26 Nov-1 Dec 1965: Aircrew began flying against the Viet Cong (VC) in South Vietnam. 1980 This was my first and last ship i served on in the 14yrs of my Naval career. Kitty Hawk returned to Yokosuka on 25 Aug. 2 Jun 1999: Lightning 611, an SH-60F (BuNo 164617), HS-14, on a logistics flight, came about to rescue a man overboard, 13 miles from Kitty Hawk, in the Arabian Gulf. She remained in the Far East, supporting the U.S. in Southeast Asia until departing Subic Bay on 28 May 1968. USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) CV 63. 8 Mar 1976: Kitty Hawk sailed from Pier Oscar-Papa, NAS North Island, for PSNS, to begin a complex overhaul. On 5 July 2007, Kitty Hawk pulled in at Sydney, Australia, for six days of shore leave after participating in Exercise Talisman Sabre. Lots of good times while onboard. 8 Feb 1984: Soviet Tu-95 Bear Ds reconnoitered the ship, west of the International Date Line (IDL). Removing the 8-ton turbine casing on the engine revealed damage to the turbine rotor, on 15 October, which was replaced on the 1st. 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." | Several hours later, AK3 Andrew J. Philliber, Tactical Electronics Warfare Squadron (VAQ)-135, fell overboard from the hanger deck. Prendergast was also seized but strafing runs by Viceroy A-1H/Js, VA-52, flying from Ticonderoga, enabled him to overpower his captors. Kitty Hawk CV-63 The offensive and defensive capability of KITTY HAWK is provided by the Weapons Department. 3-4 Apr 2003: Aircrew struck Iraqi fighters, vehicles, artillery, bunkers, and a probable SAM site defending Saddam International Airport, Baghdad, and a nearby military complex, with 69 bombs. 24 Apr 1967: Following a strike against Kep Airfield, North Vietnam, two VF-114 Phantom IIs engaged two flights of North Vietnamese Mikoyan Gurevich (MiG)-17 Frescos, one flight of four Frescos "low over the ground" and the other flight of three "directly ahead." The next day, aircrew flew 76 sorties, including 30 close air support, 21 Hornets dropping 30 1,000-pound GPS guided bombs and four AGM-154C joint standoff weapons (JSOWs). Aircrew conducted small arms familiarization, and 10 Leathernecks from Kitty Hawks Marine detachment trained as door gunners on board HS-8s Sea Kings in preparation for air-sea rescue missions in case of hostilities during Iranian contingencies. In addition, following a revolution in Afghanistan beginning on 27 April 1979, and the subsequent Soviet invasion on 24 December, the U.S. decided to maintain two carrier battle groups on station in the Indian Ocean. Seven British crewmembers also died, the tragedy occurring over the Arabian Gulf at 0430. 2527 May 1969: The carrier operated with TF 71 on Defender Station in the East China Sea. His shipmates honored MMFA Davis in a ceremony on the 11th. USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Crew List The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). Register and add yourself to the Crew List of the USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). This overhaul configured Kitty Hawk to operate with the F-14 and S-3A "Viking" aircraft in a total CV sea control mode. 20 Dec 2001: Kitty Hawk transited the Taiwan Strait northbound. Lewis, HC-7 Det 101, guided missile light cruiser Providence (CLG 6), and destroyer Rogers (DD-876), spotted the Greyhound's tail section before it sank beneath the waves, rescuing the seven survivors. 18 Feb 1966: Buckeye 812, an A-6A (BuNo 151797), LT(JG) Joseph V. Murray, and LT(JG) Thomas A. Schroeffel, VA-85, was lost during a low level run on the Xom Lom Barracks, North Vietnam, 2054'N, 10432'E. ADM Fargo, CinCPac, visited the carrier, on the 20th, and Kitty Hawk also completed TSTA. 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. 