USS America CVA-66 |
Type: |
Aircraft Carrier |
Class: |
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Builder: |
Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Newport News, Virginia |
Hull Number: |
CVA-66 CV-66 (June 30, 1975) |
Ordered: |
November 25, 1960 |
Commissioned: |
January 23, 1965 |
Keel Laid: |
January 9, 1961 |
Decommissioned: |
August 9, 1996 |
Launched: |
February 1, 1964 |
Stricken: |
August 9, 1996 |
Fate: |
Sunk as target May 14, 2005 Location: North Atlantic 265 miles SE of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. (33.09.09N - 71.39.07W) |
Builder's Data |
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Page published Apr. 22, 2007 |