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U. S. AIRCRAFT CARRIER DESIGNATED NATIONAL MOUMENT OR MUSEUM (1974 to 2016) AND SANK FOR A REEF AND FOUNDATION’S LOBBYING FOR U. S. AIRCRAFT CARRIER MUSEUM (2006 to 2019) - Part 1 of 2 |
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U. S. AIRCRAFT CARRIER DESIGNATED NATIONAL MOUMENT OR MUSEUM (1974 to 2016) AND SANK FOR A REEF AND FOUNDATION’S LOBBYING FOR U. S. AIRCRAFT CARRIER MUSEUM (2006 to 2019) - Part 1 of 2
U. S. AIRCRAFT CARRIER DESIGNATED NATIONAL MOUMENT OR MUSEUM (1974 to 2019)
Shortly after 15 March 1974, a campaign led by real estate developer Zachary Fisher and the Intrepid Museum Foundation saved the fourth Intrepid (CVS-11), former CVA-11 & CV-11, Formally Dedicated as a Memorial.
The Navy Department approved the donation of the fourth Yorktown (CVS-10), former CVA-10, CV-10 & Bon Homme Richard to the Patriot's Point Development Authority, Charleston, South Carolina in 1974.
The fifth Lexington (AVT-16), former CVT-16, CVS-16, CVA-16, CV-16 & Cabot was donated as USS Lexington Museum on the Bay on 15 June 1992 and now operates as such in Corpus Christi, Texas.
The eighth Hornet (CVS-12), former CVA-12, CV-12 & Kearsarge was designated National Historic Landmark by the National Park Service 4 December 1993.
The Midway (CVA-41), former CVB-41 (40th CC) was donated on 12 September 2003 and began her journey from the Navy Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility, Bremerton, Washington, to San Diego, California via Oakland, Calif., in preparation for use as a museum and memorial. Towed to the Broadway Pier in San Diego where she will be part of a major museum ship devoted to carriers and naval aviation on 10 January 2004.
U. S. AIRCRAFT CARRIER SANK FOR A REEF (2006 to 2019)
The Oriskany (CV-34) former CVA-34 &CV-34 was donated and transferred to the State of Florida to be sunk with controlled charges 22 miles south of Pensacola 5 April 2004 for use as an artificial reef and is the first warship to be slated for this purpose. Repossessed by the U. S. Navy when the contractor defaulted the contract, with the contract terminated 30 July 1997. The ship remained at the Beaumont Reserve Fleet in Beaumont, Tex., until December 2004 when she was towed to Pensacola, Fla., for preparation to be sunk as an artificial reef. Oriskany was sunk 24 miles off the coast of Pensacola, Fla., on 17 May 2006. The 888-foot ship took about 37 minutes to sink below the surface.
FOUNDATION’S LOBBYING FOR U. S. AIRCRAFT CARRIER MUSEUM (2006 to 2019)
“USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67), former CVA-67 also took part in the 2005 New York City Fleet Week festivities at the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum” (Ref. JFK-[18]).
“She was decommissioned in Mayport, Florida on 23 March 2007” (Ref. JFK-[19]).
“The ship's unique in-port cabin, which was decorated by Jacqueline Kennedy with wood paneling, oil paintings, and rare artifacts, was disassembled, to be rebuilt at the National Museum of Naval Aviation at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida” (Ref. JFK-[20]).
“John F. Kennedy was towed from NS Mayport, Fla., and taken to NS Norfolk, instead of a mothball berth at the old Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, as originally planned. The trip is expected to take about five days. 31 July 2007, arrived at Naval Station Norfolk, Va. She remained in Norfolk until a shoaled area near Pier 4 in Philadelphia could be dredged to enable the ship to safely dock. On 17 March 2008 at about 1700, she was seen leaving Norfolk Naval Station under tow of the tug Atlantic Salvor. On 22 March 2008 Kennedy arrived, with the afternoon high tide, at the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility in Philadelphia” (Ref. JFK-[21]).
“She is currently laid up in the Philadelphia reserve fleet” (Ref. JFK-[22]).
