1959 to 1998
CVA-62 USS Independence
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1954-jul-02 | Ordered | Ordered | | 1955-jul-01 | Laid down | Laid down | | 1958-jun-06 | Launched | Launched | | 1959-jan-10 | Commissioned | Commissioned | | 1959-jun-30 | Homeport | Homeport NS Norfolk Norfolk, VA | | 1960-nov-30 | Deployment | Deployment joint US-UK exercise in Western Mediterranean, including HMS Ark Royal, HMS Hermes, HMS Victorious, USS Intrepid and USS Saratoga. | | 1981-feb-02 | Port Visit | Port Visit Fremantle Harbour visited Fremantle, until 7 Feb. | | 1988-oct-08 | Homeport | Homeport Naval Base San Diego San Diego, CA | | 1991-sep | Homeport | Homeport Yokosuka Naval Base relieved USS Midway at Yokosuka, as forward-deployed carrier, until Aug 1998. | | 1997-feb | Port Visit | Port Visit Naval Base Guam first carrier to visit Guam since 1961. | | 1997-apr | Port Visit | Port Visit Port Klang first carrier to visit Port Klang | | 1998-sep-30 | Decommissioned | Decommissioned at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA | | 2004-mar-08 | Struck | Struck | | 2016-apr-17 | | still laid up at Puget Sound, pending scrapping in Texas. | |
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