USS Gerald R. Ford (Ford class)
Country: 
United StatesManufacturer: Newport News Shipbuilding
Aircraft carrierUnited States2017In service
USS Gerald R. Ford is the lead ship of a US nuclear-powered aircraft carrier class. Electromagnetic aircraft launch equipment and an island positioned farther aft distinguish the design from the preceding Nimitz class.
Displacement, dimensions, speed, range and crew are omitted rather than mixing load conditions, refits or ship-specific standards. No radar range, acoustic performance or magazine figure is stated.
Aircraft carrier // USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)ID — gerald-r-ford
United States · Newport News Shipbuilding
Illustration: USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)
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Identity
- Designation
- USS Gerald R. Ford (Ford class)
- Manufacturer
- Newport News Shipbuilding
- Country
- United States
- Category
- Aircraft carrier
- Figures refer to
- USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)
Production & service
- Introduced
- 2017
- Status
- In service
- Units produced
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Specifications
- Full-load displacement
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- Crew
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- Length
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- Beam
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- Draught
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- Max speed
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- Range
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- Propulsion
- Nuclear steam propulsion
- Armament
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- Sensors
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Historical profile
The lead ship was commissioned in 2017. This sheet represents the Ford class through its lead ship, rather than assigning later ships a separate class identity.
Variants
Gerald R. Ford class
Related systems
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