“In November 2009, the Navy placed Kennedy on donation hold for use as a museum and memorial.[26] A report in the Boston Herald newspaper on 26 November 2009 mentioned the possibility of bringing Kennedy to the Boston, Massachusetts area, as a museum or memorial at no cost to the city, if desired.[27]
In August 2010, two groups successfully passed into Phase II of the U.S. Navy Ship Donation Program:[28]
Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame,[29] Providence, Rhode Island USS John F. Kennedy Museum,[30] Portland, Maine
On 19 January 2011 the Portland, Maine City Council voted 9–0 to not continue with the project to bring the ship to Maine.[31]
Plans as of September 2014 had the Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame working to secure Pier 2 of the Naval Station Newport. These developments come after the former USS Saratoga (CV-60) was sold for scrapping earlier after years of being moored in Newport.[32][33]
With the advent of the nuclear carrier, Kitty Hawk and John F. Kennedy are the last two candidate carriers to become museum ships as they have conventional propulsion. Nuclear carriers, such as Enterprise and the Nimitz class, require extensive deconstruction to remove their nuclear reactors during decommissioning, leaving them in an unsuitable condition for donation.[34] In October 2017, it was announced that Kitty Hawk would be disposed of by scrapping, leaving John F. Kennedy the last available carrier capable of conversion to a museum.
In late 2017, the Navy revoked John F. Kennedy's "donation hold" status and designated her for dismantling. There are still several groups, from Florida, Maine and Rhode Island, with the assistance of the USS John F. Kennedy Veteran's Association, hoping to persuade the Navy to reinstate the "donation hold" status, while they pursue the goal of obtaining her as a museum.[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_John_F._Kennedy_%28CV-67%29
Ref. 1 - "John F. Kennedy". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 9 December 2010. https://www.nvr.navy.mil/SHIPDETAILS/SHIPSDETAIL_CV_67.HTML
Ref. 4 - "Scrapyard or museum? After 10 years, still no firm plans for former Mayport carrier USS JFK". Jacksonville.com. 29 December 2017. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
Ref. 17 - "USS John F. Kennedy Commanding Officer Relieved". navy.mil. 26 August 2004. Retrieved 31 October 2009. https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=14927
Ref. 18 - Jack Kelly (3 April 2005). "Carrier's fate launches political battle". The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 31 October 2009. http://old.post-gazette.com/pg/05093/482167.stm
Ref. 19 - "No Overhaul for USS John F. Kennedy". globalsecurity.org. Navy News Stand. 1 April 2005. Retrieved 31 October 2009. https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2005/04/mil-050401-nns01.htm
Ref. 20 - Raphaella Zerey (5 March 2007). "Thousands pay last visit to USS JFK". The Daily Free Press. Archived from the original on 22 January 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2009. https://www.webcitation.org/5e0ZpHidS?url=http://www.dailyfreepress.com/news/1.586163
Ref. 21 - [1]. City Guide For Fleet Week 2005. http://wirednewyork.com/guide/fleet_week
Ref. 22 - Mark D. Faram (24 March 2008). "An outpouring of memories upon JFK arrival". Navy Times. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2009. http://www.navytimes.com/news/2008/03/navy_jfkarrives_032208
Ref. 23 - Mark D. Faram (26 March 2007). "After storied career, JFK's saga finally ends". Navy Times. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2009. https://www.militarytimes.com/2013/03/15/after-storied-career-jfk-s-saga-finally-ends / http://www.navytimes.com/news/2007/03/ap_jfk_decommission_kennedy_070323
Ref. 29 - Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame's USS John F. Kennedy Aircraft Carrier Project / https://www.ussjfkri.org
Ref. 30 - USS John F. Kennedy Museum, Portland, Maine https://maine-webcams.com / https://maine-webcams.com
Ref. 31 - PressHerald.com: Proposed Carrier Site Voted Down, January 20, 2011. https://www.pressherald.com/2011/01/20/proposed-carrier-site-voted-down_2011-01-20
Ref. 32 - "Goodbye, Sara". https://www.providencejournal.com/opinion/editorials/20140831-goodbye-sara.ece Providence Journal. 31 August 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Providence_Journal
Ref. 33 - Lennon, Frank (20 September 2014). "Frank Lennon: JFK carrier could be big boon for R.I." Providence Journal. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
Ref. 34 - "Enterprise, Nimitz-Class Carriers Won't Be Museums". military.com. https://www.military.com/daily-news/2012/10/22/enterprise-nimitz-class-carriers-wont-be-museums.html
U. S. AIRCRAFT CARRIERS THAT WERE ON DONATION HOLD FOR MUSEUM SHIP, MEMORIAL AND OR NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK, BUT WERE SOLD FOR SCRAPPING:
Donation hold as a museum ship and memorial at the Naval Station, Newport, Rhode Island 14 September 1998. Under consideration for Artificial Reefing as of 13 December 2005. The Forrestal (AVT-59), former CV-59 & CVA-59 (47th CC) HAS BEEN SCRAPPED BY ALL STAR METALS LLC ON DECEMBER 15, 2015. CERTIFICAT E OF SCRAPPING, DEMILITARIZATION AND HAZMAT DISPOSAL IS ON FILE.