31 Dec 1973: The first thousandth trap of the WestPac, her 147,000th, was accomplished two hours before midnight by a Grumman S-2G Tracker, LT Daniel George, and LT(JG) Gary L. Timmerman, Air Antisubmarine Squadron (VS)-38, the ships first as a CV by her anti-submarine warfare team. I'm only on here to find my Ex Brother in law Eric Kaijankoski. An SH-3A, LT David R. Georgius, LT(JG) Payne, AX2 Kome, and AE3 Ray, HS-2, flew across North Vietnam to attempt the CSAR, however, were hit three times by 37 and 57 mm AAA. Both Phantom IIs scrambled during the early morning hours in response to unidentified aircraft on radar screens, tracking the Colts to a position 25 miles east-northeast of Thanh Hoa, North Vietnam, where the F-4Bs downed them. 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. 11 Oct 1979: A ships engineering casualty forced aircraft aloft to divert to MCAS Iwakuni, Japan. Welcome to the Official USS Kitty Hawk (CVA/CV63) Veterans Association. 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. On that date it was again extended, to 30 July. 7 Nov 2001: MMFA Bryant L. Davis, Chicago, Ill., fell overboard, but despite an intensive 48 hour SAR aided by Curtis Wilbur, was not recovered. 1973 This was the first squadron to so transition while deployed outside the U.S., transferring 11 Hornets to VFA-192. Crewmembers remained on board overnight for the first three days following the brutal assaults, allowed only short visits ashore for purchases at the exchange or to secure residences. | By removing the letter A, describing attack, the new designation CV could indicate a multi-role ship capable of air, surface and ASW roles, depending upon the types of aircraft embarked and missions assigned. A planned strike by 29 aircraft from the ship was aborted, however, when the Iraqis moved mobile SAM targets in southern Iraq. 1219 Oct 1979: Super Typhoon Tip slammed across the northern Pacific, passing within 90 nautical miles of Yokosuka, while Kitty Hawk lay moored at that port. During this WestPac deployment the ship made her first visit to Fleet Activities (FA), Yokosuka, Japan. CVW-5 aircraft also operated ashore from Korat Royal Thai AFB, about 165 miles northeast of Bangkok, Thailand. 6 Dec 1965: During the morning a flash fire erupted in No. The ship "rounded the Horn," being assigned to the Pacific Fleet (8 October). 7 May-2 Oct 2004: VFA-27 transitioned from 13 F/A-18Cs to 13 F/A-18Es. 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. Five sailors died; 23 suffered injuries. 21 Dec 1961: The Navy and New York Shipbuilding Corp. reached a final contract price for the ship of approximately $178 million. 23 Jan 1980: Kitty Hawk conducted cross-deck and relief operations with Nimitz (CVN 68) and CVW-8. A piece of one of K-314's propellers was embedded in Kitty Hawk's bow, as were some chunks of the Soviet anechoic coating, from scraping along the side of the submarine. In a well intentioned effort to alleviate some of the tension, CAPT Marland W. Townsend inadvertently aggravated the situation by allowing African American Sailors to berth in the same sleeping quarters without other races, further segregating them from their shipmates and generating disciplinary and habitation problems in those areas. | Four personnel aboard were lost along with the aircraft and could not be recovered. 23 Nov 1961-May 1962: The ship entered San Francisco Bay Naval Shipyard, Hunters Point, Calif., for post shakedown cruise repairs. 22 Dec 1992: Marines from the ships 59-man detachment joined with the ships EOD team and landed to provide security and EOD support during the unloading of food from relief ships at Mogadishu and Baledogle, Somalia. One of the nicknames the crew applied to her during River City was the "stealth carrier." 