The images of the largest aircraft carrier in the world sailing off the Spanish coast

@DefAviation ES 1·07·2024 · 22:47 0

At 337 meters in length, the USS Gerald R. Ford is the largest aircraft carrier in the world since its entry into service on July 22, 2017.

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This ship, the first of its class, replaced what was the largest aircraft carrier in history, the USS Enterprise (CVN-65), which with its 342 meters in length also reached the mark of being the largest warship of all time. Currently, the USS Gerald R. Ford is the largest warship in the world and the first equipped with electromagnetic catapults (EMALS), a technology that replaces the steam catapults that US aircraft carriers have been using until the Nimitz class.

El viernes 5 de enero, el USS Gerald R. Ford atravesó el Estrecho de Gibraltar procedente de la Bahía de Suda, en la isla de Creta (Grecia), donde hizo escala el 26 de diciembre. Tanto la Armada de Estados Unidos, en el portal DVIDS, como el propio portaaviones, en su cuenta de Twitter, han publicado algunas fotos de su paso ante las costas españolas. Podéis verlas a continuación.

The USS Gerald R. Ford crossing the Strait of Gibraltar.. We see on the left the coasts of North Africa.

The USS Gerald R. Ford passing through the Strait of Gibraltar. The US Navy published these photos between January 6 and 7, after the ship's passage through this area, without indicating What time did he pass by there on January 5th. Looking at the position of the sun in this photo (facing the stern of the ship), the American aircraft carrier would have passed the strait in the early hours of January 5.

An EA-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft parked on the flight deck of the USS Gerald R. Ford as it passes through the Strait of Gibraltar. To the left we see the Rock of Gibraltar.

The island of USS Gerald R. Ford as it passes through the Strait of Gibraltar. In front of the island we see an E-2C Hawkeye early warning aircraft and an EA-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft. The Rock of Gibraltar appears in the background.

A naval aviator from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9 "Tridents" observing the landscape from an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the embarked air wing of the USS Gerald R. Ford during the ship's passage through the Strait of Gibraltar.

An E-2C Hawkeye early warning aircraft on the flight deck of the USS Gerald R. Ford as it passes through the Strait of Gibraltar. In the background we see the Rock of Gibraltar and the Spanish coast.

The USS Gerald R. Ford leaving Mount Musa on its port side, in northern Morocco.

A formidable image of the USS Gerald R. Ford as it passes through the Strait of Gibraltar, with a large part of its wing embarked on the flight deck. Up to 38 F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler fighters, three E-2C Hawkeye and four MH-60R/L Sea Hawk can be seen.