An effort to establish USS Ranger (CV-61), former CVA-61 (49th CC) as a museum ship began in 2004 - USS Ranger Foundation, Portland, Oregon 2004 to 2008. Sit at the Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania awaiting sale to be scrapped. Arrived from the Beaumont Reserve Fleet in Beaumont, Texas after her transfer from civilian authority. Repossessed by the U. S. Navy when the contractor defaulted the contract (terminated 30 July 1997) and transferred to the Beaumont Reserve Fleet in Beaumont, Texas, to be scrapped.
Saratoga remained at the Naval Education and Training Center from her arrival 7 August 1998, until she returned to donation hold on 19 January 2000, when the Secretary of the Navy placed Saratoga in donation status, thus making her eligible to become a museum and memorial, transferring to the Naval Station Newport in Newport, Rhode Island. While a hulk at Newport, ex-Saratoga, like her sisters, has been extensively stripped to support the active carrier fleet. There was an active effort to make her a museum ship in Quonset Point in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. In April 2010 Saratoga was removed from donation hold and scheduled to be disposed” (Ref. S-[2]).
Stricken, to be disposed of 30/09/94. Donation Hold stands firm as of 2 May 2005 to 2009 - USS Saratoga Museum Foundation, Inc. On 8 May 2014, Naval Sea Systems Command announced that ESCO Marine, Brownsville, Texas, will scrap Saratoga for one cent. This was the minimum amount that could be paid for scrapping the ship” (Ref. S-[26] & S-[27] ).
Second Kitty Hawk (CV-63), former CVA-63
“Kitty Hawk, the USN's last oil-powered aircraft carrier, was finally decommissioned on 12 May 2009” (Ref. KK-[33]).
“A group based in Wilmington, North Carolina is lobbying to bring the ship to the city after her obligatory time in the Navy Inactive Ships Program in order to serve as a floating museum alongside the battleship North Carolina” (Ref. KK-[34], KK-[35] & KK-[36]).
“The Navy will maintain Kitty Hawk in reserve until 2016, when the Gerald R. Ford is commissioned” (Ref. KK-[37] & KK-[38]).
“In January 2013, a group from Pensacola, Florida, which had originally wanted to obtain Forrestal, shifted its efforts to Kitty Hawk, due to that ship's superior condition” (Ref. KK-[39]).
“The current campaign to obtain an aircraft carrier as a Pensacola museum follows a controversial campaign in the early 1990s, when a volunteer effort tried to get USS Lexington. That movement did not succeed, and Lexington now operates as a museum in Corpus Christi, Texas. With the advent of the nuclear carrier, Kitty Hawk and John F. Kennedy are the last two candidate carriers to become museum ships as they have conventional propulsion. Nuclear carriers, such as Enterprise and the Nimitz class, require extensive deconstruction to remove their nuclear reactors during decommissioning, leaving them in an unsuitable condition for donation” (Ref. KK-[40]).
