USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)

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Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier aircraft carrier nuclear-powered aircraft carrier supercarrier warship

USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is the lead ship of the U.S. Navy’s newest class of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, featuring advanced technologies designed to increase sortie rates, reduce crew size, and enhance overall combat effectiveness.

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Label	Occurrences
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) canonical	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7821172 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)
Context triple: [Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier, hasUnit, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)]

A. USS George Washington (CVN-73)
USS George Washington (CVN-73) is a United States Navy Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier that has served as a key component of the U.S. carrier strike force since the early 1990s.
B. USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77)
USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) is a United States Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier named after the 41st U.S. president and former naval aviator George H. W. Bush.
C. USS Nimitz (CVN-68)
USS Nimitz (CVN-68) is a United States Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and the lead ship of the Nimitz-class, among the largest warships in the world.
D. Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers
Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers are the U.S. Navy’s latest generation of nuclear-powered supercarriers, featuring advanced technologies to increase sortie rates, reduce crew size, and enhance combat capabilities compared to earlier Nimitz-class ships.
E. York class
The York class was a British Royal Navy class of heavy cruisers built under interwar naval treaties, known for their service in World War II.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)
Target entity description: USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is the lead ship of the U.S. Navy’s newest class of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, featuring advanced technologies designed to increase sortie rates, reduce crew size, and enhance overall combat effectiveness.

A. USS George Washington (CVN-73)
USS George Washington (CVN-73) is a United States Navy Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier that has served as a key component of the U.S. carrier strike force since the early 1990s.
B. USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77)
USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) is a United States Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier named after the 41st U.S. president and former naval aviator George H. W. Bush.
C. USS Nimitz (CVN-68)
USS Nimitz (CVN-68) is a United States Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and the lead ship of the Nimitz-class, among the largest warships in the world.
D. Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers
Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers are the U.S. Navy’s latest generation of nuclear-powered supercarriers, featuring advanced technologies to increase sortie rates, reduce crew size, and enhance combat capabilities compared to earlier Nimitz-class ships.
E. York class
The York class was a British Royal Navy class of heavy cruisers built under interwar naval treaties, known for their service in World War II.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier ⓘ aircraft carrier ⓘ nuclear-powered aircraft carrier ⓘ supercarrier ⓘ warship ⓘ
abbreviation	EMALS NERFINISHED ⓘ
aircraftCapacity	more than 75 aircraft (typical air wing) ⓘ
airWingPersonnel	approximately 2500 ⓘ
armament	.50 caliber machine guns ⓘ Phalanx CIWS NERFINISHED ⓘ RIM-116 RAM NERFINISHED ⓘ RIM-162 ESSM NERFINISHED ⓘ
beam	about 78 meters (flight deck) ⓘ
builder	Huntington Ingalls Industries NERFINISHED ⓘ Newport News Shipbuilding NERFINISHED ⓘ
christened	2013-11-09 ⓘ
classRole	lead ship of the Gerald R. Ford class ⓘ
commissioned	2017-07-22 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
crewComplement	approximately 2600 ship’s company (excluding air wing) ⓘ reduced crew compared to Nimitz-class ⓘ
designFeature	Advanced Arresting Gear NERFINISHED ⓘ Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System NERFINISHED ⓘ advanced weapons elevators ⓘ dual band radar ⓘ improved flight deck layout ⓘ redesigned island structure ⓘ
designGoal	enhanced combat effectiveness ⓘ increased sortie generation rate ⓘ reduced manning requirements ⓘ
displacement	approximately 100000 long tons full load ⓘ
fleet	U.S. Atlantic Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ
homeport	Naval Station Norfolk NERFINISHED ⓘ Norfolk, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
hullNumber	78 ⓘ
laidDown	2009-11-13 ⓘ
launched	2013-11-09 ⓘ
length	about 337 meters ⓘ
maximumSpeed	over 30 knots ⓘ
namedAfter	Gerald R. Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ
operator	United States Navy ⓘ
pennantNumber	CVN-78 NERFINISHED ⓘ
powerPlant	nuclear-powered ⓘ
precededByClass	Nimitz-class aircraft carrier NERFINISHED ⓘ
propulsion	2 A1B nuclear reactors ⓘ 4 shafts ⓘ
role	deterrence ⓘ power projection ⓘ sea control ⓘ
shipClass	Gerald R. Ford class ⓘ
shipyard	Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
sponsor	Susan Ford Bales NERFINISHED ⓘ
status	active service ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers → hasUnit → USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) ⓘ

subject surface form: Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier

Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers → firstOfClass → USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) ⓘ