14 November 2022 U.S. Navy’s Newest Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) arrives in Portsmouth Sailors assigned to the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) and the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile cruiser USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) arrived in Portsmouth, U.K. for a scheduled port visit, Nov. 14, 2022.