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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 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.
The Langley was a converted Proteus-class collier, originally commissioned as USS Jupiter (AC-3). [1] It was soon followed by the other pre-World War II classes: the Lexington class; USS Ranger, the first U.S. purpose-built carrier; theYorktown class, and USS Wasp. [2]
USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77), commissioned in 2009. Nimitz-class supercarrier; Bill Clinton has the following vessels named for him; USS William J. Clinton (CVN-82), named in 2025. [2] Gerald R. Ford-class supercarrier; George W. Bush has the following vessels named for him; USS George W. Bush (CVN-83), named in 2025. [2] Gerald R. Ford-class ...
USS Maine (BB-10), the lead ship of her class of pre-dreadnought battleships, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the 23rd state. Maine was laid down in February 1899 at the William Cramp & Sons shipyard in Philadelphia. She was launched in July 1901 and commissioned into the fleet in December 1902.
USS Maine (ACR-1) USS San Diego (ACR-6) USS Tennessee (ACR-10) Officially these ships were e.g., "Armored Cruiser No. 1". Unofficially, top naval officers initially referred to these ships as battleships because they cost almost as much, shared many features with them, and were intended to accompany them in fleet actions; they took care to ...
The USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) sailors man the rails as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier departs Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan for the last time May 16, 2024. Reagan first arrived ...
On 15 November in accordance with the Navy's new Air Group designation scheme it was redesignated CVAG-1, then on 1 September 1948 with another change in the Air Group designation scheme it became Carrier Air Group ONE (CVG-1) (it was the second use of the CVG-1 designation; the first Group designated CVG-1 existed during WWII from May 1943 to ...