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Second Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier set sails for sea trials
['Ethan Gossrow', 'Ethan Gossrow Is An Undergraduate Student At American University Studying International Relations. He Is Also Currently A Freelance Writer Based In Washington D.C. With An Interest In Naval Developments In The United States.']
Naval News
Second Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier set sails for sea trialsInitially spotted by various ship spotter accounts on X, and later confirmed in a post by HII, the future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) aircraft carrier departed Newport News Shipbuilding on January 28th en route for her first round of Sea Trials.
CVN-79 is the second vessel to bear the name of the late President John F. Kennedy, with the first USS John.
F Kennedy being CV-67, a Kitty Hawk class conventionally powered carrier.
Following the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), and USS John F. Kennedy, two additional CVN-78-class vessels are under construction at Newport News.
SpecificationsMore than 20,000 guests attended the christening ceremony of the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) at Newport News Shipbuilding division.