USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79)

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USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) is a U.S. Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier named after the 35th President of the United States and built as part of the Navy’s newest generation of supercarriers.

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USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) canonical 3
CVN-79 1

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instanceOf Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier
United States Navy ship
supercarrier
aircraftLaunchSystem Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System
aircraftRecoverySystem Advanced Arresting Gear
airWingCompatibility E-2D Advanced Hawkeye
F-35C Lightning II
F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
MH-60R/S Seahawk
beam about 134 feet at waterline
branch United States Navy
builder Huntington Ingalls Industries
Newport News Shipbuilding
christenedDate 2019-12-07
class Gerald R. Ford class
constructionMethod modular construction
country United States of America
designFeature dual band radar capability
enhanced electrical power generation
improved weapons handling systems
reduced crew requirements compared to Nimitz-class
displacement approximately 100000 long tons
flightDeckWidth about 256 feet
followedBy USS Enterprise (CVN-80)
generation second Gerald R. Ford-class carrier
homeportPlanned Naval Station Norfolk
hullNumber CVN-79
keelLaidDate 2015-08-22
launchedDate 2019-12-07
length about 1106 feet
namedAfter John F. Kennedy
namedShipNumber second U.S. Navy ship named USS John F. Kennedy
namesakeOccupation 35th President of the United States
operator United States Navy
orderedBy United States Navy
precededBy USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)
previousNamesakeShip USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67)
program Gerald R. Ford-class carrier program
propulsion two nuclear reactors
propulsionType nuclear-powered
role air operations from the sea
power projection
sea control
shipType aircraft carrier
shipyard Newport News, Virginia
sponsor Caroline Kennedy
statusAsOf2024 undergoing fitting out and testing

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Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier hasUnit USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79)
Advanced Arresting Gear installedOn USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79)
USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) hullNumber CVN-79
linked to: USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79)
USS Enterprise (CVN-80) precededBy USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79)