Active carriers (as of 3 Oct 2026)

NIMITZ: 10 · FORD: 1

Under construction

CVN-79, 80, 81

Atlantic fleet

Homeport: Norfolk, VA

Pacific fleet

San Diego / Bremerton / Japan

Query date: 2026

NIMITZ active

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FORD active

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▲ Total carriers active

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Under construction

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Active carrier homeports

Current 2026 assignment

Class breakdown — active 2026

NIMITZ vs FORD class

Keel-to-commission (C→D)

Months from keel laying to commissioning — active ships

NIMITZ median: 66.5 mo (5.5 yrs)

FORD median: 90 mo (7.5 yrs) (n=1)

Award-to-delivery (A→D)

Months from contract award to delivery — active ships

NIMITZ median: 95 mo (7.9 yrs)

FORD median: 104 mo (8.7 yrs) (n=1)

Carrier service life timeline

Commission to planned decommission. Drag the year slider above to move the date needle.

CVN data table

Click column headers to sort. Rows highlighted blue are active on the query date.

Hull	Name	Class	Status	Fleet	Homeport	Comm	Decomm	C→D mo	A→D mo	Builder	Callsign