This massive dry dock is where the ship has been under construction since CVN 78’s keel laying in 2009. Photo by Ricky Thompson Post date September 2, 2020 ← Mar 20, 2013 – Shipbuilders work night shift on Gerald R. Ford shortly after the mast is added to the island. Photo by John Whalen → (Left to right) LaJuan Powell, James Bragg, and Joseph Bowles use a torque wrench to tighten a stud for the tail cap on a propeller shaft for Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78). Photo by Chris Oxley