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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
MUGEMlarger figure on 0 of 1
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Length
Single source1,092 ft (333 m) – 1,106 ft (337 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier | MUGEM |
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| Crew | About 2,600[source] | 800+ Embarked Personnel: 950. Up to 2,500 total personnel accommodation (crew + air wing + embarked force + mission staff) ROLE 2+ naval hospital capability (surgical suites, intensive care units, triage ward, burn treatment, trauma stabilization, medical evacuation coordination)[source] |
| Power | Two Bechtel A1B PWR nuclear reactors , HEU 93.5%[source] | Integrated hybrid electric power system (HVDC backbone)[source] |
| Name | Gerald R. Ford -class aircraft carrier[source] | Milli Uçak Gemisi (National Aircraft Carrier)[source] |
| Builders | Newport News Shipbuilding |
285 m (935 ft 0 in)[source]
officers 3,789 enlisted
Single source508 officers 3,789 enlisted[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Istanbul Naval Shipyard[source] |
| Operators | United States Navy[source] | Turkish Naval Forces[source] |
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| Preceded by | Nimitz class[source] | Anadolu 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] | — |
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| In service | 2017–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 carrier[source] |
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| Decks | 25[source] | — |
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| Propulsion | Four shafts[source] | 2 × GE LM6000 gas turbines + 4 × MTU 20V 4000 + 4 × GE APMM (Advanced Permanent Magnet Machine) (IFEP-like integrated electric propulsion) + 2 x CPP[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] | — |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | AN/SLQ-32(V)6 electronic warfare system AN/SLQ-25C Nixie towed torpedo decoys[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] | 32 (2x16) cell MiDLAS vertical launching system 4 × GOKDENIZ CIWS 7 × STOP RWS[source] |
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| Aircraft carried | 75+[source] | 25x Aircraft, 3x Helicopters, 15x UAV[source] |
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| Aviation facilities | 1,092 ft × 252 ft (333 m × 77 m) flight deck[source] | 15x Aircraft, 3x Helicopters 5x UAV, 2x Aircraft Lifts, USV, UUV.[source] |
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| Country of origin | United States[source] | — |
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| Status | — | Construction activities are currently underway[source]First MUGEM-class carrier, currently under construction; no active fleet count. |
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