‘Beaten-Up Supercarrier’: Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford Could Be Out of Action for 2 Years

‘Beaten-Up Supercarrier’: Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford Could Be Out of Action for 2 Years

“This is one truly beaten-up supercarrier. My gut tells me that the USS Gerald R. Ford is in worse shape than we know in the press. I think she will be out of action for 2 years. She needs extensive repair work, and my sense is that the Navy will need time, energy, and resources to get this right. In any case, she isn’t going out to sea anytime soon.” That’s what a retired U.S. Navy officer told me yesterday when I asked what he thought the USS …