Aircraft Carrier

Class – CVA4

Forrestal (4), Kitty Hawk (3), Enterprise and JFK

UNATED STATES (CVA-58)Laid Down, Scrapped On The Ways

United States (CVA-58) was laid down on 19 April 1949 at Newport News, Va., by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Corp., but her construction was terminated on five days later on the 23rd. The "super-carrier" had been designed to la unch atomic bomb-carrying, long-range aircraft and had been an object of controversy between the military services. Designed without a fixed-superstructure, the 1,090-foot, 33 knot carrier would have been, at the time of her scheduled completion, the wor ld's largest aircraft carrier.

Megszüntetett építés.

A CVA-58 építése 1949. április 19-én megkezdődött a Newport News, VA., Newport News Shipbuilding és Dry Dock Corp. hajóépítő vállalatnál, de 5 nap múlva be is fejeződött, és 23 napon belül pedig le is bontották. A szuper-hordozót atombomba bevetésére alkalmas távolsági repülőgépek szállítására tervezték, de alkalmazása a katonai szolgálatok között vita tárgyát képezte. Az 1,090 láb hosszúságú, 4 katapultos, 33 csomós sebességű szállító lett volna a kor legnagyobb repülőgéphordozója.

Ordered: 29 July 1948

Builder: Newport News Drydock and Shipbuilding

Laid down: 19 April 1949

Launched: Never launched

Fate: Cancelled 24 April 1949

General characteristics

Displacement: 65,000 ton class83,350 tons full, 68,000 tons standard

Length: 1090 ft (331 m) overall, 980 ft (299 m) waterline,1088 ft (332 m) flight deck

Beam: 190 ft (38 m), 198 ft (60 m) flight deck

Draught: 37 feet (11 m)

Propulsion: Eight 1200 psi (8.3 MPa) Foster-Wheeler boilers,four Westinghouse steam turbines totalling 280,000 hp (209 MW)driving four 20.5 ft (6.2 m) diameter screws

Speed: 33 knots (61 km/h)

Complement: 3019 officers and crew;[3]

2480 air wing officers and crew[3]

Armament: 8 × 5 in (127 mm) / 54 caliber guns in single mounts, 16 × 76 mm / 70 caliber guns in eight twin mounts, 20 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannons

Aircraft carried: 12 to 18 (nuclear-capable) attack/bomber aircraft with twin radial piston engines augmented by one turbojet engine and 54 jet engined fighter aircraft

Career (US)

USS FORRESTAL   (CVA-59)(later CV-59 and AVT-59)

CLASS - FORRESTALDisplacement 56,000 Tons, Dimensions, 1039' (oa) x 129' 1" x 37' (Max)

Armament 8 x 5"/54, 100 Aircraft.Armor, Unknown.

Machinery, 260,000 SHP; Geared Turbines, 4 screwsSpeed, 33 Knots, Crew 3800 - 4280.

Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign: November - Juliet - Victor - FoxtrotTactical Voice Radio Call: "HANDBOOK"

Operational and Building Data Ordered as a "Large Aircraft Carrier", hull number CVB-59. Contract awarded to the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Newport News, Va., 12 Jul 1951. Laid down 14 Jul 1952. Reclassified as an "Attack Aircraft

Carrier" (CVA-59), 1 Oct 1952. Launched 11 Dec 1954 and commissioned 1 Oct 1955.Reclassified as a "Multi-purpose Aircraft Carrier" (CV-59), 30 Jun 1975. Modernized at the Philadelphia Naval

Shipyard Jan 1983-May 1985 under SLEP (Service Life Extension Program).Reclassified as a Training Carrier and redesignated AVT-59, Feb 1992; Forrestal arrived in Philadelphia 14 Sep

1992 to begin a 14-month complex overhaul prior to assuming the duties as training carrier. In early 1993, however, it was decided to decommission Forrestal and leave the Navy without a dedicated training carrier.

Decommissioned and stricken from the Navy List, 11 Sep 1993.Status: Stricken, to be disposed of (Maintenance Category X).

Berth: NAVSTA Newport, R.I.Planned disposition: As of February 2008, she was slated to be sunk as an Artificial Reef, but no specific date

had yet been set.

CVA-59 was named after James Vincent Forrestal (1892-1949). He became the first Under Secretary of the Navy in August 1940, charged with building the world's largest Fleet. His brilliant work in procurement and production led to his appointment as the 48th Secretary of the Navy in May 1944. Forrestal carried out this new assignment with such distinction that he was the natural choice as the first Secretary of Defense, a position to which he was appointed in September 1947, and in which he continued outstanding service to the Nation, until he resigned in March 1949.

He had served in the US Navy as a naval aviator during World War I.

CVA-59-et James Vincent Forrestalról (1892-1949) nevezték el, akit 1940 augusztusában neveztek ki a haditengerészet első Legfőbb Titkárának, s aki létrehozta a világ legnagyobb flottáját. Ragyogó munkája a beszerzésben és a termelésben is megmutatkozott, ezért 1944 májusában elnyerte a haditengerészet 48. titkári megbízatását. Forrestalt a nemzetnek tett szolgálata elismeréséül 1947 szeptemberében kinevezték védelmi miniszternek, melyet 1949 márciusi lemondásáig töltött be.

Az I. világháború alatt tengerészeti repülőként szolgált az US Navyban.

