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4 days ago · The USS Gerald R. Ford, the first of a new generation of supercarriers, is a prime example of such nuclear-powered giants. The robust air wings aboard these carriers are another line of defense ...
3 days ago · Beneath the belly of the Battleship New Jersey - Delaware Currents. A visit to the USS New Jersey in drydock is an unnatural experience that involves descending 50 feet into a concrete canyon and standing below a 45,000-ton behemoth. PHOTO BY CHRIS MELE.
3 days ago · May 27, 2024. By Jack Willard. Bugler Bill McLean, of Bugles Across America, performed TAPS and Battleship Curator Ryan Szimanski casted a Memorial Wreath from the caisson at Dry Dock #3 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard onto the Delaware River this morning, Memorial Day, as the Battleship New Jersey remembered our military heroes who gave the ...
2 days ago · To start off, what are ya'lls thoughts about the Gerald R Ford(CVN-78) class carrier? Carriers of the Ford class will incorporate fourteen new design features including: Advanced arresting gear. Automation, which reduces crew requirements by several hundred from the Nimitz class carrier. The updated RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow missile system.
5 days ago · Posts: 36. I saw the review and I just received my order for four (4) of these 1/700 scale kits as I plan to build the first four (4) Ford class carriers. I would like to say when I opened the box I was more than happy with what was inside. These kits are every bit as good as the Trumpeter Nimitz 2005 kits. In fact they may be better.
5 days ago · The nuclear-powered USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is the world’s biggest aircraft carrier, the flagship of the Navy’s carrier fleet. The largest warship ever built, she features advanced capabilities in terms of displacement, firepower, operational systems, and more.