Kitty Hawk (CV 63) - Naval Cruise Book

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s,,,.-H' 'nd'-,,,-.xxx The aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk is the first in a class of three super carriers. Constructed by thc New York Shipbuild- ing Corporation at Camden, N.J., Kitty Hawk was commissioned at the Philadelphia Nax al Shipy ard on April 29. 1961 is the sec first-ever s - 1,963 to1 X. American forces in Vietnam. 1 In March 1976, Kitty Hawk underwent a yearlong overhaul in Bremerton. Wasli., i com crf'f an attack tCVA1 to Following commissioning, Kitty Hawk's first commanding officer, Capt. William li Bringlc. took his new ship ar O . . . . uth America to its new homeport in San Diego. Hawk departed San Diego in September 1962 on her first extended Western Pacific INK 1-.S'1'BXtfi deployment. F X, MAY2 ond U.S. Navy ship named after the small North Carolina town near which Ort illc and kk ilhur NN nght 11 successful, controlled, powered aircraft on Dec. 17, 1903. 976, Hawk and Carrier Air Wing CCVWJ 11 completed eight extended dep oy ments. iniluding six in s multi-mission carrier CCVJ. Additional changes allowed Kitty Hawk to launch and 'cox cr thc if Qsv. F -14 Tomcat and S-3 Viking aircraft. f.-,ggiii rf In the late 70s, the ship teamed with CVW 15 for another WESTPAC dep oy ment, I .. i and assistance operations to aid Vietnamese refugees. Hawk also offered contingency support off, A p loymcnt was then extended to support contingency operations in the North Arabian ,Segilduringglgglmn cf' V 1 in k rtrumed in San Diego in February 1980, and was awarded the Meritorious Unit oimhtenddiori and the Barrie Bmdkncy E as the II10I'C 'J.05-innseeiaze days-on -f . as io- 2-Nm , .,, - Unit Commendation. The crurse ended at the six4month overh The sliipremmeidi Zizkli: Jbiirofiiiaiglz 998 Naval Navy Efygdimmaiikugai l rc1July3. Six months later. Kitty aul. With the return of CVW-15 to its decks, Kitty Hawk began its second deploy-mg-m around --the I-kgg of South America to its original homeport of San Diego Dec. 11, 1991. In August 1992, Kitty Hawk was appointed as Naval Air Force Pacific Fleet's ready carrier. The ship embarked CS' mander, Cruiser-Destroyer Group 5, Commander, Destroyer Squadron 17 d CVW-1 ' f - dgplqyq' to the Western Pacific in November. Kitty Hawk s ent nine d ff th an 5 or uorkiups Mm Hope. K N sNew York Sh n-'ff P SYS 0 e coast of Somalia supporting Operation Ret! ipb CAM D EN, V A SUBSIDIARY OF MERRITT'

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1960 Kitty llttwlt hcgtiii hui' llitli dupltiyiiimiit iii Uululmr ltlvfi, liuriiig thu six-iiiiiiitli iiiidcrtmy pcriud. thc ship t isttcd ports tc .-Xrgihigtii lltillgtiid Wcwtcrii lkiuiliu. llgml-t ruturiiud tu Stun lbiugu .Xpril ll, l'N'. iiiiiiicdtatcly hcgittning gi I5-month til lltmlt duptirtud Sgtii lliugtm July tw, UNH, tu tiniiriic iictx duties .is .vXiiif.'riu.i'stii1ly pt-r'ii1.i1icritly tirmard-deployed aircr1it'tutiri'iur lruiii llSS liidu wtitlciicc it IX' 621, ll.ml-t tilw xtcluuiiictl .ilnmrtlt X NK -F, it YCIJIIIIIJ trout .-Xtsu 'i, Ja . I I . 1- Kitty llgmk girriwd git licr ricti. iipcrtttiiig lutxitiuti ul' Ytmltmtiltdi, Lipgin, .Xiiu ll, PNN 'I Kitty llgm lt wut mil lm' .i pltiriiiud tlircc-iiitmtli dcpluy iriciit Nlgiruh 2, IWW .ind ts .ax iirdcicd tu thc .-Xrgihigui hulttu CUIUTCC lly func mor Suutliurit lrgiq QNW5 pilutx tlcxs uitmrc lh.iii SKIN! wrticx iii llfi days, ittigluding I300 combat dropping iiitmru lhtiii 20 tuiis ul'oi'tlii.trtcc, ll.mlt rcttimcd In Yultmtilm :Kun 25, IWW 2000, Kittv llgtwlt cuiitliictutl ruiitirtc liwutil .ircti upcmtitmit-. .intl p.irtiuip.itcd itil xctciwt ulwigi K wld and l XCICIBC' Itloal lctiglc, and dcpnrtcd ngniii iii Mttruli 200l tkwr ti spring iiittlcmgiy pciiud On March 22, 200l, Kitty lltiwlt hcutitic th- tirst ti c . lt Buss Ilicr, L i r ri c.irricr lu gn pier-sidc in Singtipmc .it thc tum Changi NBVII ln October, 200l, livlltmiiig thc tcrrivrixt .itt.icks .it thc I'citt.ii.3uii .ind Wnrltl Iiqidi: C CHICI, Kittx Ilzmk dc Imcd to the . . . I' . NUI'tl1i'XI'lll'5lLlIlSC1I in wtippwrtivl'Upcr'gitiuii Ifiitluriitg Itcctluiii Ih ' shi 1 x ' x ' li Q :tl 1 I I 9 1 t 5 tt tt is in i ii it timginl staging haw Ihr , special lbrccs. tts Ifglmiary! Zlllliautgl was sown myolwed llQf,P6fHQ009bb1NHbG l1 lifratvhq sdtvitig IU4 continuous days at sea. S' ' f Kitty May 6, tntcring A dry dudi period tndmg Ott, I .', Q, involved it -tcrics ol' tnspcuttnns. exercises. and pun visits. On Feb. 19. a new chapter in book ofglxitty Hawk Strike Groiaipk history bqagan with the first landing otlan FA-IKE Snpcgiixmict un hoard Kitty v'1Ifll3.,fIii'ltt tlCCl! tltlrigghc Nhip's ' ' ' ' VH -IQZ-'2I71Jtt'1iWltR11l'bk'K: t ' improfbd I' !fpcr IIilQict'll'Tf?tc 'thlflbct HIC-IQUQITQQHUQV. rvglacuig 45-I-I I1i7I11c4ilf'5t'Icr more that 4 J ..,. . ..,. V ,,, ' 30 I ol wcrxicc, CVW-5 and Kitty Ilimlt Sdilorw again ioiiicd forces .ind departed .llllfx I0. for Stminicr Pulxc 2004 alter a two-month in-port period. Siiiitmcr Pulau 1004 mis thc lirst opcr.itioii.1l test of thc NJN? 'Q new I lcct Rcwpnnsc Plan in which Seven aiircratft czirricr sirikc grmips it 'St it deploy cd wiiiiiilt.iitcotisly to ditlcrcnt .ircas ull thc world Kitty Ilavsk began I Iivt munth Shipk Rcsirictcil Xx.iil.iIwiliiy ISR Xt Sept. Its. cimlwliiig thc tlcct to m.iiut.iin high Icscls of rcadiness under tht Nany'w Iflcct Rcspniisc I'l4iii, orporation I J E R S EY ,scott coRPoRATi0N