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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.
CVN-71 Theodore Roosevelt: Nimitz: 25 October 1986 — 38 years, 99 days Stationed at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California [70] [71] CVN-72 Abraham Lincoln: Nimitz: 11 November 1989 — 35 years, 82 days Stationed at Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, California [72] CVN-73 George Washington: Nimitz: 4 July 1992 — 32 ...
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.
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]
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 ...
In terms of future carrier developments, Congress has discussed the possibility of accelerating the phasing-out of one or more Nimitz-class carriers, postponing or canceling the procurement of CVN-81 and CVN-82, or modifying the purchase contract. [158]
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) 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 naval service included combat duty aboard the light aircraft carrier Monterey in the Pacific Theater .