Commanding Officers

• CAPT Rudolph Lee ("Roy") Johnson USNA '29 1 October 1955–30 May 1956• CAPT William Edward Ellis USNA '30 30 May 1956–4 July 1957• CAPT Richard Lucius Kibbe USNA '33 4 July 1957–25 July 1958• CAPT Allen Mayhew ("Al") Shinn USNA '32 25 July 1958–9 May 1959• CAPT Samuel Robbins Brown, Jr. USNA '34 9 May 1959–28 April 1960• CAPT Robert Emmett Riera USNA '35 28 April 1960–16 June 1961

Commanding Officers

• CAPT Donald Morison White USNA '3716 June 1961–4 June 1962

• CAPT Lawrence Raymond Geis USNA '394 June 1962–4 May 1963

• CAPT Dick Henry Guinn USNA '414 May 1963–26 March 1964

• CAPT Michael Joseph Hanley, Jr.USNA '4026 March 1964–27 March 1965

• CAPT Howard Shackleford ("Shack") Moore

USNA '43 27 March 1965–7 May 1966

• CAPT John Kingsman Beling USNR 7 May 1966–18 September 1967

• CAPT Robert Bemus ("Bob") BaldwinUSNA '45a 18

September 1967–11 December 1968• CAPT James Wilson ("Bud") Nance

USNA '45 11 December 1968–20 November 1969

• CAPT Charles Frederick Demmler (non-USNA grad) 20 November 1969–13 November 1970

• CAPT Leonard A. ("Swoose") Snead IIUSNA

'47 13 November 1970–23 June 1971• CAPT Robert F. ("Dutch") Schoultz

NROTC '45 23 June 1971–1 November 1972

• CAPT James Benjamin ("Jim") LinderUSNA '491

November 1972–10 May 1974

Commanding Officers

• CAPT James Hernandez Scott USNA '49 10 May 1974–28 August 1975

• CAPT Joseph J. ("Joe") Barth, Jr. NAVCAD 28 August 1975–26 August 1977

• CAPT Peter Blake Booth USNA '56 26 August 1977–21 March 1979

• CAPT Edwin Rudolph ("Ned") Kohn, JrUSNA '55

21 March 1979–19 August 1980• CAPT Clarence E. ("Skip") Armstrong, Jr

NAVCAD 19 August 1980–19 February 1982

• CAPT Bobby C. Lee NAVCAD 19 February 1982–30 April 1984

• CAPT Daniel Peter MarchUSNA '61 30 April 1984–10 December 1985

• CAPT Timothy W. Wright NAVCAD 10 December 1985–23 July 1987

• CAPT John Anthony Pieno, Jr NAVCAD 23 July 1987–23 February 1989

• CAPT Louis E. ("Tim") Thomassy, JrUSNA '62 23 February

1989–2 August 1990• CAPT Robert S. Cole NROTC 2 August

1990–22 January 1992• CAPT Robert Lawrence ("Bunky") Johnson, Jr

O.C.A.P. 22 January 1992–11 September 1993

USS SARATOGA   (CVA-60)(later CV-60)

Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign: November - Juliet - Romeo - SierraTactical Voice Radio Call: "FAIRFIELD"

CLASS - FORRESTALDisplacement 56,000 Tons, Dimensions, 1039' (oa) x 129' 1" x 37' (Max)

Armament 8 x 5"/54, 100 Aircraft.Armor, Unknown.

Machinery, 280,000 SHP; Geared Turbines, 4 screwsSpeed, 34 Knots, Crew 3800 - 4280.

Operational and Building Data Ordered as a "Large Aircraft Carrier", hull number CVB-60. Contract awarded to the New York

Naval Shipyard, New York City, N.Y., 23 Jul 1952. Reclassified as an "Attack Aircraft Carrier" (CVA-60), 1 Oct 1952. Laid down 16 Dec 1952, launched 8 Oct 1955, commissioned 14 Apr 1956.Reclassified as a "Multi-purpose Aircraft Carrier" (CV-60), 30 Jun 1972. Modernized at the

Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Oct 1980-Feb 1983 under SLEP (Service Life Extension Program). Decommissioned at the Naval Station, Mayport, Fla., 20 Aug 1994, and stricken from the Navy List the same day; towed to Philadelphia, Pa., in May 1995, then to Newport, R.I., in Aug 1998 (upon deactivation of the Philadelphia Navy Yard). First placed on donation hold, her status was then

changed to "disposal as an experimental ship." Returned to donation hold on 1 Jan 2000Status: Stricken, available for donation as a museum and memorial (Maintenance Category X).

Berth: NAVSTA Newport, R.I.Planned disposition: On Donation Hold as a Museum and Memorial.

The Battle of Saratoga in September and October 1777 was a decisive American victory resulting in the surrender of an entire British army of 9,000 men invading New York from Canada during the American Revolutionary War. The rebels' victory was overwhelming. After negotiations, Burgoyne officially surrendered on October 17. When news of the American victory reached Europe, France entered the war on the side of the patriots.

A Saratogai csata 1777 október és szeptember között a Függetlenségi Háború döntő amerikai győzelme volt, amelynek eredményeként a Kanadából New York lerohanására indított brit hadsereget, 9.000 embert bekerítették. A lázadók győzelme elsöprő volt. A tárgyalások után Burgoyne október 17-én megadta magát. Amikor a hírek az amerikai győzelemről elérték Európát, Franciaország belépett a hazafiak oldala mellett a háborúba.

Commanding Officers • Captain R.J. Stroh 14 April 1956 – 1 December 1956• Captain R.B. Moore 1 December 1956 – 17 December 1957• Captain Alfred R. Matter 17 December 1957 – 16 October 1958• Captain John H. Hyland 16 October 1958 – 9 November 1959• Captain Allen F. Fleming 9 November 1959 – 9 November 1960• Captain Roger W. Mehle 9 November 1960 – 3 November 1961• Captain Valdemar G. Lambert 3 November 1961 – 3 November 1962• Captain Frederick T. Moore 3 November 1962 – 28 September 1963• Captain John E. Lacouture 28 September 1963 – 2 October 1964• Captain Jack M. James 2 October 1964 – 2 September 1965• Captain Harold F. Lang 2 September 1965 – 7 October 1966• Captain Joseph M. Tulley 7 October 1966 – 7 September 1967• Captain John H. Dick 7 September 1967 – 4 April 1969• Captain Warren H. O'Neil 4 April 1969 – 8 August 1970• Captain Dewitt L. Freeman 8 August 1970 – 7 August 1971• Captain James R. Sanderson 7 August 1971 – 16 February 1973• Captain Louis C. Page 16 February 1973 – 12 September 1974• Captain Robert F. Dunn 12 September 1974 – 11 September 1976• Captain Charles B. Hunter 11 September 1976 – 4 February 1978• Captain Edward H. Martin 4 February 1978 – 14 July 1979• Captain James H. Flatley III 14 July 1979 – 1 October 1981• Captain Leonard G. Perry 1 October 1981 – 11 November 1983• Captain John K. Ready 11 November 1983 – 26 March 1985• Captain Jerry L. Unruh 26 March 1985 – 7 August 1986• Captain David E. Frost 7 August 1986 – 5 March 1988• Captain James T. Matheny 5 March 1988 – 26 April 1990• Captain Joseph S. Mobley 26 April 1990 – 18 April 1991• Captain James M. Drager 18 April 1991 – 9 December 1992• Captain Donald A. Weiss 9 December 1992 – 20 February 1994• Captain William H. Kennedy 20 February 1994 – 20 August 1994