In January 2013, a group from Pensacola, Florida, which had originally wanted to obtain Forrestal, shifted its efforts to Kitty Hawk, due to that ship's superior condition” (Ref. KK-[39] & [43]). With the advent of the nuclear carrier, Kitty Hawk and John F. Kennedy are the last two candidate carriers to become museum ships as they have conventional propulsion. Nuclear carriers, such as Enterprise and the Nimitz class, require extensive deconstruction to remove their nuclear reactors during decommissioning, leaving them in an unsuitable condition for donation.[44] As a part of President Donald Trump's proposed 355 ship navy plan, US Navy officials extended Kitty Hawk's stay in the reserve inactive fleet and considered the possibility of recommissioning her to help with the buildup.[45] This came after President Trump gave a speech on board USS Gerald R. Ford and promised to build a 12-carrier navy.[46]
In March 2017, the USS Kitty Hawk Veterans Association had raised $5 million in pledges to preserve the aircraft carrier as a museum ship, and members sought to donate $15,000 in memorabilia for display if it came to fruition.[47] On 25 October 2017, the Navy announced its intentions to dispose of Kitty Hawk by scrapping,[48] the ship having been stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 20 October 2017.[49] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Kitty_Hawk_%28CV-63%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Kitty_Hawk_(CV-63)
Ref. 33 - Word, Ron (23 March 2007). "Carrier USS Kennedy Decommissioned". http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/23/AR2007032300290.html?noredirect=on The Washington Post. Retrieved 19 February 2019. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Washington_Post
Ref. 34 - "USS Kitty Hawk says Sayonara". CNN. 28 May 2008. Archived from the original on 31 May 2008. Retrieved 19 February 2019. http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/28/japan.kitty.hawk.ap/index.html
Ref. 35 - Liewer, Steve (21 June 2008). "Damaged Aircraft Carrier To Stay In Port For Repairs". The San Diego Union-Tribune.
Ref. 36 - "Kitty Hawk Ceremony To Be Held Saturday". The Seattle Times. 28 January 2009. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seattle_Times
Ref. 37 - Clarridge, Christine (1 February 2009). "2,000 say goodbye to USS Kitty Hawk". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 7 March 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2019. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008694101_webkittyhawk31m.html
Ref. 38 - "Navy Decommissions USS Kitty Hawk". U.S. Navy, Kitty Hawk Public Affairs. 12 May 2009. Retrieved 13 May 2009. https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=45202
Ref. 39 - Gannon, Patrick (25 January 2006). "New ship coming in?". Star-News. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 21 February 2019. http://www.wilmingtonstar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20060125%2FNEWS%2F60124035%2F1015%2Fnews01
Ref. 40 - "Ex-Sailors' Dream Is USS Kitty Hawk Moored in Wilmington". https://www.wral.com/news/local/story/1225520 WRAL-TV. 6 March 2007. Retrieved 21 February 2019. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WRAL-TV
Ref. 41 - "USS Kitty Hawk will have to stay in reserve". http://www.wwaytv3.com/node/12083 WWAY. 4 December 2008. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 19 February 2019. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WWAY
Ref. 42 - "USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63 / CV-63)". Military Factory. Retrieved 19 February 2019. https://www.militaryfactory.com/ships/detail.asp?ship_id=USS-Kitty-Hawk-CV63
Ref. 43 - "Kitty Hawk". http://www.citizen-times.com/article/DP/20130131/NEWS12/301310021 Asheville Citizen-Times. January 2013. Archived from the original on 28 June 2013. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asheville_Citizen-Times
Ref. 44 - Shapiro, Michael Welles. "Enterprise, Nimitz-Class Carriers Won't Be Museums". Military.com. Retrieved 21 February 2019. https://www.military.com/daily-news/2012/10/22/enterprise-nimitz-class-carriers-wont-be-museums.html
Ref. 45 - Rogoway, Tyler (8 June 2017). "US Navy Looking At Bringing Retired Carrier USS Kitty Hawk Out Of Mothballs". The Drive. Retrieved 21 February 2019. https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/11316/us-navy-looking-at-bringing-retired-carrier-uss-kitty-hawk-out-of-mothballs
Ref. 46 - Seck, Hope Hodge (2 March 2017). "Aboard Ford, Trump Promises 12 Carriers, Record Navy Growth". Military.com. Retrieved 21 February 2019. https://www.military.com/daily-news/2017/03/02/aboard-ford-trump-promises-12-carriers-record-navy-growth.html
Ref. 47 - Friedrich, Ed (15 March 2017). "Group wants to make Kitty Hawk into museum". Kitsap Sun. Retrieved 21 February 2019. https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/local/2017/03/15/group-wants-make-kitty-hawk-into-museum/99212664
Ref. 48 - "Former USS Kitty Hawk to be disposed of by dismantling". Kitsap Sun. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2019. https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/local/2017/10/24/former-uss-kitty-hawk-disposed-dismantling/795128001
Ref. 49 - Stanford, Julianne (28 November 2017). "USS Kitty Hawk veterans devastated the aircraft carrier is headed for the scrapyard". https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/local/2017/11/28/uss-kitty-hawk-veterans-devastated-aircraft-carrier-headed-scrapyard/836475001 Kitsap Sun. Retrieved 21 February 2019. https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/local/2017/11/28/uss-kitty-hawk-veterans-devastated-aircraft-carrier-headed-scrapyard/836475001
U. S. AIRCRAFT CARRIER DESIGNATED NATIONAL MOUMENT OR MUSEUM (1974 to 2016)
U. S. AIRCRAFT CARRIER DESIGNATED NATIONAL MOUMENT OR MUSEUM (1974 to 2016)
INTREPID IS LOCATED AT THE INTREPID SEA-AIR-SPACE MUSEUM PIER 86, WEST 46TH STREET & 12TH AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY. SHE IS LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES, REF. NO. 86000082 AND DESIGNATED A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK ON 1/14/1986.
