Posted on Jun 1, 2017
Navy gets its Ford: $12.9 billion aircraft carrier delivered
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I don't understand why it won't be until 2020 that it's operational. I mean, I'd expect a year or so of workups, but 3?
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
SN Greg Wright Lots of New Systems, Firsts, Originals, One of a Kinds. Almost an Entirely New Class of Aircraft Carrier.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
SN Greg Wright I suspect like a lot of the First Generation Nuclear Cruisers, When All is Said and Done, She will be Reclassified as the First of Class.
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