Kitty Hawk visits Guam
7th Fleet Release
Release Date: 11/26/2003
Seventh Fleet public affairs
GUAM - USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63), the U.S. Navy's only forward deployed aircraft carrier, arrived here Nov. 26 for a regularly scheduled port visit.
While on Guam, the ship's nearly 6,000 personnel will enjoy the island's abundant recreation, sightseeing and cultural opportunities.
Constructed by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation at Camden, N.J., Kitty Hawk was commissioned at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard on April 29, 1961. It is the second U.S. Navy ship named after the small North Carolina town near which Orville and Wilbur Wright flew the first successful, controlled, powered aircraft on Dec. 17, 1903.
USS Kitty Hawk, at 42 years old, continues to be a vital part of American naval forces, supporting national policy through the use of power projection and sea control. Kitty Hawk continues to serve as the oldest active ship in the U.S. Navy.
Forward deployed from Yokosuka, Japan, Kitty Hawk is commanded by Capt. Thomas A. Parker.
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