USS RANGER   (CVA-61)(later CV-61)

                Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign: November - Hotel - Kilo - Golf

Tactical Voice Radio Call: "GRAY EAGLE"

CLASS - FORRESTALDisplacement 56,000 Tons, Dimensions, 1039' (oa) x 129' 1" x 37' (Max)

Armament 8 x 5"/54, 100 Aircraft.Armor, Unknown.

Machinery, 280,000 SHP; Geared Turbines, 4 screwsSpeed, 34 Knots, Crew 3800 - 4280.

Status: Stricken, available for donation as a museum and memorial (Maintenance Category X).

Berth: NAVSEA Inactive Ships On-site Maintenance Office, Bremerton, WA.Planned disposition: On Donation Hold as a Museum and Memorial.

History

• The seventh Ranger (CVA-61), a Forrestal class aircraft carrier, was laid down 2 August 1954 by Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Newport News, Va.

• launched 29 September 1956; sponsored by Mrs. Arthur Radford, wife of Adm iral Radford, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Ranger joined the Atlantic Fleet 3 October 1957.

• Just prior to sailing 4 October for Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for shakedown, she received the men and planes of Attack Squadron 85. She conducted air operations, individual ship exercises, and fin al acceptance trials along the eastern seaboard and in the Caribbean Sea until 20 June 1958.

• She then departed Norfolk, Va., with 200 Naval Reserve officer candidates for a 2-month cruise that took the carrier around Cape Horn. She arrived at her ne w homeport, Alameda, Calif., on 20 August and joined the Pacific Fleet.

• A hetedik Ranger (CVA-61), egy Forrestal osztályú repülőgéphordozó építését 1954. augusztus 2-án rendelték meg a Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.-nál.

• 1956. szeptember 29-én bocsátották vízre a Mrs. Arthur Radford, az admirális felesége által szponzorált hajót, mely 1957. október 3-án csatlakozott az atlanti flottához.

• Október 4-én fedélzetére vette a Attack Squadron 85 embereit és repülőgépeit, és a Gvantanamói Öbölbe hajózott. Légi hadműveleteket vezetett, egyéni hajógyakorlatokat, erődemonstrációt tartott a keleti tengerpart mentén és a Karib-Tengerben, 1958. június 20-áig.

• Ekkor elhagyta Norfolkot, VA., és 200 haditengerészeti tartalékos tiszt-jelölttel 2 hónap alatt a Horn-Fokot megkerülve augusztus 20-án megérkezett új állomáshelyére, a kaliforniai Alameda kikötőjébe és csatlakozott a Csendes-óceáni Flottához.

History

• Ranger continued air strikes on enemy inland targets until 13 April 1965 when a fuel line bro ke, ignited and engulfed her No. 1 main machinery room in flames. The fire was extinguished in little over an hour. There was one fatality. She put into Subic Bay 15 April and sailed on the 20th for Alameda, arriving home on 6 May. She entered the San Francisco Naval Shipyard 13 May and remained there under overhaul until 30 September.

• Ranger turned seven times WestPacific, the area lost it in 1974. January finally and Alamedába returned.

• Ranger has earned 13 battle stars for service in Vietnam; Gulf of Tonkin and North Vietnam. (On 21 July 1967, she logged her 88,000th carrier landing.)

• Ranger 1965. április 13-án vietnámi ellenséges földi célok támadása közben a fedélzeten egy üzemanyagszállító belobbant és a lángok meggyújtották 1. számú fő gépezet szobáját. A tüzet egy órán belül eloltották, de a hajó április 15-én elhagyta az öblöt, Alamedának vitorlázott, és május 6-án hazaérkezett. Május 13-án belépett a San Francisco tengerészeti hajógyárba és csak szeptember 30-án, átvizsgálás után indult vissza.

• A Ranger hétszer volt a Csendes-óceán nyugati partvidékén. A területet végleg 1974. januárban hagyta el és tért vissza Alamedába.

• Ranger 13 csatacsillagot kapott a Tonkini öböl és Észak-Vietnám hadműveleteiben való részvételéért. (1967. július 21-ig a hajónapló szerint a hordozón 88.000 leszállás történt.)

USS INDEPENDENCE   (CVA-62)(later CV-62)

        Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign: November - November - Quebec - NovemberTactical Voice Radio Call: "GUN TRAIN"

CLASS - FORRESTAL Displacement 56,000 Tons, Dimensions, 1046' 6" (oa) x 129' 1" x 37' (Max)

Armament 8 x 5"/54, 100 Aircraft. Armor, Unknown.

Machinery, 280,000 SHP; Geared Turbines, 4 screws Speed, 34 Knots, Crew 3800 - 4280.

Operational and Building Data Built by New York Navy. Laid down 1 July 1955, launched 6 June 1958, commissioned 10 Jan

1959. Redesignated as a multimission carrier (CV 62) 28 February 1973. after being modified to operate ASW aircraft. SLEP at Philadelphia Navy Yard 4/1985 to mid-1988.

