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communications personnel were trapped, and RM-2 Robert Bilbo and RM-3 Billy
Larremore pulled many shipmates out of the burning and smoke-filled compartments. They received the Navy & Marine Corp Medal. L/Cpl Thomas P Howard Jr. of ships Mar/Det received a "Meritorious Mast" from Captain Harris as a result of his location and rescue of shipmates overcome by toxic smoke in security weapon space. An
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In the summer of 1967, the city of San
Francisco adopted the ship as "San Francisco's Own," and the city and ship enjoyed a formal, official relationship. However, there were probably many times the crew did not enjoy the attitudes of Bay Area residents at all. The feeling was mutual. In July 1968,
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releases. The first mine was dropped at 08:59 and the last of the field of 36 mines at 09:01. Twelve mines were placed in the inner harbor and the remaining 24 in the outer. All mines were set with 72-hour arming delays, thus permitting merchant ships time for departure or a change in destination
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on 14 December 1961. She was the first carrier to have this system installed for operations use. Designed to provide a videotape of every landing, the system proved useful for instructional purposes and in the analysis of landing accidents, thereby making it an invaluable tool in the promotion of
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on her return trip to
Alameda caught fire in the communications department. The fire spread so fast that Captain William H. Harris commanded that the carrier be placed just offshore between San Mateo and Santa Barbara in order to abandon ship if the fire could not be put under control. Several
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The ship continued to make WestPac/Vietnam deployments until 1975: 26 July 1967 to 6 April 1968; 7 September 1968 to 15 April 1969; 23 September 1969 to 1 July 1970; 12 November 1971 to 17 July 1972; 9 March 1973 to 8 November; and from 5 December 1974 to 2 July 1975. Operations by the
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type destructor and 108 special Mk 52-2 mines over the next eight months. It is considered to have played a significant role in bringing about an eventual peace arrangement, particularly since it so hampered the enemy's ability to continue receiving war supplies.
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to encourage sailors to not sail with the ship. Thirty-five men missed her departure after the
Berkeley City Council and 10 churches offered sanctuary. While this number is not unusual for a ship this size, at least one military service member sought sanctuary.
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was the largest vessel ever scrapped up to that date. The company attempted to sell the hull to China for scrapping, but the Navy blocked the sale in court. The scrapping continued off and on for several years until finally completed on 8 September 2000.
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s deployed helicopter squadron HS-17 (Neptune's
Raiders) flying the Sikorsky SH-3H, along with VC-8 flying the Sikorsky SH-3G aircraft from Naval Station Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico. She returned to Norfolk for the final time on 30 September 1989.
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were part of a larger movement of anti-war protests by military service members. Earlier in 1971, about 400 servicemen in Saigon signed a petition against the war, and nine sailors in Hawaii took sanctuary in a church and missed the sailing of the
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was moored at the
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard to await her fate. On 7 May 1993, she was sold for scrap, minus her electronics, weapons, and other usable equipment, by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) to Seawitch Salvage of
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configuration" in which two attack squadrons on board used a shared maintenance program, helping to streamline aircraft maintenance. On 19 April 1989, while operating in the
Caribbean, the ship responded to a call for assistance from the
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An overhaul and local operations upon her return, as well as training with Air Group 17, prepared her for a return to the
Mediterranean once more on 20 March 1951. As flagship for Commander, Carrier Division 6, she took part in a
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for a three-day cruise. On 26 April, she sailed for a tour of duty in the
Mediterranean. This cruise was highlighted by a visit to Spain, and participation in NATO Exercise Black Wave with Deputy Secretary of Defense
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press reported the theft of a set of golden bear statues from the ship. These statues had been presented by the city of San
Francisco after the city had adopted the ship as "San Francisco's Own". Two sailors from
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gunboats. Protective air strikes flown from the carrier against the Cambodian mainland naval and air installations as Air Force helicopters with 288 Marines from Battalion Landing Teams 2 and 9 were launched from
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On 2 January 1986, EA-6B Prowlers from VAQ-135 reported aboard. The Squadron was called on a "No Notice Deployment" by The Joint Chiefs of Staff to augment CVW-13 with Electronic Countermeasures/Jamming Support.
