U.S.S. Kitty Hawk (CV63) Navy Veterans

USS Kitty Hawk CVA CV-63 Association for USA Navy Veterans

History of the USS Kitty Hawk CVA CV-63 and USA Navy Veterans

USS Kitty Hawk Navy Ship Awards

US Navy Officers serving aboard the USS Kitty Hawk CVA CV-63

US Navy Veterans and Former Company Officers on USS Kitty Hawk CVA CV-63 Ship

US Navy Roster List of Veterans and Association of the USS Kitty Hawk CVA CV-63

Membership for USS Kitty Hawk CVA CV-63 US Navy Veterans Association

United States of America Navy Veterans Association Resources

Reunion Information for Veterans of the USS Kitty Hawk CVA CV-63

Ship Store for the USS Kitty Hawk CVA CV-63 Association for Retired Veterans

Message Boards for the USS Kitty Hawk CVA CV-63 US Navy Veterans Association

Photos of Retired US Navy Veterans from the U.S.S. Kitty Hawk C.V.A. C.v.-63 Association

USS Kitty Hawk CVA CV-63 Association Scholarship Information US Navy Veterans Association

Hawk Statistics

Commissioned: Builders: Length:
April 29, 1961 New York Shipbuilding 1,069 Feet (326m)
Width: Average Displacement: Speed:
282 feet (86m) 81,788 tons (74,197 metric tons) 30 knots plus (56kph)
Engines: Boilers: Aircraft Capacity:
4 8 75 plus
Crew (With Airwing): Total Cost: Draft:
2,800 (5,300) $265,200,000 in 1961 38 feet (12m)
Total Height Above Waterline: Total Number of Decks & Levels: Electrical System Capacity:
201 feet 8 decks (down) and 11 levels (up) 14,000,000 watts 
Fuel Capacity: Anchors: Weight of Anchor Links:
2,000,000 gallons (7,600,000 liters) Two - 30 tons each (27.3 mt) 360 pounds each (162 kg)
Max Length of Anchor Chain: Propellers: Estimated Number of Spaces:
1,080 feet (327.6 m) Four, 21 feet wide (7m) 2,400+
Flight Deck Area: Hangar Bay Area: Telephone/Computers:
4.1 acres 1.6 acres 2,400 / 1,500
Closed Circuit Television: Worldwide Satellite Capability: Meals Served Underway:
Six channels 12 channels 17,000 plus
Average Soda Consumption Daily: Water Distilled Daily: Average Number of Stock Items Issued Daily:
5,040 cans 380,000 gallons (1,444,000 L) 330
Inventory Line Items Carried: Pounds of Cargo Received Daily: Exercise Facilities:
60,000 18,000 Five
Public Works Force: Number of Pay Accounts: Average Annual Payroll:
300 personnel 5,500 $145,000,000
Number of ATMs: Number of Catapults: Catapult Length
Four  Four ( Steam Powered ) 263 feet (79.7 m)
Arresting Gear: Effective Landing Area: Aircraft Elevators:
Four 120 feet (36.4 m) Four
Elevator Lifting Capacity: General Quarters Repair Lockers: Rolling Airframe Missile Launchers:
130,000 pounds each (58,500 kg) Eleven Two, 21 missiles each
Sea Sparrow Launchers: Close-in Weapons System (CIWS) Mounts: .50-cal Gun Mounts:
Two, eight missiles each Two batteries, 1,500 rounds each Nine
M-60 Gun Mounts: Dentists: Physicians and Surgeons:
Two Five Six
Operating Rooms and Triage Areas: Hospital Beds: Lawyers:
Six 65 Two
Chaplains: Worship Services Held Weekly: Laundry:
Three 21 One
Ship's Retail Stores: Barber Shops: Post Office:
Two Two One
Eggs Served Daily Underway: Loaves of Bread Baked Daily Underway: Pounds of Mail Processed Daily:
9,600 - 12,000 900 loaves 2,500 pounds (1,125 kg)
Chief Petty Officers, with Embarked Commands:  
380