USS Constellation (CV-64)
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USS Constellation (CV-64) was a U.S. Navy supercarrier that served extensively during the Cold War and Vietnam War as part of the Kitty Hawk-class of aircraft carriers.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aircraft carrier
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supercarrier ⓘ |
| aircraftCarried |
fixed-wing aircraft
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helicopters ⓘ |
| airWing | Carrier Air Wing 9 (various deployments) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armament |
Phalanx CIWS (various periods)
NERFINISHED
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RIM-7 Sea Sparrow launchers (various periods) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded |
Battle Efficiency Award
NERFINISHED
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Meritorious Unit Commendation NERFINISHED ⓘ Navy Unit Commendation NERFINISHED ⓘ Presidential Unit Citation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builder | New York Naval Shipyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1961-10-27 ⓘ |
| conflictParticipated |
Cold War
NERFINISHED
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Operation Desert Storm NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Enduring Freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Iraqi Freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Southern Watch NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 5,000 personnel ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 2003-08-07 ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 81,000 tons (full load) ⓘ |
| fate | scrapped ⓘ |
| homeport |
Naval Air Station North Island
NERFINISHED
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San Diego, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullNumber | CV-64 ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1957-09-14 ⓘ |
| launched | 1960-10-08 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 1047 ft ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | over 30 knots ⓘ |
| motto | Spirit of the Old, Pride of the New NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Constellation (nickname of the United States flag) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Connie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
conducted multiple combat deployments to the Gulf of Tonkin during the Vietnam War
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last deployment included combat operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2002–2003 ⓘ participated in air operations during Operation Desert Storm in 1991 ⓘ suffered major fire during construction in 1960 at New York Naval Shipyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| pennant | NATO code CV-64 ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | CV-64 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededInClassBy | USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion |
conventional steam turbines
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oil-fired boilers ⓘ |
| scrappingCompleted | 2017-05 ⓘ |
| shipClass | Kitty Hawk class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorInClass | USS America (CV-66) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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