1968 to 2007    

CV-67 USS John F Kennedy

US US Navy





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Flight Deck: 67
Call Sign: NJFK
See Also: CVN Ford class CVN-79





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History of US USS John F Kennedy CV-67

1964-apr-30OrderedOrdered
1964-oct-22Laid downLaid down originally planned as CVAN, but reverted to conventional power during construction
1967-may-27LaunchedLaunched as CVA-67
1968-sep-07CommissionedCommissioned aka Big John
1969-aprDeploymentDeployment departed East Coast to Mediterranean on maiden deployment
1974-marRefitRefit in refit until Nov 1974, when reclassified as CV-67
1982-octRefitRefit general overhaul and maintenance period, until Feb 1983
1986-julDeploymentDeployment 8 month Mediterranean deployment, returned Mar 1987
1990-jul-28DeploymentDeployment Red Sea Operation Desert Shield/Storm departed East Coast for Red Sea during the build to and during operations against Iraq, returned 28 Mar 1991
1993-sepRefitRefit Philadelphia Naval Shipyard into two year major refit, completed Sep 1995
1995-sepHomeportHomeport Mayport Naval Station, FL
1995-sep into Reserve Fleet
1997-aprDeploymentDeployment although still formally in Reserve, departed Mayport for 6 month Adriatic, Mediterranean and Persian Gulf deployment, returned Oct 1997
2007-mar-23DecommissionedDecommissioned Mayport at Mayport, FL
2007-jul NS Norfolk Towed Towed to NS Norfolk.
2023-nov-28 Philadelphia Naval Shipyard still laid up in NISMF Philadelphia
2025-jan-16Fate: scrappedFate: scrapped departed on final voyage to scrap yard.



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