INDEPENDENCE (CV 62)
(ex - CVA 62)
MULTI-PURPOSE AIRCRAFT CARRIER
VESSEL STATUS
Class:		CV 59				UIC:		03362
Status:		Disposed of by Dismantling (Scrapping/Recycling)				Fleet:
Date status Changed:		02/01/2019				Homeport:
Maintenance Category:						Berth:
Force:
Builder:		Naval Shipyard New York
MILESTONE DATES
Award Date:		07/02/1954				Commission Date:		01/10/1959
Keel Date:		07/01/1955				Inactivation Date:
Launch Date:		06/06/1958				Decommission Date:		09/30/1998
Age (since Launch) (at time of Disposal)		60.7				Years from Commission to Decommission:		39.0
Delivery Date:		04/03/1959				InService Date:
Age (since Delivery) (at time of Disposal)		59.8				Out Service Date:
						Stricken Date:		03/08/2004
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Overall Length:		1070 ft				Waterline Length:		990 ft
Extreme Beam:		263 ft				Waterline Beam:		130 ft
Max Navigational Draft:		37 ft				Draft Limit:		38 ft
Light Displacement:		60059 tons				Full Displacement:		80678 tons
Dead Weight:		20619 tons
Hull Material:			Steel hull, steel superstructure.
No. of Propellers:		4
No. of Waterjets:
Propulsion Type:			Steam Turbines
Accommodations:			Officers:		508
			Enlisted:		4626
PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS
Custodian:
Planning Yard:
Nuclear Planning Yard:
Ships Program Manager:
Comments:		International Shipbreaking Limited in Brownsville TX
Last Updated:		04/02/2019
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