KITTY HAWK CV 63
Ship Name and Designation History
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.
Keel Laid 27 December 1956 - Launched 21 May 1960 Decommissioned 12 May 2009 |
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- USS Kitty Hawk CVA-63 / CV-63 Covers Page 1 (1956-2021)
Postmarks
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Postmark Type |
Postmark Date |
Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image |
Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image |
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Locy Type |
1961-04-29 |
As CVA-63
First Day in Commission.
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Locy Type |
1963-11-19 |
As CVA-63
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Locy Type |
1966-06-06 |
As CVA-63
Rubber stamp Presidential Review cachet.
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Locy Type |
1972-07-04 |
As CVA-63
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Locy Type |
1962-02-08 |
As CVA-63
Rubber stamp ships' cachet.
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Locy Type |
1967-12-25 |
As CVA-63
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Locy Type |
1984-06-12 |
As CV-63
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Locy Type |
1990-01-22 |
As CV-63
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Locy Type |
1967-02-11 |
As CVA-63
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Locy Type |
1974-02-04 |
As CV-63
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Locy Type |
1995-01-07 |
As CV-63
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Locy Type |
1981-06-24 |
As CV-63
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Locy Type |
1991-04-29 |
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Locy Type |
2000-12-04 |
Ships cachet. From the Thad Kaczkowski collection.
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Locy Type |
1965-02-24 |
Notes:
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Locy Type |
2006-04-19 |
45th Anniversary, cachet by Bill Payden
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Locy Type |
2006-04-19 |
45th Anniversary, cachet by Bill Payden
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Locy Type |
1994-12-19 |
Former Locy Type F - USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. K-20d
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Locy Type F |
1991-04-29 |
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Locy Type F |
1996-04-29 |
35th Anniversary, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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Locy Type F |
1997-09-18 |
Crewmember Reunion, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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Locy Type F |
2003-12-17 |
100th Anniversary of Powered Flight, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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Locy Type F |
2003-12-17 |
100th Anniversary of Powered Flight, cachet by William J. Everett
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Locy Type F |
2008-05-06 |
100th Anniversary of the Great White Fleet, Serviced by Thad Kaczkowski
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Locy Type F |
2008-08-28 |
Leaving San Diego CA, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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Locy Type P |
1981-06-24 |
As CV-63
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Locy Type P |
1973-06-25 |
Ship's cachet
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Locy Type P |
1983-04-18 |
75th Anniversary of the Great White Fleet's visit to San Diego CA. Cachet by USS San Diego Chapter No. 27, USCS
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Locy Type |
2004-04-28 |
Official Business
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Locy Type |
2009-01-16 |
Last Day of Postal Service, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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Locy Type |
2009-01-31 |
Decommissioning & Legacy Ceremony, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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Locy Type |
2009-01-31 |
Decommissioning & Legacy Ceremony, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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Locy Type |
2009-01-31 |
Decommissioning & Legacy Ceremony, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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Locy Type |
2009-01-31 |
Decommissioning & Legacy Ceremony, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
USPS Pictorial Postmarks
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USPS |
2001-09-12 |
Crewmember Reunion & 40th Anniversary, cachet by Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS
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USPS |
2009-01-31 |
Cachet by McIntosh Cachets
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USPS |
2011-04-29 |
Cachet by Richard F. Hoffner. From the Thad Kaczkowski collection.
Other Information
USS KITTY HAWK earned the Presidential Unit Citation Ribbon, the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon (4 awards), the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon (7 awards), the Navy "E" Ribbon (2 awards), the Navy Expeditionary Medal (2 awards), the National Defense Service Medal (3 awards), the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (6 awards), the Vietnam Service Medal w/ 12 Campaign stars, the Southwest Asia Service Medal w/ 1 Campaign star, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Humanitarian Service Medal, the Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation Ribbon w/ Palm, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal and the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) during her Naval career.
NAMESAKE - Kitty Hawk, N.C., and for Kill Devil Hill, the site approximately four miles south of the village of Kitty Hawk, where Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first successful sustained powered flights in a heavier-than-air machine on 17 December 1903.
Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name KITTY HAWK - USS Kitty Hawk AKV-1 and USS Kitty Hawk CV-63.
The ships sponsor was Mrs. Camilla F. McElroy, wife of Mr. Neil H. McElroy, former Secretary of Defense (9 October 1957 – 1 December 1959).
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