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<< Previous   of   Next >>   ADVERTISEMENT   Related Stories • On the Kitty Hawk's last watch 9/3/08   CONTACT THE HERALD Robert Frank, City Editor frank@heraldnet.com   Published: Wednesday, September 3, 2008 The USS Kitty Hawk dossier May 21, 1960: USS Kitty Hawk is launched April 29, 1961: USS Kitty Hawk is commissioned Sept. 13, 1962: Kitty Hawk ventures into the Pacific, stopping in Japan, Hong Kong and the Philippines June 6-7, 1963: President John F. Kennedy makes overnight visit to Kitty Hawk, making the ship the "floating White House" for one night. 1963-1975: Kitty Hawk makes seven combat deployments to Southeast Asia. March 21, 1984: A Soviet Victor I class submarine surfaces from beneath Kitty Hawk. A piece of the submarine's propeller lodges into the ship's hull and is still displayed in the commanding officer's in-port cabin. Nov. 3, 1992: Kitty Hawk deploys to Somalia. Aug. 11, 1998: Kitty Hawk arrives in Yokosuka, Japan, and deploys from the port for the next decade, becoming the only aircraft carrier permanently operating outside of the U.S. Nov. 20, 1998: Kitty Hawk becomes the Navy's oldest active warship with the decommissioning of USS Independence in Bremerton. October-December 2001: Kitty Hawk deploys to the Arabian Sea, sending Special Forces troops and helicopters to operations in southern Afghanistan. February 2003: Kitty Hawk deploys to the Persian Gulf, taking part in the opening strikes against Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's regime. Aug. 7, 2008: Kitty Hawk arrives in San Diego from Japan, its first time back in its homeport in a decade. Tuesday: Kitty Hawk arrives in Bremerton for inactivation and decommissioning, tentatively scheduled for late January 2009. READER COMMENTS Be the first to comment. You must be a registered user and verify your e-mail address to post comments to blogs or articles on HeraldNet. To register, click here. To read other terms and conditions, click here. Log out

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