USS America (CV-66)
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USS America (CV-66) was a U.S. Navy supercarrier that served from the 1960s through the early 1990s, participating in major Cold War and post–Vietnam operations before being intentionally sunk in 2005 as a live-fire test platform.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier
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United States Navy ship ⓘ |
| aircraftCapacity | around 80–90 aircraft ⓘ |
| airWing |
Carrier Air Wing 1
NERFINISHED
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Carrier Air Wing 6 NERFINISHED ⓘ Carrier Air Wing 8 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armament |
Phalanx CIWS
NERFINISHED
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RIM-7 Sea Sparrow missiles NERFINISHED ⓘ various 5-inch guns (early in career) ⓘ |
| awarded |
Battle Efficiency Award
NERFINISHED
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Meritorious Unit Commendation NERFINISHED ⓘ Navy Unit Commendation NERFINISHED ⓘ Southwest Asia Service Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam Service Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builder | Newport News Shipbuilding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1965-01-23 ⓘ |
| conflictParticipated |
Cold War
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Lebanon crisis of 1983 NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Desert Shield NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Desert Storm NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation El Dorado Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1996-08-09 ⓘ |
| displacement |
approximately 60,000 tons standard
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over 80,000 tons full load ⓘ |
| fate | sunk as target ⓘ |
| homeport | Norfolk, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullNumber | CV-66 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1961-01-09 ⓘ |
| launched | 1964-02-01 ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | over 30 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | first U.S. supercarrier intentionally sunk as a live-fire test target ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| propulsion |
conventional steam turbines
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oil-fired boilers ⓘ |
| servicePeriod | 1965–1996 ⓘ |
| shipClass | Kitty Hawk class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipType |
aircraft carrier
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conventional-powered aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| sinkingMethod | live-fire test ⓘ |
| sinkingPurpose |
survivability assessment of aircraft carriers
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weapons effects testing ⓘ |
| successorNameCarrier | USS America (LHA-6) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunk | 2005-05-14 ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Atlantic Ocean
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Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Persian Gulf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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