The gw is en route to hawaii for a turnover with the kitty hawk. F14a tomcat vf154 uss kitty hawk, hasegawa 04443 1998. The navy does not stock or sell copies of ships cruise books. This cruisebook covers the 20012002 deployment of the uss kitty hawk. Made a westpac on the uss kitty hawk in 1981, and a maiden world cruise on the uss carl vinson in 1983. During this short inland sea cruise, local dignitaries and their families. Uss kitty hawk cv 63 westpac cruise book 199899 cos. Uss constellation was named for the configuration of 15 stars on the original united states flag. Full space airconditioning, unlimited fresh water and chowhall hours. Kitty hawk cv63 197374, 1975, 197778, 197980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1987, 199293, 1994, 199697, 1998 99, 200102, 200304, 200405, 200506, 200708. Belleau wood lha 3 naval cruise book, class of 1998, page. Since august 1998, kitty hawk was homeported in yokosuka, japan, where she relieved the uss independence cv.
Uss kitty hawk cva 63 november 1967 june 1968 vietnam war uss kitty hawk cva 63 december 1968 september 1969 vietnam war uss kitty hawk cva 63 november 1970 july 1971 vietnam war uss kitty hawk cva 63 february 1972 november 1972 vietnam war uss kitty hawk cv 63 november 1973 july 1974 vietnam war. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of. Uss kitty hawk cva 63 november 1966 june 1967 vietnam war uss kitty hawk cva 63 november 1967 june 1968 vietnam war uss kitty hawk cva 63 december 1968 september 1969 vietnam war uss kitty hawk cva 63 november 1970 july 1971 vietnam war uss kitty hawk cva 63 february 1972 november 1972 vietnam war. Asbestos on aircraft carriers list of affected ships.
Vf11 red rippers f14d super tomcat vf2 black lions f14d super tomcat vf2 black lions. This was followed in 1981 by the first deployment of many that vs29 would make with cvw15, this time on uss kitty hawk. With the arrival of kitty hawk to the west coast, the squadron moved to nas moffett field, california. Like school yearbooks, they are usually paid for by. Kitty hawk cv63 197374, 1975, 197778, 197980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1987, 199293, 1994, 199697, 199899, 200102, 200304, 200405, 200506, 2007 08. Cva 63 uss kitty hawk 1963 far east cruise book missile. The kitty hawk veterans association had worked diligently with kitty hawk and the navy to get former shipmates on board for this last cruise and had been successfula tiger cruise like no other. The first kitty hawk exseatrain new york, an aircraft transport apv1 later aircraft. Plans are to have her role as our only forwarddeployed aircraft carrier taken over by uss george washington, expected to sail into yokosuka, japan sometime next summer.
Vaw112 golden hawks carrier airborne early warning. Since august 1998, kitty hawk was homeported in yokosuka, japan, where she relieved the uss independence. July 18, 1998 uss independence turned over forwarddeployed duties in yokosuka, japan, to uss kitty hawk while the two aircraft carriers were in pearl harbor, hawaii. Uss kitty hawk cv 63 uss kitty hawk was the lead ship of the navys second class of super carriers and the second ship in the navy to bear the name. Initially commissioned as attack aircraft carrier cva 63, she was redesignated as multipurpose aircraft carrier cv 63 april 29, 1973. The second k on uss kitty hawk s nameplate is upside down. Find people you served with from uss kitty hawk cv63. Ao1aw weapons qa lpo, g5 division uss kitty hawk cv63 alt mailto. With the decommissioning of independence on 30 september 1998, kitty. The above uss constellation cv64 history may or may not contain text provided by crew members of the uss. Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. Book documents their mediterranean cruise 9899 a visual record of the deployement of this enterprise class nuclearpowered aircraft carrier.
The hawk is currently our oldest carrier, launched in may of 1960. The golden hawks deployed in july 1998 for a short detachment to hawaii aboard the uss kitty hawk and later transferred the newest e2c plus group ii navigation upgrade aircraft to vaw115 home based at naf atsugi, japan. Organization of united states naval aviation units in the. Uss kitty hawk cv63, formerly cva63, is a decommissioned united states navy. Navy warship to be named after the north carolina site of the wright brothers famous flight. Check out our uss kitty hawk cv 63 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates. On july 7, 1998, the squadron and cvw5 embarked for the last time aboard uss independence. Later, the wing made peacetime cruises to the western pacific aboard uss constellation, uss ranger, and uss kitty hawk between june 1974 and june 1987. Since august 1998, kitty hawk was homeported in yokosuka, japan, where she relieved the uss independence cv 62 as the only forward deployed aircraft carrier in the navy. Herter wife of the secretary of state and commissioned 27 october 1961 captain t. Cvw9 was assigned to uss nimitz in july 1987, completing the first uss nimitznine western pacific cruise in february 1989.
