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In the United States Navy, these ships are designated with hull classification symbols such as CV (Aircraft Carrier), CVA (Attack Aircraft Carrier), CVB (Large Aircraft Carrier), CVL (Light Aircraft Carrier), CVE (Escort Aircraft Carrier), CVS (Antisubmarine Aircraft Carrier) and CVN (Aircraft Carrier (Nuclear Propulsion)).
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 .
This is a list of aircraft carriers which are currently in service, under maintenance or refit, in reserve, under construction, or being updated. An aircraft carrier is a warship with a full-length flight deck, hangar and facilities for arming, deploying, and recovering aircraft. [1]
CVN-65 Enterprise: Supercarrier [notes 1] 1961–2012 First nuclear-powered carrier Enterprise US Navy: CVN-80 Gerald R. Ford: Supercarrier [notes 1] CATOBAR — Commissioning 2025. Essex US Navy: CV-9 Essex: Fleet carrier CATOBAR: 1942–1969 Estero US Navy: CVE-42 Bogue: Escort carrier 1943–1943 [notes 3] Became HMS Premier. Falco Italian ...
The Gerald R. Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers are currently being constructed for the United States Navy, which intends to eventually acquire ten of these ships in order to replace current carriers on a one-for-one basis, starting with the lead ship of her class, Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), replacing Enterprise (CVN-65), and later the Nimitz-class carriers.
USS Enterprise (CVN-80) will be the third Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier to be built for the United States Navy. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] She will be the ninth United States naval vessel and third aircraft carrier to bear the name , and is scheduled to be in operation by 2029.
VFA-87 Strike Fighter Squadron 87: Golden Warriors F/A-18E Super Hornet: VFA-213 Strike Fighter Squadron 213: Black Lions F/A-18F Super Hornet: VAW-124 Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 124: Bear Aces E-2D Hawkeye: VAQ-142 Electronic Attack Squadron 142: Gray Wolves EA-18G Growler: VRC-40 Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 40 Det. 2 ...
USS George Washington (CVN-73) was commissioned in 1992. Nimitz-class supercarrier; John Adams has had two ships named after him in 1799 before his death on 4 July 1826, as well as a submarine in the 20th century: USS Adams was a 28-gun frigate built in New York, and launched 8 June 1799;