USS Constellation (CV-64)

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USS Constellation (CV-64) was a U.S. Navy supercarrier that served extensively during the Cold War and Vietnam War as part of the Kitty Hawk-class of aircraft carriers.

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USS Constellation (CV-64) canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aircraft carrier
supercarrier
aircraftCarried fixed-wing aircraft
helicopters
airWing Carrier Air Wing 9 (various deployments)
linked to: Carrier Air Wing 9
armament Phalanx CIWS (various periods)
RIM-7 Sea Sparrow launchers (various periods)
linked to: RIM-7 Sea Sparrow
awarded Battle Efficiency Award
Meritorious Unit Commendation
Navy Unit Commendation
Presidential Unit Citation
builder New York Naval Shipyard
commissioned 1961-10-27
conflictParticipated Cold War
Operation Desert Storm
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation Southern Watch
Vietnam War
country United States of America
crewComplement approximately 5,000 personnel
decommissioned 2003-08-07
displacement approximately 81,000 tons (full load)
fate scrapped
homeport Naval Air Station North Island
San Diego, California
hullNumber CV-64
laidDown 1957-09-14
launched 1960-10-08
length approximately 1047 ft
maximumSpeed over 30 knots
motto Spirit of the Old, Pride of the New
namedAfter Constellation (nickname of the United States flag)
linked to: United States flag
nickname Connie
notableEvent conducted multiple combat deployments to the Gulf of Tonkin during the Vietnam War
last deployment included combat operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2002–2003
participated in air operations during Operation Desert Storm in 1991
suffered major fire during construction in 1960 at New York Naval Shipyard
operator United States Navy
pennant NATO code CV-64
pennantNumber CV-64
precededInClassBy USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63)
propulsion conventional steam turbines
oil-fired boilers
scrappingCompleted 2017-05
shipClass Kitty Hawk class
successorInClass USS America (CV-66)

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Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier includesShip USS Constellation (CV-64)
USS Independence (CV-62) followedBy USS Constellation (CV-64)