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  2. USS Enterprise (CVN-80) - Wikipedia

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    USS Enterprise (CVN-80) will be the third Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier to be built for the United States Navy. [8] [9] She will be the ninth United States naval vessel and third aircraft carrier to bear the name, and is scheduled to be in operation by 2029. Her construction began in August 2017 with a steel-cutting ceremony.

  3. Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. List of current ships of the United States Navy - Wikipedia

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    USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group underway in the Atlantic USS Constitution under sail for the first time in 116 years on 21 July 1997 The United States Navy has approximately 470 ships in both active service and the reserve fleet; of these approximately 50 ships are proposed or scheduled for retirement by 2028, while approximately 95 new ships are in either the planning and ordering ...

  5. USS Doris Miller - Wikipedia

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    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).

  6. US vs. Chinese replenishment ships: The workhorses that keep ...

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    US replenishment ships. The US Navy's Military Sealift Command's Combat Logistics Force (CLF) operates 17 fleet replenishment oilers, 14 dry cargo/ammunition ships, and two fast combat support ships.

  7. A look at where the Navy's 11 aircraft carriers are now - AOL

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    The service has 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. Generally, they are getting ready to deploy, are deployed or have come off deployment and have gone in for maintenance and repairs. A look at ...

  8. List of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy - Wikipedia

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    United States: United States (lead ship) — — — Cancelled during construction. Scrapped on slip in 1949 [51] CV-59 Forrestal: Forrestal (lead ship) 1 October 1955 30 September 1993 37 years, 364 days Scrapped in 2015 [52] [53] [54] CV-60 Saratoga: Forrestal: 14 April 1956 20 August 1994 38 years, 128 days Scrapped in 2019 [55] CV-61 Ranger ...

  9. Factbox-US aircraft carriers - What they bring to the Middle East

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    The Pentagon has deployed two aircraft carriers -- and their supporting ships -- to the eastern Mediterranean since the attacks on Israel. The Ford, which was commissioned in 2017, is the United ...