1. United States
  2. Ship
  3. CVN 78 Gerald R. Ford

Basic Information

Category Carrier (Aviation Ship) Type CVN - Nuclear Powered Aircraft Carrier
Year Commissioned 2022 Year Decommissioned 0
Nationality United States Hypothetical No
Beam 41 m Draft 12 m
Height 76 m Length 333 m
Crew 2600 people Damage Points (DP) 7770
Standard Displacement 84000 tons Full Displacement 100000 tons
Empty Displacement 0 tons

Sensor Parameters

Model Purpose Range Scan Interval Generation
AN/SPY-4 VSR Radar, Air & Surface Search, 3D Long-Range 0.10 - 250.00 nm 2 sec Early 2020s
AN/SPY-4 VSR Radar, Air & Surface Search, 3D Long-Range 0.10 - 250.00 nm 2 sec Early 2020s
AN/SPY-4 VSR Radar, Air & Surface Search, 3D Long-Range 0.10 - 250.00 nm 2 sec Early 2020s
AN/SPY-3 MFR Radar, FCR, Surface-to-Air & Surface-to-Surface, Long-Range 0.10 - 200.00 nm 2 sec Early 2010s
AN/SPY-3 MFR Radar, FCR, Surface-to-Air & Surface-to-Surface, Long-Range 0.10 - 200.00 nm 2 sec Early 2010s
AN/SPY-3 MFR Radar, FCR, Surface-to-Air & Surface-to-Surface, Long-Range 0.10 - 200.00 nm 2 sec Early 2010s
AN/SLQ-32B(V)6 [SEWIP Block 2] Sensor Group 0.00 - 0.00 nm 0 sec Not Applicable (N/A)
AN/SLQ-32B(V)6 [SEWIP Block 2] Sensor Group 0.00 - 0.00 nm 0 sec Not Applicable (N/A)
AN/WLR-1H(V)7 ELINT 0.00 - 500.00 nm 20 sec Early 1980s

Ship Capabilities Code

|   Nuclear Shock Resistant   |   Degaussed Steel Hull   |   Refuel to Starboard x 1 (Out)   |   Refuel from Starboard x 2 (In)   |   Replenish from Starboard x 2 (In)   |  

Signatures

Type Front Side Rear
Passive Sonar, VLF (0-1000 Hz, 200 Hz Center Frequency) 160 dB 161 dB 162 dB
Passive Sonar, LF (1-5 KHz, 3 KHz Center Frequency) 130.5 dB 131 dB 132 dB
Passive Sonar, MF (5-10 KHz, 7.5 KHz Center Frequency) 122.5 dB 123 dB 124 dB
Passive Sonar, HF (10-500 KHz, 20 KHz Center Frequency) 114 dB 115 dB 116 dB
Active Sonar, VLF-HF (0-500 KHz) 120 dB 1000 dB 120 dB
Visual Detection Range 10.64 nm 18.09 nm 10.64 nm
Visual Classification Range 4.28 nm 7.62 nm 4.28 nm
Infrared Detection Range 11.2 nm 19.04 nm 11.2 nm
Infrared Classification Range 4.76 nm 8.46 nm 4.76 nm
Radar, A-D Band (30-2000 MHz) 26.6 dBsm (457.09 m²) 30.5 dBsm (1122.02 m²) 26.6 dBsm (457.09 m²)
Radar, E-M Band (2-100 GHz) 16.6 dBsm (45.71 m²) 20.5 dBsm (112.20 m²) 16.6 dBsm (45.71 m²)

Default Configuration

Model Capacity Fire Interval Comments
25mm/75 Mk38 Mod 3 Bushmaster 51 4 sec -
12.7mm/50 MG 10 1 sec Facility/Ship, No Anti-Air Capability
20mm/100 Mk15 Phalanx Blk 1B CIWS 5 4 sec 2000
Mk29 Sea Sparrow 8 2 sec RIM-162D
Mk31 RAM 21 1 sec RIM-116C Blk 2, 2015
Mk53 Nulka 4 1 sec 4 Cells, 2004
AN/SLQ-25A Nixie 2 1 sec 1987

Magazine Systems

Magazine Name Capacity Comments
Carrier Magazine 10000 USN, CV, 2022
25mm/75 Mk38 Mod 3 Bushmaster 300 4x Mounts
20mm/100 Mk15 Phalanx Blk 1B 30 3x Mounts
12.7mm/50 MG 400 4x Mounts
Mk53 Nulka 8 2x Mounts

Datalink

Type Model Range Channels
Radio HF Radio [Secure] 300 nm 10
Radio VHF Radio [Secure] 100 nm 0
Radio UHF Radio [Secure] 100 nm 0
Link 11 Link 11 300 nm 0
Link 14 Link 14 300 nm 0
Link 16 Link 16 JTIDS/MIDS 300 nm 255
CEC CEC [AN/USG-2] 160 nm 0
FLTSATCOM AN/SRR-1 SATCOM Receiver 0 nm 0
Commercial SATCOM Generic Commercial SATCOM 0 nm 0

Engines

Model Type Combined Type Engine Count Shafts Primary Engines Secondary Engines Hypothetical Comments
2x A1B Nuclear Reactors Nuclear N/A 2 4 2 - No -

Aircraft Facilities

|   Carrier Catapult (x1)   |   Carrier Catapult (x1)   |   Carrier Catapult (x1)   |   Carrier Catapult (x1)   |   Carrier Arresting Gear (x1)   |   Elevator (x2)   |   Elevator (x2)   |   Elevator (x2)   |   Hangar (x50)   |   Open Parking (x60)   |   Runway (x1)   |