USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) vs Yamato (1941)
Yamato was the heaviest battleship of the Second World War, at 263 metres and about 72,800 tonnes full load. Even so, USS Gerald R. Ford beats it by 74 metres of length and some 27,000 tons. The comparison sums up a change of era: naval power moved from the big gun to the embarked aircraft, and today's carrier is bigger than the largest battleship ever built.
Length to scale
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is 1.3 times longer than Yamato (1941) · USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) displaces about 1.4 times as much as Yamato (1941)
Displacement balance
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)
337 m · 1,106 ft · 100,000 t
US nuclear carrier; the US Navy gives a displacement of about 100,000 tons.
Yamato (1941)
263 m · 863 ft · 72,800 t
Japanese Second World War battleship; full-load displacement.
* Open-source estimate. Full-load displacement in approximate metric tonnes (submerged for submarines).
Figures used and how reliable they are
- USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78): 1,106 ft, 100,000 t. US nuclear carrier; the US Navy gives a displacement of about 100,000 tons.
- Yamato (1941): 863 ft, 72,800 t. Japanese Second World War battleship; full-load displacement.
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Sources / References
- U.S. Navy Fact Files for carriers, destroyers and submarines.
- Royal Navy, French Navy and Spanish Navy public ship pages.
- IISS, The Military Balance (annual editions).
- Jane's Fighting Ships and Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships (historical ships).