Another problem with the power plant led to, that the new US aircraft carrier CVN-78 Gerald R. Ford was forced to return to port for repairs, He writes the resource Navy Times quoting a representative of the Navy Colleen O'Rourke.
The officer explained, that on the ship there was a problem with the engine, "Due to the recent change in the structure", and it is required to return to port.
according to information, aircraft carrier left the naval base SSHA19 of May and had to undergo lengthy testing in the sea, after which it was planned to send to the shipyard for debugging mechanisms and eliminate all identified deficiencies.
Now, the test will have to wait and hold unscheduled repairs. How long it will last, O'Rourke did not report.
publications, experts believe, that the ship's problems are related to the mechanisms, responsible for the steam supply to the engine blades.
In this case, O'Rourke noted, that for the first-in-class aircraft carrier, identify different kinds of shortcomings to be expected. And, many of them reveal the shipyard is almost impossible, they can only be seen in the working conditions at the exit to the sea.
Besides, according to her, identify gaps suggests, that the evaluation system to cope with their tasks.
The resource recalls, that in the recent report, the Government has also been called into question the reliability of the "new electromagnetic catapults and advanced gripping mechanisms", as well as elevators for ammunition. In this regard, officials raised the question: whether it is possible at the moment to raise the issue of the combat deployment of the aircraft carrier?
Gerald R. Ford - the head of the new generation nuclear aircraft carrier. It is assumed, that these ships will replace the Navy aircraft carriers type Nimitz. Manning CVN-78 compared to the previous aircraft carriers decreased by 900 people due to the latest automation. length of the ship - 337 m, displacement - 100 thousand tons, maximum speed - up to 30 knots. lowered into the water 2013 year, in May 2017 introduced in the United States Navy.