Shortly after 15 March 1974, a campaign led by real estate developer Zachary Fisher and the Intrepid Museum Foundation saved the fourth Intrepid (CVS-11), former CVA-11 & CV-11, Formally Dedicated as a Memorial.
Officials to dedicate Center for the Intrepid at Fort Sam
This project was made possible by the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, which provides assistance to our nation's military heroes who have been critically injured in the performance of duty and their families, and the Fisher House Foundation. The IFHF raised more than $90 million for military families, including funds for the center, which also is known as the Armed Forces Physical Rehabilitation Center. The Brooke Army Medical Center here plays a critical role in patient care, especially wounded servicemembers from the war on terrorism, and in graduate medical education and research. As the Army's only certified Level 1 trauma center, BAMC receives more than 4,000 emergency room visits each month. BAMC is one of only 15 hospitals in the United States that holds both Level 1 trauma certification and accreditation from the American Burn Association. The hospital has cared for more than 2,400 service members including Soldiers, Marines, Sailors and Airmen, who were injured in Operation Iraqi. The aircraft carrier Intrepid was successfully moved from Pier 86 to Bayonne, NJ. Intrepid proceeded past the Statue of Liberty, then unfurled its gigantic American flag as she passed historic Ground Zero shore point as a silent tribute to those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001. The World War II vessel will be refurbished over the next two years including opening now hidden areas of the ship to the public. While in dry dock, the outside of the ship will be repainted in classic battleship gray, and many of the military aircraft on its flight deck will be restored. Pier 86 will be entirely rebuilt as well.
Live video of ongoing renovations to Pier 86 and Intrepid can now be viewed daily through Earthcam on Intrepid Museum Foundation Web Site
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
http://www.navsource.org/archives/02/11.htm
Intrepid CVS-11, CVA-11 & CV-11 History - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Intrepid_(CV-11)
Intrepid CVS-11, CVA-11 & CV-11 History - Unofficial US Navy Site http://navysite.de/cv/cv11.htm
INTREPID SAILS TO BAYONNE, NJ
http://www.intrepidmuseum.org/intrepidmuseum/index.php?MERCURYSID=a3822c670a75b698a1b1cbb9b41061d3
INTREPID SAILS TO BAYONNE, NJ
YORKTOWN IS LOCATED AT THE PATRIOTS POINT NAVAL & MARITIME MUSEUM 40 PATRIOTS POINT ROAD, MOUNT PLEASANT, SC. SHE IS LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES, REF. NO. 82001519 AND DESIGNATED A NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK ON 1/14/1986.
The Navy Department approved the donation of the fourth Yorktown (CVS-10), former CVA-10, CV-10 & Bon Homme Richard to the Patriot's Point Development Authority, Charleston, South Carolina in 1974.
USS Yorktown (CV-10) - Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum
http://www.navsource.org/archives/02/10.htm
York County Historical Museum, Inc. http://www.yorkcounty.gov/publicinfo/2006
USS Yorktown AVT-16, CVS-10, CVA-10 & CV-10 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Yorktown_(CV-10)
USS Yorktown AVT-16, CVS-10, CVA-10 & CV-10 - Unofficial US Navy Site http://navysite.de/cv/cv10.htm
USS Yorktown (CV-10)
http://www.navy.mil/navydata/ships/carriers/histories/cv10-yorktown/york1943.jpg
USS Yorktown (CV-10)
http://www.navy.mil/navydata/ships/carriers/histories/cv10-yorktown/york1943marcus.jpg
USS Yorktown (CV-10)
http://www.navy.mil/navydata/ships/carriers/histories/cv10-yorktown/york1943bomber.jpg
USS Yorktown (CV-10)
http://www.navy.mil/navydata/ships/carriers/histories/cv10-yorktown/york1943tff.jpg
USS Yorktown (CV-10)
http://www.navy.mil/navydata/ships/carriers/histories/cv10-yorktown/york1964.jpg
USS Yorktown (CV-10)
http://www.navy.mil/navydata/ships/carriers/histories/cv10-yorktown/york1969tracker.jpg
USS Yorktown (CV-10)
http://www.navy.mil/navydata/ships/carriers/histories/cv10-yorktown/york1970quonset.jpg
LEXINGTON IS LOCATED AT THE USS LEXINGTON MUSEUM ON THE BAY, 2914 NORTH SHORELINE BOULEVARD, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX
The fifth Lexington (AVT-16), former CVT-16, CVS-16, CVA-16, CV-16 & Cabot was donated as USS Lexington Museum on the Bay on 15 June 1992 and now operates as such in Corpus Christi, Texas.
USS LEXINGTON Museum on the Bay
http://www.navsource.org/archives/02/16.htm
USS Lexington CV-16, CVA-16, CVS-16, CVT-16 & AVT-16 History http://www.usslexingtoncv16.org/s-history.html
USS Lexington CV-16, CVA-16, CVS-16, CVT-16 & AVT-16 History - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Lexington_(AVT-16)
Naval Cover Museum - LEXINGTON AVT 16 http://www.navalcovermuseum.org/restored/LEXINGTON_AVT_16.html
USS Lexington CV-16, CVA-16, CVS-16, CVT-16 & AVT-16 History - Unofficial US Navy Site http://navysite.de/cv/cv16.htm
LEXINGTON
http://www.navy.mil/navydata/ships/carriers/histories/cv16-lexington/lex430511.jpg
LEXINGTON
http://www.navy.mil/navydata/ships/carriers/histories/cv16-lexington/lexington1944.jpg
LEXINGTON
http://www.navy.mil/navydata/ships/carriers/histories/cv16-lexington/lexington1944sdb.jpg
HORNET IS LOCATED THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER HORNET MUSEUM, PIER 3, ALAMEDA POINT, ALAMEDA, CA.
The eighth Hornet (CVS-12), former CVA-12, CV-12 & Kearsarge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was designated National Historic Landmark by the National Park Service 4 December 1993.
USS Hornet Museum, Alameda, California
USS Hornet Museum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Hornet_Museum
USS HORNET CVS-12, CVA-12 CV-12 by Dwayne Miles http://www.its.caltech.edu/~drmiles/hornet.html
USS HORNET (CV-12) | Historic Naval Ships Association http://www.hnsa.org/hnsa-ships/uss-hornet-cv-12
http://www.navsource.org/archives/02/12a.htm
Hornet (CVS-12), former CVA-12, CV-12 & Kearsarge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Hornet_(CV-12)
Hornet (CVS-12), former CVA-12, CV-12 & Kearsarge - Unofficial US Navy Site http://navysite.de/cv/cv12.htm
HORNET
http://www.navy.mil/navydata/ships/carriers/histories/cv12-hornet/horn1943.jpg
“The eighth Hornet (CV-12) was commissioned 29 November 1943, Captain Miles M. Browning in command; launched 30 August 1943 by the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Virginia; sponsored by Mrs. Frank M. Knox, wife of the Secretary of the Navy; keel was laid down on 3 August 1942, having been set down as Kearsarge under construction at the Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Virginia, renamed in honor of the seventh Hornet (CV-8) that was sunk in the Battle of Santa Cruz on 26 October 1942” (Ref. 1- Hornet 72 & 324).
