26 Feb 2004: Secretary of the Navy Gordon R. England visited the ship. 3 Jan 1968: Montana 405, an A-4C (BuNo 148486), LCDR Edward D. Estes, VA-112, was shot down by a SAM during a mission near Haiphong, 2040'N, 10631'E. Kitty Hawk was diverted from relief efforts off Somalia and ordered to proceed at best speed to the Arabian Gulf, accompanied by Leahy and replenishment oiler Sacramento (AOE-1). | The demanding pace of operations in the Indian Ocean became an engineers test of endurance. Kitty Hawk spent 144 days (63%) at sea. id like to know bout my old man too. Hornets pounded Iraqi SAMs deployed around the Medina division, launching four precision-guided 1,000-pound bombs and two JSOWs. She was officially decommissioned on 12 May 2009 after 48 years of service. Following the initial strikes, CAPT Parker told his crew: "We've been prowling around the Persian Gulf, looking for trouble. Aircrew "repeatedly encountered intense AAA fire, enemy fighters and surface-to-air missiles-during many difficult months of combat operations in extremely poor weather," in particular, noting the strikes against the "heavily defended Haiphong area.". 1718 May 1987: Two Exocet AM39 air-to-surface missiles fired by an Iraqi Dassault-Breguet F-1 Mirage hit guided missile frigate Stark (FFG-31) while she was in international waters in the Persian Gulf, at approximately 2109 on the 17th. 18-26 Mar 1967: CVW-11 blasted the iron and steel complex at Thai Nguyen, 35 miles north of Hanoi. Her F-4J CAP intercepted the Russians while they were still 100 nautical miles out, as she transited eastward toward the U.S. 16 Aug19 Oct 1971: The ship completed a RAV, the first time that the shipyard came to the ship, all work being done at Pier Mike-November, NAS North Island. You will be able to zoom in to better read names etc. 2 May 1969: Canyon Passage 413, an A-7A (BuNo 153180), CDR William J.M. 1963 Kitty Hawk CV-63 The offensive and defensive capability of KITTY HAWK is provided by the Weapons Department. 25-30 Oct 1967: Kitty Hawk participated in StrikEx 2-67, a major exercise in the Southern California Operations Area. 725, an SH-3D, LCDR Sandberg, LT(JG) Osterlund, AW2 Michael S. Terrell, and AWAN Bowman, HS-8, and LT Majors, VAQ-136, was forced to ditch near the ship due to engine failure. best and worst boat of my navy time, most bad. 9 Sep 1986: ABEAA Daniel Dixon was killed on the flight deck, during night flight operations. Work began to convert the ship from an attack (CVA) to a multi-mission carrier (CV). 28 Apr 1990: Kitty Hawk moved from Drydock No. 10-11 Mar 1967: Aircrew "hammered" a thermal power plant, ship repair facility and military buildings, Hon Gai, 25 miles east of Haiphong. Robb managed to maintain control long enough to eject over the sea at 1843N, 10611E, where a Navy SAR helo rescued him. Scenes from the 1966 Walt Disney comedy Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N. 16 Jul15 Aug 1979: During two underway periods in the South China Sea and Gulf of Thailand, the ship located and directed rescue vessels which embarked 114 boat people, refugees escaping from Indochina. Following the cruise, the crew was awarded the Navy Expeditionary Medal and the Humanitarian Service Medal for the rescue of Vietnamese refugees in the South China Sea. Overhaul, 6 Jan 198224 Jan 1983, Installations: MK 16 Mod 1 six barreled 20 mm Phalanx Close-In Weapon Systems (CIWS) on two sponsons forward at frames 2540 portside and 3550 starboard, extending sponson six, portside aft further back to the fantail; replaced the fixed jet engine run up platform on the fantail with a movable trailer; the magazine wet sprinkler system was converted into a dry system; AFF Bilge sprinkling and Halon fire fighting systems in all engineering spaces except No. Three days later, the Seventh Fleet initiated a standing carrier presence at Yankee Station in the Gulf of Tonkin (established as the primary operations area from which carriers would launch strikes against North Vietnam). The ship had steamed a total of 73,435 nautical miles, logging 11,276 catapult launches and 11,242 recoveries (8,115 day/3,127 night). 