USS Ronald Reagan Question

The Constellation.
It just returned from an extended tour due to the Afghanistan/Iraq
thing.

The results of a little quick Googling:
http://www.navy.mil/homepages/cv64/noflash/home.htm

John Bell

The results of a little quick Googling:
http://www.navy.mil/homepages/cv64/noflash/home.htm

Thanks, John. Interesting that they are de-commissioning the SECOND oldest
carrier in the arsenal, the Constellation.

Why not put the FIRST oldest (whatever it may be) carrier out to pasture
first?
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

IIRC, I believe the Kitty Hawk is the oldest in the fleet now...and now the
last conventional.



"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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The results of a little quick Googling:
http://www.navy.mil/homepages/cv64/noflash/home.htm

Thanks, John. Interesting that they are de-commissioning the SECOND
oldest
carrier in the arsenal, the Constellation.

Why not put the FIRST oldest (whatever it may be) carrier out to pasture
first?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jeff Franks wrote:

IIRC, I believe the Kitty Hawk is the oldest in the fleet now...and now the
last conventional.

According to the CV-64 news, Constellation is "one of only three remaining
conventionally powered aircraft carriers in its arsenal." And, since the
Constellation won't actually be decommissioned for a few more weeks, there
are still three in the fleet.

George Patterson
The optimist feels that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The
pessimist is afraid that he's correct.
James Branch Cavel

"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message ...


Jeff Franks wrote:

IIRC, I believe the Kitty Hawk is the oldest in the fleet now...and now the
last conventional.

According to the CV-64 news, Constellation is "one of only three remaining
conventionally powered aircraft carriers in its arsenal." And, since the
Constellation won't actually be decommissioned for a few more weeks, there
are still three in the fleet.

The Constellation, the Kitty Hawk, and the John F. Kennedy are the three remaining
CV's.

"Jeff Franks" wrote ...
IIRC, I believe the Kitty Hawk is the oldest in the fleet now...and now
the
last conventional.

The America is no longer in service? When I was stationed aboard the
Nimitz, the America was also there in Norfolk... I knew some guys from ET
'A' school who were stationed aboard her...

Now, if they would take some of these carriers that they are retiring and
sink them as artifical reefs, that would make for some interesting diving...

RM, CR Division USS America 1983 - 1987.



"Grumman-581" wrote in message
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"Jeff Franks" wrote ...
IIRC, I believe the Kitty Hawk is the oldest in the fleet now...and now
the
last conventional.

The America is no longer in service? When I was stationed aboard the
Nimitz, the America was also there in Norfolk... I knew some guys from ET
'A' school who were stationed aboard her...

Now, if they would take some of these carriers that they are retiring and
sink them as artifical reefs, that would make for some interesting
diving...

"Gil Brice" wrote ...
RM, CR Division USS America 1983 - 1987.

ET, OE Division USS Nimitz 1982-1983

IIRC, I believe the Kitty Hawk is the oldest in the fleet now...and now the
last conventional.




The Kitty Hawk is home based in Japan, which will not allow a nuclear carrier
in their ports for fear of resurecting Godzilla.

Don

--
Wm. Donald (Don) Tabor Jr., DDS
PP-ASEL
Chesapeake, VA - CPK, PVG

"Wdtabor" wrote ...
The Kitty Hawk is home based in Japan, which will not allow a nuclear
carrier
in their ports for fear of resurecting Godzilla.

The Japanese kind of have this thing about nuclear weapons... Kid of hold a
grudge, I guess... The way it was explained to me when I was aboard the
Nimitz was that we only admit that our nuclear powered ships carry nuclear
weapons, thus they aren't allowed in Japanese harbors...