓘ |
| designedBy | United States Navy ⓘ |
| designedFor |
enhanced combat capability
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increased sortie generation rate ⓘ reduced crew size ⓘ |
| designedForLifecycle | reduced total ownership cost ⓘ |
| designedToReplace | Nimitz-class aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| enteredService | 2017 ⓘ |
| firstOfClass | USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) ⓘ |
| hasCapability |
air superiority operations
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carrier air wing operations ⓘ humanitarian assistance and disaster relief support ⓘ maritime security operations ⓘ strike warfare ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Advanced Arresting Gear
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Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System ⓘ advanced weapons elevators ⓘ automation for reduced manning ⓘ dual-band radar ⓘ enhanced electrical power generation ⓘ improved nuclear propulsion plant ⓘ reconfigured flight deck ⓘ reduced island size ⓘ |
| hasImprovementOver |
Nimitz-class crew requirements
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Nimitz-class electrical power margin ⓘ Nimitz-class maintenance requirements ⓘ Nimitz-class sortie generation rate ⓘ |
| hasUnit |
USS Doris Miller (CVN-81)
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USS Enterprise (CVN-80) ⓘ USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) ⓘ USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) ⓘ |
| hullClassificationSymbol |
Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
CVN-78-class
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| intendedService |
blue-water naval operations
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power projection ⓘ sea-based air operations ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Gerald Ford
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surface form:
Gerald R. Ford
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| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| powerplant | nuclear reactor ⓘ |
| predecessor | Nimitz-class aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| role |
aircraft launch and recovery platform
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flagship of carrier strike group ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
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Subject: Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers Description of subject: Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers are the U.S. Navy’s latest generation of nuclear-powered supercarriers, featuring advanced technologies to increase sortie rates, reduce crew size, and enhance combat capabilities compared to earlier Nimitz-class ships.
Referenced by (4)
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