USS KITTY HAWK CVA-63
Commissioned 29 may 1961 in Phidelphia Penn.
Plank owner...Shellback...Horned Shellback...wouldn't fit through the canal...Dominion of the Golden Dragon...Home port San Diego NAS.
Caused a lot of trouble in the South China Sea...out of Yokosuka...No Guns...Sparrow Missles...Got the job done. Commander in Chief J.F.K.[The Best] Spent a few days on-Board big joint chiefs [many Nations] showed them what we could do...[:D]and did it well.
The Co was Captain Bringle.
E5 2nd class Machinest Mate.[ah...thats what I be]
Went inactive summer 64. Kitty Hawk still on duty ready to kick butt at a moments notice.
When God created the heavens and earth He also threw in a lot of oceans...just for us sailors[:)]
Plank owner...Shellback...Horned Shellback...wouldn't fit through the canal...Dominion of the Golden Dragon...Home port San Diego NAS.
Caused a lot of trouble in the South China Sea...out of Yokosuka...No Guns...Sparrow Missles...Got the job done. Commander in Chief J.F.K.[The Best] Spent a few days on-Board big joint chiefs [many Nations] showed them what we could do...[:D]and did it well.
The Co was Captain Bringle.
E5 2nd class Machinest Mate.[ah...thats what I be]
Went inactive summer 64. Kitty Hawk still on duty ready to kick butt at a moments notice.
When God created the heavens and earth He also threw in a lot of oceans...just for us sailors[:)]
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CVA salute to Elvjeep, from a survivor of the USS Oriskany CVA-34. 1971-73. Damage Control, E-5. Interesting times, interesting duty, but you know -- we got the job done. Still proud. 0 -
hey...spent 3 westpacs on the kitty hawk '62, '63 and '64...Spent a littl time in the South China Sea..VA-113 Stingers (air group) 0 -
Ah, the s***y kitty.[:p]
all the same.
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enterprise myself.
VF-2 and VA94 shrikes. CAG-11 & 14.
TAD TO:
IM-2 AIMD.
S-2M
S-6
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The Kitty Hawk is on her last mission. Spent the 4th in Australia. She's going to be decommissioned.
I think it'll be a big loss.0 -
USS Midway CVA41, 1971. VA-93 "Blue Blazers" PC. She is in San Diego, a museum..... 0 -
I know this doesn't mean much...
My cousin has been on the Kitty Hawk for a good 15yrs now.
Loves it.
Just thought I'd throw that in.0 -
non-stop? or on an off? 0 -
quote:Originally posted by bobski
non-stop? or on an off?
Non stop, I think, well not counting his vacations and such. Let's put it this way, it's the only boat he's been stationed on. He's been on it since I can remember.0 -
carriers are sea duty. he must have had shore duty in between. its called a 'sea shore rotation' to keep sailors from being burnt out and to rest them to keep them from becoming complacent. 15 years straight of carrier duty will do that. its way too dangerous. you need to ask him about this. i did 8 on enterprise total, but had 4 shore in bewteen over 12 years. 0
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