2. PCU GERALD R. FORD (CVN-78) Builder: Northrop Grumman Newport News, Newport News, VA Status: Under Construction. Specifications (As of December 2005) Displacement: approximately 100,000 long tons (approximately 101,600 metric tons) full load Dimensions: 1,092' x 134' (flight deck, 256') / 332.8 x 40.8 (flight deck, 78) meters Power plant: 2 nuclear reactors A1B; 4 shafts Speed: 30+ knots Armament: Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile; Rolling Airframe Missile; CIWS Aircraft: 75+ Crew: 4,660 (ship, air wing and staff)
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10. Remarks by Dr. Donald C. Winter, Secretary of Navy — Naming of USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), Pentagon, Arlington, VA, Tuesday, January 16, 2007. A Haditengerészet Titkárának levele a névadásról.