Confetti trembles with the air over the group after the Ford- course warship USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) is christened,Dec 7, 2019. UNITED STATE Navy Photo

The UNITED STATE Navy’s most recent supercarrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) was christened Saturday throughout an event at Huntington-Ingalls Industries’ Newsport News Shipbuilding in Virginia.

The John F. Kennedy is the 2nd warship of the Gerald R. Ford course and also is slated to change USS Nimitz (CVN 68) when it is deactivated.

As the ship’s enroller, John F. Kennedy’s child, previous united state Ambassador Caroline Kennedy, formally christened the ship by damaging the ritualistic container versus the hull. “I’m so proud to be the sponsor of this ship and bring her to life,” claimedKennedy “The CVN 79 crew is fortunate to have such distinguished leaders, this is your day, and our chance to say thank you.”

John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) is the 2nd united state Navy warship to birth the name of the 35th President of theUnited States Former NASA Administrator and also retired united state Marine Corps,Maj Gen. Charles Bolden Jr., provided the keynote address recognizing President Kennedy and also highlight his time as marine policeman.

“This vessel is a symbol of our nation’s strength, technical achievement and critical service our men and women provide for this nation and the entire world,” claimedBolden “This carrier is a tangible example of the legacy of the great man who risked his own life during World War II and the wake of Pearl Harbor,” claimed Bolden.

The Gerald R. Ford course includes modern innovations such a brand-new propulsion system, electrical plant, Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS), Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG), equipment control, radars and also incorporated war systems.

At 1,092 feet in size and also 100,000 heaps, CVN 79 will certainly integrate almost 2 lots brand-new innovations because of developments in propulsion, power generation, ordnance handling and also airplane launch systems. Over the program of its 50-year life span, the ship is created to minimize overall possession expense by almost $4 billion contrasted to to the Nimitz- course.

The lead ship in the course, Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), was appointed in 2017.

John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) includes an approximated expense $11.4 billion, much less than the $12.9 billion price of the CVN 78, according to the united stateGovernment Accountability Office