CVN-78 USS Gerald R Ford US Navy ---- usa classes ----Aircraft Carrier (Nuclear Powered) ............ Enterprise classAircraft Carrier (Nuclear Powered) ............ Ford classAircraft Carrier (Nuclear Powered) ............ Improved Nimitz classAircraft Carrier (Nuclear Powered) ............ Nimitz classAircraft Carrier ............ America (1965) classAircraft Carrier ............ Casablanca classAircraft Carrier ............ Commencement Bay classAircraft Carrier ............ Essex (long hull) classAircraft Carrier ............ Essex (short hull) classAircraft Carrier ............ Forrestal classAircraft Carrier ............ Independence classAircraft Carrier ............ John F Kennedy classAircraft Carrier ............ Kitty Hawk classAircraft Carrier ............ Midway classGuided-Missile Cruiser (Nuclear Powered) ............ Bainbridge classGuided-Missile Cruiser (Nuclear Powered) ............ California classGuided-Missile Cruiser (Nuclear Powered) ............ Long Beach classGuided-Missile Cruiser (Nuclear Powered) ............ Truxtun classGuided-Missile Cruiser (Nuclear Powered) ............ Virginia classGuided-Missile Cruiser ............ Albany classGuided-Missile Cruiser ............ Belknap classGuided-Missile Cruiser ............ Boston classGuided-Missile Cruiser ............ Galveston classGuided-Missile Cruiser ............ Leahy classGuided-Missile Cruiser ............ Providence classGuided-Missile Cruiser ............ Ticonderoga classGuided-Missile Cruiser ............ Ticonderoga VLS classCruiser ............ Baltimore classCruiser ............ Brooklyn classCruiser ............ Cleveland classCruiser ............ Oregon City classCruiser ............ St. Louis classGuided-Missile Destroyer ............ Arleigh Burke classGuided-Missile Destroyer ............ Arleigh Burke Flight I classGuided-Missile Destroyer ............ Arleigh Burke Flight II classGuided-Missile Destroyer ............ Arleigh Burke Flight IIA classGuided-Missile Destroyer ............ Charles F. Adams classGuided-Missile Destroyer ............ Charles F. Adams NTU classGuided-Missile Destroyer ............ Coontz classGuided-Missile Destroyer ............ Kidd classDestroyer ............ Allen M. Sumner classDestroyer ............ Farragut classDestroyer ............ Fletcher classDestroyer ............ Forrest Sherman classDestroyer ............ Gearing classDestroyer ............ Mitscher classDestroyer ............ Spruance classGuided-Missile Frigate ............ Brooke classGuided-Missile Frigate ............ Oliver Hazard Perry classGuided-Missile Frigate ............ Oliver Hazard Perry long-hull classFrigate ............ Bronstein classFrigate ............ Claud Jones classFrigate ............ Dealey classFrigate ............ Garcia classFrigate ............ Knox classCoast Guards ............ Famous MEC classCoast Guards ............ Hamilton classCoast Guards ............ National Security CutterCoast Guards ............ Reliance MEC classCoast Guards ............ Sentinel classLittoral combat ship ............ Freedom classLittoral combat ship ............ Independence classLittoral combat ship ............ Sea Fighter classCommand ship ............ Blue Ridge classAssault Carrier ............ America (2014) classAssault Carrier ............ Essex assault classAssault Carrier ............ Iwo Jima classAssault Carrier ............ Tarawa classAssault Carrier ............ Wasp classLanding Ship/Platform Dock ............ Anchorage classLanding Ship/Platform Dock ............ Ashland classLanding Ship/Platform Dock ............ Austin classLanding Ship/Platform Dock ............ Casa Grande classLanding Ship/Platform Dock ............ Harpers Ferry classLanding Ship/Platform Dock ............ Lewis B Puller ClassLanding Ship/Platform Dock ............ LST-491 classLanding Ship/Platform Dock ............ Newport classLanding Ship/Platform Dock ............ Raleigh classLanding Ship/Platform Dock ............ San Antonio classLanding Ship/Platform Dock ............ Thomaston classLanding Ship/Platform Dock ............ Whidbey Island classSupport Ship ............ Cimarron classSupport Ship ............ Curtis and Wright classSupport Ship ............ Henry J. Kaiser classSupport Ship ............ Kilauea classSupport Ship ............ Lewis and Clark classSupport Ship ............ Mars classSupport Ship ............ Mercy classSupport Ship ............ Montford Point classSupport Ship ............ Rigel classSupport Ship ............ Sacramento classSupport Ship ............ Samuel Gompers classSupport Ship ............ Shenandoah classSupport Ship ............ Sirius classSupport Ship ............ Supply classSupport Ship ............ Theriot Offshore V classSupport Ship ............ Wichita classSupport Ship ............ Yellowstone classIcebreakers ............ Healy classIcebreakers ............ Polar classIcebreakers ............ Wind class--More------ Ford class ships ----US Navy ----- CVN-78 USS Gerald R FordUS Navy ----- CVN-79 USS John F Kennedy--More-- 2017 to present Data Login to Edit Ford class CVN - Aircraft Carrier (Nuclear Powered) IMO: MMSI: 338803000 Flight Deck: 78 Call Sign: NGRF Shipyard: Newport News Shipbuilding Events Help Us Add new event for this unitYear:Month: <- (1/12) Optional Day: <- (1/31) Optional Text: Add Event ---Filter---OrderedLaid downCommissionedPort VisitDeploymentTrialsHistory of CVN-78 USS Gerald R Ford2008-sep-10Orderedfrom Huntington Ingalls (Newport News)2009-nov-13Laid downNewport News Shipbuilding Keel laying at Newport News, Va.2017-apr-8Trials2017-jul-22CommissionedNS Norfolk at Norfolk Naval Station2020-mar-29NEWS Seahawks Completed First VERTREP on CVN-782020-sep-07NEWS NS Norfolk Ford Seahawks Landing In-Port2022-oct-4DeploymentNS Norfolk departed NS Norfolk for maiden deployment. leading CSG-12 with Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 embarked, for North Atlantic.2022-nov-14Port VisitStokes Bay called in at Portsmouth on maiden deployment. HSC-9, HSM-70 and other members of CVW-8 embarked. Specifications from Ford class 100000full load (tn) 337length (m) 12draught (m) 2Close-In Weapon System CIWS Phalanx 20 mm Builder Newport News Shipbuilding,
NS Norfolk Ford Seahawks Landing In-Port
Stokes Bay called in at Portsmouth on maiden deployment. HSC-9, HSM-70 and other members of CVW-8 embarked.
