USS Gerald R Ford - Part One
The visit of USS Gerald R Ford (CVN 78) & USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) to Portsmouth with SPS Alvaro de Bazan (F 101). The Gerald R Ford is the latest & largest ship in the US Navy. It is 337m long with a flight deck beam of 78m. It carries 75+ aircraft & has 23 new and updated major systems on board, at a cost of around $13bn. The biggest warship in the world, the USS Gerald R Ford is the first in a new Ford Class which will eventually replace the famous Nimitz class. The USS Gerald R Ford Carrier Strike Group consists of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 2, USS Normandy (CG 60), USS McFaul (DDG 74), and USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116).
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