USS Gerald R. Ford

  Gerald R. Ford
USS Gerald R. Ford i 2022
USS Gerald R. Ford i 2022
Klasse
TypeHangarskib
KlasseGerald R. Ford-klassen
MottoIntegrity at the Helm
Historie
Bestilt10. september 2008
Pris$12,8 milliarder + $4,7 milliarder udviklingsomkostninger (anslået)[1]
VærftNewport News Shipbuilding
SøsatNavngivet 9. november 2013[2]
Leveret 31. maj 2017, [3]
Taget i brugKommissioneret 22. juli 2017[4]
Indsat i tjeneste oktober 2022
Tekniske data
Længde337 m[5]
Bredde41 m (vandlinie)
78 m (flydæk)
Højde76 m
FremdriftTo A1B atomreaktorer
FartMere end 30 knob (56 km/t)
RækkeviddeI princippet ubegrænset inden for 20-25 år
SmåvåbenCIWS (Close-in weapon system)
MissilerEvolved Sea Sparrow og RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile
FlyMere end 75[6]
Flyfaciliteter333 m × 78 m flydæk

USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) er et hangarskib i Gerald R. Ford-klassen i United States Navy. Skibet er navngivet efter den 38. amerikanske præsident Gerald R. Ford, der selv gjorde tjeneste i flåden under 2. verdenskrig på hangarskibet USS Monterey.[7] Hun er pr. 2023 verdens største hangarskib og målt på deplacement det største krigsskib, der nogensinde er bygget.[8]

Teknisk set udgør USS Gerald R. Ford en ny generation af hangarskibe, da hun er udrustet med elektromagnetiske katapulter, hvilket sammen med en række øvrige forbedringer giver mulighed for op til 25% flere flystarter og samtidig kræver 25% færre besætningsmedlemmer.[9]

Hun blev efter en længere serie af tests indsat i aktiv tjeneste den 4. oktober 2022,[10] hvor hun afløste det tidligere hangarskib USS Enterprise (CVN-65), der efter 51 år i tjeneste var taget ud af tjeneste i december 2012.[11][12]

Der er planlagt i alt yderligere ni søsterskibe i Gerald R. Ford-klassen.[13] Hun forventes at være i aktiv tjeneste i 40 år.[13]

Bygning og tests

Bygning af skibet blev påbegyndt den 11. august 2005, da Northrop Grumman ved en ceremoni foretog den første udskæring af en 15 tons tunge plade, der indgår i skibssiden.[14] Gerald R. Ford blev køllagt den 13. november 2009[15] og blev døbt den 9. november 2013.[2] Efter søsætning den 13. november 2013 blev skibet den 14. november 2013 navngivet af Gerald Fords datter Susan Ford Bales.[16][17] Hangarskibet skulle oprindeligt have været leveret til flåden i 2015, men blev efter forsinkelser overtaget af den amerikanske flåde den 31. maj 2017[3] og formelt kommissioneret af præsident Donald J. Trump den 22. juli 2017.[4][18][19]

Operationel historie

Gerald R. Ford vender tilbage Naval Station Norfolk den 26. november 2022 efter at have gennemført sit første besøg i Storbritannien.

Gerald R. Ford's første besøg i fremmed havn fandt sted den 28. oktober 2022, da hun lagde til i havnen i Halifax i Nova Scotia, der er hjemsted for Canadas atlanterhavsflåde.[20][21] Den 14. november 2022 ankom hun til Storbritannien, hvor hun i nogle dage var ankret op ved Stokes Bay nær Gosport.[22] Hun vendte tilbage til Norfolk den 26 November 2022.[23]

Den 3 maj 2023 forlod Gerald R. Ford Naval Station Norfolk på hendes første længere tur og indsættelse, hvor skibet skal indgå i den 2. og 6. flådes ansvarsområde.[24] Gerald R. Ford ankom den 22. maj 2023 til den danske del af Nordsøen[25] og lagde den 24. maj 2023 til i Oslo havn i bunden af Oslofjorden, for senere at deltage i flådeøvelser i Norge.[26][27]

