USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63)

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USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) was a U.S. Navy Kitty Hawk–class supercarrier that served as a key conventionally powered aircraft carrier from the early 1960s until its decommissioning in 2009.

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instanceOf Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier
United States Navy ship
aircraft carrier
supercarrier
aircraftCarried fixed-wing aircraft
helicopters
armament Phalanx CIWS (modernization era)
surface form: CIWS Phalanx

naval guns (early career)
surface-to-air missiles (various over career)
awards Meritorious Unit Commendation
Navy Unit Commendation
Presidential Unit Citation (United States)
surface form: Presidential Unit Citation

multiple battle stars for Vietnam War
beam about 130 ft (waterline)
builder New York Shipbuilding Corporation
commissioned 1961-04-29
conflictParticipated Global War on Terrorism
Operation Desert Storm
Vietnam War
country United States of America
crewComplement over 4500 personnel (ship and air wing)
decommissioned 2009-05-12
displacement about 61000 tons standard
over 80000 tons full load
flightDeckWidth about 252 ft
homeport San Diego, California, United States
surface form: San Diego, California

Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
surface form: Yokosuka, Japan
hullNumber USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) self-linksurface differs
surface form: CV-63
laidDown 1956-12-27
launched 1960-05-21
length about 1047 ft
namesake Battle of Kitty Hawk
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
nickName Battle Cat
notableEvent last conventionally powered aircraft carrier in U.S. Navy service
served as forward-deployed carrier in Japan
operator United States Navy
placeBuilt Camden
surface form: Camden, New Jersey
precededBy USS Independence (CV-62)
propulsion conventionally powered
propulsionSystem conventional boilers
steam turbines
role attack aircraft carrier
multi-mission aircraft carrier
shipClass Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier
status decommissioned
succeededBy USS George Washington (CVN-73)
type conventional-powered fleet carrier

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New York Shipbuilding Corporation notableShipBuilt USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63)
USS Forrestal (CV-59) followedBy USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63)
this entity surface form: Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier
USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) hullNumber USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: CV-63
Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier includesShip USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63)
Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier hasNotableShip USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63)
Battle Cat refersTo USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63)
Battle Cat nicknameFor USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63)
this entity surface form: Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63)
Battle Cat refersTo USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63)
this entity surface form: conventional-powered aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63)
USS George Washington (CVN-73) replaced USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63)
this entity surface form: USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) as forward-deployed carrier in Japan