USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79)

John F. Kennedy on 29 October 2019

USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) is the second Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier built for the United States Navy. She was launched on 29 October 2019, and christened on 7 December 2019. She is currently scheduled to be delivered to the Navy in March 2027. She is named after the 35th President of the United States John F. Kennedy.

Background

Naming

On 7 December 2007, the 66th anniversary of the Attack on Pearl Harbor, Arizona Congressman Harry Mitchell proposed naming this ship Arizona. In 2009, Arizona Congressman John Shadegg proposed naming either CVN-79 or the later CVN-80 as Barry M. Goldwater, after the late U.S. Senator, also from Arizona.[1]

On 29 May 2011, the Department of Defense announced that the ship would be named for John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, who served in the navy during World War II.[2]

Christening

On April 8, 2025, it was announced by the Navy that the carrier's planned July delivery date would likely be missed.[3][4] The new delivery date is March 2027.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "H.CON.RES.83". thomas.gov. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012.
  2. ↑ "Aircraft carrier to be named for JFK". Politico. 29 May 2011. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021.
  3. ↑ Capaccio, Anthony (April 8, 2025). "Carrier's Delivery Date Likely to Be Missed, US Navy Says". Bloomberg.
  4. ↑ Seck, Hope (April 9, 2025). "First Columbia-class Sub, Two Aircraft Carriers Face Delivery Delays, Navy Officials Tell Senate". USNI.
  5. ↑ Shelbourne, Mallory (7 July 2025). "Carrier John F. Kennedy Delivery Delayed 2 Years, Fleet Will Drop to 10 Carriers For 1 Year". USNI News. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
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