3 Jan29 Jun 1987: While changing home ports from NAS North Island to Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Kitty Hawk completed a global circumnavigation, via the Pacific and Indian Oceans, and the Mediterranean. It will be a while before those guns fire again." A planned strike by 29 aircraft from the ship was aborted, however, when the Iraqis moved mobile SAM targets in southern Iraq. 1-5 Mar 1964: Kitty Hawk participated in Backpack, an amphibious exercise with Taiwanese forces. 2 Nov 1972: An A-7E (BuNo 157530), LT Richard G. Deremer, VA-192, was struck by AAA while bombing the Tap Phuc Railroad Bridge, North Vietnam. OConnor, VA-105, was shot down by 23 or 37 mm AAA during a strafing run against a suspected storage area, Laos, 1625N, 10650E. 25 Jun 1995: EM1 Alesia Hall reported on board Kitty Hawk, beginning the integration of women into the ship-s company. Putnam is believed to have been taken by North Vietnamese militia but died in captivity. Five carrier strike groups (during 2003, CNO directed that the terms carrier battle group and amphibious ready group be replaced respectively with carrier strike group and expeditionary strike group, to reflect the enhanced striking power of more widely distributed forces designed to be more responsive), three amphibious ready groups, and two amphibious task forces, totaling more than 200 coalition ships, deployed for Operation Iraqi Freedom. 21 Apr 1964: Following an abortive rightist coup against the Laotian government on 19 April, communist Pathet Lao guerillas threatened that regime. 10 Jun 1984: America (CV 66) relieved Kitty Hawk on Gonzo Station. ESRA, 9 Jan10 Jul 1973, Installations: Anti-Submarine Classification and Analysis Center (ASCAC); more powerful catapults and larger jet blast deflector (JBD) shields to accommodate Grumman F-14A Tomcats; three EA-6B avionics support vans and one VQ-1 sea wing van; 10 helicopter calibrating stations; AN/SPN-44 Doppler Radar in OE Division; AN/SRN-12 Navigation System; stowage for AIM-54A Phoenix air-to-air missiles and AGM-62 Walleye IIs. 1 Apr 2003: Black Knight 104, an F-14A (BuNo 158620), LCDR Scotty "Gordo" McDonald, and LT Chad "Vinny" Vincelette, VF-154, crashed over the "pitch-black" central Iraqi desert, near Karbala, about 50 miles south of Baghdad. Unofficially she was known as a supercarrier, a type of carrier longer and larger than other types. USS Kitty Hawkconducting sea trials in the Western Pacific Ocean, May 2006 Class overview Name Kitty Hawkclass Builders New York Shipbuilding New York Navy Yard Newport News Shipbuilding Operators United States Navy Preceded by Forrestalclass Succeeded by Enterpriseclass Subclasses John F. Kennedyclass(variant) In commission 301, an A-4C. | 5, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, was flooded. 23 Dec 2001: The ship returned to Yokosuka, ending her 83-day Operation Enduring Freedom deployment. At 0253, however, War Paint 310, another Skyhawk, observed a large explosion and fire at that position, the flames visible through light ground fog for almost an hour. 23 Jul 1961: Kitty Hawk conducted her initial underway replenishment, with oiler Neosho (AO-143). Due to the death of North Korean President Kim Il Sung, on 8 July, and North Korean intransigence regarding inspection of their nuclear program, the Korean peninsula trembled in a state of turmoil, with possible scenarios ranging from a North Korean attack against South Korea, to a coup within rival factions in Pyngyang. While CVW-11 deployed with 116 aircraft assigned, due to space restrictions on board, VS-33 (S-2Gs) and HS-8 (SH-3Ds) did not deploy. [25][26][27] In 2009, Timothy J. Keating, commander of the United States Pacific Command, commented on the issue, stating that the carrier was "in a very relaxed posture. ADM Johnson also visited the ship, at NS Apra, on the 19th. 8 Apr 1974: An entourage led by ADM Thomas H. Moorer, Chairman, JCS, and Mohammad R. Shah Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, visited the ship while she steamed in the Indian Ocean. Hawk 5! _Kitty Hawk_ (CVA-/CV-63),. One of the nicknames the crew applied to her during River City was the "stealth carrier." "Medical facilities were taxed to the utmost during the first six hours," the crew fighting the blaze for nine hours, though securing the next afternoon. 