The uss eisenhower transits the mediterranean sea alongside the charles de gaulle in 2016.
The us will commission the ford on july 22.
The us navy aircraft carrier uss gerald r.
Us navy photo by mass communication specialist.
On 7 february 1987, however, the name of the ship was changed to charles de gaulle by the gaullist prime minister at the time, jacques chirac.
The first carrier in the class, uss gerald r ford (cvn 78), was delivered to the us navy in may 2017.
It entered service in july 2017 and achieved initial operational capability in december 2021.
