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Kitty Hawk by ET2 Darren Drake |
| The Kitty Hawk pulls into port on the island of Guam.
This is a beautiful view of the aircraft carrier as tugs pull on its side.
The USS Kitty hawk had its keel laid into place on Dec. 27th, 1956.
Three and one half years later, on May 21st, 1960 ,the kitty hawk was launched
by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation in Camden,
New Jersey.
After nearly a year of rigorous testing to
see if she was capable to be a fighting vessel, the USS Kitty Hawk was
commissioned into the Navy, April, 29th 1961. Her first captain of the
kitty hawk was Captain W. F. Bringle.
The following information is
just from memory and may be wrong, however, the kitty hawk is 1032 feet
long, has four engines, weighs 80,000 lbs, travels at a max speed of about
38 knots, carries about eighty aircraft and has a crew of around 6,000
sailors.
Click here to see pictures of he kitty hawk back in 1977 Click here to go to the Yellow Airplane Home Base |
The USS Kitty Hawk, CV63, pulling out of Guam
5-11-2000
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Photo from ET2 Darren Drake
Currently stationed aboard the USS Kitty Hawk
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