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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. Her construction began in August 2017 with a steel-cutting ceremony. [10]
CVN-78 Gerald R. Ford: Gerald R. Ford (lead ship) 22 July 2017 — 7 years, 218 days Stationed at Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia [78] [79] CVN-79 John F. Kennedy: Gerald R. Ford: c. 2025 — — Fitting out [8] [80] [81] CVN-80 Enterprise: Gerald R. Ford: c. 2028 — — Under construction [8] [82] [9] CVN-81 Doris Miller: Gerald R ...
As a non-commissioned vessel the prefix "USS" would not have been included in the vessel's name. USS Enterprise (CV-6) Yorktown-class aircraft carrier: 12 May 1938 17 February 1947 Served with unparalleled distinction in World War II, the most decorated ship of that war. Scrapped, 1 July 1958 – May 1960. USS Enterprise (CVN-65)
In early 2017, it was announced that steel from CVN-65 will be recycled and used to construct CVN-80. [102] Over 35,000 pounds of steel has been removed from CVN-65 and repurposed into CVN-80. [103] The crew of the ship's final deployment built a time capsule constructed from her steel and wood to preserve the carrier's history for CVN-80. [104]
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.
The USS Vicksburg’s long and costly ordeal highlights the Navy’s struggle to modernize its fleet as China seeks naval supremacy in the Pacific. Why has the Navy spent at least $175M on an old ...
USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group underway in the Atlantic USS Constitution under sail for the first time in 116 years on 21 July 1997 The United States Navy has approximately 470 ships in both active service and the reserve fleet; of these approximately 50 ships are proposed or scheduled for retirement by 2028, while approximately 110 new ships are in either the planning and ordering ...
Two nuclear-powered cruisers escort the carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65) in 1964 during Operation Sea Orbit: at center is the USS Long Beach (CGN-9), at left the destroyer leader USS Bainbridge (DLGN-25), which was reclassified as cruiser (CGN-25) in 1975.