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Aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79)

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Classification

Ship class:
Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier
Type:
Fleet carrier

Basic information

Namesake:
John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to by initials JFK and Jack, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from January 1961 until his assassination in November 1963.
Operator:
United States NavyUnited States Navy
Country of build:
Builder:
Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII)
Laid down:
Launched:
Status:
Launched

Ship measurements

Displacement:
101,600 t
Length:
337 m
Beam:
78 m
Beam (waterline):
41 m
Draft:
12 m

Machine

Propulsion:
  • 2 * Westinghouse A1B nuclear reactors
  • 4 * steam turbines
  • 4 * shafts
Speed:
31 knots
Range:
Unlimited

Personnel

Complement:
4,300

Combat assets

Electronics:
  • AN/SPY-3 X Band multifunction radar
  • AN/SPY-4 S Band volume search radar
  • DDG 1000 Dual Band Radar (DBR)
  • ...
Armament:
  • 2 * RIM-162 Evolved SeaSparrow Missile
  • 2 * RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile
  • 3 * PHALANX CIWS (Close-In Weapons System) Gatling guns
  • 4 * M2 .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns
Aircraft:
  • More than 80, can hold up to 90 combat aircraft

USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) is the second Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier being built for the United States Navy.

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