Replaced Midway as forward-deployed carrier in Japan, 1991. Island was extensively enlarged during SLEP and other modernizations. Replaced by Kitty Hawk in July 1998 and decommissioned

to reserve on 30 September 1998. Struck from the Navy list on 8 March 2004.Status: Stricken, to be disposed of (Maintenance Category X).

Berth: NAVSEA Inactive Ships On-site Maintenance Office, Bremerton, WA.Planned disposition: In April 2004 Navy officials identified ex-Independence as one of 24

decommissioned ships available to be sunk as artificial reefs. As of February 2008, however, she was scheduled to be dismantled in the next five years.

History

• The fifth Independence (CVA-62) was launched by New York Navy Yard 6 June 1958; sponsored by Mrs. Thomas Gates, wife of the Secretary of the Navy; and commissioned 10 January 1959; Captain R. Y. McElroy in command.

• Atlanti was active in Guantanamo Bay and Caribbean Sea's area as the part of 6. fleet, then 6. August 1963. it was ordered into the area of the Mediterranean. (Ciprus and Gibraltar)

• The first Atlantic Fleet carrier to deploy to the South China Sea in support of Vietnam operations, Independence and her embarked Air Wing 7 received the award of the Navy Unit Commendation for exceptionally meritorious service from 5 June to 21 November 1965. The carrier launched more than 7,000 sorties in sustaining an exceptional pace of day and night strike operations against military and logistic supply facilities in North Vietnam.

• Independence returned to her homeport, Norfolk, Va. in December, arriving the 31st. During the first half of 1966, she operated off Norfolk, replenishing and training air groups. On 4 May she participated in Operation "STRIKEX." The carrier departed Norfolk 13 June for European operations with the 6th Fleet. Independence was involved with unit and NATO exercises from July into December. She then continued her 6th Fleet deployment into 1967.

• Commissioned CVA-62 - 10 January 1959 at Brooklyn Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn, NY. • Redesignated CV-62 - 28 February 1973. • Decommissioned CV-62 - 30 September 1998 at Bremerton Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA.

• Az ötödik Independence (CVA-62) építése 1958. június 6-án kezdődött a New Yorki Navy Yard vállalatnál; szponzorálta Mrs. Thomas Gates, a haditengerészet titkárának felesége; 1959. január 10-én avatták R Y McElroy kapitány parancsnoksága alatt.

• Az Atlanti 6 flotta részeként aktívan tevékenykedett a Guantanamói-öbölben és a 6-án Karib-tenger térségében, azután 1963. augusztus 6-án a Földközi-tenger térségébe vezényelték. (Ciprus és Gibraltári válság)

• Az Atlanti Flotta első szállítója, melyet a vietnami operációk támogatására Dél Kínai tenger térségébe küldenek, ahol az Independence az Air Wing 7-el 1965. június 5-1965. november 21. között kivételesen érdemes szolgáltatásért megkapták a Navy Unit Commendation díját. A szállító több, mint 7.000 gépet indított, éjjel-nappal katonai és logisztikai ellátási létesítmények ellen Észak-Vietnámban.

• A „Függetlenség” 1965. decemberben 31-én tért vissza Norfolk, VA. állomáshelyére, s 1966 első fele folyamán karbantartást, feltöltést és képzést tartott. Május 4-én részt vett Operation STRIKEX-ben. Az anyahajó a 6. Flotta részeként június 13-án hagyta el Norfolkot és hajózott Európába. Júliustól decemberig NATO hadgyakorlatokban játszott szerepet, majd 1967-ben visszatért a 6. Flotta kötelékébe.

• Avatva - 1959. január 10-e Brooklynnál tengerészeti hajógyár, Brooklyn, NY.• Kivonva - 1973. február 28-a.• Leszerelve - 1998. szeptember 30-a Bremertonnél tengerészeti hajógyár, Bremerton, WA.

Aircraft Carrier

Class – Kitty Hawk

USS KITTY HAWK   (CVA-63)(later CV-63)

Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign: November - Zulu - Foxtrot - Foxtrot

Dont't Tread On Me

USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) became the oldest active ship in the United States Navy upon the decommissioning ofUSS Independence (CV-62) on 30 September 1998. Kitty Hawk is only the second aircraft carrier ever to hold

the honor of flying the First Navy Jack.Source: USS Kitty Hawk web site

Secretary of the Navy Gordon R. England directed all U.S. Navy ships to fly the First Navy Jack in lieu of the Union Jack during the Global War on Terrorism (SECNAVINST 10520.6). Since 1977 only the oldest active commissioned ship, currently

USS Kitty Hawk, was authorized to fly it.

CLASS - KITTY HAWK Displacement 60,100 Tons, Dimensions, 1047' (oa) x 129' 4" x 37' (Max)

Armament 4 Terrier-SAM, 100 Aircraft, two 40 mm saluting guns, four C-13 Mod 0 steam catapults,AN/SPS-8B, AN/SPS-12, AN/SPS-39 “3-D,” and AN/SPS-43 radars, four AN/SPG-55 fire control,

TACAN (Tactical Air Navigation System). Machinery, 280,000 SHP; G.E. Geared Turbines, 4 screws

Speed, 34 Knots, Crew 4154-4580.

Operational and Building Data Contract awarded on 1 October 1955 to New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden,

N.J. Laid down 27 December 1956, launched 21 May 1960, commissioned 29 April 1961.Reclassified as a "Multi-Purpose Aircraft Carrier" (CV-63) on 29 April 1973.

Status:   Active, In Commission. Forward deployed to Yokosuka, Japan. Scheduled to decommission 2009; will be replaced in the Fleet by CVN-77, and as forward-deployed carrier by CVN-73 (summer 2008).

Official party

Official party (l to r):

Mrs. Harry W. Pierce, wife of President of NYSB;

Mrs. Camilla F. McElroy, ship's sponsor, wife of former Secretary of Defense Neil H. McElroy;

Mr. Neil H. McElroy, sixth Secretary of Defense (October 9, 1957 – December 1, 1959;

Mr. Harry W. Pierce, Pres., NYSB

(Photo # 7634-508.)

