Kitty Hawk arrives in U.S. for final time

[unhappycamper]

Sailors aboard the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk man the rails as the aircraft carrier transits San Diego Harbor on he way to a berth at Naval Air Station, North Island, on Aug. 6.


Kitty Hawk arrives in U.S. for final time
By Mark D. Faram - Staff writer
Posted : Friday Aug 8, 2008 15:58:00 EDT

The aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk returned to the U.S. Thursday, after being “forward deployed” for a decade.

Ten years, one month and one day after departing its former home port of nearly 35 years for Japan, the 47-year-old aircraft carrier steamed back into San Diego Harbor to begin her delayed turnover with the carrier George Washington.

The GW is undergoing repairs in Southern California after a May 22 fire damaged more than 80 spaces and prevented the nuclear-powered carrier from meeting Kitty Hawk in Pearl Harbor in early July.

Kitty Hawk is expected to depart San Diego for Bremerton, Wash., and will be decommissioned Jan. 31.

Meeting the Kitty Hawk was a bevy of Japanese journalists concerned not only about the safety of the George Washington, but also about reports that the fast-attack submarine Houston leaked radioactive water in multiple Pacific ports.


Rest of article at: http://www.navytimes.com/news/2008/08/navy_kittyhawk_080808w/

[Cooley Hurd]

1. No word yet on what they're going to do with Kitty Hawk after decomm...

...my guess is that she'll become star of the show at a future SINKEX.:(

[Submariner]

4. SINKEX Aye

They towed my old boat out of Bremerton last year and sunk her. Bremerton is the prep yard for Sinkex projects.

RIP Sailfish

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zapHPqOryC0

[Angleae]

6. They still have three carriers at Bremerton.

Ranger, Independence, and Constellation. In addition JFK is at Philadelphia and Saratoga is at Newport, RI. They would be used before Kitty Hawk.

[Marblehead]

2. I was on that tub

it was really rusty 30 years ago, I am surprised it made it this long...

[unhappycamper]

3. Is that the reason for the nickname "Shitty Kitty"?

I was in the army & was not all that familiar with other branches at the time.

[Captain Hilts]

5. Shitty Kitty, Battle Cat, etc. nt