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HISTORY or EXCELLENCE NDEPENDENCE -Q The mere word evokes thoughts of freedom, integrity and individuality. To us, the crew of this warship, INDEPENDENCE has been home, protec- tor, maintainer, and above all - the symbol of power and liberty which makes our nation the most powerful and respected in the world. I But the INDEPENDENCE story does not begin on this deployment. Her service and that of her predecessors are as much a part of the nation's fabric as the ideals of her name. I The first INDEPENDENCE was a 10-gun continental sloop under the command of Captain Iohn Young. The second INDEPENDENCE was launched in 1814, and in addition to serving during the Mexican-American War, this 74-gun frigate was the flag ship for Commodore Bainbridge's Mediterranean Squadron. In 1912, another INDEPEN- DENCE was commissioned and operated as part of the Naval Dverseas Transportation Service. The first INDEPENDENCE, a 10-gun continental sloop, began her service on the year of our nations birth, 1776. One of her first riders, Iohn Paul jones, received the second salute rendered t the newly founded American flag. 4 'Si-:-557 Q
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- The fourth INDEPENDENCE, the first of several aircraft carriers to be con- verted from cruiser hulls, was launched in 1942. She fought in various actions throughout the Pacific including the Marcus Islands, Wake and Raboul. At Tarawa, INDEPENDENCE was hit by three torpedoes, but she managed to withdraw under her own power. Return- ing in 1944, she saw action in repatriating the Philippines. Aircraft from her deck also fought over Qkinawa and made attacks on the Iapanese homeland. E Dverall, she earned eight battle stars for her operations in the Pacific. Following the war she was assigned as an atomic test ship at Bikini Atoll. Damaged but not sunk, she returned to San Francisco where she was ,y ... p . sunk off the coast of Cali- i y 9 Q y r fornia in a Special test in - r s s 1951. B The INDEPEN- DENCE we know today was commissioned CVA- 62 on January 10, 1959 at Setting sail for the first time, INDEPENDENCE departs New York Harbor to begin sea trials February 2, 1959.
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