US Navy christens first Ford-class aircraft carrier
The Ford-class carrier is expected to save $4bn over
50 years
The US Navy has christened the first
of its new Ford-class of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers.
The new super-carrier, which is only 70% complete, is named after late US President Gerald Ford.
It is the first of 10 carriers designed to get more fighter planes into the sky more quickly, but with 1,000 fewer crew members.
The USS Gerald R Ford is reportedly about 22% over budget, at a cost of almost $13bn (£8.1bn, 9.7bn euros).
It comes at a time of growing budget pressures for the US.
The carrier, which will weigh 100,000 tonnes, is reportedly due to be finished in 2016 when sea trials are likely to begin.
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