World's biggest warship visits Oslo, angering Russia

By Agence France-Presse

May 25, 2023 10:40 am

OSLO: The world's biggest warship, the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier, arrived in Oslo on Wednesday for a stopover criticized by neighboring Russia as an 'illogical and harmful' show of force.

The 337-meter (1,106-foot) nuclear-powered ship sailed into the Oslo Fjord under escort, where it will stay for several days before heading to the Arctic for military exercises, according to Norwegian media.

The 337-metre (1,106-foot) USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier of the US Navy is seen on its way into the Oslo Fjord, here at Jeløya near Moss, Norway, on May 24, 2023. The ship is the world's largest warship and will be in port in Oslo for four days. Russia's embassy in Norway on Tuesday, May 23, 2023 hashly criticised the visit by the US aircraft carrier to Oslo as an illogical and harmful show of force. Photo by Stian Lysberg Solum / NTB / AFP

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