TACAN (Tactical Air Navigation System)

Home Port Assignments

Home Port Assignments Dates

• NAS North Island, Calif. 29 Apr 1961

• Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash. 15 Jun 1963

• NAS North Island, Calif. 1 May 1965

• Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash. 1 Aug 1969

• NAS North Island, Calif. 3 Jul 1970

• Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, Calif. 21 Nov 1972

• NAS North Island, Calif. 30 Jun 1973

• Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash. 17 Feb 1976

• NAS North Island, Calif. 17 Mar 1977

• Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash. 11 Jan 1982

• NAS North Island, Calif. 24 Jan 1983

• Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Penn. 3 Jan 1987

• NAS North Island, Calif. 28 Aug 1991

• FA Yokosuka, Japan 11 Aug 1998

• SRA at Ship Repair Facility (SRF), Yokosuka23 Sep 2005–31 Jan 2006

Commanding

Officers

• Captain William Floyd ("Butch") Bringle 27 April 1961 - 5 May 1962  (1)• Captain Walter L. Curtis, Jr. 5 May 1962 - 4 May 1963• Captain Horace Hardaway Epes, Jr. 4 May 1963 - 20 April 1964• Captain John L. Butts, Jr. 20 April 1964 - 29 May 1965• Captain Martin Doan ("Red") Carmody 29 May 1965 - 18 July 1966• Captain Paul Edward Pugh III 18 July 1966 - 28 August 1967• Captain Donald Cooke Davis 28 August 1967 - 30 September 1968• Captain John Franklin Davis 30 September 1968 - 15 November

1969• Captain Earl Francis Godfrey 15 November 1969 - 12 April 1971• Captain Owen H. Oberg 12 April 1971 - 5 June 1972• Captain Marland W. Townsend, Jr. 5 June 1972 - 15 November 1973• Captain Robert Edward Kirksey 15 November 1973 - 15 May 1975• Captain Samuel Walton Hubbard, Jr. 15 May 1975 - 20 November 1976• Captain Edward Joseph ("Ned") Hogan, Jr. 20 November 1976 - 30 June 1978• Captain Walter Lewis Chatham 30 June 1978 - 29 February 1980• Captain Foster Schuler ("Tooter") Teague 29 February 1980 - 25 August 1981• Captain Robert C. Taylor, Jr. 25 August 1981 - 27 May 1983• Captain David Neil Rogers 27 May 1983 - 28 August 1984• Captain Phillip R. Wood 28 August 1984 - 21 February 1986• Captain David Wesley Hoffman 21 February 1986 - 21 February 1987• Captain Frank Lee Tillotson 21 February 1987 - 27 April 1989• Captain Daniel Lawrence Rainey, Jr. 27 April 1989 - 20 December 1991• Captain James I. Maslowski 20 December 1991 - 25 June 1993• Captain William W. ("Bear") Pickavance, Jr. 25 June 1993 - 27 January 1995• Captain Terry E. Magee 27 January 1995 - 31 July 1996• Captain Steven John Tomaszeski 31 July 1996 - 31 July 1997• Captain Jack J. Samar, Jr. 31 July 1997 - 28 January 1999• Captain Matthew W. Tuohy 28 January 1999 - 27 May 2000• Captain Allen Garver Myers 27 May 2000 - 1 August 2001• Captain Thomas Anton Hejl 1 August 2001 - 3 September 2002• Captain Robert Donel Barbaree, Jr. 3 September 2002 - 27 February 2003• Captain Thomas Anthony Parker 27 February 2003 - 2 June 2005• Captain Edward Patrick McNamee III 2 June 2005 - 18 May 2007• Captain Todd Allen Zecchin 18 May 2007 – present

Notes:(1) CAPT Robert Emmett Riera was CO of PCU Kitty Hawk, 18 January 1960–8 February 1960. CAPT William F. Bringle was CO of PCU Kitty Hawk, 8 February 1960–Commissioning, and first CO of USS Kitty Hawk.

Cap. Todd A. Zecchin

USS CONSTELLATION   (CVA-64)(later CV-64)

Operational and Building Data Contract awarded on 1 July 1956 to the New York Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn, N.Y. Laid down

14 September 1957, launched 8 October 1960, commissioned 27 October 1961. Reclassified as a "Multi-Purpose Aircraft Carrier" (CV-64) on 30 June 1975. Decommissioned 7 August 2003.

Struck from the Navy List on 2 December 2003.Status: Stricken, to be disposed of, type of disposal not known (Maintenance Category X).

NAVSEA Inactive Ships On-site Maintenance Office, Bremerton, WA. In April 2004 Navy officials identified ex-Constellation as one of 24 decommissioned ships available to be sunk

as artificial reefs. As of February 2008, however, she was scheduled to be dismantled in the next five years.

Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign: November - November - Uniform - LimaTactical Voice Radio Call: "WAR CHIEF"

CLASS - KITTY HAWK Displacement 60,100 Tons, Dimensions, 1047' 6" (oa) x 129' 4" x 37' (Max)

Armament 4 Terrier-SAM, 100 Aircraft. Armor, Unknown.

Machinery, 280,000 SHP; G.E. Geared Turbines, 4 screws Speed, 34 Knots, Crew 4154-4580.

