USS Gerald R. Ford
Also known as USS Gerald R. Ford, CVN-78
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is an aircraft carrier of the United States Navy and the lead ship of her class. The ship is named after the 38th president of the United States, Gerald Ford, whose World War II naval service included combat duty aboard the light aircraft carrier Monterey in the Pacific Theater.
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Key facts
- Name
- Gerald R. Ford
- Namesake
- Gerald R. Ford
- Awarded
- 10 September 2008
- Builder
- Newport News Shipbuilding
- Cost
- $12.8 billion + $4.7 billion R&D (estimated)
- Laid down
- 14 November 2009
- Launched
- 11 October 2013
- Sponsored by
- Susan Ford
- Christened
- 9 November 2013
- Acquired
- 31 May 2017
- Commissioned
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USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is an aircraft carrier of the United States Navy and the lead ship of her class. The ship is named after the 38th president of the United States, Gerald Ford, whose World War II naval service included combat duty aboard the light aircraft carrier Monterey in the Pacific Theater.
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. The keel of Gerald R. Ford was laid down on 14 November 2009. She was christened on 9 November 2013. Gerald R. Ford entered the fleet, replacing the decommissioned USS Enterprise (CVN-65), which ended her 51 years of active service in December 2012.