Can you tell me the day on which construction of the Gerald Ford aircraft carrier began and when it actually got launched?


Construction
On 10 September 2008, the U.S. Navy signed a $5.1 billion contract with Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia, to design and construct the carrier. Northrop had begun advance construction of the carrier under a $2.7 billion contract in 2005. The carrier was constructed at the Huntington Ingalls (formerly Northrop Grumman) Newport News Shipbuilding facilities in Newport News, Virginia, which employs 19,000 workers.[19]

The keel of the new warship was ceremonially laid on 14 November 2009 in Dry Dock 12 by Ford's daughter, Susan Ford Bales. In a speech to the assembled shipworkers and DoD officials, Bales said: "Dad met the staggering challenges of restoring trust in the presidency and healing the nation's wounds after Watergate in the only way he knew how—with complete honesty and integrity. And that is the legacy we remember this morning."[35]

The ship's crest was developed jointly by the ship sponsor and the first commanding officer, Captain John F. Meier.[36]

In August 2011, the carrier was reported to be "structurally halfway complete".[37] In April 2012, construction was said to be 75 percent complete.[38] On 24 May 2012, the important milestone of completing the vessel up to the waterline was reached when the critical lower bow was lifted into place.[39] This was the 390th of the nearly 500 lifts of the integral modular components from which the vessel is assembled. Huntington Ingalls reported in an 8 November press release construction had "reached 87 percent structural completion".[40] By 19 December 2012, construction had reached 90 percent structural completion. "Of the nearly 500 total structural lifts needed to complete the ship, 446 have been accomplished."[41]


Gerald R. Ford sitting in drydock during construction.
The island was landed and accompanying ceremony took place on 26 January 2013.[42][43]

On 7 May 2013, the last of 162 superlifts was put in place, bringing the ship to 100 percent structural completion.[44][45]

On 11 July 2013, a time capsule was welded into a small room just above the floor, continuing a long Navy tradition. The time capsule holds items chosen by President Ford's daughter, Susan Ford Bales, and includes sandstone from the White House, Navy coins, and aviator wings from the ship's first commanding officer.[46]

The ship was originally scheduled for launch in July 2013 and delivery in 2015.[37] Production delays meant that the launch had to be delayed until 11 October 2013 and the naming ceremony until 9 November 2013,[47] with delivery in February 2016.[48]

On 3 October 2013, Gerald R. Ford had four 30-ton, 21 ft (6.4 m)-diameter bronze propellers installed. The installation of the propellers required more than 10 months of work to install the underwater shafting.[49]


Susan Ford Bales, daughter of President Gerald R. Ford, christens Gerald R. Ford.
On 11 October 2013, the ship's drydock was flooded for the first time in order to test various seawater-based systems.[50] Her launch date was set to be on the same day as her naming ceremony on 9 November 2013.[51]

On 9 November 2013, the ship was christened by Ford's daughter, Susan Ford Bales, with a bottle of American sparkling wine.[6][52][53]

As of 2013, construction costs were estimated at $12.8 billion, 22% over the 2008 budget, plus $4.7 billion in research and development costs. Because of budget difficulties, the Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Jonathan Greenert, warned there might be a two-year delay beyond 2016 in completing Gerald R. Ford.[54] The GAO reported that the price cap would be met by the Navy accepting an incomplete ship for that cost.[55]


Gerald R. Ford on the James River on 11 June 2016.

Gerald R. Ford underway for builder's sea trials on 8 April 2017.

Aerial view of Gerald R. Ford alongside USS Harry S. Truman.
On 23 September 2015, the Navy announced that several weeks of testing delays would likely slip the delivery date into April or May 2016. In addition, construction was 93% complete as of September 2015.[56]

In July 2016, a memo was obtained by CNN from Michael Gilmore, the US Department of Defense's Director of Operational Testing and Evaluation indicating that problems with four major flight systems would further delay combat readiness of the ship. The ship was not expected to be delivered until November 2016 and these issues were suggested to further delay that goal. Construction of the ship was described as 98% complete, with 88% of testing finished.[57]

By March 2018, due to issues with the nuclear propulsion system and munitions elevators, construction costs had reached $13.027 billion, making the Gerald R. Ford the most expensive warship ever built. Planned delivery to the Navy was delayed by three months, to October 2019.[58][59]
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kya aap mujhe bataa sakate hai ki gerald ford vimaan vaahak kaa nirmaan kis din shuru hua or jab yah vastav main launch hua?


