John F. Kennedy on 29 October 2019
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Name | John F. Kennedy |
Namesake | John F. Kennedy |
Builder | Huntington Ingalls Industries |
Cost | $11.341 billion[4] |
Laid down | 20 July 2015[2] |
Launched | 29 October 2019[1][2] |
Sponsored by | Caroline Kennedy |
Christened | 7 December 2019[3] |
Identification | CVN-79 |
Motto | "Serve with courage" |
Status | Fitting out |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier |
Displacement | About 100,000 long tons (100,000 tonnes) (full load)[5] |
Length | 1,106 ft (337 m) |
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Draft | 39 ft (12 m) |
Installed power | Two A1B nuclear reactors |
Propulsion | Four shafts |
Speed | In excess of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
Range | Unlimited distance; 20–25 years |
Complement | 4,660 |
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Armament | |
Aircraft carried | More than 80, can hold up to 90 combat aircraft |
Aviation facilities | 1,092 ft × 256 ft (333 m × 78 m) flight deck |
USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) is the second Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier built for the United States Navy. She was launched on 29 October 2019, and christened on 7 December 2019.