USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)

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Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier aircraft carrier nuclear-powered aircraft carrier supercarrier warship

USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is the lead ship of the U.S. Navy’s newest class of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, featuring advanced technologies designed to increase sortie rates, reduce crew size, and enhance overall combat effectiveness.

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instanceOf	Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier ⓘ aircraft carrier ⓘ nuclear-powered aircraft carrier ⓘ supercarrier ⓘ warship ⓘ
abbreviation	EMALS NERFINISHED ⓘ
aircraftCapacity	more than 75 aircraft (typical air wing) ⓘ
airWingPersonnel	approximately 2500 ⓘ
armament	.50 caliber machine guns ⓘ Phalanx CIWS NERFINISHED ⓘ RIM-116 RAM NERFINISHED ⓘ RIM-162 ESSM NERFINISHED ⓘ
beam	about 78 meters (flight deck) ⓘ
builder	Huntington Ingalls Industries NERFINISHED ⓘ Newport News Shipbuilding NERFINISHED ⓘ
christened	2013-11-09 ⓘ
classRole	lead ship of the Gerald R. Ford class ⓘ
commissioned	2017-07-22 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
crewComplement	approximately 2600 ship’s company (excluding air wing) ⓘ reduced crew compared to Nimitz-class ⓘ
designFeature	Advanced Arresting Gear NERFINISHED ⓘ Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System NERFINISHED ⓘ advanced weapons elevators ⓘ dual band radar ⓘ improved flight deck layout ⓘ redesigned island structure ⓘ
designGoal	enhanced combat effectiveness ⓘ increased sortie generation rate ⓘ reduced manning requirements ⓘ
displacement	approximately 100000 long tons full load ⓘ
fleet	U.S. Atlantic Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ
homeport	Naval Station Norfolk NERFINISHED ⓘ Norfolk, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
hullNumber	78 ⓘ
laidDown	2009-11-13 ⓘ
launched	2013-11-09 ⓘ
length	about 337 meters ⓘ
maximumSpeed	over 30 knots ⓘ
namedAfter	Gerald R. Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ
operator	United States Navy ⓘ
pennantNumber	CVN-78 NERFINISHED ⓘ
powerPlant	nuclear-powered ⓘ
precededByClass	Nimitz-class aircraft carrier NERFINISHED ⓘ
propulsion	2 A1B nuclear reactors ⓘ 4 shafts ⓘ
role	deterrence ⓘ power projection ⓘ sea control ⓘ
shipClass	Gerald R. Ford class ⓘ
shipyard	Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
sponsor	Susan Ford Bales NERFINISHED ⓘ
status	active service ⓘ

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subject surface form: Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier