America (1965) class Kitty Hawk class Aircraft Carrier ships ---- Aircraft Carrier classes ----FR .. Clemenceau classFR .. La Fayette classUK .. Audacious classUK .. Centaur classUK .. Colossus classUK .. Courageous classUK .. Illustrious classUK .. Implacable classUK .. Improved Centaur classUK .. Majestic classUK .. Modified Centaur classUK .. Nairana classUS .. America (1965) classUS .. Casablanca classUS .. Commencement Bay classUS .. Essex (long hull) classUS .. Essex (short hull) classUS .. Forrestal classUS .. Independence classUS .. John F Kennedy classUS .. Kitty Hawk classUS .. Midway class--More------ usa classes ----Aircraft Carrier (Nuclear Powered) ............ Enterprise classAircraft Carrier (Nuclear Powered) ............ Ford classAircraft Carrier (Nuclear Powered) ............ Improved Nimitz classAircraft Carrier (Nuclear Powered) ............ Nimitz classAircraft Carrier ............ America (1965) classAircraft Carrier ............ Casablanca classAircraft Carrier ............ Commencement Bay classAircraft Carrier ............ Essex (long hull) classAircraft Carrier ............ Essex (short hull) classAircraft Carrier ............ Forrestal classAircraft Carrier ............ Independence classAircraft Carrier ............ John F Kennedy classAircraft Carrier ............ Kitty Hawk classAircraft Carrier ............ Midway classGuided-Missile Cruiser (Nuclear Powered) ............ Bainbridge classGuided-Missile Cruiser (Nuclear Powered) ............ California classGuided-Missile Cruiser (Nuclear Powered) ............ Long Beach classGuided-Missile Cruiser (Nuclear Powered) ............ Truxtun classGuided-Missile Cruiser (Nuclear Powered) ............ Virginia classGuided-Missile Cruiser ............ Albany classGuided-Missile Cruiser ............ Belknap classGuided-Missile Cruiser ............ Boston classGuided-Missile Cruiser ............ Galveston classGuided-Missile Cruiser ............ Leahy classGuided-Missile Cruiser ............ Providence classGuided-Missile Cruiser ............ Ticonderoga classGuided-Missile Cruiser ............ Ticonderoga VLS classCruiser ............ Baltimore classCruiser ............ Brooklyn classCruiser ............ Cleveland classCruiser ............ Oregon City classCruiser ............ St. Louis classGuided-Missile Destroyer ............ Arleigh Burke classGuided-Missile Destroyer ............ Arleigh Burke Flight I classGuided-Missile Destroyer ............ Arleigh Burke Flight II classGuided-Missile Destroyer ............ Arleigh Burke Flight IIA classGuided-Missile Destroyer ............ Charles F. Adams classGuided-Missile Destroyer ............ Charles F. Adams NTU classGuided-Missile Destroyer ............ Coontz classGuided-Missile Destroyer ............ Kidd classDestroyer ............ Allen M. Sumner classDestroyer ............ Farragut classDestroyer ............ Fletcher classDestroyer ............ Forrest Sherman classDestroyer ............ Gearing classDestroyer ............ Mitscher classDestroyer ............ Spruance classGuided-Missile Frigate ............ Brooke classGuided-Missile Frigate ............ Oliver Hazard Perry classGuided-Missile Frigate ............ Oliver Hazard Perry long-hull classFrigate ............ Bronstein classFrigate ............ Claud Jones classFrigate ............ Dealey classFrigate ............ Garcia classFrigate ............ Knox classCoast Guards ............ Famous MEC classCoast Guards ............ Hamilton classCoast Guards ............ National Security CutterCoast Guards ............ Reliance MEC classCoast Guards ............ Sentinel classLittoral combat ship ............ Freedom classLittoral combat ship ............ Independence classLittoral combat ship ............ Sea Fighter classCommand ship ............ Blue Ridge classAssault Carrier ............ America (2014) classAssault Carrier ............ Essex assault classAssault Carrier ............ Iwo Jima classAssault Carrier ............ Tarawa classAssault Carrier ............ Wasp classLanding Ship/Platform Dock ............ Anchorage classLanding Ship/Platform Dock ............ Ashland classLanding Ship/Platform Dock ............ Austin classLanding Ship/Platform Dock ............ Casa Grande classLanding Ship/Platform Dock ............ Harpers Ferry classLanding Ship/Platform Dock ............ Lewis B Puller ClassLanding Ship/Platform Dock ............ LST-491 classLanding Ship/Platform Dock ............ Newport classLanding Ship/Platform Dock ............ Raleigh classLanding Ship/Platform Dock ............ San Antonio classLanding Ship/Platform Dock ............ Thomaston classLanding Ship/Platform Dock ............ Whidbey Island classSupport Ship ............ Cimarron classSupport Ship ............ Curtis and Wright classSupport Ship ............ Henry J. Kaiser classSupport Ship ............ Kilauea classSupport Ship ............ Lewis and Clark classSupport Ship ............ Mars classSupport Ship ............ Mercy classSupport Ship ............ Montford Point classSupport Ship ............ Rigel classSupport Ship ............ Sacramento classSupport Ship ............ Samuel Gompers classSupport Ship ............ Shenandoah classSupport Ship ............ Sirius classSupport Ship ............ Supply classSupport Ship ............ Theriot Offshore V classSupport Ship ............ Wichita classSupport Ship ............ Yellowstone classIcebreakers ............ Healy classIcebreakers ............ Polar classIcebreakers ............ Wind class---- More ----1965 Derivatives / Succeeded by John F Kennedy class 1968 Specifications Login to Edit 5430crew 81000full load (tn) 319.25length (m) 39.60beam (m) 11.30draught (m) 8000range (nm) 32max speed (knots) 3Missile Launcher Sea Sparrow VLS3Close-In Weapon System CIWS Phalanx 20 mm 1Naval Radar air search radar AN/SPS-491Naval Radar surface search radar AN/SPS-67 Aircraft Login to Edit Typical Max US Navy Sikorsky S-61 H-3 06The Max option implies only aircraft of this model onboard Shipyards Login to Edit Newport News Shipbuilding - 1 List of Ships Login to Edit Sorted by Year Filter: AllUS - US Navy .......... 2 Hide Transfers Hide deriv. US NavyCV-66USS AmericaNUSA - 6619651996US NavyCV-67John F Kennedy class USS John F KennedyNJFK - 67196820072 units Events Login to Edit 1960Ordered CV-66 USS America 1961-jan-9Laid down CV-66 USS America as CVA-661964-feb-1Launched CV-66 USS America 1965-jan-23Commissioned CV-66 USS America 1968-mayAircraft CV-66 USS America Second Indochina War (Vietnam War) may68-nov68 embarked HC-21974-oct-12Homeport CV-66 USS America arrived1974-novRefit CV-66 USS America nov74-sep75 overhaul at Norfolk Naval Shipyard. Reclassified as CV-661980-aprRefit CV-66 USS America CIWS Phalanx 20 mm 3x CIWS fitted during refit1982-sep-25Port Visit CV-66 USS America visited Portsmouth 25-28 Sep 1982 with HS-11 SH-3 embarked1986-apr-1Aircraft CV-66 USS America CH-46 Sea Knight, based on smaller ship, crashed and burned on carrier s deck north of Syracuse, Sicily1986-apr-12Deployment CV-66 USS America Operation El Dorado Canyon-Libya, April 12-171996-aug-9Decommissioned CV-66 USS America at Norfolk Naval Shipyard2005-may-12Fate: sunk CV-66 USS America Sunk as target appr. 250mile East of North Carolina coast, SE of Cape Hatteras
John F Kennedy class
Second Indochina War (Vietnam War) may68-nov68 embarked HC-2
CIWS Phalanx 20 mm 3x CIWS fitted during refit
