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Gerald R Ford-class Nimitz-class
Name: Gerald R Ford-class Nimitz-class
Type: Aircraft carrier Aircraft carrier
Origin: USA USA
Produced: 2008 (Ordering) 1975
Unit cost: 10.44 Billion $ 4.5 Billion $
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Specifications

Range: Unlimited Unlimited
Displacement: 100,000 t 101,600–106,300 t
Aircraft: 75 85–90
Speed: 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) 30+ kn (56+ km/h; 35+ mph)
Crew: 4297 5,000

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Dimensions

Length: 337 m 332.8 m
Beam: 78 m 76.8 m
Draft: 12 m 11.3 m

Images

Gerald R Ford-class
Gerald R Ford-class
Author: U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Second Class Aidan P. Campbell. Licensed under PublicDomain http://www.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/131117-N-DO831-080.JPG License
Nimitz-class
Nimitz-class
Author: "USS Nimitz in Victoria Canada 036" by Unknown - Resized and recompressed version of [1] from Nimitz's offical site (has several more images.). Licensed under Public Domain via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USS_Nimitz_in_Victoria_Canada_036.jpg#/media/File:USS_Nimitz_in_Victoria_Canada_036.jpg License