edacious, ravenous, voracious, esurient, rapacious, ravening. gluttonous - given to excess in consumption of especially food or drink; over-fed women and their gluttonous husbands; a gluttonous debauch; a gluttonous appetite for food and praise and pleasure.
Freedom-class littoral combat ship. For the RCI cruise ship class, see Freedom-class cruise ship. The Freedom class is one of two classes of littoral combat ship built for the United States Navy. The Freedom class was proposed by Lockheed Martin as a contender for a fleet of small, multipurpose warships to operate in the littoral zone.
The Ford class is a successor to the Nimitz class. These are the largest and most powerful warships ever built. First aircraft carrier of the class is expected to be commissioned with the US Navy in 2017. It is expected that a total of 9-10 new Ford class aircraft carriers will be built. These will replace the Nimitz and Improved Nimitz class warships.