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10 sitambar 2008 ko, america nausena ne vaahak ko dizin or nirmaan karne ke liye newport news, varjeenia main northrop grummen shipbuilding ke saath $ 5.1 billian ke anubandh par hastakshar kiye.northrope ne 2005 main $ 2.7 billian ke anubandh ke tahat vaahak kaa agrim nirmaan shuru kar diya tha. vaahak kaa nirmaan hantington ingalls (purv main northrop grummen) newport news shipbuilding suvidhaon main newport news, varjeenia main kiya gaya tha, jo 19,000 shramikon ko niyukt karata he. [1 9]

nae yudhpot kii keel ko 14 november 2009 ko ford kii beti susaan ford balls dwaara dry dock 12 main aupchaarik rup se rakhaa gaya tha.ikatthe shipawarkars or diodi adhikariyon ke liye ek bhaashan main, beles ne kaha: "pitaaji ne raashtrapati pad par vishwaas ko behaal karne or waterget ke baad desh ke ghaavon ko thik karne kii chunautiyon kaa saamana kiya, jis tarah se vah jaanata tha ki kaise - puri eemaandaaree or akhandta ke saath.aaj subah ham jo viraasat yaad karte hai. "[35]

jahaaj kii shikha ko jahaaj ke praayojak or pehle commanding officer, captain jon epa. mear dwaara sanyukt rup se viksit kiya gaya tha. [36]

agast 2011 main, vaahak ko "sanrachanaatmak rup se aadha puraa" hone kii soochna mili thi. [3]]april 2012 main, nirmaan ko 75 pratishat puraa kaha gaya. [3]]24 may 2012 ko, pot ko waterline tak puraa karne kaa mahatvapurn mile kaa pathar tab tak pahunch gaya jab mahatvapurn nichle dhanush ko hataa diya gaya tha. [3 9]yah abhinn modular ghatakon ke lagbhag 500 lifton main se 390 waan tha jisamen se pot ko ikattha kiya gaya he.hantington ingalls ne 8 november kii press relies nirmaan main bataaya ki "87 pratishat sanrachanaatmak purnataa tak pahunch gaya tha". [40]19 disambar 2012 tak, nirmaan 90 pratishat sanrachanaatmak purnataa tak pahunch gaya tha."jahaaj ko puraa karne ke liye aavashyak lagbhag 500 kul sanrachanaatmak lifton main se, 446 ko puraa kiya gaya he." [41]


gerald aar. ford nirmaan ke dauraan dryddock main baithe.
dweep ko utaara gaya or saath main samaaroh 26 janvari 2013 ko hua. [42] [43]

7 may 2013 ko, 162 superlifts main se antim rakhaa gaya tha, jisase jahaaj ko 100 pratishat sanrachanaatmak purnataa main laayaa gaya. [44] [45]

11 july 2013 ko, ek time capsule ko farsh ke thik upar ek chote se kamare main welded kiya gaya tha, jo ek lambii nausena parampara ko jari rakhata tha.time capsule main raashtrapati ford kii beti, susaan ford gans dwaara chuni gai vasteen hai, or jahaaj ke pehle commanding officer se white house, navy ke sikke or aviator wings se balua pathar shaamil hai. [46]

jahaaj ko mul rup se july 2013 main launch karne or 2015 main delivery ke liye nirdhaarit kiya gaya tha. [37]utpaadan main deree kaa matlab tha ki launch ko 11 oktober 2013 tak deree honi thi or 9 november 2013 tak namakaran samaaroh, [47] farvari 2016 main delivery ke saath. [48]

3 oktober 2013 ko, gerald aar. ford ne chaar 30-ton, 21 feet (6.4 meter) -demeter kaansya propeller sthapit kiye the.pani ke neeche shafting ko sthapit karne ke liye propalleron kii sthapana ko 10 maheene se adhik ke kaam kii aavashyaktaa hoti he. [4 9]


susaan ford balls, raashtrapati gerald aar. ford kii beti, christence gerald aar. ford.
11 oktober 2013 ko, vibhinn samudri jal-aadhaarit pranaaliyon kaa pareekshan karne ke liye jahaaj kaa dryddock pehali baar baadh aa gaya tha. [50]9 november 2013 ko unke namakaran samaaroh ke rup main unki launch kii taarikh usee din nirdhaarit kii gai thi. [51]

9 november 2013 ko, jahaaj ko ford kii beti, susaan ford gans dwaara america sparcelling wine kii ek bottle ke saath namankit kiya gaya tha. [6] [52] [53]

2013 tak, nirmaan laagat kaa anumaan $ 12.8 billian, 2008 ke bajet main 22%, saath hi anusandhan or vikaas laagton main 4.7 billian dollar tha.bajet kii kathinaaiyon ke kaaran, nausainik sanchaalan ke pramukh, admiral jonathan greenrt ne chetavanee di ki gerald aar. ford ko puraa karne main 2016 se pare do saal kii deree ho sakati he. [54]gaao ne bataaya ki mulya cap ne nausena dwaara us laagat ke liye ek adhuraa jahaaj sweekaar karne se mulaakaat kii jaaegi. [55]


11 june 2016 ko james nadi par gerald aar. ford.

