{"id":197164,"date":"2026-03-19T20:27:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T19:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/uss-gerald-r-ford-a-costly-carrier-in-crisis"},"modified":"2026-03-19T21:35:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T20:35:26","slug":"uss-gerald-r-ford-a-costly-carrier-in-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/uss-gerald-r-ford-a-costly-carrier-in-crisis","title":{"rendered":"USS Gerald R. Ford: A Costly Carrier in Crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The USS Gerald R. Ford\u2014the largest, most expensive aircraft carrier ever built\u2014is burning, breaking, and embarrassing the empire.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Times reveals new details of last week\u2019s fire. The damage isn\u2019t from Iranian missiles. It\u2019s from&#8230; a laundry room.<\/p>\n<p>What happened:<\/p>\n<p>\uf525 Fire in main laundry area<\/p>\n<p>\u23f1\ufe0f 30+ hours to extinguish<\/p>\n<p>\uf637 Dozens suffered smoke inhalation<\/p>\n<p>\uf6cf\ufe0f 600+ sailors lost bunks\u2014sleeping on floors, tables<\/p>\n<p>\u8b58 Many can\u2019t do laundry since<\/p>\n<p>The context:<\/p>\n<p>\uf4b0 Cost: $13 billion<\/p>\n<p>\uf4c5 Deployed 10 months straight (Navy norm: 6)<\/p>\n<p>\uf6bd Previous toilet problems.<\/p>\n<p>The question: When the empire\u2019s mightiest ship is crippled by laundry\u2014what\u2019s left of the deterrent?<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The USS Gerald R. Ford\u2014the largest, most expensive aircraft carrier ever built\u2014is burning, breaking, and embarrassing the empire. 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