Decommissioning Ceremony

Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego, Aug. 7, 2003

Commanding Officers

• Captain Thomas J. Walker, USN Oct 1961 - Nov 1962• Captain Stanley W. Vejtasa, USN Nov 1962 - Nov 1963• Captain F.A. Bardshar, USN Nov 1963 - Nov 1964• Captain George H. Mahler, USN Nov 1964 - Jan 1966• Captain William D. Houser, USN Jan 1966 - Dec 1966• Captain J.M. Thomas, USN Dec 1966 - Dec 1967• Captain William R. Flanagan, USN Dec 1967 - Nov 1968• Captain John S. Christiansen, USN Nov 1968 - Jan 1970• Captain John M. Tierney, USN Jan 1970 - Jan 1971• Captain Harry E. Gerhard, USN Jan 1971 - Sep 1971• Captain J.D. Ward, USN Sep 1971 - Apr 1973• Captain P.H. Speer, USN Apr 1973 - Sep 1974• Captain Lowell F. Eggert, USN Sep 1974 - Sep 1976• Captain M.A. Peelle, USN Sep 1976 - Jun 1978• Captain Paul F. McCarthy, Jr., USN Jun 1978 - Jan 1980• Captain Leon A. Edney, USN Jan 1980 - Apr 1981• Captain Dennis M. Brooks, USN Apr 1981 - Sep 1982• Captain Lyle F. Bull, USN Sep 1982 - Jun 1984• Captain John F. Calhoun, USN Jun 1984 - Dec 1985• Captain Melvin D. Munsinger, USN Dec 1985 - May 1987• Captain Philip S. Anselmo, USN May 1987 - Jun 1988• Captain John J. Zerr, USN Jun 1988 - Jan 1990• Captain Leonard N. Oden, USN Jan 1990 - May 1991• Captain Michael B. Nordeen, USN May 1991 - May 1993• Captain Gilman E. Rud, USN May 1993 - Dec 1994• Captain Marc A. Ostertag II, USN Dec 1994 - May 1996• Captain Rocklun A. Deal, USN May 1996 - Jan 1998• Captain Donald K. Bullard, USN Jan 1998 - Sep 1999• Captain James D. Kelly, USN Sep 1999 - May 2001• Captain John W. Miller, USN May 2001 - 7 Aug

2003

USS ENTERPRISE   (CVAN-65)(later CVN-65)

Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign: November - India - Quebec - Mike

CLASS - ENTERPRISE Displacement 75,700 Tons, Dimensions, 1101' 2" (oa) x 133' x 37' 1" (Max)

Armament None as built, fitted with Sea Sparrow in 1967. Armor, Unknown.

Machinery, 280,000 SHP; 8 Westinghouse (A2W) Reactors driving geared turbines, 4 screws Speed, 35+ Knots, Crew 5382.

Operational and Building Data  Built by Newport News. Laid down 4 Feb 1958, launched 24 Sept 1960,

commissioned 25 Nov 1961. Complete reconstruction and refueling during RCOH at Newport News 12 October 1990 to 23

September 1994; additional updates required yard work through 1995.Scheduled to decommission in 2012-2014; will be replaced by CVN-78.

Status:   Active, In Commission. Homeported at Norfolk, Va.

History

• The eighth Enterprise (CVA(N)-65), the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, was launched 24 September 1960 by Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Newport News, Va., sponsored by Mrs. W. B. Franke, wife of the Secretary of the Navy; and commissioned 26 November 1961, Captain V. P. de Poix, in command.

• After commissioning, Enterprise began a lengthy series of tests and training exercises, designed to determine the full capabilities of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. Immediately her superlative characteristics and performance became obviou s. She began flight operations on 17 January 1962, when an F8U "Crusader" became the first airplane to land on board her giant flight deck. The same aircraft later became the first plane to be catapulted from Enterprise. One month later, on 20 F ebruary 1962, the nuclear-powered carrier played a role in the space age when Enterprise acted as a tracking and measuring station for the epochal flight of Friendship 7, the "Project Mercury" space capsule in which Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn , Jr, USMC made the United States' first orbital space flight. The career of the eighth Enterprise had started well.

• A nyolcadik Enterprise (CVA(N)-65), a világ első atommeghajtású repülőgéphordozóját 1960. szeptember 24-én rendelték meg a Newport News Shipbuilding és Drydock Co. Hajógyárnál Newport News, VA., szponzorálta Mrs. W B Franke, a haditengerészet titkárának felesége; és 1961. november 26-a, V P de Poix kapitány parancsnoksága alatt avatták.

• Enterprise-t hosszadalmasan tesztelték, hogy elérjék az atommeghajtású repülőgéphordozó teljes képességeit. 1962. január 17-én egy F8U Crusader repülőgép szállt le az óriási repülőfedélzeten, s ugyanezt a repülőgépet katapultatták először. Egy hónappal később, 1962. február 20-án, az atommeghajtású szállító felügyelte a Mercury űrkabint követő Friendship 7 mérőállomást, illetve Ifj.John H Glenn főhadnagy (ezredes), űrhajós, az Egyesült Államok első orbitális űrrepülését. A nyolcadik Enterprise karriere jól kezdődött.

Fire aboard Enterprise, 14 January 1969, in Hawaiian waters

The massive fire started when a Zuni rocket accidentally exploded under the wing of an F-4. Some of the subsequent 18 explosions were 500-lb. bombs cooking of in multiples, leaving 20-foot holes in the armored flight deck. Losses totalled 28 dead, 343 wounded, and 15 aircraft destroyed.

Tűz az Enterprise hordozón, 1969. January 14. Havaii vizek

Hatalmas tűz keletkezett, amikor egy F-4 szárnya alatt lévő Zuni rakéta véletlenül felrobbant és sorozatban robbantotta a fedélzeten lévő gépek 500-lb. bombáját. A 18 robbanás 20 láb hosszúságú rést nyitott a páncélos repülőfedélzeten. 28-an meghaltak, 343-an megsebesültek, és 15 repülőgép megsemmisült.

