USS Kitty Hawk
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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.
| USS Kitty Hawk | |
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| Type | Aircraft carrier |
| Launched | 1961 |
| Characteristics | |
| Displacement | 60000 tons |
| Length | 1,047.5 ft |
Kitty Hawk was the last non-nuclear aircraft carrier in commission; it was decommissioned in 2009. It was last stationed at Yokosuka, Japan.