CVN-79 Artist's impression of one possible design. CVN-79 is the hull designation for a proposed United States Navy Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier. Construction of this ship (if authorized) would not begin before 2010. In theory, CVN-79 would start to replace the Navy's Nimitz-class aircraft carriers. CVN-79 is programmed to begin construction in 2012 and to be placed i..