Commanding Officers

• Captain Vincent Paul DePoix 25 Nov 1961 - 20 Jul 1963• Captain Frederick Hayes Michaelis 20 Jul 1963 - 17 Jul 1965• Captain James Lemuel Holloway III 17 Jul 1965 - 11 Jul 1967• Captain Kent Liston Lee 11 Jul 1967 - 8 Jul 1969• Captain Forrest Silas Petersen 8 Jul 1969 - 3 Dec 1971• Captain Ernest Eugene Tissot, Jr. 3 Dec 1971 - 9 Apr 1974• Captain Carol Castleman Smith, Jr. 9 Apr 1974 - 10 Dec 1976• Captain James Willis Austin 10 Dec 1976 - 23 Feb 1980• Captain Robert J. ("Barney") Kelly 23 Feb 1980 - 17 Jun 1983• Captain Robert L. Leuschner, Jr. 17 Jun 1983 - 27 Jan 1986• Captain Robert Johnson Spane 27 Jan 1986 - 28 Oct 1988• Captain Harry Taylor Rittenour 28 Oct 1988 - 7 Aug 1991• Captain Daniel Clark Roper 7 Aug 1991 - 27 Aug 1993• Captain Richard Joseph Naughton 27 Aug 1993 - 2 Feb 1996• Captain Michael Dennis Malone 2 Feb 1996 - 10 Nov 1997• Captain Evan Marthy ("Marty") Chanik 10 Nov 1997 - 10 Mar 2000• Captain James Alexander ("Sandy") Winnefeld, Jr. 10 Mar 2000 - 15 Feb 2002• Captain Eric Christian Neidlinger 15 Feb 2002 - 10 Dec 2004• Captain Lawrence Scott ("Larry") Rice 10 Dec 2004 - 17 May 2007• Captain Ronald Horton 17 May 2007 - present

USS AMERICA   (CVA-66)(later CV-66)

Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign: November - Uniform - Sierra - AlphaTactical Voice Radio Call: "COURAGE"

CLASS - KITTY HAWK Displacement 60,300 Tons, Dimensions, 1047' 6" (oa) x 129' 4" x 37' (Max)

Armament 4 Terrier-SAM, 100 Aircraft. Armor, Unknown.

Machinery, 280,000 SHP; G.E. Geared Turbines, 4 screws Speed, 34 Knots, Crew 4154-4580.

Operational and Building Data Laid down by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Corp on 9 January 1961. Launched 1

February 1964 and commissioned 23 January 1965.Reclassified as a Multi-purpose Aircraft Carrier (CV-66) on 30 June 1975.

Fate: Decommissioned and stricken on 9 August 1996. Sunk in the Atlantic Ocean, off the Virginia coast, on 14 May 2005, after 25 days of tests consisting of underwater and surface simulated

attacks on the ship. These tests were intended to provide valuable data on survivability for the next generation of aircraft carriers.

According to the December 4, 2006 issue of "Navy Times," ex-America was in one piece and sitting on its keel, some 476 miles east of Charleston, SC, and about 400 miles west of Bermuda,

and 16,860 feet (5,139 meters) below the surface. This information was obtained by the USS America Carrier Veterans Association on October 30, through a Freedom of Information Act

request.

Atlanti-ócean, 2005. május 14. — A leszerelt ex-USS America (CV-66) repülőgéphordozót a következő generációs hordozó kifejlesztése érdekében, a CVN-21 projekt keretében süllyesztik el.

A hagyományos dízelmotorral hajtott repülőgéphordozó, melyet 1996-ban vontak ki az aktív szolgálatból, Michael Sandberg fényképével hagy nyomot az U.S. haditengerészeti-fotótárban.

Atlantic Ocean, May 14, 2005

The decommissioned aircraft carrier, ex-USS America (CV-66) was "laid to rest" after being sunk at sea. America was the target of a series of tests designed to test new defense and damage control systems for the CVN-21 program. The conventionally-powered carrier left active service in 1996. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Michael Sandberg

Commanding Officers

• CAPT Lawrence Heyworth, Jr. USNA '43 23 January 1965 - 20 July 1966• CAPT Donald Davenport ("Don") Engen NAVCAD 20 July 1966 - 31 July 1967• CAPT Frederick C. ("Fox") Turner NAVCAD 31 July 1967 - 4 October 1968• CAPT Richard Edwards Rumble USNA '45 4 October 1968 - 20 December 1969• CAPT Thomas B. ("Tom") Hayward USNA '47 20 December 1969 - 2 November 1970

Commanding Officers

• CAPT Thomas Beckwith Russell, Jr. NAVCAD2 November 1970 - 7 April 1972

• CAPT Burton Hale Shepherd NAVCAD 7 April 1972 - 11 April 1973

• CAPT Thomas H. Replogle NAVCAD 11 April 1973 - 29 September 1974

• CAPT Daniel G. McCormick III NAVCAD 29 September 1974 - 7 April 1976

• CAPT Robert Byron ("By") Fuller USNA '51 7 April 1976 - 17 April 1978

• CAPT William Frederick Meyer NAVCAD 17 April 1978 - 23 August 1979

• CAPT Rene Wesley Leeds NAVCAD 23 August 1979 - 11 February 1981

• CAPT James F. ("Yank") Dorsey, Jr. NAVCAD11 February 1981 - 30 July 1982

• CAPT Denis T. Schwaab NAVCAD 30 July 1982 - 3 February 1984

Commanding Officers

• CAPT Leighton Warren ("Snuffy") Smith, Jr. USNA '58 3 February 1984 - 2 July 1985

• CAPT Richard C. AllenNAVCAD 2 July 1985 - 28 February 1987

• CAPT James A. ("Jim") Lair NAVCAD 28 February 1987 - 13 August 1988

• CAPT John J. ("JJ") Coonan, Jr.NAVCAD 13 August 1988 - 14 October 1989

• CAPT John J. ("Maz") MazachNAVCAD 14 October 1989 - 8 February 1991

• CAPT Kent Walker Ewing NAVCAD 8 February 1991 - 8 August 1992

• CAPT William W. Copeland, Jr.NAVCAD 8 August 1992 - 25 February 1994

• CAPT Ralph E. SuggsNAVCAD 25 February 1994 - 25 September 1995

• CAPT Robert Eugene Besal NAVCAD 25 September 1995 - 30 September 1996

USS JOHN F. KENNEDY   (CVA-67)(later CV-67)

JFK CV-67 Memorial Foundation, Inc.

