USS Gerald R. Ford Needs Parts from Carrier Kennedy for Repairs; Navy Says ‘Cannibalization’ Won’t D

[rangerrebew]

USS Gerald R. Ford Needs Parts from Carrier Kennedy for Repairs; Navy Says ‘Cannibalization’ Won’t Delay JFK Schedule
By: Mallory Shelbourne
November 15, 2021 6:43 PM

Carriers USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) and John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) at Newport News Shipbuilding on Nov. 12, 2021. USNI News Photo

The Navy is taking parts from an aircraft carrier currently under construction and placing them on USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) so the lead ship is ready to deploy next year, USNI News has learned.

The parts are coming from the future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79), the second ship in the Ford class of aircraft carriers that is currently under construction at Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Va.

Capt. Clay Doss, the Navy’s acquisition spokesman, told USNI News the parts taken from Kennedy for Ford range from pumps to limit switches.

https://news.usni.org/2021/11/15/uss-gerald-r-ford-needs-parts-from-carrier-kennedy-for-repairs-navy-says-cannibalization-wont-delay-jfk-schedule?mc_cid=76c31b8703&mc_eid=819cffc413

[rangerrebew]

The way the Navy monitors such things I was certain they would say a rudder, elevator doors, arresting gear, and evaporators. 

[mystery-ak]

This is nothing new. During the Clinton Admin Army Aviation[Choppers] did the same thing to keep their choppers flying,  that and the money to buy fuel.   I am sure it happened in all branches then.