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Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is to be the lead ship of her class of United States Navy supercarriers. As announced by the U.S. Navy on 16 January 2007, the ship is named after the 38th President of the United States Gerald R. Ford, whose World War II naval service included combat duty aboard the light aircraft carrier Monterey in the Pacific Theater.[8]


 


The keel of Gerald R. Ford was laid down on 13 November 2009.[3] Construction began on 11 August 2005, when Northrop Grumman held a ceremonial steel cut for a 15-ton plate that forms part of a side shell unit of the carrier. She was christened on 9 November 2013.[2] The schedule calls for the ship to join the U.S. Navy's fleet in March 2016 with the first deployment in 2019.[6] Gerald R. Ford will enter the fleet replacing the inactive USS Enterprise (CVN-65), which ended her 51 years of active service in December 2012.[9][10]


 


Namesake:        Gerald R. Ford


Awarded:           10 September 2008


Builder:               Huntington Ingalls Industries


Cost:     $12.8 billion + $4.7 billion R&D (estimated)[1][2]


Laid down:         13 November 2009[3]


Launched:          9 November 2013


Sponsored by:  Susan Ford[4]


Christened:       9 November 2013[5]


Commissioned:               March 2016 (planned)[6]


Status:  Launched


Badge:  USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) crest.png


General characteristics


Class and type: Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier


Displacement:  Approximately 100,000 long tons (110,000 short tons; 100,000 tonnes) (full load)[7]


Length:                1,106 ft (337 m)


Beam:   256 ft (78 m)


Height: nearly 250 ft (76 m)


Decks:  25


Installed power:             Two A1B nuclear reactors


Propulsion:        Four shafts


Speed: In excess of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)


Range:  Unlimited distance; 20-25 years


Complement:   4,660


Armament:        RIM-162 ESSM


RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile


Close-in weapon system (CIWS)


Aircraft carried:               More than 75


Aviation facilities:          1,092 ft × 256 ft (333 m × 78 m) flight deck