Constellation (CV 64) - Naval Cruise Book

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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

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WHAT E'VE DO . . .So this is CONSTELLATION: A mass of steel and airplanes to make her the largest working, floating system of her class. But what about the men who work on board this floating machine? The men whose sweat keep her ever-ready and ever- watehfulg keep her mighty engines running and her aircraft flying: A never ending, thankless job these men do and do well: The men who endure pain, cramped quarters, separation, and loneliness. Men who routinely work twelve to fourteen hours a day. Men who have the endless task of preparing 15,000 meals a day. Men who risk their lives each and every day, whether flying in aircraft, working on the flight deck or hangar deck, in the propulsion spaces, or with weapons, electrical gear. or anywhere. This is the personal side of CONSTELLATION: The men who do the work that make her engines run, airplanes fly, and radar turn. THIS is CGNSTELLATION! 5 'W-we-..3,,,5, Jfmf 'R' 4 , ,, H N ga f 2 13 u a ef I - 4 A 4 g fitt I M.R. Morris WD, Jones LB- FOSICV W- D-Jones , M.R. Morris 1 JPN