The aircraft carriers CVN-78, CVN-79, CVN-80, CVN-81, CVN-82, and CVN-83 are the first six ships in the Navy’s new Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) class of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers (CVNs).
The carrier was given the CVN-78 designation, where CVN refers to a ... a more aft location for the island superstructure, which is smaller and also provides better visibility.
Ford (CVN 78), the first of the new Ford-class carriers ... Currently, at the Naval Air Station (NAS) North Island in San ...