The third by this name, the ship was built at the new york naval shipyard in brooklyn. May 19, 2020 kitty hawk left san diego for her last cruise on thursday, august 28, 2008 bound for its next stop. The eagles new carrier air wing also switched to cvw14 aboard the uss abraham lincoln cvn72. For rating shirts click on your rating abbreviation below. The navys humanitarian mission u2s, ufos, and operation blue book. Kitty hawk, cv63, 197374, 1975, 197778, 197980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1987, 199193. Pacific fleet announced june 9 the aircraft carrier uss kitty hawk cv 63 will replace uss george washington in the rim of the pacific rimpac 2008 exercise scheduled to take place in the hawaiian operating area from june 29 through july 31.
Uss constellation cv64 the second constellation cva64 was built by new york naval shipyard brooklyn n. Uss kitty hawk cv63 20012002 deployment cruisebook. Cv63 uss kitty hawk cv62 uss independence 1998 great turnover cruise patch in mint condition. Plans are to have her role as our only forwarddeployed aircraft carrier taken over by uss george washington, expected to sail into yokosuka, japan sometime next summer carrier air wing 5 is the wing assigned to kitty hawk. Uss kitty hawk cva63 naval history and heritage command. With the decommissioning of independence on 30 september 1998, k. In june 1998 the eagles deployed to the arabian gulf in.
Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection 7300 total words in this text. On 18 july 1998, uss independence cv 62 turned over forwarddeployed duties in yokosuka, japan, to kitty hawk while the two aircraft carriers were in pearl harbor, hawaii. Arleigh burke, ddg51, 1989, 199192, 1995, 1998, 2003, 200506. Disturbingly, the lines were drawn racially, black against white. Kitty hawk received the first navy jack, designating her as the ship. The ship completed her first line period of the cruise. Here you can download the uss kitty hawk cv 63 westpac cruise book 199697 as a high resolution.
You will be able to zoom in to better read names etc. The ships most significant maintenance period, however, was a service life extension program slep in the philadelphia naval shipyard beginning in 1987. During this cruise hubbard fired more than 1,000 rounds of 5 inch shells into viet cong strongholds along the coast of south vietnam. On october 17, 1963 uss kitty hawk departed san diego for the far. Many still popping into my head to this day all these years later.
In august 1997 he reported aboard uss belleau wood lha 3 as the command master chief. Capps ap121 1946 agerholm dd826 1963, 1966, 1969 ainsworth de1090 1974 ainsworth ff1090 1977, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1990. Mediterranean arabian sea cruise 1998 99 mediterranean arabian sea cruise 2001. Immediately kitty hawk loaded the men, armament, and equipment of the 3d marine defense battalion and planes of marine air groups 21 and 45 and sailed at top speed to reinforce midway, escorted by gwyn. By this time, kitty hawk had added new computer technology, making it compatible with the navys latest advancements in information technology for the 21st century, or it21. None of our partner shops or mates has this currently for sale. Uss kitty hawk cva63 and accompany her around cape horn to her new homeport, san diego. Vaw112 golden hawks carrier airborne early warning squadron.
Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb. After the cruise kitty hawk came back to san diego for a month and then went to puget sound shipyard in washington state sept 1969 for dry dock. Kitty hawk received the first navy jack, designating her as the ship in active status with the longest total period of active service in the fleet, fa yokosuka. In 1972, the united states was embroiled in an unpopular war in vietnam, and the uss kitty hawk was headed to her station in the gulf of tonkin.
November 26th will always be a day in the history books for kitty hawk. On march 2, 1999, kitty hawk departed yokosuka on a threeandahalf month deployment to the arabian gulf where she operated in support of operation. Intelligence reports arrived indicating that a japanese fleet was approaching the hawaiian islands. Cvw11 carrier air wing 11 carairwing eleven us navy. After the cruise kitty hawk came back to san diego for.
