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USS Kitty Hawk, Navy's Oldest Active Ship, Leaves Japan to Be Decommissioned
Fox News ^
| May 28, 2008
| Associated Press
Posted on 05/28/2008 1:57:11 PM PDT by MissouriConservative
The oldest active ship in the U.S. Navy, the USS Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier, made its final departure from Japan on Wednesday to be decommissioned after nearly half a century of service.
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The Kitty Hawk, the last conventionally powered aircraft carrier in the Navy, is to be replaced later this summer by the USS George Washington, a nuclear-powered carrier. The decommissioning date for the ship is set for Jan. 31.
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KEYWORDS: decommissioning; kittyhawk; navair; navy; shipmovement; usn; ussgeorgewashington; usskittyhawk
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To: MissouriConservative
Godspeed to you Kitty Hawk. Thank you for your years of valiant service to the cause of freedom and being on the edge of the spear in defense of our country.
I salute you.
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posted on
05/28/2008 1:58:35 PM PDT
by
MissouriConservative
(In debates over individual liberties, fabricated and propagandized science should play no role.)
To: MissouriConservative
There is a bitter fight going on the scenes, where some want to sell the Kitty Hawk to India, and the pro-China lobbyists are pulling out all the stops to prevent that from happening.
To: MissouriConservative
Any ideas what they are gonna do with it? Turn into a reef or use it for target practice?
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posted on
05/28/2008 2:02:44 PM PDT
by
BGHater
("If any question why we died/ Tell them, because our fathers lied")
To: MissouriConservative
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posted on
05/28/2008 2:03:31 PM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... Godspeed ... ICE toll-free tip hotline 1-866-DHS-2-ICE ... 9/11 .. Never FoRget!!!)
To: MissouriConservative
My LCDR dad’s best friend in the Navy served on the Kitty Hawk in the sixties and I remember as a 16 year old getting a private tour of the ship in Norfolk when it was the most advanced thing the Navy had.
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posted on
05/28/2008 2:03:56 PM PDT
by
arthurus
To: MissouriConservative
Another valiant warrior of our time, hangs up its guns. She earned her place in history.
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posted on
05/28/2008 2:05:09 PM PDT
by
EagleUSA
To: yefragetuwrabrumuy
She could probably serve another decade in the service of India. She could carry on the fight under another flag. Hate to see good warships end like this.
I’m just glad that my favorite, the USS Missouri is watching over the graves of the brave men on the USS Arizona.
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posted on
05/28/2008 2:05:27 PM PDT
by
MissouriConservative
(In debates over individual liberties, fabricated and propagandized science should play no role.)
To: MissouriConservative
I guess this means they de-commissioned the Prairie?
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posted on
05/28/2008 2:06:14 PM PDT
by
TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig
(There once was a dream called, "Hippy Beat Down." The mere whisper of if caused cops to cry.")
To: arthurus
The Kitty Hawk appears to be much smaller than, for example, the Ronald Reagan. Does anyone have the size and capacity comparative data?
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posted on
05/28/2008 2:07:08 PM PDT
by
Eurale
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posted on
05/28/2008 2:08:11 PM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... Godspeed ... ICE toll-free tip hotline 1-866-DHS-2-ICE ... 9/11 .. Never FoRget!!!)
To: MissouriConservative
I read somewhere The Enterprise will be leaving around 2014 or 2015.
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posted on
05/28/2008 2:08:26 PM PDT
by
Sybeck1
(Ronald Reagan Fought Regulation, John McCain Brought Regulation...)
To: NormsRevenge
That fly by or fly over kinda looks weird. At first glance hard to tell what is on the deck and what is flying by or perched precariously on the edge.
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posted on
05/28/2008 2:08:40 PM PDT
by
AxelPaulsenJr
(John McCain: If you don't blame the dims for high oil prices, I will not vote for you.)
To: MissouriConservative
Will it make a stop in Hawaii to pick up for one last tiger cruise. It would be a popular one. I spent two weeks on the USS Juneau, From San Diego to Juneau and back with my brother in-law.
To: TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig
Just checked.....Prairie was Decomm. in 93
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posted on
05/28/2008 2:09:09 PM PDT
by
TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig
(There once was a dream called, "Hippy Beat Down." The mere whisper of if caused cops to cry.")
To: yefragetuwrabrumuy
India doesn’t have the fleet infrastructure to support large deck carriers at the present time. Buying the Kitty Hawk is a pipe dream. India would settle for getting the Russians to finish the Gorshkov.
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posted on
05/28/2008 2:10:40 PM PDT
by
Tallguy
(Tagline is offline till something better comes along...)
080528-N-7883G-055 YOKOSUKA, Japan (May 28, 2008) The aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) departs Yokosuka, Japan for the final time. Kitty Hawk, the oldest carrier in the U.S. Navy and the only conventional-powered aircraft carrier, will be replaced this summer by the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kyle D. Gahlau (Released)
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posted on
05/28/2008 2:12:17 PM PDT
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ... Godspeed ... ICE toll-free tip hotline 1-866-DHS-2-ICE ... 9/11 .. Never FoRget!!!)
To: ThomasThomas
It’s supposed to make a stop in Pearl Harbor, then onto San Diego, it’s former port, and then to Puget Sound for decomissioning.
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posted on
05/28/2008 2:13:04 PM PDT
by
MissouriConservative
(In debates over individual liberties, fabricated and propagandized science should play no role.)
To: A.A. Cunningham
She is certainly a beautiful lady, even after all these years.
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posted on
05/28/2008 2:14:34 PM PDT
by
MissouriConservative
(In debates over individual liberties, fabricated and propagandized science should play no role.)
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