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A message in my mailbox from lt sevicello, public affairs officer of the us vi fleet, informed me that i was granted permission to visit the aircraft carrier uss theodore roosevelt in the aegean sea. The navy has not yet determined when the former uss kitty hawk will depart bremerton for dismantling. That is an old list my old ship, uss kitty hawk cva63, call sign nzff, isnt there. On october 17, 1963 uss kitty hawk departed san diego for the far east and her. Uss kitty hawk cv63 world deployment cruise book year log 1987 u s navy. The rest of the 1970s saw kitty hawk deployed to the western pacific. Kitty hawk relieved carrier midway cva41 in the seventh fleets area of responsibility aor.
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The cd comes in a plastic sleeve with a custom label. Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb. When a chinese submarine surfaced next to the uss kitty hawk in 2006 war historical photos alex recovers on uss kitty hawk after his previous mission and soon finds himself at an australian sas military base. Initially commissioned as attack aircraft carrier cva 63, she was redesignated as multipurpose aircraft carrier cv 63 april 29, 1973. Uss kitty hawk was the lead ship of the navys second class of super carriers and the second ship in the navy to bear the name. Uss kitty hawk cv 63 tip of the spear 2005 2006 cruise book.
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