USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)

[Sand_Ghost]

PCU Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is to be the lead ship of her class of United States Navy supercarriers. As announced by the U.S. Navy on 16 January 2007, the ship will be named after the 38th President of the United States, the late Gerald R. Ford, whose World War II naval service included combat duty aboard the light aircraft carrier Monterey in the Pacific Theater.[4]

The keel of the Gerald R. Ford was laid down on 13 November 2009.[2] Construction began on 11 August 2005, when Northrop Grumman held a ceremonial steel cut for a 15-ton plate that will form part of a side shell unit of the carrier. The schedule calls for the ship to join the U.S. Navy’s fleet in 2015. Gerald R. Ford is slated to replace the current USS Enterprise, ending her then 50-plus years of active service with the United States Navy.[5]

 

Class and type: Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier

Displacement: appx. 100,000 tons

Length: 1,092 ft (333 m)

Beam: 134 ft (41 m)

Propulsion: 2 × A1B reactor

Speed: 30+ knots

Range: Unlimited distance; 20-25 years

Complement: 4,660

Armament: Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile

Rolling Airframe Missile

Close-in weapons system (CIWS)

Aircraft carried: More than 75

[Colddawg]

I'm wondering why they parked planes on the catapult in this artist rendering.

 

Also sign the petition to name the CVN-80 Enterprise!

[SMScannonfodder]

Colddawg, on 16 August 2012 - 04:51 PM, said:

Also sign the petition to name the CVN-80 Enterprise!

Just did, thanks for the reminder.

[Sand_Ghost]

SMScannonfodder, on 17 August 2012 - 12:46 PM, said:

Just did, thanks for the reminder.

Did

[Ariecho]

Where is that petition?

[Colddawg]

see the topic in this forum.

"USS Enterprise Petition"