Launch of CVN-78 USS Gerald R. Ford

[Neil]

what a monster...!!

before the flooding...::

 

[Neil]

 

[Neil]

Flooding has begun

 

[Neil]

 

[Ajatashatru Bharati]

USS Gerald R. Ford-

Namesake: Gerald R. Ford
Awarded: 10 September 2008
Builder: Huntington Ingalls Industries
Cost: $13.5 billion
Laid down: 13 November 2009
Commissioned: est. 2016
Status: Under construction


General characteristics-

Class & type: Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier
Displacement: 112,000 tons
Length: 1,106 ft (337 m)
Beam: 256 ft (78 m)
Height: nearly 250 ft (76 m)
Decks: 25
Installed power: nuclear
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
Notes: Electromagnetic aircraft catapult (not steam), gender neutral lavatories

Source- Wikipedia

 

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[sob]

I love this specification

Range: Unlimited distance; 20-25 years

 

[sayareakd]

great pic, it shows the scale of the ship.....................................

 

[Neil]

NORFOLK (Nov. 17, 2013) The aircraft carrier Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is moved to Pier 3 at Newport News Shipbuilding. The ship will undergo additional outfitting and testing for the next 28 months. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Huntington Ingalls Industries by Chris Oxley/Released)