8 april 2017 ko builder ke samudri pareekshanon ke liye gerald aar. ford chal rahaa he.

uassoes harry es. truman ke saath gerald aar. ford kaa hawaii drishy.
23 sitambar 2015 ko, nausena ne ghoshnaa kii ki kai hafton ke pareekshan main deree kii sambhaavna april yaa may 2016 main delivery kii taarikh ko phisal jaaegi. iske alaava, nirmaan sitambar 2015 tak 93% puraa ho gaya tha. [56]

july 2016 main, maaikel gillmore se sienen dwaara ek memo praapt kiya gaya tha, jo ki america raksha vibhaag ke nideshak sanchaalan pareekshan or moolyankan ke nideshak ne sanket diya tha ki chaar pramukh udaan pranaaliyon ke saath samasyaayein jahaaj kii yuddh kii tatparta main deree karegi.jahaaj ko november 2016 tak vitarit kiye jane kii ummid nahin thi or in muddon ko us lakshya main deree karne kaa suzav diya gaya tha.jahaaj ke nirmaan ko 98% purna ke rup main varnit kiya gaya tha, jisamen 88% pareekshan samaapt ho gaya. [5 []

march 2018 tak, parmaanu pranodan pranali or muniyon ke lift ke muddon ke kaaran, nirmaan laagat $ 13.027 billian tak pahunch gai thi, jisase gerald aar. ford ne ab tak kaa sabase mahangaa yudhpot banaaya.nausena ke liye niojit delivery main teen maheene kii deree hui, oktober 2019 tak. [58] [59]
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uassoes gerald aar. ford kii keel 14 november 2009 ko rakhi gai thi. isaki namakaran or aadhikarik launch kii taarikh 9 november 2013 thi.
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kya aap mujhe bataa sakate hai ki gerald ford vimaan vaahak kaa nirmaan kis din shuru hua or jab yah vastav main launch hua?


nirmaan
10 sitambar 2008 ko, america nausena ne vaahak ko dizin or nirmaan karne ke liye newport news, varjeenia main northrop grummen shipbuilding ke saath $ 5.1 billian ke anubandh par hastakshar kiye.northrope ne 2005 main $ 2.7 billian ke anubandh ke tahat vaahak kaa agrim nirmaan shuru kar diya tha. vaahak kaa nirmaan hantington ingalls (purv main northrop grummen) newport news shipbuilding suvidhaon main newport news, varjeenia main kiya gaya tha, jo 19,000 shramikon ko niyukt karata he. [1 9]

nae yudhpot kii keel ko 14 november 2009 ko ford kii beti susaan ford balls dwaara dry dock 12 main aupchaarik rup se rakhaa gaya tha.ikatthe shipawarkars or diodi adhikariyon ke liye ek bhaashan main, beles ne kaha: "pitaaji ne raashtrapati pad par vishwaas ko behaal karne or waterget ke baad desh ke ghaavon ko thik karne kii chunautiyon kaa saamana kiya, jis tarah se vah jaanata tha ki kaise - puri eemaandaaree or akhandta ke saath.aaj subah ham jo viraasat yaad karte hai. "[35]

jahaaj kii shikha ko jahaaj ke praayojak or pehle commanding officer, captain jon epa. mear dwaara sanyukt rup se viksit kiya gaya tha. [36]

agast 2011 main, vaahak ko "sanrachanaatmak rup se aadha puraa" hone kii soochna mili thi. [3]]april 2012 main, nirmaan ko 75 pratishat puraa kaha gaya. [3]]24 may 2012 ko, pot ko waterline tak puraa karne kaa mahatvapurn mile kaa pathar tab tak pahunch gaya jab mahatvapurn nichle dhanush ko hataa diya gaya tha. [3 9]yah abhinn modular ghatakon ke lagbhag 500 lifton main se 390 waan tha jisamen se pot ko ikattha kiya gaya he.hantington ingalls ne 8 november kii press relies nirmaan main bataaya ki "87 pratishat sanrachanaatmak purnataa tak pahunch gaya tha". [40]19 disambar 2012 tak, nirmaan 90 pratishat sanrachanaatmak purnataa tak pahunch gaya tha."jahaaj ko puraa karne ke liye aavashyak lagbhag 500 kul sanrachanaatmak lifton main se, 446 ko puraa kiya gaya he." [41]


gerald aar. ford nirmaan ke dauraan dryddock main baithe.
dweep ko utaara gaya or saath main samaaroh 26 janvari 2013 ko hua. [42] [43]

