Kitty Hawk (CV 63) - Naval Cruise Book

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f -4. i- ' •■ ' ' ii. 1 - ' ■ J ' Mil ki i ' •it te .., r5J,:»l: The USS KITTY HAWK CVA 63 BUILT BY NEW YORK SHIPBUILDING CORPORATION C«MOE ' . Hi fl JEBSET The aircraft carrier USS KITTY H AWK (CV A-63 ) was the llrsl ship in a class of three super carriers. After Ihree-and-one-half years of labor the New York Shipbuilding Corporation launched and christened the USS KITTY HAWK (CVA-631 by the ship ' s sponsor Mrs. Neil H.McElroyof Cincinatti. Ohio, w ife of the former United States Secretary of Defense. But. she was not a United States Navy ship.. ..yet. First, KITTY HAWK had to undergo almost a full year of numerous and rigorous testing helore the U. S. Navy would accept her as part of our nation ' s fleet. I - ]IIS10U 7

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