Mar 20, 2013 – Shipbuilders work night shift on Gerald R. Ford shortly after the mast is added to the island. Photo by John Whalen Post date September 2, 2020 ← The lower bow unit for the aircraft carrier, Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) is lifted in place 5/24/2102. The Ford, the first ship in a new class of nuclear-powered carriers is under construction at Newport News Shipbuilding. Photo by Ricky Thompson, Newport News Shipbuilding. → April 9, 2013 – Newport News shipbuilders prepare for the lift of the 787-metric-ton lift of the upper bow unit for the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78). Photo by Chris Oxley