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Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier

Aircraft carrierUnited StatesIn service since 2017
Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier
Photo: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ridge Leoni · Public domain · background removed

Key specs

Type
Aircraft carrier
Shipyards
Newport News Shipbuilding
Construction began
2009
First commissioned
2017
Status
In service
Crew
4,297

Aircraft carrier

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Performance

Dimensions and weights
Displacement
101,600 t
Length
332.84 m
Beam
78.03 m
Draught
11.89 m
Performance
Maximum speed
30 kn (56 km/h)
Armament
Armament
2 × RIM-162 Evolved SeaSparrow2 × RIM-116 Rolling Airframe3 × Phalanx CIWS4 × 25 mm Mk 38 25 mm Machine Gun System4 × 12.7 mm

Operators

United States

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier, Wikipedia

Figures from the ship infobox of the English Wikipedia article, for the class as a whole. Armament lists what the ships carried or carry.