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WHERE WE'VE GO E USS CONSTELLATIGN CCVA-645 was commissioned at the New York Naval Shipyard on 27 October 1961. She is the second U.S. warship to bear the name. CONSTELLATION is the largest conventionally powered fighting ship in the world if today. Her displacement Cin tonsj is 85,200, her length isl,075.5 feet, maximum width of the flight deck is 273.5 feet. CONSTELLATION's top speed is in excess of 35 knots. Her horsepower is 70,000 per shaft fof which there are 43 giving her overall horsepower of 280,000 CONSTELLATION's eight boilers are capable of generating 1200 psi of steam at 950 degrees Farenheit. Two twin-battery TERRIER surface-to-air missile launchers plus the embarked Air Wing give CONSTEL- LATION an impenetrable defense against any aggressor offense. CARRIER AIR WING NINE has reconnaissance, fighter, attack, early warning, electronic, rescue, and anit-submarine warfare capabilities. CONS'l'ELLATION's complement of personnel consists of 2,700 men, plus the 2,000 men assigned to CARRIER AIR WING NINE for a total complement of 4,700 - 5,000 men. .. 1 ..E W s i?'w,, Hz .I 4' if 70 Q lt 1 . . r A ' Fi , i.. If - ..-'Q ' ' - Q ff t . D re- - .,5iS?'R'.f55if1lP?7?'j3 77 v ' 5' 'I V' ww . ,,. P .mg X ,, . -' m'f,.L gt. X EL5t.:.,! . nf Qtr -l' 5 I.. . nf, , f Z E, Q Ii if 5 Q D. Brinker rg JRR! KK L - f 4 4 it ,Q A , ,g ,,, . X X. x .. Q 1 .i .gi 6 ,QM ' x , I 1 A it .g , , . g , . ,Ltd 5 . lqg..f'i, KM-JW, .L , . I.. Rocowsky . a 2 W U .1 ones Q 1