We toured the world's largest aircraft carrier, which can house 75 aircraft (but doesn't have urinals)
The USS Gerald R. Ford is the US Navy's newest and largest aircraft carrier — in fact, it's the world's largest.
Commissioned in July 2017, it is the first of the Ford-class carriers, which are more technologically advanced than Nimitz-class carriers.
It has an improved hull design and weapons stowage, a new weapons elevator, more space on the flight deck, a new electromagnetic-powered aircraft-launch system, three times the electrical-generation capacity of any previous carrier, and a lot more.
We recently got a chance to tour the behemoth as it was docked in Virginia's Naval Station Norfolk. Climb aboard for a closer look:
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We first saw the USS Gerald R. Ford from shore as it was stationed at a harbor in Naval Station Norfolk. The Ford stands about 134 feet tall.
It was docked next to the USS George W. Bush, seen below, as well as the USS Truman and USS Lincoln.
US Navy spokesman Corey Todd Jones, who showed us around the Ford, led us past a security checkpoint, which we were not allowed to photograph, to the entrance seen below.
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We toured the world's largest aircraft carrier, which can house 75 aircraft (but doesn't have urinals)
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