Galleri

  • USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) i tørdok under bygningen i 2013
    USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) i tørdok under bygningen i 2013
  • USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) forlader skibsværftet for at påbegynde tests ud for kysten den 8. april 2017
    USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) forlader skibsværftet for at påbegynde tests ud for kysten den 8. april 2017
  • Præsident Trump overlader kommandoen over skibet til Capt. Richard McCormack ved den officielle ceremoni den 22. juli 2017
    Præsident Trump overlader kommandoen over skibet til Capt. Richard McCormack ved den officielle ceremoni den 22. juli 2017
  • En Super Hornet flyver over USS Gerald F. Ford i juli 2017
    En Super Hornet flyver over USS Gerald F. Ford i juli 2017
  • USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) (t.v.) ved siden af USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) i 2020
    USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) (t.v.) ved siden af USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) i 2020

Referencer

  1. ^ Ronald O'Rourke (22. oktober 2013). "Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and Issues for Congress" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. s. 4. Hentet 8. februar 2014. Den samlede pris for de første tre skibe i klassen er $38.041,9 mio svanrede til $12,68 mia. pr. skib
  2. ^ a b "PCU Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Christening Ceremony". Navy Live. 8. november 2013. Arkiveret fra originalen 15. september 2016. Hentet 1. juni 2017.
  3. ^ a b Huntingdon Ingalls Industries (1. juni 2017). "Huntington Ingalls Industries Delivers Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) To U.S. Navy". Pressemeddelelse.
  4. ^ a b United States Navy (22. juli 2017). "President Trump Commissions USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)". Pressemeddelelse. Hentet 5. september 2017. Arkiveret fra originalen den 23. juli 2017.
  5. ^ "787-Ton Superlift: Ford Upper Bow". Newport News Shipbuilding. Huntington Ingalls. 15. april 2013. Arkiveret fra originalen 2. februar 2016. Hentet 27. januar 2016.
  6. ^ "Aircraft Carriers - CVN". U.S. Navy - Fact file. Arkiveret fra originalen 26. april 2017. Hentet 5. september 2017.
  7. ^ Navy Names New Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford - Officiel udtalelse fra US Navy's minister]
  8. ^ Szondy, David (22. juli 2017). "World's largest supercarrier USS Gerald R Ford commissioned". New Atlas. Arkiveret fra originalen 30. august 2018. Hentet 29. august 2018.
  9. ^ http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2013/1109/USS-Gerald-R.-Ford-New-aircraft-carrier-with-25-percent-more-flights-per-day
  10. ^ "Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group Departs for First Deployment". U.S. Navy. 2022-10-05. Hentet 2023-01-02.
  11. ^ O'Rourke, Ronald (25. maj 2005). "Navy CVN-21 Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and Issues for Congress". Naval Historical Center. Department of the Navy. Arkiveret fra originalen 1. december 2006.
  12. ^ "USS Enterprise: Past Present And Future". The Official US Navy Blog. US Navy. Arkiveret fra originalen 4. december 2012. Hentet 1. december 2012.
  13. ^ a b http://wtkr.com/2013/11/07/navy-to-christen-the-aircraft-carrier-gerald-r-ford-on-saturday/
  14. ^ "USS Gerald R. Ford CVN 78". U.S. Carriers. 8. marts 2015. Hentet 4. marts 2016.
  15. ^ "Ford Keel Laid for Future Carrier, Class". Navy Times. 16. november 2009.
  16. ^ USS Gerald Ford: America Chistens 13bn super aircraft carrier, Daily Mail
  17. ^ Murray, Dave (13. november 2009). "Gerald R. Ford ship ceremony brings Susan Ford Bales, Family to Newport News, Virginia". The Grand Rapids Press. Arkiveret fra originalen 18. november 2009.
  18. ^ Malewar, Amit (12. august 2021). "US Navy's new Gerald R. Ford successfully completed Full Ship Shock Trials". Inceptive Mind. Arkiveret fra originalen 12. august 2021.
  19. ^ "US Navy Wants to Delay Shock Trials of $13 Billion Supercarrier". The Diplomat. 9. februar 2018. Arkiveret fra originalen 19. juli 2018. Hentet 19. juli 2018.
  20. ^ "USS Gerald R. Ford arrives in Halifax for First International Port Visit". United States Navy. 28. oktober 2022. Hentet 5. november 2022.
  21. ^ "First deployment for American aircraft carrier includes visit to Halifax this weekend". Global News. 26. oktober 2022. Hentet 28. oktober 2022.
  22. ^ Toogood, Darren (12. november 2022). "Nuclear warship USS Gerald R Ford will visit the Solent next week". Hentet 14. november 2022.
  23. ^ Munoz, Adonica (26. november 2022). "Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group returns to homeport concluding inaugural deployment". Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. Hentet 7. april 2023.
  24. ^ "USS Gerald R Ford leaves Norfolk for first full-length deployment". navytimes.com. 2. maj 2023. Hentet 4. maj 2023.
  25. ^ Rusland kalder hangarskib i Nordsøen for "skadeligt", tv2 nyheder, 23. maj 2023
  26. ^ [https://www.msn.com/da-dk/nyheder/other/tusindvis-af-nordm%C3%A6nd-b%C3%B8d-verdens-st%C3%B8rste-krigsskib-velkommen/ar-AA1bBXjX?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=67685d4bd1dc473ca9b582b3f23e56b3&ei=16 Tusindvis af nordmænd bød verdens største krigsskib velkommen, MSN News, 24. maj 2024
  27. ^ "World’s Biggest Aircraft Carrier “USS Gerald R. Ford” Docks in Oslo, Norway". The Norway Guide. 25. maj 2023.

