Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Gerald_R._Ford-class_aircraft_carriers
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
gptkbp:armament gptkb:Phalanx_CIWS
gptkb:RIM-116_RAM
gptkb:RIM-162_ESSM
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Huntington_Ingalls_Industries
gptkbp:capacity over 75 aircraft
gptkbp:commissioned 2017 (USS Gerald R. Ford)
gptkbp:costPerShip over $13 billion (approximate)
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crew about 2,600 (ship's company)
gptkbp:displacement about 100,000 tons
gptkbp:firstShipLaunched gptkb:USS_Gerald_R._Ford_(CVN-78)
gptkbp:futureShips gptkb:USS_Enterprise_(CVN-80)
gptkb:USS_Doris_Miller_(CVN-81)
gptkb:USS_John_F._Kennedy_(CVN-79)
gptkbp:homeport gptkb:Naval_Station_Norfolk
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers
gptkbp:hullMaterial gptkb:CVN
gptkbp:launched 2013 (USS Gerald R. Ford)
gptkbp:length about 1,106 feet
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Gerald_R._Ford
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Advanced_Arresting_Gear_(AAG)
gptkb:Dual_Band_Radar
gptkb:Electromagnetic_Aircraft_Launch_System_(EMALS)
Reduced crew requirements
gptkbp:numberOfShips 1
10
gptkbp:operator gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Nimitz-class_aircraft_carriers
gptkbp:primaryMission Humanitarian assistance
Deterrence
Power projection
Sea control
gptkbp:propulsion 2 nuclear reactors
gptkbp:speed 30+ knots
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Nimitz-class_aircraft_carriers
gptkbp:women's_wing about 2,480 (air wing)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Advanced_Arresting_Gear_(AAG)
gptkb:Electromagnetic_Aircraft_Launch_System_(EMALS)
gptkb:Newport_News_Shipbuilding
gptkb:Huntington_Ingalls_Industries
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5