CVA-66 USS America WESTERN PACIFIC & VIETNAM CRUISE 1972-1973

Namesake. United States of America
Ordered. 25 Nov 1960
Builder. Newport News Shipbuilding, VA
Laid down. 9 Jan 1961
Launched. 1 Feb 1964
Commissioned. 23 Jan 1965
Decommissioned. 9 Aug 1996
Reclassified. CV-66, 30 Jun 1975
Stricken . Aug 1996
Homeport. Norfolk, VA
Motto. Don't Tread on Me
Fate. Scuttled after live-fire testing 14 May 2005
Class and type. Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier
Displacement. 61,174 long tons (62,156 t) (light), 83,573 long tons (84,914 t) (full load)
Length. 990 ft (300 m) (waterline), 1,048 ft (319 m) overall
Beam. 248 ft (76 m) extreme, 129 ft (39 m) waterline
Draft. 38 ft (12 m) (maximum), 37 ft (11 m) (limit)
Installed power. 280,000 hp (210 MW)
Propulsion:
4 × steam turbines
8 × boilers
4 × shafts
Speed. 34 kn (39 mph; 63 km/h)
Complement. 502 officers, 4684 men
Sensors and processing systems:
AN/SPS-49
AN/SPS-48
Electronic warfare & decoys. AN/SLQ-32
Armament:
Terrier missile (replaced with Sea Sparrow)
Phalanx CIWS
Aircraft carried. about 79