The Nimitz class is a class of ten nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in service with the United States Navy. The lead ship of the class is named after World War II United States Pacific Fleet commande
USS Nimitz (CVN-68), lead ship of the class of supercarriers, at sea near Victoria, British Columbia, after the 1999–2001 refit
An artist's impression of USS Nimitz in 1968
George Washington Carrier Strike Group formation sails in the Atlantic Ocean
One of the four propellers of George Washington
USS Gerald R. Ford
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USS Gerald R. Ford 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, whose World War II nav
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
…333 m) and a full-load displacement of over 100,000 long tons (100,000 t), the Nimitz-class ships were the largest warships built and in service until USS Gerald R. Ford entered the fleet in 2017. Instead of the gas turbines or diesel–electric systems used for propulsion on many modern warships, the carriers use two A4W…
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) after departing Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia in October 2022
Ford in his U.S. Navy uniform, c. 1945
Gerald R. Ford undergoing the third and final blast of the shock trials, 8 August 2021
Gerald R. Ford returning to Naval Station Norfolk after completing her inaugural deployment to the Atlantic Ocean, 26 November 2022