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Gerald R. Ford-class Nuclear Supercarriers



Design Features of the new Gerald R. Ford-class Supercarriers
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Construction Data


Dimensions


Displacement Length Beam Draft

Propulsion


Machinery: 2x A1B nuclear reactors, 4 shafts
Speed: 30+ knots
Range/Endurance:

Personnel


Ship's Company: 508 officer, 3789 enlisted (total)
Air Group:

Flight Deck


Elevators: 3; 1 portside aft, 2 starboard. The port and starboard-aft elevators connect to the aft hangar bay, the starboard-forward elevator to the forward hangar bay
Catapults: 4 electromagnetic
Arresting Gear:

Armament


Weapons: Missiles and CIWS
Aircraft: 75+


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Notes



Ships in Class

CVN-78 USS Gerald R. Ford CVN-79 CVN-80

Sources

Wikipedia [ Wikipedia icon ] NavSource: Photographic History of the U.S. Navy [ World Wide Web icon ] Haze Gray & Underway [ World Wide Web icon ]