<Table> Gerald R. Ford - class aircraft carrier <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Gerald R. Ford underway in April 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Class overview </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Name : </Td> <Td> Gerald R. Ford -- class aircraft carrier </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Builders : </Td> <Td> Newport News Shipbuilding </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Operators : </Td> <Td> United States Navy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Preceded by : </Td> <Td> Nimitz class </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cost : </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Program cost : US $ 37.30 billion ( FY2018 ) </Li> <Li> Unit cost : US $12.998 billion ( FY2018 ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> In service : </Td> <Td> 2017 -- present </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Building : </Td> <Td> 2 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ordered : </Td> <Td> 2 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Planned : </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Completed : </Td> <Td> 1 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Active : </Td> <Td> 1 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> General characteristics </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Type : </Td> <Td> Aircraft carrier </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Displacement : </Td> <Td> About 100,000 long tons ( 110,000 short tons ; 100,000 tonnes ) ( full load ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Length : </Td> <Td> 1,106 ft ( 337 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Beam : </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 256 ft ( 78 m ) ( flight deck ) </Li> <Li> 134 ft ( 41 m ) ( waterline ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Height : </Td> <Td> 250 feet ( 76 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Draft : </Td> <Td> 39 ft ( 12 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Decks : </Td> <Td> 25 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Installed power : </Td> <Td> Two A1B nuclear reactors </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Propulsion : </Td> <Td> Four shafts </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Speed : </Td> <Td> In excess of 30 knots ( 56 km / h ; 35 mph ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Range : </Td> <Td> Unlimited </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Endurance : </Td> <Td> 50 - year service life </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Complement : </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 508 officers </Li> <Li> 3,789 enlisted </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Crew : </Td> <Td> 2,600 approx . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Armament : </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Anti-aircraft missiles : </Li> <Li> 2 × RIM - 162 ESSM launchers </Li> <Li> 2 × RIM - 116 RAM </Li> <Li> Guns : </Li> <Li> 3 × Phalanx CIWS </Li> <Li> 4 × M2 . 50 Cal . ( 12.7 mm ) machine guns </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Aircraft carried : </Td> <Td> 75 + </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Aviation facilities : </Td> <Td> 1,092 ft × 256 ft ( 333 m × 78 m ) flight deck </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> Gerald R. Ford - class aircraft carrier <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Gerald R. Ford underway in April 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Class overview </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Name : </Td> <Td> Gerald R. Ford -- class aircraft carrier </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Builders : </Td> <Td> Newport News Shipbuilding </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Operators : </Td> <Td> United States Navy </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Preceded by : </Td> <Td> Nimitz class </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Cost : </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Program cost : US $ 37.30 billion ( FY2018 ) </Li> <Li> Unit cost : US $12.998 billion ( FY2018 ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> In service : </Td> <Td> 2017 -- present </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Building : </Td> <Td> 2 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ordered : </Td> <Td> 2 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Planned : </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Completed : </Td> <Td> 1 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Active : </Td> <Td> 1 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> General characteristics </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Type : </Td> <Td> Aircraft carrier </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Displacement : </Td> <Td> About 100,000 long tons ( 110,000 short tons ; 100,000 tonnes ) ( full load ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Length : </Td> <Td> 1,106 ft ( 337 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Beam : </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 256 ft ( 78 m ) ( flight deck ) </Li> <Li> 134 ft ( 41 m ) ( waterline ) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Height : </Td> <Td> 250 feet ( 76 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Draft : </Td> <Td> 39 ft ( 12 m ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Decks : </Td> <Td> 25 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Installed power : </Td> <Td> Two A1B nuclear reactors </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Propulsion : </Td> <Td> Four shafts </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Speed : </Td> <Td> In excess of 30 knots ( 56 km / h ; 35 mph ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Range : </Td> <Td> Unlimited </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Endurance : </Td> <Td> 50 - year service life </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Complement : </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 508 officers </Li> <Li> 3,789 enlisted </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Crew : </Td> <Td> 2,600 approx . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Armament : </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Anti-aircraft missiles : </Li> <Li> 2 × RIM - 162 ESSM launchers </Li> <Li> 2 × RIM - 116 RAM </Li> <Li> Guns : </Li> <Li> 3 × Phalanx CIWS </Li> <Li> 4 × M2 . 50 Cal . ( 12.7 mm ) machine guns </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Aircraft carried : </Td> <Td> 75 + </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Aviation facilities : </Td> <Td> 1,092 ft × 256 ft ( 333 m × 78 m ) flight deck </Td> </Tr> </Table>
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US $12.998 billion ( FY2018 )
US $12.998 billion ( FY2018 )