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Ford-class aircraft carrier
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Ford-class_aircraft_carrier
GPTKB entity
Statements (38)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:ship
gptkbp:aircraftCarried
gptkb:F/A-18E/F_Super_Hornet
gptkb:E-2D_Advanced_Hawkeye
gptkb:MH-60R/S_Seahawk
gptkb:C-2_Greyhound
gptkb:EA-18G_Growler
gptkbp:airWingComplement
about 2,480
gptkbp:armament
gptkb:Phalanx_CIWS
gptkb:RIM-116_RAM
gptkb:RIM-162_ESSM
gptkb:M2_.50_caliber_machine_guns
gptkbp:beam
about 256 feet (flight deck)
gptkbp:builder
gptkb:Huntington_Ingalls_Industries
gptkbp:commissioned
2017 (first ship)
gptkbp:costPerShip
over $13 billion
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crewComplement
about 2,600 (ship's company)
gptkbp:displacement
about 100,000 tons
gptkbp:firstShipLaunched
gptkb:USS_Gerald_R._Ford_(CVN-78)
gptkbp:homeport
gptkb:Naval_Station_Norfolk
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Ford-class aircraft carrier
gptkbp:hullNumber
gptkb:CVN
gptkbp:length
about 1,106 feet
gptkbp:namedAfter
gptkb:Gerald_R._Ford
gptkbp:notableFeature
gptkb:Advanced_Arresting_Gear_(AAG)
gptkb:Electromagnetic_Aircraft_Launch_System_(EMALS)
gptkb:Dual_Band_Radar_(DBR)
Reduced crew requirements
Improved sortie rate
gptkbp:numberOfShips
1
10
gptkbp:operator
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:predecessor
gptkb:ship
gptkbp:propulsion
2 × A1B nuclear reactors
gptkbp:speed
30+ knots
gptkbp:type
nuclear-powered aircraft carrier
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Ship_classes_of_the_United_States_Navy
gptkbp:bfsLayer
6