USS Gerald R. Ford
CVN-(78)
CVN-(78)
What does the CVN stand for in the name
Nuclear powered Aircraft Carrier
What does the BB stand for in the name
Battleship
What does the CV stand for in the name
Aircraft Carrier
What does the SS stand for in the name
Submarine
What is one company that produced the Sherman
When was the USS Gerald R. Ford launched
11 October 2013
What class of battleship is the USS New Jersey
Iowa-class Battleship
What Aircraft carriers share the same class as the USS Yorktown CV-(5)
USS Enterprise CV-(6)
USS Hornet CV-(8)
USS Wasp CV-(7) (reduced size version of the Yorktown class)
What class of submarine was the USS Wahoo
Gato-class
How many main variety of the Sherman were there
7
What are the other two Aircraft carriers in the Gerald R. Ford classes names
USS John F. Kennedy CVN-(79)
USS Enterprise CVN-(80)
What is the current status of the USS New Jersey
Museum Ship
What battle was the USS Yorktown sunk in
The Battle of Midway
When was the USS Wahoo launched
14 February 1942
How many Shermans were produced during WWII
~49,000
What is the Aircraft launch system used on the Gerald R. Ford
Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS)
How many battle stars does the USS New Jersey have
19 (and the most for a battleship in the U.S. Navy)
What is the namesake of the USS Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown
What was the only submarine to surpass the USS Wahoo's record for most kills in a single war patrol
USS Barb SS-(220)
About how much did a single Sherman cost during WWII
~44,000 - ~65,000
What is the power source used to power the USS Gerald R. Ford
Two Bechtel A1B PWR nuclear reactors
What wars did the USS New Jersey partake in
WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Lebanon, and The Persian Gulf wars
What Japanese ship crippled and then sunk the USS Yorktown
The Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryū (crippled)
The Japanese Submarine I-168 (Sunk)
What was the likely reason the USS Wahoo was detected and sunk by the Japanese
Mechanical errors/problems and an oil leak
What is the armor thickness variation on the Sherman
12.7mm to 177.8mm
(0.5in to 7in)