Flag Hoist/Radio Call Sign: November - Juliet - Foxtrot - KiloTactical Voice Radio Call: "EAGLE CLIFF"

Class: JOHN F. KENNEDY

As built: Displacement (design): 61,000 tons (83,000 fl)Dimensions: 990' wl (1,051' 3" oa; 1,072' 1" over catapult booms) x 129' 4" (251' 6" fd) x 35' 4" /

301.8 wl (320.4 oa; 326.8 over catapult booms) x 39.4 (76.7 fd) x 10.8 metersArmor: unknown — Power plant: 8 1,200-psi boilers, 4 steam turbines, 4 screws; 280,000 shp

Speed: 33.5 knots — Endurance: nm @ knotsArmament: 3 Mk.25 8-cell BPDMS launchers (fitted soon after completion)

Aircraft: 80+ — Aviation facilities: 4 elevators; 4 steam catapults — Crew: 4,965-5,200

Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Newport News, VA – Laid down: 22 Oct 1964Commissioned at Newport News, VA, Saturday, September 7, 1968.

Initially classified as an "Attack Aircraft Carrier" and designated CVA-67. Reclassified as a "Multi-purpose Aircraft Carrier" and redesignated CV-67 December 1, 1974, upon modification

to operate ASW aircraft. Decommissioned at Mayport, FL, Friday, March 23, 2007.

Fate: Ex-John F. Kennedy left Mayport under tow for Norfolk on July 26, 2007. Towed to the Inactive Ships Maintenance Facility in Philadelphia, Pa. March 22, 2008.

Ship's sponsor, 9-year old Caroline Bouvier Kennedy, daughter of the late President, and ship's namesake, John F. Kennedy.

Saturday, May 27, 1967.

A repülőgép hordozó építésének szponzora a 9 éves Caroline Bouvier Kennedy, a későbbi elnök John F. Kennedy lánya.

1967. május 27. Szombat

• CV-67 is named after John Fitzgerald Kennedy (1917-1963), 35th President of the United States of America (1961-1963).

• (Read about LT John F. Kennedy, USNR, WW2 service at the Naval Historical Center website.)

• For many observers, Kennedy's presidency represented the ascendance of youthful idealism in the aftermath of World War II. JFK was the youngest person elected US President, and the youngest to die in office.

• A CV-67-et John Fitzgerald Kennedyről (1917-1963), az Amerikai Egyesült Államok 35. elnökéről (1961-1963) nevezték el.

• (John F Kennedyről, USNR, WW2 szolgálatáról a Naval Historical Center honlapon olvasható.)

• Sok embernek Kennedy elnöksége képviselte a fiatalos idealizmus aszcendensét a II. világháború utáni megújhodásban. JFK a legfiatalabb megválasztott-, és a legfiatalabb megölt amerikai elnök.

Commanding Officers

• CAPT Earl Preston ("Buddy") Yates USNA '447 September 1968 - 3 September 1969

• CAPT Julian S. Lake NAVCAD3 September 1969 - 4 September 1970

• CAPT Ferdinand Brailler Koch USNA '454 September 1970 - 1 October 1971

• CAPT Robert Hugh Gormley USNA '48a1 October 1971 - 30 November 1972

• CAPT John Curtis Dixon Jr. USNA '4930 November 1972 - 24 May 1974

• CAPT William A. Gureck NAVCAD24 May 1974 - 29 November 1975

• CAPT John Robert Cummings Mitchell USNA '5229 November 1975 - 14 May 1977

• CAPT Jerry Owen Tuttle NAVCAD14 May 1977 - 27 November 1978

• CAPT Lowell R. Myers NAVCAD27 November 1978 - 27 June 1980

• CAPT Diego E. Hernandez NAVCAD27 June 1980 - 29 August 1981

• CAPT Denny Bruce Cargill NAVCAD29 August 1981 - 14 April 1983

• CAPT Gary Francis Wheatley USNA '5914 April 1983 - 5 September 1984

Commanding Officers

• CAPT William Rankin McGowen USNA '59 5 September 1984 - 1 May 1986

• CAPT John Alden MoriartyNAVCAD 1 May 1986 - 29 January 1988

• CAPT Hugh Dennis WiselyNAVCAD 29 January 1988 - 27 May 1989

• CAPT Herbert A. Browne Jr.NAVCAD 27 May 1989 - 7 December 1990

• CAPT John P. GayNAVCAD 7 December 1990 - 6 March 1992

• CAPT Timothy Robert Beard USNA '66 6 March 1992 - 24 June 1993

• CAPT J. R. (John Rudolph) HutchisonUSNA '69 24 June 1993 - 27 January 1995

• CAPT Gerald Lee HoewingNAVCAD 27 January 1995 - 15 July 1996

• CAPT Edward Joseph Fahy Jr. USNA '70 15 July 1996 - 9 December 1997

• CAPT Robin Y. Weber NAVCAD 9 December 1997 - 6 August 1999

• CAPT Michael Harold Miller USNA '74 6 August 1999 - 23 October 2000

• CAPT Maurice Stephen ("Moe") JoyceNAVCAD 23 October 2000 - 13 December 2001

• CDR James Gregorski (XO) in temporary commandNAVCAD 13 December 2001 - 17 December 2001

Commanding Officers

• CAPT Johnny Lee ("Turk") Green NAVCAD 17 December 2001 - 12 February 2002• CAPT Ronald Holstei Henderson Jr. NAVCAD 12 February 2002 - 8 April 2004• CAPT Stephen George Squires NAVCAD 8 April 2004 - 27 August 2004• CAPT John W. ("Fuzzy") Miller USNA '79 27 August 2004 - 5 October 2004• CAPT Dennis E. FitzPatrick NAVCAD 5 October 2004 - 26 May 2006• CAPT Todd Allen Zecchin NAVCAD 26 May 2006 - 23 March 2007

Decommissioned• CAPT Ronald Bradley Robinson (XO), Officer in Charge USNA '83 23 March 2007 - 24 July 2007

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