USS Gerald R. Ford

USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is an aircraft carrier of the United States Navy and the lead ship of her class. The ship is named after the 38th president of the United States, Gerald Ford.

Construction began on 11 August 2005. The keel of Gerald R. Ford was laid down on 13 November 2009. She was christened on 9 November 2013. Gerald R. Ford replaced the decommissioned  in December 2012. 

Gerald R. Ford was delivered to the Navy on 31 May 2017 and formally commissioned by President Donald Trump on 22 July 2017. She left the Naval Station Norfolk on her first deployment on 2 May 2023. 

, she is the world's largest aircraft carrier and the largest warship ever built.

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