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| The USS Gerald R. Ford Photo by Jan Hansen |
The world's largest carrier, Gerald Ford, sailed by Tuesday morning.
The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is the world's largest aircraft carrier and the largest warship ever constructed.
According to Wikipedia, construction began on 11 August 2005, when Northrop Grumman held a ceremonial steel cut for a 15-ton plate that forms part of a side shell unit of the carrier.
The keel of Gerald R. Ford was laid down on 14 November 2009. She was christened on 9 November 2013. Gerald R. Ford entered the fleet, replacing the decommissioned USS Enterprise (CVN-65), which ended her 51 years of active service in December 2012.
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