page_title: USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79)
hierarchical_section_title: USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79)
caption_attribution_description: English: The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) reached another construction milestone on 29 October 2019, as its dry dock area was flooded three months ahead of its slated production schedule leading up to the christening of the second Ford-class aircraft carrier, scheduled for 7 December 2019. The flooding of the dry dock followed other milestones, including the laying of the ship's keel on 22 August 2015, the placement of the 588-metric ton island superstructure on 29 May 2019, and the arrival of the crew on 1 October 2019. Kennedy was under construction at Huntington Ingalls Industries-Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia (USA).
context_page_description: USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) is the second Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier being built for the United States Navy. The ship was launched on October 29, 2019. The ship was christened on December 7, 2019.
context_section_description: USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) is the second Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier being built for the United States Navy. The ship  was launched on October 29, 2019.  The ship was christened on December 7, 2019.
caption: John F. Kennedy on 29 October 2019
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