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Northrop Grumman Newport News is building the George H.W. Bush
(CVN 77) using modular construction, a process where smaller sections
of the ship are welded together to form units called super lifts. These
super lifts are pre-outfitted and then lifted into the construction dry
dock with the sector's massive 900-ton gantry crane. The 700-ton island
is the 162nd and final super lift in the ship's construction schedule.
CVN 77's island design includes a modified main mast, an integrated aft
mast, transparent armor windows and many navigation and communication
systems upgrades. The USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) was the first
carrier to incorporate many of these changes.
1) AFT MAST
2) MAIN
MAST
3) PRIMARY FLIGHT
CONTROL
4) BRIDGE
5) OUTBOARD WEAPONS
ELEVATOR
CVN
77 Island Fact Sheet
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