17 Dec 1989: The ship undocked, returning to Drydock No. RADM Robert F. Willard, Deputy and Chief of Staff, CINCPAC, also Battle Watch Commander, Kitty Hawk carrier battle group, oversaw the rapid completion of the overhaul and hastened the ship-s readiness for wartime deployment. Approved in concept on 13 March 1976, SLEP added an additional 15 years to the expected [average] 30 years of operational service for Forrestal and Kitty Hawk-class carriers. Kitty Hawk was alerted to operate in the eastern Med for possible retaliatory strikes against the Iraqis. "Force protection," one observer wrote, "instantly became a buzz phrase around the ship." Home; About HullNumber; Before you Register; Tell a Shipmate; FAQs; . During both Operation Southern Watch and Operation Iraqi Freedom in this deployment, her aircrew flew 5,375 sorties and 11,800 flight hours, dropping nearly 900,000 pounds of ordnance on military targets. 6 Dec 1965: During the morning a flash fire erupted in No. Jan-Mar 1966: "Frequent periods of low ceiling in the I Corps area" and "non-availability of Forward Air Controllers" handicapped operations following the stand down observed due to the Tet (Vietnamese lunar holiday) truce. 29 Nov 1996: Secretary of Defense Dr. William J. Perry visited Kitty Hawk. Upon entering the region, she rendezvoused with two other ships of her group, guided missile cruiser Cowpens (CG-63) and guided missile frigate Jarrett (FFG-33). 3 Main Machinery Room, during air operations on Yankee Station. Kitty Hawk and her screen stood by to render assistancethe carrier stoppingattempting to contact cruiser Petropavlovsk, the Soviet task force flagship, by flashing light. As Parker later elaborated: "This Battle Cat business is corny. Aircraft from Kitty Hawk and Enterprise diverted from their primary targets to aid O'Brien, and, along with the destroyer's guns, silenced the batteries. USS Constellation (CV-64), a Kitty Hawk -class supercarrier, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the "new constellation of stars" on the flag of the United States. Named for: Kitty Hawk, N.C., and for Kill Devil Hill, the site approximately four miles south of the village of Kitty Hawk, where Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first successful sustained powered flights in a heavier-than-air machine on 17 December 1903. 5 Mar 1966: Linfield 413, an F-4B (BuNo 152224), LCDR Malcolm N. Guess, and LT Ross E. Pile, VF-114, crashed due to probable communist AW fire that caused a "loss of hydraulic pressure and control effectiveness," South Vietnam, 1024'N, 10606'E. 20 Sep 1996: The Supply Department installed "Sailor Phones," telephone card and stamp machines, for the crew to remain in contact with familes while deployed. A night strike by A-6As from VA-85 on the 18th blasted the combine with 1,000-pound bombs. 27 Aug 1985: Two Soviet Tu-16 Badgers flying out of Vietnam shadowed Kitty Hawk. The result was an "accidental" intelligence coup for the U.S. Navy. [30], In November 2007, Kitty Hawk and other US Navy ships participated in the joint military exercise Malabar, in the Bay of Bengal. Kitty Hawk arrived at her new operating location of U.S. Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, on 11 August 1998. Jones, ship's company, and AN Walter D. Needham, VF-213, suffered injuries. By March 2017, the USS Kitty Hawk Veterans Association had raised $5 million in pledges to preserve the aircraft carrier as a museum ship. I LEFT THIS CARRIER AFTER 2008 RIMPAC. 26 Sep-20 Nov 2000: Kitty Hawk operated in Japanese waters, off Okinawa, and in the Philippine Sea. 1961 The United States must control the seas if it is to protect your security." Some of the best and depressed times of my life would do it again in a heartbeat. Kitty Hawk moved into dry dock on 14 January 1973. USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) CV 63. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); There are 2825 crew members registered for the USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). 4 Mar 1964: LCDR William B. Davis, VA-113, made the ship's 25,000th trap, in Aircraft No. The Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department was also awarded the Air Forces, US Pacific Fleet Departmental Excellence Award, the Black "E" for this deployment. 1113 Oct 1972: A series of racially motivated disturbances occurred on board. 