The Gerald R. Ford class aircraft carrier is the largest aircraft carrier in the world by length. While the Nimitz class firmly held its reputation as the largest in the world for a number of years, it was outdone in 2017 when the Ford class entered service. These massive aircraft carriers are also the most expensive warships ever commissioned
As of 2023, it holds the distinction of being the world's largest aircraft carrier and the largest warship ever constructed. Powered by two highly enriched uranium nuclear reactors, it can achieve
The world's largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) arrives in Split, Croatia for a scheduled port visit, June 26, 2023. Gerald R. Ford is the U.S. Navy's newest and most advanced aircraft carrier, representing a generational leap in the U.S. Navy's capacity to project power on a global scale.
As noted at the outset, Yamato was an imposing craft by any standard. She displaced more than any battleship in history, as much as an early supercarrier, and bore the heaviest armament. Her
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