Sadly the U.S.S. Kittyhawk has been decommissioned and is being scrapped. Photo is for reference. Postmaster on board post office catcheted. Length: 1,069′ Launched: May 21, 1960 Speed: 33 knots (61 km/h; 38 mph) Construction started: December 27, 1956 Builder: New York Shipbuilding Corporation Propulsion: Westinghouse geared steam turbines, eight Foster Wheeler steam boilers, four shafts; 280,000 shp (210 MW) Armament: 2 RIM-7 Sea Sparrow surface-to-air missiles; 2 RIM-116 RAM; 2 Phalanx CIWS Automated Anti-Missile/Aircraft Defenses
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