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Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier

2013 class of American supercarriers
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Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier
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Summary

Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier is a ship class[1]. It ranks in the top 0.23% of ship class entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25,077 views/month, #4 of 1,757).[2]

Key Facts

  • Operator: United States Navy[3]
  • Named after: USS Gerald R. Ford[4]
  • Follows: Nimitz-class aircraft carrier[5]
  • Manufacturer: Newport News Shipbuilding[6]
  • Subclass of: supercarrier[7]
  • Commons category: Gerald R. Ford class aircraft carriers[8]
  • Country of origin: United States[9]
  • Powered by: A1B reactor[10]
  • Inception: October 11, 2013[11]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers[12]
  • Total produced: 1[13]
  • Topic has template: Template:Gerald R. Ford class aircraft carrier[14]
  • Short name: Gerald R. Ford[15]
  • Length: 337 m[16]
  • Speed: 30 knot[17]
  • Draft: 12 m[18]

Why It Matters

Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22w ago · Vicarage · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Total produced → {'amount': '+1'}
    Instance of → —
    Named after → USS Gerald R. Ford
    Aliases → —
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Described by source: Q139830027"
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