7 may 2013 ko, 162 superlifts main se antim rakhaa gaya tha, jisase jahaaj ko 100 pratishat sanrachanaatmak purnataa main laayaa gaya. [44] [45]

11 july 2013 ko, ek time capsule ko farsh ke thik upar ek chote se kamare main welded kiya gaya tha, jo ek lambii nausena parampara ko jari rakhata tha.time capsule main raashtrapati ford kii beti, susaan ford gans dwaara chuni gai vasteen hai, or jahaaj ke pehle commanding officer se white house, navy ke sikke or aviator wings se balua pathar shaamil hai. [46]

jahaaj ko mul rup se july 2013 main launch karne or 2015 main delivery ke liye nirdhaarit kiya gaya tha. [37]utpaadan main deree kaa matlab tha ki launch ko 11 oktober 2013 tak deree honi thi or 9 november 2013 tak namakaran samaaroh, [47] farvari 2016 main delivery ke saath. [48]

3 oktober 2013 ko, gerald aar. ford ne chaar 30-ton, 21 feet (6.4 meter) -demeter kaansya propeller sthapit kiye the.pani ke neeche shafting ko sthapit karne ke liye propalleron kii sthapana ko 10 maheene se adhik ke kaam kii aavashyaktaa hoti he. [4 9]


susaan ford balls, raashtrapati gerald aar. ford kii beti, christence gerald aar. ford.
11 oktober 2013 ko, vibhinn samudri jal-aadhaarit pranaaliyon kaa pareekshan karne ke liye jahaaj kaa dryddock pehali baar baadh aa gaya tha. [50]9 november 2013 ko unke namakaran samaaroh ke rup main unki launch kii taarikh usee din nirdhaarit kii gai thi. [51]

9 november 2013 ko, jahaaj ko ford kii beti, susaan ford gans dwaara america sparcelling wine kii ek bottle ke saath namankit kiya gaya tha. [6] [52] [53]

2013 tak, nirmaan laagat kaa anumaan $ 12.8 billian, 2008 ke bajet main 22%, saath hi anusandhan or vikaas laagton main 4.7 billian dollar tha.bajet kii kathinaaiyon ke kaaran, nausainik sanchaalan ke pramukh, admiral jonathan greenrt ne chetavanee di ki gerald aar. ford ko puraa karne main 2016 se pare do saal kii deree ho sakati he. [54]gaao ne bataaya ki mulya cap ne nausena dwaara us laagat ke liye ek adhuraa jahaaj sweekaar karne se mulaakaat kii jaaegi. [55]


11 june 2016 ko james nadi par gerald aar. ford.

8 april 2017 ko builder ke samudri pareekshanon ke liye gerald aar. ford chal rahaa he.

uassoes harry es. truman ke saath gerald aar. ford kaa hawaii drishy.
23 sitambar 2015 ko, nausena ne ghoshnaa kii ki kai hafton ke pareekshan main deree kii sambhaavna april yaa may 2016 main delivery kii taarikh ko phisal jaaegi. iske alaava, nirmaan sitambar 2015 tak 93% puraa ho gaya tha. [56]

july 2016 main, maaikel gillmore se sienen dwaara ek memo praapt kiya gaya tha, jo ki america raksha vibhaag ke nideshak sanchaalan pareekshan or moolyankan ke nideshak ne sanket diya tha ki chaar pramukh udaan pranaaliyon ke saath samasyaayein jahaaj kii yuddh kii tatparta main deree karegi.jahaaj ko november 2016 tak vitarit kiye jane kii ummid nahin thi or in muddon ko us lakshya main deree karne kaa suzav diya gaya tha.jahaaj ke nirmaan ko 98% purna ke rup main varnit kiya gaya tha, jisamen 88% pareekshan samaapt ho gaya. [5 []

march 2018 tak, parmaanu pranodan pranali or muniyon ke lift ke muddon ke kaaran, nirmaan laagat $ 13.027 billian tak pahunch gai thi, jisase gerald aar. ford ne ab tak kaa sabase mahangaa yudhpot banaaya.nausena ke liye niojit delivery main teen maheene kii deree hui, oktober 2019 tak. [58] [59]</s>
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uassoes gerald aar. ford kii keel 14 november 2009 ko rakhi gai thi. isaki namakaran or aadhikarik launch kii taarikh 9 november 2013 thi.</s>
