Summary: The USS Forrestal ... Three main classes defined this new age of supercarriers. The Kitty Hawk-class, the Forrestal-class, and the Enterprise-class supercarrier (the world’s first ...

The US Navy set off explosives near its new supercarrier to simulate actual combat and see how it holds up against shock and vibrations. USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), the first of a new class of ...