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Tuesday, June 23, 2015

This is America's new $13 billion warship

USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)The US Navy is less than a year away from adding the most expensive warship in history to its fleet, the $US13 billion USS Gerald Ford.

The USS Ford, the lead ship of the new Ford-class aircraft carrier series, is expected to join the US Navy by February 2016, according to CNN. Once deployed, the ship will be the largest carrier ever to ply the seas and will feature a number of changes and advancements over the US’ current Nimitz-class aircraft carrier.

Here’s a look at this multi billion-dollar beast:

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