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The future USS John F Kennedy comes together

23rd July 2019 - 12:30 GMT | by The Shephard News Team

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The future USS John F Kennedy, the US Navy’s next aircraft carrier, has had its final major steel structural section installed by Huntington Ingalls’ Newport News Shipbuilding division.

The section, known as a superlift, comprises the upper bow section and the forward portion of the flight deck, weighing 780 tons.

Lesson learned from the construction of the lead ship of class USS Gerald R Ford by the shipyard has resulted in changes to the build process, including fewer and larger superlifts, with the build requiring 18 percent fewer construction manhours than Gerald R Ford.

The shipbuilder has also increased the use of digital shipbuilding technologies, using virtual walkthroughs in the 3D product model and other data to determine what work, such as equipment installations and electrical work, can occur prior to erecting the superlift on the ship, in order to increase the level of outfitting and  equipment installation. 

The vessel is set to be launched and christened by the end of 2019.

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