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U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ridge Leoni · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrierlarger figure on 1 of 1
Kiev-class aircraft carrierlarger figure on 0 of 1
Measured figures
Length
Single source1,092 ft (333 m) – 1,106 ft (337 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier | Kiev-class aircraft carrier |
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| Crew | About 2,600[source] | — |
| Range | Unlimited[source] | — |
| Power | Two Bechtel A1B PWR nuclear reactors , HEU 93.5%[source] | 8 turbopressurized boilers, 4 steam turbines (200,000 shp (150,000 kW)), four shafts[source] |
| Name | Gerald R. Ford -class aircraft carrier[source] | Kiev class[source] |
| Builders | Newport News Shipbuilding |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
273 m (895 ft 8 in)[source]
flight deck
Single sourcewaterline
Single source256 ft (78 m) (flight deck) 134 ft (41 m) (waterline)[source]
o/a
Single sourcew/l
Single source53 m (173 ft 11 in) o/a 31 m (101 ft 8 in) w/l
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Chernomorsky Shipyard 444[source] |
| Operators | United States Navy[source] | Soviet Navy Russian Navy Indian Navy[source] |
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| Preceded by | Nimitz class[source] | Moskva class[source] |
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| Cost | Program cost: US$ 37.30 billion (FY2018) Unit cost: US$12.998 billion (FY2018)[source] | — |
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| Built | 2009–present[source] | 1970–1987[source] |
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| In service | 2017–present[source] | 1975–1996 2013–present[source] |
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| Planned | 10[source] | — |
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| On order | — |
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| Building | — |
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| Completed |
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| Active |
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| Type | Aircraft carrier[source] | Aircraft cruiser / Aircraft carrier[source] |
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| Decks | 25[source] | — |
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| Propulsion | Four shafts[source] | — |
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| Endurance | 50-year service life[source] | — |
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| Sensors & processing systems | AN/SPY-3 Multi-Function Radar (MFR) X band active electronically scanned array (CVN-78) AN/SPY-4 Volume Search Radar (VSR) S band active electronically scanned array (CVN-78) AN/SPY-6(V)3 Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar (EASR) S band active electronically scanned array (CVN-79 and up) AN/SPQ-9B X band surface search radar (CVN-79 and up)[source] | MR-600 'Voskhod' air-search radar MR-710 'Fregat' air/surface radar Privod-SV radiolocation system MG-342 Orion active bow sonar MGK-355 Platina passive sonar system[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | AN/SLQ-32(V)6 electronic warfare system AN/SLQ-25C Nixie towed torpedo decoys[source] | MRP-150 Gurzuf A MRP-152 Gurzuf B[source] |
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| Armament | Surface-to-air missiles : 2 × Mk 29 Guided Missile Launching Systems, 8 × RIM-162 Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM) each 2 × Mk 49 Guided Missile Launching Systems, 21 × RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missiles each Guns: 3 × Phalanx CIWS 4 × Mk 38 25 mm Machine Gun Systems 4 × M2 .50 cal. (12.7 mm) machine guns[source] | See article for variations 80 to 200 surface-to-air missiles 2 dual-purpose guns 8 close-in weapons systems 10 torpedo tubes[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | 75+[source] | Up to 30, including: 12 × Yak-38 aircraft 16 × Ka-25 or Ka-27 helicopters[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | 1,092 ft × 252 ft (333 m × 77 m) flight deck[source] | Abbreviated angled aft flight deck[source] |
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| Country of origin | United States[source] | Soviet Union[source] Soviet Union[source] |
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| Succeeded by | — | Kuznetsov class (Russian Navy) Vikrant class (Indian Navy)[source] |
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| Subclasses | — | Baku class[source] |
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| Preserved | — |
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