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Kitty Hawk Class Aircraft Carriers: General Characteristics

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Builder: New York Ship Building Corp., Camden, NJ

Date Deployed: April 29, 1961 (USS Kitty Hawk)
Propulsion: Eight boilers, four geared steam turbines, four shafts, 280,000 shaft horsepower
Length: 1062.5 feet (323.8 meters)
Beam: 130 feet (39 meters); Flight Deck Width: 252 feet (76.8 meters)
Displacement: Approx. 80,800 tons (73,300.5 metric tons) full load
Speed: 30+ knots (34.5+ miles per hour)
Crew: Ship's Company: 3,150 - Air Wing: 2,480
Armament: Sea Sparrow launchers, 3 20mm Phalanx CIWS mounts
Aircraft: 85

Ship:
USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63), Yokosuka, Japan

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