A recent Navy photo of the USS Ford in the Mediterranean refers to the vessel as the largest carrier in the world; a statement arguably well-captures the sought-after sentiment of the Navy that the Ford class is going to usher in a new era in the modern maritime warfare.
The image shows the large-deck USS Ford that some have enthusiastically referred to as a “supercarrier,” as the vessel enables a 33% increase in the aircraft sortie rate by having a larger deck area as well as reconfigured...