CVN-78 USS Gerald R. Ford Morale

Namesake. Gerald R. Ford (1913-2006), 38th President of the USA
Awarded. 10 Sep 2008
Builder Newport News Shipbuilding, VA
Cost. $12.8 billion + $4.7 billion R&D (estimated)
Laid down. 13 Nov 2009
Launched. 11 Oct 2013
Christened. 9 Nov 2013
Acquired. 31 May 2017
Commissioned. 22 Jul 2017
Homeport. Norfolk, VA
Motto. Integrity at the helm
Status. in active service
Class and type. Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier
Displacement. About 100,000 long tons (100,000 tonnes) (full load)
Length. 1,092 ft (333 m) - 1,106 ft (337 m)
Beam:
134 ft (41 m) (waterline)
256 ft (78 m) (flight deck)
Height. 250 ft (76 m)
Decks. 25
Installed power. Two Bechtel A1B PWR nuclear reactors, HEU 93.5%
Propulsion. Four shafts
Speed. In excess of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range. 25 years before mid-life refuel
Complement. 4539 (including air wing)
Sensors and processing systems:
AN/SPY-3 Multi-Function Radar (MFR) X band active electronically scanned array
AN/SPY-4 Volume Search Radar (VSR) S band active electronically scanned array
Armament:
Surface-to-air missiles:
2 × RIM-162 ESSM launchers
2 × RIM-116 RAM
Guns:
3 × Phalanx CIWS
4 × Mk 38 25 mm Machine Gun Systems
4 × M2 .50 Cal. (12.7 mm) machine guns
Aircraft carried. 75+
Aviation facilities. 1,092 ft × 256 ft (333 m × 78 m) flight deck

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