CVN-77 Bush vs CVN-78 Ford Specs
| NIMITZ Class (CVN 77) | Ford Class (CVN 78) | ||
| Catapults | 4 x Steam | 4 x EMALS | |
| Arresting Gear & Barricade | 4 x MK7-4 | 3 x Adv Arresting Gear | |
| Aircraft Elevators | 4 x 200,000 lbs Hyd | 3 x 200,000 lbs Hyd | |
| Flight Deck | 205,000 ft² | 214,000 ft² | |
| Hangar Deck | 3 Bays | 2 Bays | |
| Weapons Elevators | Cabled-Electric 9 x 10,500 lbs | Adv Weapons Elev 11 x 24,000 lbs | |
| Horizontal Weapons Movement Distance | ~ 1225 ft | 390 ft | |
| Messing Area Consumed by Weapons Production (ft²/seats) | ~ 12,500 ft² / 650 seats | 260 ft² / 32 seats | |
| Reactors | (2) A4W | (2) A1B | |
| Radars | Rotating AN/SPS-48, 49, 67, 73 AN/SPN-43 ATC, AN/SPQ-9B | Phased Array MFR/VSR | |
| Accommodations | 5,922 | 4,660 | |
| Galleys | 5 | 2 | |
| Messrooms | 11 rooms | 7 rooms | |
| Air Conditioning Capacity | 4,800 tons | 9,900 tons | |
| Fresh Water Generation |
Distillers 400,000 GPD |
Reverse Osmosis 500,000 GPD | |
| Total Ownership Cost (50 Years) | $32B (FY 04 $) | $27B (FY 04 $) | |
| Ship Manning | 3291 | 2491 | |
| Airwing Manning | 2270 | 1786 | |
| Sortie Rate | 120/ day sustained; 192 surge | 160 /day sustained; 270 surge |
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