11 Sep 2001: Al Qaeda terrorists attacked the U.S. Kitty Hawk was in the midst of an extensive maintenance period. Both crewmembers were recovered by a SAR helo, AW2s Jerard Cook and Bennie Romiti, HS-14, though six Sailors sustained injuries, none life threatening. A plane guard UH-2C, piloted by LCDR L.F. Wright, HC-1 Det 63, together with a UH-2A, piloted by LT(JG) R.B. Naval Base at Subic Bay in the Philippines for repairs. Kitty Hawk returned to Yokosuka on 25 August 1999. 31 Dec 1967: Flying Ace 501, an A-6A (BuNo 152917), LCDR John D. Peace, and LT Gordon S. Perisho, VA-75, was lost (to unknown causes) during a strike against a cave storage complex near Vinh, 1842'N, 10537'E. One detonated below the Vigilante and shot it down, while it was making a photo reconnaissance pass over Hai Duong Railroad Bridge, North Vietnam, 2059'N, 10624'E. 17 Nov 1967: Two F-4s intercepted two Soviet Tu-95s inbound, at 75 nautical miles, at an altitude of 20,000 feet, 3130'N, 16637'E. 20-23 Jul 1994: Kitty Hawk participated in RaidEx 94, embarking "several hundred" Marines from SPMAGTF with their CH-53 and UN-1N helos as a launching platform to demonstrate the capabilities of Marines on board carriers. Estes was captured and did not return home until 14 March 1973. [23] In October 2006, Kitty Hawk and her escort warships were undergoing exercises near Okinawa, and a Chinese Song-class submarine shadowed the group then surfaced within 5mi (8.0km) of the group on 26 October 2006. 3-7 Apr 1964: Kitty Hawk participated in two exercises, Crazy Horse (3-5 April) off Okinawa, Japan, and Newboy, an air defense exercise on the 7th off the Philippines. 5 and her wet berth the following day. 13 May1 Jun 1968: Aircrew flew 2,300 combat sorties. 1920 Jun 1979: Soviet Tu-95 Bears twice reconnoitered the ship while she sailed westward. That should cause concern in Moscow.. Kitty Hawk spent 106 consecutive days on station in the Indian Ocean and was again awarded the Navy Expeditionary Medal and the Meritorious Unit Commendation for its service. 1120 Sep 1973: The ship participated in RimPac 73, a multi-nation exercise involving upward of 23 ships, 200 aircraft and 14,000 sailors. The Kitty Hawk was the best and worst ship ever. For their actions in the region, Kitty Hawk and CVW-15 were awarded the Navy Expeditionary Medal. During part of this deployment, CVWs-11 and -15 (the latter embarked in Constellation) took part in an experimental aircraft camouflage evaluation; half of its aircraft operated with their upper fuselages painted in the new scheme. She entered service in 1959, with much of her early years spent in the Mediterranean Fleet. Undaunted, the crew continued its mission, but fuel starvation due to ruptured fuel cells compelled them to land in Laos. Elsewhere in that theater, LT Thomas M. Adams, VAW-115, of La Mesa, Calif., on an exchange from Kitty Hawk with the Fleet Air Arm's A Flight No. Another Sea King, LCDR James B. Chester, LCDR Lynn H. Nelsen, AW3 Don S. Spaulding, and AWAN Bauer, rescued the men. Mar-Apr 2004: The ship completed TSTAs I and II. LTs Marvin I. Clark and Thomas C. Kennedy of the same flight landed within seconds of LT Creighton, also qualifying as double-centurions. 6 Apr 1972: Chippy 415, an A-7E (BuNo 158006), CDR Mason C. Gilfry, VA-195, hit by a SAM while inbound to its target, a reconnaissance and strike against a road, crashed at sea, 1744N, 10638E. In addition, E-2Cs, VAW-114, initially directed about 300 UN relief flights before turning them over to guided missile cruiser Leahy (CG-16) and USMC controllers on the ground for final approach guidance, due to inoperable radars at the airport at Mogadishu. I enjoyed it. | 2123 Apr 1981: Soviet Tu-95 Bears reconnoitered the ship, once on each date, the second incident while the ship conducted an air defense exercise with Ranger (CV-61) near Wake Island, as the latter returned from a WestPac tour. 48 Sep 1979: While steaming toward Subic Bay the ship encountered a transiting Soviet task group led by a Sverdlov-class cruiser. Jan-Feb 1998: The ship completed Phase 2, FY 97 Complex Overhaul, a $110 million project, principally in drydock at Bremerton. Extended deployments and long line periods had produced a nearly intolerable strain on the crew, fueled by the racial tension endemic throughout the armed forces. The Soviet Victor-class nuclear attack submarine K-314 shadowed the task group. 7 Oct 1962: Kitty Hawk relieved carrier Midway (CVA-41) in the Seventh Fleet's area of responsibility (AOR). He did not return home until 4 April 1973. 