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in this aircraft on 31 August, marking the introduction of this long-range atomic-attack bomber to carrier operations. At this time, she returned to the Mediterranean for duty with the
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were caught with the statues after attempting to sell them, and the sailors were subsequently court-martialed and sentenced to prison. All of the statues were recovered in good shape.
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751:, was launched from the carrier with a 10,000-lb load of dummy bombs. The aircraft flew across the continent, dropped its load on the West Coast, and returned nonstop to land at the
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on board as an observer. Returning to Norfolk, Virginia, on 21 October, she carried out tests for the Bureau of Aeronautics and trained members of the Naval Reserve at Mayport, and
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canted 3 degrees more than the previous overhauls of her sister ships. As the centerline elevators were relocated to the starboard deck edge forward and aft of the island,
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For their compelling series on the international shipbreaking industry, that revealed the dangers posed to workers and the environment when discarded ships are dismantled.
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The ship embarked on her final Western Pacific deployment on 20 August 1981. After making port calls at Pearl Harbor and Subic Bay, the Philippines, she operated in the
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for a port call on 9 May 1980 the crew had spent 102 consecutive days at sea â mostly off the coast of Iran. (The Iran hostage crisis ended on 20 January 1981 when
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prevented their scheduled port departures while aviators became increasingly concerned about their role in the bombing campaign and questioned the war openly."
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made another port call at Subic Bay, then again at Pearl Harbor before steaming to California. The ship arrived at her home port of Alameda on 23 March 1982.
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In 1971, widespread dissatisfaction with the Vietnam War led to an unusual action by at least 1000 crew members who formed the on-ship organization named
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flew combat air patrols, protecting the carrier groups from Libyan aircraft. The Hornets were frequently called upon to intercept and challenge numerous
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added on during later modernizations. All subsequent newly built U.S Navy carriers have had the angled deck included as part of the ship's construction.
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sailed from Norfolk, Virginia, on 7 June 1948 for a midshipmen cruise to the Mediterranean and Caribbean, and returned to Norfolk, Virginia 11 August.
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6 October for local and Caribbean operations, next sailing for the Mediterranean on 19 April 1952. While on service with the Sixth Fleet, she visited
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which had been "painting" US aircraft on its radars. This was the combat debut for the Hornet, and incidentally marked the first combat use of the
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safety. By 1963, all attack carriers had been equipped with PLAT and plans were underway for installation in the CVSs and at shore stations.
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in support of the mining operation directed against the outer approaches to Haiphong Harbor. The mining aircraft departed the vicinity of
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by his crew, who respected him greatly, even though they worked long, difficult hours under him and he could be a strict disciplinarian.
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aircraft in Vietnam expanded significantly throughout April 1972 with a total of 4,833 Navy sorties in the south and 1,250 in the north.
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responded on 19 April 1975 to the waters off South Vietnam when North Vietnam overran two-thirds of South Vietnam. On 29â30 April 1975,
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mines. Captain William R. Carr, USMC, the bombardier/navigator in the lead plane, established the critical attack azimuth and timed the
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by the men on the ships operating there, apparently because of its vicinity to Iran and the assumption that war with Iran was likely.
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continued deployments to the Mediterranean and Indian Ocean area throughout the remainder of the 1980s. In 1987, she developed the "
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On 5 April 1986, in response to the US show of force, the La Belle DiscothĂšque in West Berlin, the Federal Republic of Germany was
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deployment since 1957. Commanded by Captain Robert H. Ferguson, with CVW-13 embarked, it was also the first deployment of the new
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marched in an anti-war demonstration in San Francisco and on 12 November 1971 around 600-1200 protestors demonstrated outside of
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2015:, Australia. It was presented to the memorial on 8 May 1992, by the Commander of the 7th Fleet and former commanding officer of
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and headed for the inner channel. The Corsairs, led by Commander Leonard E. Giuliani and made up of aircraft from VA-94 and
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in the Far East on her first WestPac (Western Pacific cruise). She recorded her 100,000th arrested landing in October 1961.
