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'