USS Enterprise (CVN-80)
Artist's impression of the future CVN-80 | |
| History | |
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| United States | |
| Name | Enterprise |
| Namesake | USS Enterprise (CVN-65) |
| Awarded |
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| Builder | Huntington Ingalls Industries |
| Laid down |
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| Launched | November 2025 (planned) |
| Sponsored by | Katie Ledecky and Simone Biles |
| Commissioned | 2029 (planned) |
| Identification | CVN-80 |
| Status | Under construction |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier |
| Displacement | About 100,000 long tons (100,000 tonnes) (full load) |
| Length | 1,106 ft (337 m) |
| Beam | 134 ft (41 m) |
| Draft | 39 ft (12 m) |
| Installed power | Two A1B nuclear reactors |
| Propulsion | Four shafts |
| Speed | In excess of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Range | Unlimited distance; 20–25 years |
| Complement | 4,660 |
| Armament | |
| Aircraft carried | More than 80, approx. up to 90 combat aircraft |
| Aviation facilities | 1,092 ft × 256 ft (333 m × 78 m) flight deck |
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USS Enterprise (CVN-80) will be the third Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier to be built for the United States Navy. She will be the ninth United States naval vessel and third aircraft carrier to bear the name, and is scheduled to be in operation by 2029. Her construction began in August 2017 with a steel-cutting ceremony.