CVN-79
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This article contains information about an as-yet unfinished ship.
It may contain preliminary or speculative information, and may not reflect the final version of the ship.
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| Class and type: | Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier |
| Displacement: | 100,000 tons |
| Length: | 1,092 ft (333 m) |
| Beam: | 134 ft (41 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 nuclear reactors |
| Speed: | 30+ knots |
| Range: | Essentially unlimited |
| Endurance: | Limited only by food |
| Complement: | 4,660 |
| Armament: | Surface-to-air missiles Close-in weapons systems |
| Aircraft carried: | More than 75 |
| Aviation facilities: | 1,092 x 256 foot flight deck |
| Notes: | Nuclear powered supercarrier |
CVN-79 is the hull designation for a proposed United States Navy Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier. Construction of this ship (if authorized) would not begin before 2010. In theory, CVN-79 would start to replace the Navy's Nimitz-class aircraft carriers. CVN-79 is programmed to begin construction in 2012 and to be placed in commission in 2018.
On December 7, 2007, the 66th anniversary of the Attack on Pearl Harbor, Congressman Harry Mitchell proposed naming this ship USS Arizona.[1]
[edit] See also
- USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) - The first CVN-21 hull, to be built before the CVN-79.
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