Ford Class General Characteristics

Ship Type: Aircraft Carrier

Displacement: About 100,000 Tons

Length: 1,106 Feet

Beam: 256 Feet (Flight Deck)

Height: 250 Feet

Draft: 39 Feet

Decks: 25

Installed Power: Two A1B Nuclear Reactors

Propulsion: Four Shafts

Speed: In excess of 30 Knots (35 MPH)

Range: Unlimited

Service Life: 50 Years

Complement: 508 Officers, 3,789 Enlisted

Crew: About 2,600

Aviation Facilities: 1,092 Feet x 256 Feet Flight Deck

Launch System: Electromagnetic (EMALS)