Type 003 vs Gerald R. Ford

Chinese aircraft carrier, introduced in 2025, displaces 85,000 tons.
Origin 🇨🇳 China
Category Aircraft carrier
Type Aircraft carrier
Manufacturer Jiangnan Shipyard
Year introduced 2025
Number built 1 units
Estimated unit price NA
American aircraft carrier, 101,605 tons displacement, introduced in 2017.
Origin 🇺🇸 United States
Category Aircraft carrier
Type Aircraft carrier
Manufacturer Newport News Shipbuilding
Year introduced 2017
Number built 1 units
Estimated unit price $12,998 million
Displacement 85,000 tons â—‰
Maximum speed 30.0 knots â—‰
Range NA
Length 316.0 m â—‰
Beam 76.0 m
Crew 2,500 â—‰
Propulsion Steam turbines and diesel generators
Armament
  • Type 1130 gun-based CIWS
  • HHQ-10 missile-based CIWS
Displacement 101,605 tons â—‰
Maximum speed 30.0 knots â—‰
Range 99,999 nm
Length 337.0 m â—‰
Beam 78.0 m
Crew 2,600 â—‰
Propulsion Two Bechtel A1B PWR nuclear reactors, Four shafts
Armament
  • 2 × Mk 29 Guided Missile Launching Systems (8 × RIM-162 ESSM each)
  • 2 × Mk 49 Guided Missile Launching Systems (21 × RIM-116 RAM each)
  • 3 × Phalanx CIWS
  • 4 × Mk 38 25 mm Machine Gun Systems
  • 4 × M2 .50 cal. (12.7 mm) machine guns

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