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USS William J. Clinton (CVN-82) will be the fifth Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy. William J. Clinton is scheduled to be laid down in 2027, launched in 2032 and commissioned by 2036. She will be built at Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia.
The ship's name was announced on 13 January 2025 in a press release by President Joe Biden, together with the name of CVN-82. She will be named for the 43rd President of the United States, George W. Bush. [1] This will be the first ship named after Bush.
Preserved at the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum—New York City, New York, USA [26] CV-12 Hornet: Essex: 29 November 1943 26 June 1970 26 years, 218 days Preserved at USS Hornet Museum—Alameda, California, USA [27] CV-13 Franklin: Essex: 31 January 1944 17 February 1947 2 years, 351 days Scrapped in 1966 [28] CV-14 Ticonderoga: Essex (extended ...
The Gerald R. Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers are currently being constructed for the United States Navy, which intends to eventually acquire ten of these ships in order to replace current carriers on a one-for-one basis, starting with the lead ship of her class, Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), replacing Enterprise (CVN-65), and later the Nimitz-class carriers.
CVN-65 Enterprise: Supercarrier [notes 1] 1961–2012 First nuclear-powered carrier Enterprise US Navy: CVN-80 Gerald R. Ford: Supercarrier [notes 1] CATOBAR — Commissioning 2025. Essex US Navy: CV-9 Essex: Fleet carrier CATOBAR: 1942–1969 Estero US Navy: CVE-42 Bogue: Escort carrier 1943–1943 [notes 3] Became HMS Premier. Falco Italian ...
This is a list of aircraft carriers which are currently in service, under maintenance or refit, in reserve, under construction, or being updated. An aircraft carrier is a warship with a full-length flight deck, hangar and facilities for arming, deploying, and recovering aircraft. [1]
Graves and Spanberger announced late Thursday they surpassed the 218 signatures needed from their colleagues on a petition to discharge House Resolution 82 to the House floor for a vote.
USS George Washington (CVN-73) was commissioned in 1992. Nimitz-class supercarrier; John Adams has had two ships named after him in 1799 before his death on 4 July 1826, as well as a submarine in the 20th century: USS Adams was a 28-gun frigate built in New York, and launched 8 June 1799;