1961 to 2012 |
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| | | | | 1957-nov | Ordered | | | | | 1958-feb-4 | Laid down | | | | | 1960-sep-24 | Launched | | | | | 1961-nov-25 | Commissioned | | | | | 1962-aug | Deployment | | Exercise Rip Tide II operating off Portugal with HMS Centaur, HMS Hermes and USS Forrestal during, Exercise RipTide II. | | | 1969-feb | | | damaged by rocket explosion in Feb 1969 | | | 1986-apr-9 | Deployment | | Vice President George Bush onboard in the Gulf of Oman speaking to sailors | | | 2001-sep-13 | Deployment |  | Arabian Sea Enduring Freedom positioned to the northern Arabian Sea with HS-3 embarked, to support AWACS missions over Pakistan until 23 Oct. | | | 2011-jan-26 | Port Visit | | 26-29 January Lisboa, Portugal | | | 2012-dec-1 | Decommissioned | | at Norfolk, Va. | | |
| from Enterprise class | | | 5560 | crew | | 92430 | full load (tn) | | 331.60 | length (m) | | 40.50 | beam (m) | | 11.90 | draught (m) | | 34 | max speed (knots) | |
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Newport News Shipbuilding, 