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had been seeded. The Intruder flight led by the CAG, Commander Roger E. Sheets, was composed of Marine Corps aircraft from
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forces. Hundreds of U.S. personnel and Vietnamese were evacuated from Saigon to the ships of the Seventh Fleet lying off
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and signed a petition against the war. The petition stated that the signers "do not believe in the Vietnam War" and that
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railroad siding as a diversionary air tactic. Poor weather, however, forced the planes to divert to secondary targets at
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missiles. The result of this exercise played a part in the belief of Admiral Woodward that the British should sink the
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consistent with the President's public warning. It was the beginning of a mining campaign that planted over 11,000
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became the first carrier to mount an elevator on the port quarter resembling the more efficient deck layout of the
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82, an exercise involving the defense of Egypt and the Suez Canal (4â9 December). Relieved on 17 December 1981 by
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on a one-day cruise to observe carrier operations. The ship was reclassified as an "Attack Aircraft Carrier" with
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crew and secure the ship. Eighteen Marines, Airmen, and Navy corpsmen were lost in the action. For her action,
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in her number two gun turret in which 47 crew members were killed. The explosive ordnance disposal team from
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on 6 July 1976. Meanwhile, she had been reclassified as a "Multi-Purpose Aircraft Carrier", returning to
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then began upkeep, training, and operations off of California. In late July 1982, she served as a movie
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after declaring international waters as their own. A missile (originating from an SA-5 missile site at
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because of the fear of a similar situation arising between that ship and the British aircraft carriers
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after 98 consecutive days at sea. After departing Pattaya the ship called at Subic Bay and Hong Kong.
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continued on to the Mediterranean on her next tour. She participated in NATO exercises and received
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returned to the Mediterranean from 7 July to 20 December 1954, and during this tour was visited by
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returned to Norfolk, Virginia 11 February 1957. She cleared that port on 26 February and visited
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on 1 October 1952 while still at sea and returned to Norfolk, Virginia, for overhaul 12 October.
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of VC-5. The remainder of the pilots of the squadron completed carrier qualifications on board
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also dispatched a surgical team and medical supplies. Medevac and logistical support to
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timed to execute the mining at precisely 09:00 local time to coincide with President
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participated in the carrier trials of the US Navy's proposed new interceptor, the
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The ship promptly began a series of career milestones when, on 27 April 1948, two
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two days later. She left Naval Station Norfolk on 2 November 1990 under tow from
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battle group, under Rear Admiral Tom Brown, was involved in exercises with the
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made another Westpac/Vietnam deployment from 29 July 1966 to 23 February 1967.
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on 15 July 1943. Her keel was laid down on 10 July 1944 in Shipway 10. She was
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Doa, Tom (1996). "Question 25/93: USN/USCG Collisions with Merchant Vessels".
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removed volatile powder charges from the ship's 16 inch (406 mm) guns.
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and her 39 crew, illegally seized on 12 May in international waters by
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participated with other Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps forces in the
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evacuated American citizens from the troubled area and stood by off of
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The New Winter Soldiers: GI and Veteran Dissent During the Vietnam Era
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as his flagship. During one exercise, Woodward was able to manoeuver
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in the first United States aerial combat of the Vietnam conflict. A
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to provide support for the mining operation. A short time later,
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was decommissioned on 26 April 1990. She was stricken from the
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then operated in the Sea of Japan before making a port call at
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was established. The wing would make three deployments aboard
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units fired missiles at Sixth Fleet forces operating in the
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struck island and coastal radar stations in the vicinity of
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crewmen did not want their protest "to be a thing like the
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on 1 October 1947 with Captain A.P. Storrs III in command.
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was L/Cpl Howard's only breathing protection at the time.
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in Investigative Reporting. At nearly 70,000 tons,
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about the problems involved with the scrapping of the
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against the military barracks and staging areas near
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and subsequently underwent two months of repairs at
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for their efforts. By the time the ship pulled into
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launched 17 ordnance-delivering sorties against the
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List of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy
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413:2 Ă SG Surface Search Radars (On top Mark-37 GFCS)
3063:This article includes information collected from
2849:USS Coral Sea CVA-43 Association â Guestbook 2007
1731:in the filming of portions of the motion picture
1473:Iran hostage crisis, final Western Pacific cruise
1090:took the first photographs of a North Vietnamese
1907:attacked and destroyed the SA-5 missile site at
851:trained pilots in carrier operations off of the
655:, the contract to build the ship was awarded to
3206:Cold War aircraft carriers of the United States
2933:"Navy Relieves Carrier Officers over Collision"
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16:Midway-class aircraft carrier of the US Navy
3056:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
2851:. Usscoralsea.org. Retrieved on 2010-09-22.
