Kitty Hawk (CVA 63) - Naval Cruise Book

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3 '12 i1'1'Z'..,ft3.? ' U I ,Salida 'nr--ph ft, ln.-ypnnunna rar..mu-ul. I Anais o Prl-tlnml Tarun: lmfn C. Bllnuo Pt.St.0ool-so C. Msndocixxo +-' T.-. -.. YY... WY.-- A-, . ,,.,- HUIIIYIEEU v Pu-nl Inn ln Sqn H-nncis Sain Cru: 1 luahqy Q Clyucow I I-1. Arguellv ' fm, Q ,T 5325 .aff of I , W' I - l W I A I I Guldllupi KHP Mi-lwrgx' I. ll V V.-.U-1 .um livruw-t lu Ax On Dec. I7, l903, Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first successful flight in a heaVier-than-air plane just outside Kitty Hawk. N'JCT Fifty-tlfree,3,years and ten days later another first took place in Camden. Nd. . . . the beginning of the largest combatant vessel then known toGFi'3hxniiias set dowil invthe form of the keel of an aircraft carrier to be called Kitty Hawk. commemorating the efforts of the Wrigliffbrothlers. Thus,1on Dec. 27, l956. the USS Kitty liwk had her beginnings. After three-and-one-half years of labor thgwljgwnygrk Shipbuilding Corporation launched the Kitty Hawk on May 2l. l960. But. she was not a United States Navy-'ship . J,9.ggg,lfirst. Kitty Hawk had to undergo almost a full year of rigorous ?rWestingstosseeH if she hadswhatsittakes to be a figlilibnfhv llhq lwOn April29. l96I. she was commissioned into4he-Nav United States Ship Kitty Hawk, under the command of Cv taiil'iW. F. Bringle. Shortly after commissioning the Kitty Hawk was off on her first of many goodwill cruises. This one would take the Hawk naround Cape Horn. Sou'fli'l'America. enroute to her first homeport. San Diego. Calif. On her arrival in San Diego. Kitty Hawk was destined. once again. for training andltesting. in preparation for her Western Pacific Deployment Sept. I3. l962. Since then. Kitty Hawk has made a total of eleven Western Pacific Deployments and served six tours of combat duty in the Gulf of Tonkin. Kitty Hawk's awards and citations include: the Battle E from I962 to I964. designating her as the top attack carrier in 9 the Pacific: two Meritorious Unit Commendations: three Navy Unit Citations: the Presidential Unit Citation. awarded by ' President Johnson for Kitty Hawk's record-setting 6I days on-the-line off the coast of Vietnam during her '67-'68 cruise: W I the Vietnam Service Medal: the Vietnam Campaign Medal: the National Defense Service Medal: and the Admiral Flatley l Memorial Award for a perfect safety record Ghifiwcombat or operational losses during an entire deployment in Southeast Asia. l ' This has never been done by any other carrier. 4.-......... Nu hql, On March I2. l976, Kitty Hawk arrived at the Puget Sound Naval Ship Yard. Bremerton. Wash.. for a well-deserved rest nl and overhaul. During this period in the yards an excessngf S l00 million and IO million manhours were expended. Thirteen y months later the.Hawk set sail for San Diego where she once again underwent rigorous testing and training. This time for her T Mgg3g5eueve...mve5fva... A as -We as sam, ff A W-- 'Q' -1 Today, the Kitty Hawk continues to carry on the tradition of maintaining peace and operational readiness throughout the S' ' ' f' Allacific with pride'.in.1,lmowjg3gnthat she is the finest carrier in the Pacific Fleet. MCKe.n llll nu' 'wh'-,lux 1 INIUXNIIW N Miqjliiii V 'liar-llu-r HHH Ngvdlny 1 ' N I 1 MAITQI T 1 Y Em.. , ,tc-P Y xr , 'r KL U I5 . U S F l uliH H M Q , ln.:--luv Ls Y . H V5- Q .. .. M.. T l' A 11-.x usmx A -V 0 . .A ,, r ,, . .X :... ,AQ it vp A ,, he 9-' .xo vs lm.. H mitmrnl I. , V X , 'V 4.. X, . 1m...,...i... rm: INl..Xkl rf we W. xg Q ,was is 4 1.. Y v N, X .u1.I,..tW S W., .Q -Nb Fang-hum if I P All V 1 A r. - - 14. M X Mx, ' fl f , .f . A lm.. H- r.. .... F J, Cb mt 1 ! Annum S .V +9 N' + N Q' rm.. :..- .A ,fl 3 9' A W V v,' ' I QS is . N, Knnduyuf' .Q xx V 1 lx .N A ' ' - wc' ,F N..l.-.1.- . ' lllunl I ' ru M , sv n 4 Ewen' I? ,u........ V g Y Y mf ly .. I A 1 ......-rn. ge' v.u..... ...... f Q 1 ... X ' QQ! A.'v..-.-.mv C- M..-.g.... V 99 'I'.1....A.... n ' M-ru --- 1., . ,M . ... N 1, ,Slut gn... 1 'r..n....5 A .g N-U-him uwt... '0' w 1 l I AA 'PV' v N P V

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is OCT. 25, I978: AS KITTY HAWK PREPARES . . . 4