USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) is an American classic aircraft carrier. The keel for this installation was laid in 1956, launched in May 1960, and commissioned by the US Navy in 1961. The total length of the ship was 323 meters, overall width - 86 meters, displacement was about 84,000 tons. The maximum speed did not exceed 33 knots. The on-board armament initially consisted of Terrier multiple rocket launchers (later replaced by Sea Sparrow launchers, and later by RIM-116 launchers) and up to 4 sets of CIWS cal. Vulcan Phalanx. 20 mm. The aircraft carrier could take on board up to 85-90 aircraft. USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) was the flagship of the aircraft carrier class of the same name - Kitty Hawk. Ships of this type were essentially an upgraded version of the Forrestal ships. The main changes related to the increase of ships, changes in the layout of the airlifts and the flight deck. USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) was built at New York Shipbuilding. Shortly after commissioning, the aircraft carrier was sent to the Pacific Ocean and assigned to the US 7th Fleet. In 1962-1964, the detachment kindly visited the ports of Japan and the Philippines. Since 1965, the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk attacked targets in North Vietnam during the Vietnam War. In 1980, the unit underwent modernization and an extended service life under the SLEP program. Four years later (1984), an aircraft carrier collided with a Soviet Viktor-class submarine. The USS Kitty Hawk was eventually decommissioned in 2009.
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