2749:1961â1973: GI resistance in the Vietnam War
2713:. Usscoralsea.net. Retrieved on 2010-09-22.
2704:USS Coral Sea Tribute Site â Ship's History
2433:"Naval Vessel Register - CORAL SEA (CV 43)"
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523:Steering Gear Compartment: 2.48-7.6 inches
191:The Operational Queen of the Seventh Fleet
2839:US Navy Bureau of Personnel Records, 1982
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511:Lower Edge and Upper Belt: 1.96 inch
2935:. OrlandoSentinel.com. 1 June 1985.
2893:, HarperCollins, 2003 pp. 206â207.
813:An F7U-3 Cutlass was launched from
1761:was replaced on the west coast by
1160:area in support of U.S. Air Force
1108:prior to a deployment to Vietnam,
790:heavy attack bomber was made from
671:on 2 April 1946 sponsored by Mrs.
302:113 ft (34 m) waterline,
265:60,000 long tons (60,963 t) (
14:
2873:, HarperCollins, 2003 pp. 84â88.
834:in September and carried Marshal
601:At least 4 or more Bomb elevators
3043:
2971:. The Pulitzer Prize Board. 1998
2330:Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
2276:
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1883:On 15 April 1986, aircraft from
1577:, who was to play a role in the
753:Naval Air Station Patuxent River
219:
53:
31:
2464:"UNDERWAY Ships Specifications"
2360:Unit Citation (Gallantry Cross)
2358:Republic of Vietnam Meritorious
1719:, Japan. After departing Japan
1585:he was considered an excellent
1114:General DynamicsâGrumman F-111B
1048:attack on installations around
1000:(PLAT) system was completed on
481:After SCB-101.66 modernization:
3191:Midway-class aircraft carriers
2953:. 3 November 1990. p. 19.
2321:National Defense Service Medal
529:Transverse Bulkhead: 6.29 inch
1:
2670:United States Naval Institute
2351:Sea Service Deployment Ribbon
2316:Navy Occupation Service Medal
2300:Meritorious Unit Commendation
1963:Decommissioning and scrapping
1460:Meritorious Unit Commendation
2506:"Armoured Aircraft Carriers"
2365:Republic of Vietnam Campaign
1526:and other ships in company,
1509:in the northern part of the
1280:"should not go to Vietnam".
998:Pilot Landing Aid Television
739:was again operating off the
632:, was the third ship of the
586:2 Ă H-41 hydraulic catapults
3069:http://www.usscoralsea.net/
1491:) seized the US Embassy in
1092:surface-to-air missile site
968:), which included a longer
410:1 Ă SC-2 Surveillance Radar
372:(61 km/h; 38 mph)
3232:
2571:"Booklet of General Plans"
2537:"PUBLICATIONS SHIPS PLANS"
2344:Humanitarian Service Medal
1901:Operation El Dorado Canyon
1476:
1464:hull classification symbol
1361:
1140:when the North Vietnamese
1126:United States Marine Corps
1070:Vietnam People's Air Force
1040:in the southern sector of
962:Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
960:was decommissioned at the
840:hull classification symbol
767:, returning 28 September.
735:After an overhaul period,
650:hull classification symbol
475:5"/54 caliber Mark 16 guns
459:5"/54 caliber Mark 16 guns
439:1 Ă TDY-2 ECM (Anti-Radar)
416:1 Ă SK-2 Air Search Radars
18:
3169:
3143:
3114:
2993:Cyclops (30 April 2017).
2356:
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1562:released the Americans.)
