Η κατασκευή του αεροπλανοφόρου Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) μέσα σε ένα βίντεο τεσσάρων λεπτών...

Το αεροπλανοφόρο καθελκύστηκε στις 9 -11- 2013 

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Watch 4 years of construction in 4 minutes, from the Keel Laying Ceremony of Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) to the bottle break of the Christening on Nov. 9, 2013. 

The ship and its class will carry on the legacy of President Ford for a century.

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Type: Aircraft carrier
Displacement: Approximately: 101,600 MT
Length: 337 m
Beam: Flight deck: 77 m
Draft: 12 m
Propulsion: 2 A1B nuclear reactors
Speed: In excess of 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph)

Complement:
Officers: 508
Enlisted: 3789

Armament: Antiaircraft missiles: 2 x RIM-162 ESSM, 2 x RIM-116 RAM
Guns: 2 x Phalanx CIWS, 4 x M2 12.7mm machine guns
Aircraft carried: 75+
Aviation facilities: 1,092 × 256 foot (333 × 78 m) flight deck