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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.
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 .
1,092 ft × 256 ft (333 m × 78 m) flight deck 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.
The America class has a flight deck mainly supporting Vertical Take-Off and Landing aircraft such as the AV-8B Harrier II or helicopters and tilt-rotor transports like the MV-22B Osprey.
The Kennedy namesake will live on in the future Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. PCU Kennedy, the second-in-class ship, is scheduled to be commissioned in 2025, three years behind ...
1,092 ft × 256 ft (333 m × 78 m) flight deck 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.
1,092 ft × 256 ft (333 m × 78 m) flight deck USS George W. Bush (CVN-83) will be the sixth Gerald R. Ford -class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy . George W. Bush is scheduled to be laid down after 2027.
HMS Argus showing the full-length flight deck from bow to stern ROKS Dokdo's full length flight deck The first aircraft carrier that began to show the configuration of the modern vessel was the converted liner HMS Argus, which had a large flat wooden deck added over the entire length of the hull, giving a combined landing and take-off deck unobstructed by superstructure turbulence.