1289:Naval Air Station Alameda
1058:Operation Rolling Thunder
657:Newport News Shipbuilding
227:
186:The Big Sea or The Big 'C
98:Newport News Shipbuilding
46:
30:
3108:-class aircraft carriers
2889:Admiral Sandy Woodward,
2869:Admiral Sandy Woodward,
2609:"UNDERWAY Ships Weapons"
2405:"UNDERWAY Underway Home"
2309:Navy Expeditionary Medal
1753:for her new homeport of
1540:Navy Expeditionary Medal
580:2 Ă Centreline Elevators
559:Up to 130 (World War II)
473:: : (1960's) * 6 Ă
41:underway on 1 March 1989
1612:. After a port call at
1532:Operation Evening Light
1408:Operation Frequent Wind
1190:aircraft took off from
1075:attacked aircraft from
1010:Gulf of Tonkin incident
771:Operations in the 1950s
638:Battle of the Coral Sea
505:Portside Belt: 7.6 inch
471:After SCB-110A Overhaul
228:General characteristics
80:Battle of the Coral Sea
2290:Navy Unit Commendation
2027:Awards and decorations
1916:anti-radiation missile
1791:Norfolk Naval Shipyard
1598:San Francisco Bay Area
1421:On 12 to 14 May 1975,
1184:Operation Pocket Money
1034:Operation Flaming Dart
954:
818:
783:
686:had been known as USS
661:Newport News, Virginia
583:1 Ă Deck edge Elevator
508:Starboard Belt: 7 inch
467:Oerlikon 20 mm cannons
392:4,104 officers and men
351:4 Westinghouse Geared
325:12 Babcock and Wilcox
315:35 ft (11 m)
3127:Franklin D. Roosevelt
3025:Warship International
2830:, Richard Moser, 1996
2815:Eugene Register-Guard
2792:Eugene Register-Guard
2762:Eugene Register-Guard
2337:Vietnam Service Medal
1973:Naval Vessel Register
1222:aircraft loaded with
949:
941:Bremerton, Washington
939:, before arriving at
857:Naval Station Mayport
812:
778:
722:jet assisted takeoffs
692:Franklin D. Roosevelt
538:Forecastle Deck: 67'9
514:Flight Deck: 3.5 inch
2354:with thirteen stars
1800:On 13 October 1985,
1795:Portsmouth, Virginia
1695:Exercise Bright Star
1641:â who operated with
1306:. (In contrast, the
996:Installation of the
894:and participated in
636:to be named for the
477:, (6 Ă 1) or (3 Ă 1)
2709:27 May 2010 at the
2613:www.usscoralsea.net
2541:www.usscoralsea.net
2468:www.usscoralsea.net
2409:www.usscoralsea.net
1841:Libyan Armed Forces
1772:Carrier Air Wing 13
1637:under Rear Admiral
1497:Iran hostage crisis
1479:Iran hostage crisis
1469:, on 30 June 1975.
1410:was carried out by
1378:Paris Peace Accords
1364:Paris Peace Accords
1274:Stop Our Ship (SOS)
1162:B-52 Stratofortress
907:King Paul of Greece
589:3 Ă Arresting Wires
569:Aviation facilities
517:Hangar Deck: 2 inch
426:Electronic warfare
171:San Francisco's own
2777:The Morning Record
2443:on 25 October 2016
2333:with twelve stars
2023:in Charleston SC.
1891:, as well as USAF
1839:On 24 March 1986,
1745:On 25 March 1983,
1587:commanding officer
1520:Later, along with
1485:Ayatollah Khomeini
1458:was presented the
1122:United States Navy
955:
937:Balboa, Canal Zone
886:as she lay off of
819:
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706:angled flight deck
634:United States Navy
463:3"/50 caliber guns
461:, (14 Ă 1) * 40 Ă
399:processing systems
211:, 8 September 2000
3178:
3177:
2899:978-0-00-713467-0
2879:978-0-00-713467-0
2817:â 12 October 1971
2738:â 12 October 1971
2372:
2371:
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1954:were provided by
1770:On 1 March 1984,
1592:On 10 June 1980,
1427:Mayaguez incident
1372:Mayaguez incident
1228:EKA-3B Skywarrior
828:Norfolk, Virginia
726:Norfolk, Virginia
673:Thomas C. Kinkaid
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1667:General Belgrano
1579:Tailhook scandal
1575:Richard Dunleavy
1530:participated in
1446:, and landed at
1236:Richard M. Nixon
1192:Da Nang Air Base
1142:Easter Offensive
921:until November.