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NORFOLK (July 22, 2017) Capt. Richard McCormack, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), salutes President Donald J. Trump as he assumes command during the ship's commissioning ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk, Va. Ford is the lead ship of the Ford-class aircraft carriers, and the first new U.S. aircraft carrier design in 40 years. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Gitte Schirrmacher/Released)

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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (April 8, 2017) - Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Sailors man the rails as the ship departs Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News Shipbuilding for builder’s sea trials off the coast. The first- of-class ship—the first new U.S. aircraft carrier design in 40 years—will spend several days conducting builder’s sea trials, a comprehensive test of many of the ship’s key systems and technologies. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Christopher Delano)
Overhead view of USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) and USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) in the Atlantic Ocean on 4 June 2020 (200604-N-OH637-1453).JPG
The U.S. Navy Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) and the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) transit the Atlantic Ocean on 4 June 2020, marking the first time a Gerald R. Ford-class and a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier operated together underway. Gerald R. Ford is underway conducting integrated air wing operations, and the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group remained at sea in the Atlantic as a certified carrier strike group force ready for tasking in order to protect the crew from the risks posed by COVID-19, following their successful deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation.
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The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) steams the Atlantic Ocean during a simulated straits transit with the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG) in the Atlantic Ocean, 9 October 2022. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group was deployed in the Atlantic Ocean, conducting training and operations alongside NATO allies and partners since 5 October 2022. On deck are aircraft of Carrier Air Wing 8 (CVW-8).
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An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 flies over the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78). The aircraft carrier is underway conducting test and evaluation operations.
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NORFOLK (Nov. 26, 2022) The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) returns to Naval Station Norfolk after completing its inaugural deployment to the Atlantic Ocean with the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group (GRFCSG), Nov. 26. The GRFCSG, returned to Naval Station Norfolk following a scheduled deployment with Allies and partners in an effort to build strategic relationships and contribute to a stable and conflict-free Atlantic region, while also showcasing the U.S. Navy’s most advanced class of aircraft carrier. (U.S. Navy Photo/Video by Mass Communication Specialist First Class Nathan T. Beard)
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The Flag of the United States Navy, as defined in s:Executive Order 10812 of April 24, 1959. The design is described there as:

The flag for the United States Navy is 4 feet 4 inches hoist by 5 feet 6 inches fly, of dark blue material, with yellow fringe, 2½ inches wide. In the center of the flag is a device 3 feet and 1 inch overall consisting of the inner pictorial portion of the seal of the Department of the Navy (with the exception that a continuation of the sea has been substituted for the land area), in its proper colors within a circular yellow rope edging, all 2 feet 6 inches in diameter above a yellow scroll inscribed "UNITED STATES NAVY" in dark blue letters.

The U.S. Navy flag is used for display purposes at ceremonies, parades, and other public functions where the U.S. Navy has an official presence, usually being carried by an honor guard on ceremonial occasions. It is not used for outdoor, fixed (permanent) purposes, and is not flown on Navy ships. Versions without fringe and different dimensions seem to be common, though it appears they are not technically the official U.S. Navy flag, as the executive order has not been amended.

Prior to 1959, the Navy Infantry Battalion flag was used to represent the U.S. Navy.

For more information, see the Navy's flag history page, SeaFlags, Flags of the World, U.S. Navy document NTP 13(B) [1], section 1710, and Navy regulation OPNAVINST 10520.1 (which replaced a similar SECNAVINST 10520.2D regulation from 1974).
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Newport News Shipbuilding begins flooding Dry Dock 12 to float the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78).