USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)

Aircraft Carrier - US Navy United States

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USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is the lead ship of her class of United States Navy aircraft carriers. The ship is named after the 38th President of the United States, Gerald Ford, whose World War II naval service included combat duty aboard the light aircraft carrier Monterey in the Pacific Theater.

Model variants:

USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79); USS Enterprise (CVN-80)

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Weapon Systems

Main armament 3 × 20mm Phalanx CIWS; 4 × M2 .50 Cal. (12.7 mm) machine guns Torpedoes NA Auxiliary Armament NA Missiles 2 × RIM-162 ESSM launchers; 2 × RIM-116 RAM Counter-Measures NA

Engines/Propulsion

Engines 2 x A1B series water-cooled nuclear reactors of unknown power output driving 4 x Shafts astern Speed 30 knots Range Essentially Unlimited

Onboard Equipment

Sensors NA Radars  NA

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Dimensions	Displacement
Length: 1,106 ft (337 m) Beam: Beam: 134 ft (41 m) (waterline) 256 ft (78 m) (flight deck) Height: 252 ft (76.81 m)	112,000 tons
Aircraft	Crew
75+	4,660
Aircraft Carried	Date of service
-	2017
Country Manufacturer	Country operators
United States	United States

 

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