Kitty hawks cruise was extended two and a half months to support contingency operations in the north arabian sea during the iranian hostage crisis. Carrier air wing 5 is the wing assigned to kitty hawk. Our motto give us 5 more minutes and we can do the impossible and with the 7 guys i worked with and captain hoffman and captain tillotson. Belleau wood lha 3 naval cruise book, class of 1998. Cruise books, usually similar in general content and format to high school or college yearbooks, are not official publications. Kitty hawk cv63 1974, 1975, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1985 klondike ar22 1963, 1969. The president of the united states presented the presidential unit citation to uss kitty hawk cva 63 and attack carrier air wing eleven cvw11.
After decommissioning of ranger, he trans ferred to the uss kitty hawk cv 63 as their command master chief, and made one western pacific deployment. Kitty hawk sailed for a planned threemonth deployment that included tandem thrust, a multithreat exercise off guam. Ship name hull number year of cruise or publication aaaron ward dm34 1945 abbot dd629 1958, 1960 abraham lincoln cvn72 1993 acadia ad42 1985, 1991 adair apa91 1946 adirondack agc15 1952 admiral w. In late 1993, mid 1995, and again in late 1998, the squadron deployed to the persian gulf in support of osw. In august 1998, kitty hawk changed its homeport from san diego, calif. Bringle in command following shakedown in the western atlantic kitty hawk departed norfolk 11 august 1961. United states navy cruise book collection gg archives. On 12 october 1972 during the vietnam war, kitty hawk was en route to her station in the gulf of tonkin when a race riot involving more than 200 sailors broke out. Uss kitty hawk cv 63 westpac cruise book 199899 cos, xo, and cmc go to the end of the page cos, xo, and cmc back to last page back to uss kitty hawk page.
The new year had stennis steaming north along the west coast to her new home port of bremerton, washington, arriving on 19 january 2005. Uss kitty hawk cv63 the second kitty hawk cva63 was laid down by the new york ship building corp. Uss carl vinson and cvw15 19831990 after a shakedown cruise in 1982, vs29 made history by joining the nuclearpowered carrier uss carl vinson on her maiden deployment, a round the world cruise from norfolk, virginia. Kitty hawks cruise was extended two and a half months to s. Vpnavy vaw114 shipmates summary page vp patrol squadron. They are compiled by the officers and men of a ship, unit, or station for private distribution and customarily published by a local job printing firm. From september 1996 until august 1997, he was assigned as command master chief of comphibron eleven. The president of the united states presented the presidential unit citation to uss kitty hawk cva 63 and attack. November 26th will always be a day in the history books for the kitty hawk.
Click the kitty hawk seal to go to the official uss kitty hawk cv 63 home page petty officer second class felhofer. The cruisebook features 472 all color pages, including. Stennis next crossed the pacific, conducted operations with the forward deployed uss kitty hawk cv63, and then a series of port visits in the far east, before returning to san diego on 1 november 2004. Back to last page back to cruise book page back to uss kitty hawk page. On november 20, having returned from foal eagle 98, cv 63 received the first navy.
Its five thousand men, cooped up for the longest atsea tour of the war, riotedor, as troubled water suggests, mutinied. Uss kitty hawk cv 63 westpac cruise book 1998 99 did you serve aboard uss kitty hawk cv 63. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection. Jun 01, 2007 uss kitty hawk 7781, 8689, 3 westpac and a world cruise. The letter was skewed when welders transferred the small steel letter plates from the fantail to below the flight deck in the 1960s. In hawaii, the squadron moved to uss kitty hawk and upgraded aircraft to lot 17 fa18cs.
Uss kitty hawk cv 63 westpac cruise book 199899 cos, xo. Printing is also easily possible because of the high resolution and the missing watermarks. Anzio cg68 1998, 2000 arcadia ad23 1954, 1955 arcturus af52 1966 ardent mcm12 1996. We specialize in us navy cruise books, us marine corps cruise books, air force books, and books on us military history. Kitty hawk underwent three overhauls in the bremerton, wash. November 26th will always be a day in the history books for the kitty haw. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment. Jet aircraft crashed into eastern indian ocean after taking off from uss enterprise. In 1998, kitty hawk would replace the independence as the forward deployed carrier in japan. In the following months she acted as escort for uss kitty hawk cva63 and hancock cva19. Here you can download the uss kitty hawk cv 63 westpac cruise book 199293 as a high resolution. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. By this time, cv 63 had added new computer technology, making it compatible with the navys latest advancements in information technology for the 21st century, or it21.
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