Gerald R. Ford-class Aircraft Carrier

The Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers (or Ford-class) are a class of nuclear powered supercarrier for the United States Navy, intended to eventually replace the current Nimitz-class carriers. The new vessels will use a hull design similar to the Nimitz-class carriers in appearance, but many aspects of the design will be different, implementing new technologies developed since the initial design of the previous class (such as the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System), as well as other design features intended to improve efficiency and running costs, including a reduced crew requirement. The first hull of the line will be named Gerald R. Ford and will have the hull number CVN-78.

Specifications

 * Type: Nuclear Powered Supercarrier (Hull designation symbol CVN)
 * Characteristics
 * Length: 1,106 feet (337.11 meters)
 * Beam (Extreme): 256 feet (78.03 meters)
 * Beam (Waterline): 134 feet (40.85 meters)
 * Height: 250 feet (76.2 meters)
 * Displacement: 112,000 tons
 * Crew: 4,297 (508 officers and 3789 enlisted)
 * Power: 350,000 shp (280 MW)
 * Propulsion: 2 Betchtel Marine Propulsion A1B nuclear reactors, 4 steam turbines, 4 shafts
 * Range: Unlimited
 * Speed: 36.8 Knots (68.16 Kilometers/Hour; 42.35 Miles/Hour)
 * Sensor Suite/Countermeasures
 * AN/SLY-2 Electronic Warfare Suite
 * AN/SPY-3 S/X-band multifunction radar
 * Ship Self-Defense System
 * Armament
 * 3 x 30mm Avenger Phalanx CIWS
 * 2 x 8-cell Mark 29 ESSM Launchers
 * 2 x 21-cell Mark 49 SeaRAM Launchers
 * Aircraft Carrried: F-14E/F Supercat, F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, EA-6C Prowler, EA-18G Growler, F-35C Lightning II, E-2D/E Advanced Hawkeye, C-2B Greyhound, S-3C Viking, MH-60S Knighthawk, SH-92 Cyclone
 * Aviation Facilities: 1,092 x 256 ft flight deck, 4 Electromagnetic Catapults, Advanced Arresting Gear

Unit Run

 * USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)
 * USS ''John F. Kennedy (CVN-79)
 * USS Enterprise (CVN-80)
 * USS Independence (CVN-81)
 * USS Constellation (CVN-82)
 * USS Ranger (CVN-83)
 * USS Arizona (CVN-84)
 * USS Yorktown (CVN-85)
 * USS Hornet (CVN-86)
 * USS Reprisal (CVN-87)