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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.

In its final mission in the Vietnam War, during the night of October 12-13, 1972, this carrier was the site of a race riot that injured 47 sailors injured, 40 or 41 of whom were white.<ref name=CNN>https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/14/asia/aircraft-carrier-kitty-hawk-scrapping-history-intl-hnk-ml/index.html</ref

In its final mission in the Vietnam War, during the night of October 12-13, 1972, this carrier was the site of a race riot that injured 47 sailors injured, 40 or 41 of whom were white.<ref name=CNN>https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/14/asia/aircraft-carrier-kitty-hawk-scrapping-history-intl-hnk-ml/index.html</ref>

''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]].