NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Oct. 11, 2013) Newport News Shipbuilding floods Dry Dock 12 to float the first in class aircraft carrier, Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78). ( Navy photo by John Whalen/Released) 131011-N-ZZ999-001 Join the conversation PCU Gerald R. Ford is floated for the first time. (10297687393)

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