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{{Ship
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| name=USS Kitty Hawk
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| image=KittyhawkCV63.jpg
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| shipyard=New York Ship Building Corporation
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| flag=Usflag.png
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| flag-caption=US Navy
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| type=Aircraft carrier
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| displ=60000 tons
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| length=1,047.5 ft
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| launched=1961
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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.
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[[Image:KittyhawkCV63.jpg|thumb|right|300px|USS Kitty Hawk]]
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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>
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The USS '''Kitty Hawk''' is an [[aircraft carrier]] put into service by the [[United States Navy]] in 1961. It was the first of three superior aircraft carriers commissioned by the Navy, and built by the [[New York Ship Building Corporation]]. It has performed 150 missions ranging from the [[Vietnam War]] to [[Operation Desert Storm]]. It is a vital part of the United States Navy showing its mighty power and versatility.
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''Kitty Hawk'' is currently the only non-[[nuclear]] aircraft carrier still in commission, but is due to be decommissioned in 2008.  It is stationed at Yokosuka, [[Japan]].
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''Kitty Hawk'' was the last non-[[nuclear]] aircraft carrier in commission; it was decommissioned in 2009.  It was last stationed at Yokosuka, [[Japan]].
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[[Category:Warships|Kitty Hawk, USS]]
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In 2021, it was sold for less than $1 to a company that will dismantle it for scrap.<ref name="CNN"/>
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