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The USS '''Kitty Hawk''' (CV-63) was an [[aircraft carrier]] put into service by the [[United States Navy]] in 1961. It was built by the [[New York Shipbuilding Corporation]]. It performed 150 missions ranging from the [[Vietnam War]] to [[Operation Desert Storm]].  At 1,047-foot long and 252-foot wide, this aircraft carrier is too big to fit through the [[Panama Canal]] and must go around [[South America]] to get from the [[West Coast]] to the [[East Coast]].

The USS '''Kitty Hawk''' (CV-63) was an [[aircraft carrier]] put into service by the [[United States Navy]] in 1961. It was built by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation. It performed 150 missions ranging from the [[Vietnam War]] to [[Operation Desert Storm]].  At 1,047-foot long and 252-foot wide, this aircraft carrier is too big to fit through the [[Panama Canal]] and must go around [[South America]] to get from the West Coast to the East Coast.

''Kitty Hawk'' was the last non-[[nuclear]] aircraft carrier in commission; it was decommissioned in 2009.  It was last stationed at Yokosuka, [[Japan]].

''Kitty Hawk'' was the last non-[[nuclear]] aircraft carrier in commission; it was decommissioned in 2009.  It was last stationed at Yokosuka, [[Japan]].