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CVN-78 USS Gerald R Ford

US US Navy





IMO:
MMSI: 338803000
Flight Deck: 78
Call Sign: NGRF
Shipyard: Newport News Shipbuilding





  Events


History of US USS Gerald R Ford CVN-78

2008-sep-10OrderedOrdered from Huntington Ingalls (Newport News)
2009-nov-13Laid downLaid down Newport News Shipbuilding Keel laying at Newport News, Va.
2017-apr-08TrialsTrials
2017-jul-22CommissionedCommissioned NS Norfolk at Norfolk Naval Station
2020-mar-29NEWS Seahawks Completed First VERTREP on CVN-78
2020-sep-07NEWSUSNS Norfolk Ford Seahawks Landing In-Port
2022-oct-04DeploymentDeployment NS Norfolk departed NS Norfolk for maiden deployment. leading CSG-12 with Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 embarked, for North Atlantic.
2022-nov-14Port VisitPort Visit UK Stokes Bay called in at Portsmouth on maiden deployment. HSC-9, HSM-70 and other members of CVW-8 embarked.
2023-jun-26DeploymentDeployment HR Split
2023-jul-31AircraftAircraft flagship of CSG-12, with CVW-8 embarked. Hosted 1st British aircraft to land on, HMS Duncan Flight WIldcat HMA2, while in the Mediterannean Sea.
2023-aug-01NEWSCentral Mediterranean Wildcat is First Royal Navy Helicopter to Land on USS Gerald R Ford
2023-oct-10DeploymentDeployment diverted with CSG-12 and air wing, from planned visit to Marseilles to Eastern Mediterranean as contingency for Palestinian-Israeli crisis.



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  Specifications


Ford class
100000full load (tn)
337length (m)
12draught (m)

2Close-In Weapon System CIWS Phalanx 20 mm





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