USS GERALD R FORD (CVN 78) |
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MULTI-PURPOSE AIRCRAFT CARRIER (NUCLEAR-POWERED) |
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VESSEL STATUS |
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Class: | CVN 78 | | UIC: | 23173 |
Status: | Active, in commission | | Fleet: | U.S. ATLANTIC FLEET |
Date Status Changed: | 07/22/2017 | | Homeport: | NORFOLK, VA |
Maintenance Category: | | | Berth: | |
Force: | Battle Force |
Builder: | HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING |
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MILESTONE DATES |
Award Date: | 09/10/2008 | | Commission Date: | 07/22/2017 |
Keel Date: | 11/14/2009 | | Inactivation Date: | |
Launch Date: | 11/17/2013 | | Decommission Date: | |
Age (since Launch) | 5.8 | | Years from Commission to Decommission: | |
Delivery Date: | 05/31/2017 | | In-Service Date: | |
Age (since Delivery) | 2.3 | | Out of Service Date: | |
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PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS |
Overall Length: | 1092 ft | | Waterline Length: | 1040 ft |
Extreme Beam: | 256 ft | | Waterline Beam: | 134 ft |
Max Navigational Draft: | 39 ft | | Draft Limit: | 41 ft |
Light Displacement: | | | Full Displacement: | |
Dead Weight: | | |
Hull Material: | | Steel hull, steel superstructure. |
No. of Propellers: | 4 | |
No. of Waterjets: | | |
Propulsion Type: | | Steam Turbine (Nuclear) |
Accommodations: | Officers: | 508 | |
| Enlisted: | 3789 | |
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PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS |
Custodian: | | US NAVY |
Planning Yard: | | Huntington Ingalls Industries - Newport News Shipbuilding |
Nuclear Planning Yard: | | |
Ships Program Manager: | | |
Comments: | |
Last Updated: | 07/25/2017 | |
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