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Newly commissioned USS Con- stellation sails under the Brooklyn Bridge in New York Harbor en- route to San Diego in 1961. An F-4J goes to full throttle prior to catapult ojf Constellation while steaming on Yankee Station in Nov. 1971. HISTORY 7
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Important dates in Connie ' s history Oct. 27, 1961 . . . Commissioned at New York Naval Shipyard. July 12, 1962 ... Departs New York to sail around Cape Horn to San Diego. Aug. 4, 1964 . . . Launches strikes in response to Gulf of Tonkin incident. Nov. 1, 1968 . . . Flew the last missions against North Vietnam before a bombing halt is de- clared. May 10, 1972 . . . Lt. Cunningham and Lt.j.g. Driscoll, flying off USS Constellation, become the first aces of the war by downing three MiGs in one day and five in four months. July 1, 1973 . . . Awarded Presidential Unit Ci- tation by President Nixon for Extraordinary heroism and outstanding performance of duty. Nov. 23, 1974 . . . Enters Persian Gulf while par- ticipating in MIDLINK 74, the first time an American carrier had been in those waters in 26 years. Jan. 31, 1975 . . . Departs San Diego for Bremer- ton to undergo extensive overhaul. July 1, 1975 . . . Redesignated CV from CVA, becoming a multi-use carrier with ASW capabilities. Oct. 15, 1980 ... Returns from 12th WEST- PAC. During that deployment, Connie set a rec- ord by spending 1 10 consecutive days on station in the Indian Ocean. Aug. 20, 1981 . . . President Reagan declares Constellation America ' s Flagship. Dec. 6, 1982 . . . Begins overhaul in Bremerton, Washington. Jan. 23, 1984 . . . Completes 14-month overhaul two weeks early and under budget, Feb. 21, 1985 . . . Departs San Diego for WEST- PAC, marking the first deployment with the FA- 18 Hornet. Sept. 24, 1986 . . . Becomes the first aircraft carrier to visit Anchorage, Alaska. Aug. 3, 1987 . . . Begins flying cover for escort of U.S.-flagged tankers through Persian Gulf. Constellation ' s irsr Commanding Officer Cap- tain T.J. Walker (center) cuts Connie ' s first birthday cake on Oct. 17, 1962. USS Constellation operates in the Gulf of Tonkin with her embarked Airwing in March 1973. 6 HISTORY
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