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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.
Name Image Class Commissioned Decommissioned Service life Status Ref. CV-1 Langley: ... [82] [9] CVN-81 Doris Miller: Gerald R. Ford: c. 2032 — — Under construction
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 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.
Name (hull number) Length Tonnage Propulsion Type Classification Commissioned ... William J. Clinton (CVN-82) 333 m (1,093 ft) 100,000 t Nuclear:
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;
This list of aircraft carriers contains aircraft carriers listed alphabetically by name. An aircraft carrier is a warship with a full-length flight deck and facilities for carrying, arming, deploying, and recovering aircraft, that serves as a seagoing airbase.
The ship, named for Messman Second Class Doris Miller, is the first aircraft carrier named for both an enlisted sailor and an African American. [8] The ship will be the second to honor Miller, who received the Navy Cross for his actions during the attack on Pearl Harbor; the first ship was USS Miller (FF-1091).