884:Francisco Franco
712:Early milestones
646:aircraft carrier
630:aircraft carrier
554:Aircraft carried
535:Galley Deck: 76'
465:(20 Ă 2) * 28 Ă
243:aircraft carrier
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148:Older and Bolder
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1448:Koh Tang Island
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1220:A-7E Corsair II
1214:launched three
1164:strikes on the
994:
943:, on 15 April.
836:Josip Broz Tito
796:John T. Hayward
773:
745:John T. Hayward
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642:Ageless Warrior
620:(CV/CVB/CVA-43)
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1368:Fall of Saigon
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1138:Yankee Station
1008:Following the
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2951:Daily Press
2662:Proceedings
2546:22 December
1913:AGM-88 HARM
1806:Sixth Fleet
1764:Carl Vinson
1682:during the
1548:Philippines
1511:Arabian Sea
1435:Khmer Rouge
1327:Ticonderoga
1240:naval mines
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970:angled deck
911:Suez Crisis
898:exercises.
804:Sixth Fleet
794:by Captain
788:AJ-1 Savage
765:Sixth Fleet
469:(14 Ă 2) *
166:The Natural
154:Nickname(s)
3196:1946 ships
3185:Categories
3031:(3): 319.
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2375:References
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1956:Coral Sea'
1931:battleship
1679:Invincible
1635:Royal Navy
1554:succeeded
1477:See also:
1452:Mayaguez's
1397:Enterprise
1362:See also:
1339:Enterprise
1316:Kitty Hawk
1256:naval mine
1196:Kitty Hawk
1147:Kitty Hawk
978:Kitty Hawk
933:ValparaĂso
931:, Brazil;
866:R. M. Kyes
832:Yugoslavia
596:As Retired
389:Complement
346:Propulsion
181:Coral Maru
3159:Forrestal
3134:Coral Sea
3037:0043-0374
2917:13 August
2798:Coral Sea
2583:19 August
2293:with six
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2005:Coral Sea
1997:Coral Sea
1989:Baltimore
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1662:Argentine
1654:Coral Sea
1650:Glamorgan
1645:Glamorgan
1643:HMS
1631:Coral Sea
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1614:Singapore
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256:long tons
104:Laid down
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2660:Class".
2618:15 April
2578:cv41.pdf
2515:15 April
2473:15 April
2447:29 March
2414:15 April
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1822:VMFA-314
1709:Thailand
1664:cruiser
1444:Thailand
1431:Mayaguez
1416:VĆ©ng TĂ u
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1200:Nam Äá»nh
1166:Haiphong
1158:Haiphong
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1038:Äá»ng Há»i
966:SCB 110A
892:Istanbul
888:Valencia
757:Maryland
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577:: (1949)
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446:Armament
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358:4 shafts
209:Scrapped
136:Stricken
112:Launched
76:Namesake
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1893:F-111Fs
1889:America
1867:MiG-25s
1863:MiG-23s
1858:America
1818:VFA-132
1814:VFA-131
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1751:Alameda
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1689:Later,
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327:boilers
254:45,000
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86:Ordered
47:History
3120:Midway
3106:Midway
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1979:Apache
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1673:Hermes
1658:Exocet
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1507:Midway
1493:Tehran
1400:, and
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1345:Ranger
1336:, and
1252:MK52-2
1188:EC-121
1050:Pleiku
1023:Ranger
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843:CVA-43
684:CVB-42
665:CVB-43
627:-class
625:Midway
276:Length
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238:Midway
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2574:(PDF)
2367:Medal
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1656:with
1467:CV-43
1248:VA-22
1204:Thanh
919:Egypt
653:CV-43
648:with
494:Armor
457:14 Ă
377:Range
370:knots
365:Speed
312:Draft
216:Badge
144:Motto
3033:ISSN
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2977:2021
2919:2012
2895:ISBN
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1560:Iran
1376:The
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1206:and
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1079:and
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1026:and
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