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
The Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier is a class of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers built for the United States Navy to replace portions of the aging Nimitz-class carrier fleet. Named after form
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
…members and aircraft. The last carrier of the class, George H. W. Bush, was designed as a "transition ship" from the Nimitz class to the replacement Gerald R. Ford class. George H. W. Bush incorporates new technologies, including improved propeller and bulbous bow designs, a reduced radar cross-section, and electronic…
USS Gerald R. Ford underway in April 2017
Gerald R. Ford arrived at Naval Station Norfolk after seven days of builders trials in April 2017.
Aerial view of Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78, bottom) alongside USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75, top), a ship of the preceding Nimitz class
A drawing of the EMALS's linear induction motor