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