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🇺🇸 USS Gerald R. Ford
Naval · Newport News Shipbuilding (HII), ABD · 2017
The world's most expensive warship: a next-gen American supercarrier with near-unlimited range from nuclear power that launches aircraft via electromagnetic catapult, raising daily sortie rate ~25% over Nimitz.
Specifications
- Class: Nuclear supercarrier (CATOBAR), lead ship of the Gerald R. Ford class (CVN-78)
- Powerplant: 2× Bechtel A1B pressurized-water nuclear reactors
- Range: Practically unlimited (nuclear); ~20-25 years without refueling
- Speed: 30+ knots (~56+ km/h)
- Crew: ~2,600 ship’s company + ~1,800 air wing (total crew ~25% below Nimitz)
- Air wing: 75+ aircraft: F/A-18E/F, F-35C, E-2D Hawkeye, MH-60R/S
- Armament: RIM-162 ESSM, RIM-116 RAM missiles, 3× Phalanx CIWS
- Sensors: AN/SPY-3 (X-band) + AN/SPY-4 (S-band) dual-band radar
- Catapult: EMALS electromagnetic launch + AAG advanced arresting gear
Beats: Type 003 Fujian: nükleer tahrikle sınırsız menzil ve sürekli yüksek hız sağlar, Fujian'ın konvansiyonel tahriki ve daha küçük hava grubunu (~40 uçak) aşar, Nimitz sınıfı: EMALS sayesinde günlük sortie oranı %25 daha yüksek, daha az mürettebatla ve gelişmiş çift-bant radarla daha modern
Loses to: Type 003 Fujian (maliyet-etkinlik): Çin'in konvansiyonel gemisi çok daha ucuza benzer EMATOBAR yeteneği sunarken Ford ~13 milyar dolarla bütçeyi katlar, Nimitz sınıfı (olgunluk): Nimitz on yıllarca kanıtlanmış güvenilirlikte iş görürken Ford erken yıllarında EMALS/AAG ve asansör arızalarıyla uğraştı
As a floating air base it is the pinnacle of global power projection; but its enormous cost and fragility against modern anti-ship missiles make it an expensive gamble.
Related systems
Same manufacturer (Newport News Shipbuilding (HII), ABD): Nimitz sınıfı süpergemi
Related systems (Naval): TCG Anadolu, TF-2000, Atmaca, AKYA, ORKA, MARLİN SİDA, Hisar Sınıfı ADKG, MİLGEM, Reis Sınıfı, ULAQ