HORNET
The bridge of the Hornet, with the captain's chair on its pedestal overlooking the flight deck. The large device with cylindrical viewing tube on the right side of the photograph is a radar repeater, giving the bridge team access to the same radar data available in the navigation spaces. Immediately to the right of the radar repeater is the navigator's manual plot table. http://128.121.102.226/cv12-bridge.htm - More Photos at this link
HORNET
MIDWAY WAS DONATED TO THE SAN DIEGO AIRCRAFT CARRIER MUSEUM AND IS LOCATED IN SAN DIEGO. http://www.answers.com/topic/uss-midway
The Midway (CVA-41), former CVB-41 was donated 12 September 2003 and began her journey from the Navy Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility, Bremerton, Washington, to San Diego, California via Oakland, Calif., in preparation for use as a museum and memorial. Towed to the Broadway Pier in San Diego where she will be part of a major museum ship devoted to carriers and naval aviation 10 January 2004.
Midway: San Diego's Aircraft Carrier Museum – San Diego, Calif. http://www.midway.org/visitors
http://www.netmeister.net/~cpaige/Midway_unrep.html
USS Midway – CVA-41 - Carrier Qualification cruise off San Clemente Island, August 1963 http://www.movie-trains.com/cva41.html
http://www.navsource.org/archives/02/41.htm http://www.navsource.org/archives/02/41b.htm
USS Midway - Carrier Air Wing 5 http://cv41.org
List of Related Home Pages for USS Midway - CV 41 http://www.military.com/HomePage/UnitPageListHomePages/1,13491,200200,00.html
USS Midway – CVA-41 - Carrier Qualification cruise off San Clemente Island, August 1963 http://www.movie-trains.com/cva41.html
Midway CV, CVA & CVB History - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Midway_(CV-41)
Midway CV, CVA & CVB History - Unofficial US Navy Site http://navysite.de/cvn/cv41.htm
Midway CV, CVA & CVB
http://www.navsource.org/archives/02/024130.jpg
USS Midway (CVA-41) anchored at Gibraltar Harbor 20 May 1954. US Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class J. F. Coniskey [# 652748].
Midway CV, CVA & CVB
http://www.answers.com/topic/uss-midway
U. S. AIRCRAFT CARRIER SANK FOR A REEF (2006 to 2016)
Oriskany Museum and USS Oriskany Reunion Association
http://www.navsource.org/archives/02/34.htm
Official Home of the USS Oriskany (CV/CVA-34) http://www.baconlinks.com/USS_Oriskany
ex-USS Oriskany to Serve as Artificial Reef http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=11763
The Oriskany (CV-34) former CVA-34 & CV-34 was donated and transferred to the State of Florida to be sunk with controlled charges 22 miles south of Pensacola 5 April 2004 for use as an artificial reef and is the first warship to be slated for this purpose. The ship remained at the Beaumont Reserve Fleet in Beaumont, Tex., until December 2004 when she was towed to Pensacola, Fla., for preparation to be sunk as an artificial reef. Oriskany was sunk 24 miles off the coast of Pensacola, Fla., on 17 May 2006. The 888-foot ship took about 37 minutes to sink below the surface. Sold for scrapping 26 January 1993; scrapper defaulted and ship was repossessed without having left Navy custody. Resold for scrapping 09/09/95, towed to San Francisco 1 M ay 1996, but defaulted. Subsequently moved to Mare Island for scrapping, but scrap contract revoked 1 July 1997. Repossessed by the Navy and contract terminated 30 July 1997. Towed to Beaumont Reserve Fleet in Beaumont, Texas for storage in April 1999. Repossessed by the U. S. Navy when the contractor defaulted the contract 30 July 1998.
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Oriskany CV, CVA & CV History - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Oriskany_(CVA-34)
Oriskany CV, CVA & CV History - Unofficial US Navy Site http://navysite.de/cv/cv34.htm
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A Sailors tale of his Tour of duty in the U.S. Navy (August 1977 to February 1983) Operation Evening Light and Eagle Claw - 24 April 1980
Book - ISBN NO. 978-1-4276-0454-5 EBook - ISBN NO. 978-1-329-15473-5
Operations Evening Light and Eagle Claw (24 April 1980) Iran and Air Arm History (1941 to 1980)
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