CV-62 USS Independence

Namesake. Independence, condition of a nation in which the population exercise self-government, and sovereignty over its territory
Ordered. 2 Jul 1954
Builder. New York Navy Yard, NY
Cost. $182.3 million
Laid down. 1 Jul 1955
Launched. 6 Jun 1958
Commissioned. 10 Jan 1959
Decommissioned. 30 Sep 1998
Reclassified. CV-62, 28 Feb 1973
Stricken. 8 Mar 2004
Motto. Freedom's Flagship
Fate. Scrapped from 2017-2019
Class and type. Forrestal-class aircraft carrier
Displacement:
60,000 long tons (61,000 t) standard
80,643 long tons (81,937 t) full load
Length. 1,070 ft (326.1 m)
Beam:
130.0 ft (39.63 m) waterline
270 ft (82.3 m) extreme
Draft 37 ft (11.3 m)
Propulsion:
4 Westinghouse geared turbines, four shafts, 280,000 shaft horsepower (210,000 kW)
8 Babcock & Wilcox boilers
Speed. 34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Range:
8,000 nautical miles (15,000 km) at 20 knots (37 km/h)
4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km) at 30 knots (56 km/h)
Complement: 3,126 (ship's crew), 2,089 (air wing), 70 (flag staff), 72 (Marines)
Sensors and processing systems:
AN/SPS-48C 3D air search radar
AN/SPS-49(V5) 2D air search radar
AN/SPS-67(V1) surface search radar
AN/SPS-64 navigation radar
Mk 91 Missile fire-control radar
Electronic warfare & decoys:
AN/SLQ-29
Mark 36 SRBOC decoy rocket launcher
Armament:
8 × 5"/54 caliber Mark 42 guns (127 mm)
2× 8 NATO Sea Sparrow
3× Phalanx CIWS
Aircraft carried: 70-90