The final piece of the underwater hull of the future aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) is lowered into place at Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News Shipbuilding. John F. Kennedy is the second Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier and the second aircraft carrier to be named after the 35th president. The 1,096-foot hull is longer than three football fields and more than 3,000 shipbuilders and 2,000 suppliers from across the country are supporting construction of the ship. The christening for John F. Kennedy is scheduled for late 2019. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Huntington Ingalls Industries by Matt Hildreth)
The shipyard gantry crane used to lift that section is rated at 1050 metric tons... That's 2,310,000 pounds !!
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I really hope and pray that our Navy has some secret missile and torpedo defenses that they are keeping from the public.
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I remember a very long time ago as a child standing in front of the first JFK carrier as they were nearing completion on it.
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