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  2. Nimitz-class aircraft carrier - Wikipedia

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    The Nimitz class is a class of ten nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in service with the United States Navy.The lead ship of the class is named after World War II United States Pacific Fleet commander Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, who was the last living U.S. Navy officer to hold the rank.

  3. Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. USS Gerald R. Ford - Wikipedia

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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. [17]

  5. Aircraft carrier - Wikipedia

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    Carriers steam at speed, up to 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) into the wind during flight deck operations to increase wind speed over the deck to a safe minimum. This increase in effective wind speed provides a higher launch airspeed for aircraft at the end of the catapult stroke or ski-jump, as well as making recovery safer by reducing the ...

  6. Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier - Wikipedia

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    (Top) 1 Improved Forrestal ... Speed: 32 kn (59 km/h; 37 mph) Range: ... Kennedy is also 17 feet (5.2 m) shorter in length than the other Kitty Hawk-class carriers ...

  7. List of aircraft carriers - Wikipedia

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    (Top) 1 Numbers of aircraft carriers by country. ... Foch: aircraft carrier in service from 1963 to 2000. Refitted, sold to Brazil and renamed São Paulo. Scuttled in ...

  8. USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) - Wikipedia

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    USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) is the second Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier built for the United States Navy. She was launched on 29 October 2019, and christened on 7 December 2019. She was launched on 29 October 2019, and christened on 7 December 2019.

  9. Italian aircraft carrier Cavour - Wikipedia

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    (Top) 1 Design. 2 Name. 3 Construction. ... (54 km/h; 33 mph) (Max sustained speed, ... This was the first mission of the aircraft carrier, where it supplemented ...