408, an F-4B. 2628 Apr 1981: Russian AGI Nikolay Zubov (SSV-468) shadowed Kitty Hawk while the carrier conducted operations near Guam. 15 Oct 1994: Secretary of the Navy John Dalton visited the ship, presenting awards to five crewmembers responsible for rescuing the pilot of Aircraft 102 (See 11 July 1994). Film director John Frankenheimer filmed shots for the movie Seven Days in May on board the vessel in 1963. [40] However, on 22 May, a fire seriously damaged George Washington, causing the ship to go to San Diego for repairs. Suddenly pitching forward and "violently" rolling left, the helo struck the deck, disintegrating the rotor blades, with fragments flying across the deck and felling Sailors. | Removals: Terrier SAM systems; ASCAC; and AN/SPS-30. 22 Oct 1999: Kitty Hawk deployed to the Sea of Japan to participate in exercises Foal Eagle and AnnualEx 11G. The latters crew ejected and were recovered, the Tomcat continuing over the side at 16586N, 6149E. 22 Apr 1966: Buckeye 805, an A-6A (BuNo 151785), LCDR Robert F. Weimorts, and LT(JG) William B. Nickerson, VA-85, was leading a two-Intruder strike mission against the Vinh Complex, North Vietnam, when it was shot down by possible AAA, crashing into the water near 1833'N, 106'E. 27 Apr 1966: Buckeye 811, an A-6A (BuNo 151788), LT William R. Westerman, Jr., and LT(JG) Brian E. Westin, VA-85, was shot down by AAA "during retirement from target" on an armed reconnaissance mission. Anti-submarine warfare support aircraft carrier Yorktown (CVS-10) assisted with the SAR. Her duties included search and assistance operations to aid refugees in small boats fleeing the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. 2001 7 May 1972: An RA-5C (BuNo 151618), CDR Clarence R. Polfer, and LT(JG) Joseph E. Kernan, RVAH-7, was shot down (probable AAA) during a photo reconnaissance mission over North Vietnam, at 1745. 5 Dec 1991: Kitty Hawk transferred from the operational control of Second Fleet to Third Fleet. 7 Oct 2001: While transiting the Strait of Malacca inbound to the Indian Ocean, Kitty Hawk and her escorts, guided missile destroyer Curtis Wilbur (DDG-54) and guided missile frigate Gary (FFG-51), rescued five people from a sinking 40-foot Indonesian fishing vessel that suffered a collision with an unidentified merchantman. 1999 EMFN Jakes was memorialized in a service on board, on 9 December. 1 Main Machinery Room. my email is m103324@usna.edu 4 Mar 1995: British Prince Michael G.C. 2003 Operating with the carrier were 31 other vessels; including anti-submarine warfare support aircraft carrier Bennington (CVS-20), amphibious assault ship Iwo Jima (LPH-2), heavy cruiser Helena (CA-75), Topeka, and amphibious force flagship Eldorado (AGC-11). By the New Year, aircrew flew 51 combat air patrol (CAP) sorties with only limited supply support and a skeleton maintenance organization on scene.. About half of the missions supported Operation Iraqi Freedom, the other half flying in Operation Southern Watch. Included in the filming was a "B-Roll" by an F/A-18A Hornet, VFA-303, with an inert -smart- weapon. | During this WestPac deployment aircraft dropped 22,540,051 tons of ordnance on the enemy. During Restore Hope Kitty Hawks aircraft flew 446 missions in direct support of U.S. and multi-national forces protecting eight key UN relief centers: photo reconnaissance by F-14As, VFs-51 and 111, close air support and reconnaissance by F/A-18As, VFAs-27 and 97, and A-6Es, VA-52, and logistics flights by S-3As, VS-35, and Sikorsky SH-60F/H Seahawks, HS-4. | After almost an hour on the ground in enemy territory, OConnor was recovered by a USAF helo. Changes in armament and major systems (Weapons and radar/sonar equipment): Overhaul, 15 Aug 196428 Apr 1965, Installations: Naval Tactical Data System (NTDS); Integrated Operational Intelligence Center (Indian Ocean IC); AN/SPN-10 Automatic Landing System (ALS); and Airborne System Support Center (ASSC). Both Griffin and Walters died in prison camp. 28 Nov 1979: Kitty Hawk arrived in the vicinity of Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory. 4-27 Mar 1968: Aircrew flew 2,202 combat sorties during the ship's second line period in Vietnamese waters of this deployment. 13 Nov 2000: During Operation Keen Sword, a training evolution, Kitty Hawk participated in a SAR with the Japanese for the pilots of two USAF F-16s out of Misawa AB that collided over the Sea of Japan, at about 0900. 