KITTY HAWK (CV 63)
(ex - CVA 63)
MULTI-PURPOSE AIRCRAFT CARRIER
VESSEL STATUS
Class:		CV 63				UIC:		03363
Status:		Stricken, Final Disposition Pending				Fleet:
Date Status Changed:		10/20/2017				Homeport:
Maintenance Category:		X				Berth:		NAVSEA Inactive Ships On-site Maintenance Office, Bremerton, WA
Force:
Builder:		New York Shipbuilding Corp.
MILESTONE DATES
Award Date:		10/01/1955				Commission Date:		04/29/1961
Keel Date:		12/27/1956				Inactivation Date:		05/12/2009
Launch Date:		05/21/1960				Decommission Date:		05/12/2009
Age (since Launch)		59.3				Years from Commission to Decommission:		48.0
Delivery Date:		04/25/1961				In-Service Date:
Age (since Delivery)		58.3				Out of Service Date:
						Stricken Date:		10/20/2017
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Overall Length:		1069 ft				Waterline Length:		990 ft
Extreme Beam:		282 ft				Waterline Beam:		130 ft
Max Navigational Draft:		38 ft				Draft Limit:		38 ft
Light Displacement:		60933 tons				Full Displacement:		81780 tons
Dead Weight:		20847 tons
Hull Material:			Steel hull, steel superstructure.
No. of Propellers:		4
No. of Waterjets:
Propulsion Type:			Steam Turbines
Accommodations:			Officers:		578
			Enlisted:		5046
PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS
Custodian:			NAVSEA INACTIVE SHIPS ON-SITE MAINTENANCE OFFICE, BREMERTON, WA
Planning Yard:
Nuclear Planning Yard:
Ships Program Manager:
Comments:
Last Updated:		03/05/2018
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