15 Apr 1981: A delegation led by Secretary of the Navy John Lehman visited the ship while she was at sea en route to the Philippines, 08301530. Your ORIGINAL HOMETOWN and State are asked for because that confirms who you are in your shipmate's memories. One of the significant equipment/space changes in the conversion was the addition of the Anti-Submarine Classification and Analysis Center (ASCAC) in the CIC area. 18 Nov 1966: Kitty Hawk crossed the International Date Line, entering the Seventh Fleet's AOR, arriving the next day at Yokosuka, to relieve Constellation as flagship of RADM David C. Richardson, Commander, Attack Carrier Striking Force, Seventh Fleet. On 17 October 2000, and again on 9 November 2000, Kitty Hawk was buzzed by a group of Russian warplanes in the Sea of Japan, which proceeded to take pictures of the reaction on deck. Some 125 Sailors sustained injuries due to smoke inhalation, none seriously. A crew member stands in position aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk off the coast of North Vietnam in the Gulf of Tonkin in 1972. 7 Dec 1962: LT(JG) Ray Barnes, VA-113, became the ship's first jet centurion by completing his 100th arrested landing, in a Douglas A-4C Skyhawk. Squadrons. Year Rank/Rate Last Name First Name Hometown Home State Remembered by; 1940: Cox: Tim: Poestenkill: NY: 3 Dec 1996: ADM Johnson held an "all hands call" on board, accompanied by a party led by VADM Thomas B. Fargo, Commander, Naval Forces, Central Command, and Fifth Fleet, 1030-1250. 19 Feb 2004: Aircraft No. As a result, the ship operated at a high state of alert throughout this period, and later received commendation by AirPac and ComCruDesGru-5 for providing "the stability in the region" for successful negotiations that defused the crisis. 4 Main Engine forced the ship to preempt Tailored Ships Training Availabilities (TSTA) in the Southern California Operations Area, returning to NAS North Island. The submarine surfaced, revealing a Pakistani Agosta-class boat. Naval Base at Subic Bay in the Philippines for repairs. With the decommissioning of Independence on 30 September 1998, Kitty Hawk became the United States warship with the second-longest active status, after the sailing ship USSConstitution (Enterprise passed her in 2012; these two aircraft carriers were two of the three carriers to fly the First Navy Jack). I certainly miss being on board the USS Kitty Hawk. 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. 1 Feb 1987: While transiting the Strait of Malacca, underwent aerial inspection by two Indonesian ASTA N-22 Nomads. Reclassified as a "Multi-Purpose Aircraft Carrier" (CV-63) on 29 April 1973. 306, an A-7E (BuNo 159650), LCDR Gregory J. Gagarin, VA-22, collided with Aircraft No. The deployment was then extended .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}2+12 months to support contingency operations in the North Arabian Sea during the Iran hostage crisis. In April 2002, Kitty Hawk was underway for her scheduled spring training. Sponsor (Christened): Mrs. Camilla F. McElroy, wife of Secretary of Defense Neil H. McElroy (9 Oct 1957-1 Dec 1959). The "CV" designation indicated that Kitty Hawk was no longer strictly an attack carrier, in that anti-submarine warfare would also become a major role. BUT IM GONNA MISS BEING ON IT WITH THE PEOPLE. As a result of the deaths of the six crew members, on 10 January 1974, an investigation was ordered by Rear Admiral Donald C. Davis, Commander of Carrier Group 1 and Senior Officer onboard Kitty Hawk designated as his flagship. 29 Aug-2 Sep 1966: The Grumman C-2A Greyhound underwent extensive carrier suitability tests, two Greyhounds operating on board Kitty Hawk in the Southern California Operations Area. 8-10 Dec 1965: Under Secretary of the Navy Robert H.B. 1995 1996 Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this website. That same day, an RA-5C, LCDR Raymond C. Vehorn and LT(JG) John H. Hurlburt, RVAH-13, accomplished the 50,000th arrested landing on board. If there were some heightened state of tension, we would, believe me, we would not let them get that close."[28]. 17 Dec 1966: An A-6A, VA-85, participated in an Alpha [maximum effort] strike against the Haiphong SAM Assembly Area. 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