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The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is the biggest U.S. aircraft carrier and the largest in the world. It is the lead ship of the Gerald R. Ford class and the most technologically advanced ship of the U.S. Navy.
It was named after the 38th President of the U.S, Gerald Ford, who fought in WWII onboard the light aircraft carrier Monterey in the Pacific Theatre.
Important Facts About The Biggest U.S Aircraft Carrier
- Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding (Huntington Ingalls Industries)
- Commissioned: 22 July 2017
- Homeport: Norfolk, Virginia
- Displacement: ~100,000 long tons (full load)
- Length: 337 m
- Beam: 41 m at the waterline; flight deck width 78 m
- Height: 76 m
- Draft: 12 m
- Decks: 25
- Propulsion: Two Bechtel A1B nuclear reactors, four shafts
- Speed: 30+ knots (56+ km/h)
- Endurance: 50 years (nuclear-powered, with mid-life refuelling)
- Crew: ~2,600 ship crew, ~4,539 total with air wing and staff
- Aircraft Carried: 75+ (up to 90 including future unmanned systems)
- Motto: “Integrity at the helm”.
- Construction Cost: ~$12.8 billion (plus $4.7 billion R&D)
Onboard Systems of Biggest U.S Aircraft Carrier
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