USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/USS_Gerald_R._Ford_(CVN-78)
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
gptkb:nuclear-powered_ship
gptkbp:aircraftCarried over 75
gptkbp:armament gptkb:Phalanx_CIWS
gptkb:RIM-116_RAM
gptkb:RIM-162_ESSM
gptkb:M2_.50_caliber_machine_guns
gptkbp:beam 256 feet (flight deck)
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Huntington_Ingalls_Industries
gptkbp:builtYear gptkb:Newport_News,_Virginia
gptkbp:christened 2013-11-09
gptkbp:class gptkb:ship
gptkbp:commissioned 2017-07-22
gptkbp:cost over $13 billion
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crewComplement about 2,600 (ship's company)
gptkbp:deployment 2022
gptkbp:displacement about 100,000 tons
gptkbp:firstBook true
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Gerald_R._Ford_Carrier_Strike_Group
gptkbp:homeport gptkb:Naval_Station_Norfolk
gptkbp:hullNumber gptkb:CVN-78
gptkbp:keelLaid 2009-11-13
gptkbp:launched 2013-11-09
gptkbp:length 1,106 feet
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Integrity_at_the_Helm
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Gerald_Ford
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Advanced_Arresting_Gear_(AAG)
gptkb:Dual_Band_Radar
gptkb:Electromagnetic_Aircraft_Launch_System_(EMALS)
Reduced crew requirements
gptkbp:operator gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:order 2008-09-10
gptkbp:propulsion 2 A1B nuclear reactors
gptkbp:speed 30+ knots
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:Susan_Ford_Bales
gptkbp:status active
gptkbp:website https://www.public.navy.mil/airfor/cvn78/Pages/default.aspx
gptkbp:women's_wing about 2,480 personnel
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Advanced_Arresting_Gear_(AAG)
gptkb:Carrier_Strike_Group_12
gptkb:Electromagnetic_Aircraft_Launch_System_(EMALS)
gptkb:Gerald_R._Ford-class
gptkb:Newport_News_Shipbuilding
gptkb:Carrier_Strike_Group_8
gptkb:Susan_Ford_Bales
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)