USS Independence CVA-62

Forrestal class - CV - Aircraft Carrier

Events

History of USS Independence CVA-62

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 Exercise Royal Flush IV 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.