16 Mar 1996: Secretary of Defense Dr. William J. Perry visited the ship, NAS North Island. The supercarrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63), formerly CVA-63, was the second naval ship named after Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, the site of the Wright brothers' first powered airplane flight. 30 May23 Jun 1971: Kitty Hawk accomplished her 6th and final line period of the cruise. 26 Jun-24 Aug 1967: The ship completed a Restricted Availability Period (RAV), Long Beach Naval Shipyard, Calif. 24 Sep-10 Oct 1967: She completed another RAV, Long Beach Naval Shipyard. A plane guard Sea King from HS-8, CDR David L. Larson, LCDR Nils S. Sandberg, AW2 Rogers, and AWAN Reese, rescued the crew. 1 machinery room on 11 December 1973, a flange gasket failed in one of the fuel transfer tubes of JP5 jet fuel that pass through Number 1 engine room. 2829 Jun 1973: Kitty Hawk conducted sea trials off San Francisco. 17 Apr 1966: Buckeye 814, a Grumman A-6A Intruder (BuNo 151794), LCDR Samuel L. Sayers, and LCDR Charles D. Hawkins, Jr., VA-85, was shot down by 37 mm AAA while en route to hit a North Vietnamese SAM site. | [31] However, China denied entry to Kitty Hawk and the rest of her carrier group. CVW-9 crews logged more than 18,000 flight hours and 7,300 arrested landings while Kitty Hawk maintained her catapults and arresting gear at 100 percent availability. As the pair was completing a bombing run and seeking a tanker to refuel prior to returning to the carrier, the Tomcat experienced a mechanical failure. | My grandfather served on the Hawk when she first started out, and then I did my time. This refit is "smaller than the one the ship completed [in 2006]",[29] which took six months. On board was ADM Vern Clark, CNO. 22 Mar 2003: Pilots pummeled Iraqi troops dug in around Al Basrah. In October 2008, she was replaced in this role by George Washington. 3 Apr 1966: LT Felix E. Templeton, VF-114, flying an F-4B, became Kitty Hawk's first triple centurion by making his 300th arrested landing on board. In addition, the ship experienced an unusually high level of North Vietnamese MiG activity.. Removals: One each, NATO Sea Sparrow and CIWS, due to the installation of RAM. Penetrating the coast about halfway between the Chinese border and Haiphong, the men navigated through inclement weather to a highway lit up like the Los Angeles freeway, packed with enemy vehicles with their lights blazing. | 4-5 Apr 2003: EA-6Bs, VAQ-136, fired the first of six AGM-88 High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missiles (HARMs) they would launch during the campaign, hitting Iraqi SAM and AAA sites in support of a pair of Hornet missions on each night. During these exercises, the ship visited Kobe, Beppu, and Iwakuni before returning to San Diego on 2 April 1963. "The flashes from the bomb explosions were so bright," reflected one of the pilots, LT(JG) Roger W. Brodt, "that they washed out the red lights of our cockpit instruments." Responsibility for the collision lay with the Russians, who placed themselves in a very hazardous position. The reason behind the Soviet submarine captains slip in judgment is the only mystery here, reflected RADM James D. Watkins, CNO. Among elements involved of Battle Force X-Ray were nine Japanese surface ships and submarine Moshishio (SS-574). 2 catapult on a scheduled tanker sortie, at 1415. Printing is also easily possible because of the high resolution and the missing watermarks. Now I'm station at the NOSC at McDill AFB in Tampa Fla, attached to MSRON 10 Det ECHO. These strikes prompted VADM William F. Bringle, Commander, Seventh Fleet, to remark, "I wish to express my admiration for your spirit, hard work and self sacrifice during these last two months." Members sought to donate $15,000 in memorabilia for display if it came to fruition. Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash. * The ship failed to submit her required Command History Report for 1998, so this is the date of her arrival at Yokosuka, and not the actual assignment date. 2-4 Dec 1963: Kitty Hawk participated in Big Dipper, an amphibious exercise with the Taiwanese demonstrating how "American forces can answer the call from a besieged ally." 18-19 Dec 1967: A serious Class A and C fire broke out in compartment 02-177-6-V, utilized for tire storage, spreading smoke and heat throughout the 02 and 03 levels, while Kitty Hawk lay moored at Subic Bay. 21 Mar 1984: While Battle Group Bravo sailed southerly courses toward the Tsushima Strait into the Yellow Sea during Exercise Team Spirit 84-1, a Soviet submarine, believed to be a Victor I-class attack boat, tentatively identified as K-314 (610), collided with the carrier while surfacing. Angel 38, a UH-2B, (BuNo 150162), LT(JG) Michael R. Zerbe, LT Richard C. Cline, and ADJ1 Hugh E. Coleman, HC-1 Det C, launched at 1017 to test their Seasprite following an "engine and azmiuth assembly change." 2527 May 1969: The carrier operated with TF 71 on Defender Station in the East China Sea. After cruising the South China Sea and ranging to the Philippines in readiness operations with the 7th Fleet, she returned to San Diego on 20 July 1964. VFA-27 detached to NAS Lemoore, Calif., returning to NAF Atsugi and later to Kitty Hawk, a grueling trans-Pacific flight. From January through July 1973, Kitty Hawk changed home ports from San Diego to San Francisco. On 29 April, shortly after a visit to Guam, Kitty Hawk celebrated 40 years of active service as the ship and crew sailed south to participate in Exercise Tandem Thrust 2001 with the Australian and Canadian navies. 2000 [36][41] After the turnover, Kitty Hawk arrived at Bremerton, Washington in September and was informally retired on 31 January 2009. I will miss the fantastic people that I met here. 3 Sep 2002: RADM Willard, who had lost confidence in CAPT Thomas A. Hejl's ability to lead his crew and carry out essential missions and taskings, relieved Hejl of his command, later reflecting that it had been "one of the most unpleasant tasks I can imagine.". Kitty Hawk and her battle group combined with U.S. Air Force units and elements of the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force to conduct AnnualEx 14G in the waters surrounding Japan. While approaching Japan, she learned an assassin had shot President Kennedy. 23 Oct 2001: GEN Tommy Franks, USA, Commander, Central Command, visited the ship. 1994 During the same evolution, a Daphne-class sub also tracked the carrier, but was herself tracked by HS-8. 26 Jan 1990: The crew reoccupied administrative, berthing, and food services spaces in the aft compartments of the ship. Writing to Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek of Taiwan, the President remarked that seeing Kitty Hawk and her crew at sea gives real meaning to the phrase, "Our first Line of Defense" An engraved steel plaque, laid in her flight deck, commemorated the Chief Executive's visit. 7 Sep 1981: While landing, Aircraft No. Enlarging JBD#1 meant the No. 201, a Lockheed S-3A Viking, VS-29, catching the No. While doing so, enemy rounds struck Buckeye 510, separating the aircraft and "causing two airborne fireballs." During her overhaul, most of the crew moved on board General Hugh J. Gaffey (IX-507) (ex-T-AP-121). 22 Feb-5 Mar 1966: Aircrew "averaged 100 direct air support sorties per day.". 10 Sep 1985: Two Russian Il-38s shadowed the carrier in the north Arabian Sea. 3 Feb 1966: Flint River 605, an RA-5C (BuNo 151625), LT Gerald L. Coffee, and LT(JG) Robert T. Hanson, Jr., RVAH-13, was shot down by AAA while making a photo reconnaissance flight near Cap Bouton, North Vietnam, 1912'N, 10545'E. She sailed from San Diego on 19 October 1965, for Hawaii thence to Subic Bay, Philippines, where she prepared for combat operations off the coast of Vietnam. Recovering quickly, the enemy took advantage of adverse weather to regroup with minimal interference from the air, overrunning one South Vietnamese position after another by attacking them closely enough that aircrew could not support their hard-pressed Allies without endangering friendly troops. I go to the Naval Academy. 3 Sep 1994: A Seahawk, HS-4, impacted the water and sank in the East China Sea. 31 Mar 1987: A class Bravo fire occurred on an oil pipe on Sponson No. The ship returned to San Diego on 1 August 1984. The ship embarked Commander, Cruiser-Destroyer Group 5; Commander, Destroyer Squadron 17 and CVW-15 for three months of work-ups before deploying to the Western Pacific on 3 November 1992. Due to fluid enemy tactics additional emphasis was placed upon lucrative targets of a fleeting nature.. 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