PLATFORM TYPE:  KITTY HAWK CLASS (CV)
PLATFORM NAME:  USS KITTY HAWK      CV 63
                USS CONSTELLATION   CV 64
                USS AMERICA         CV 66
                USS JOHN F. KENNEDY CV 67

DESCRIPTION:    POWER PROJECTION AT SEA THROUGH AIR POWER
SPEED:          32KTS+
MANNING LEVEL:  2,930 SHIPS COMPANY
                2,480 AIR-WING
DIMENSIONS:     1047 x 130  x 37 FT
DISPLACEMENT:   79,724 FULL LOAD
RANGE:          4,000 AT 30KTS
                12,000 AT 20KTS
POWER PLANT:    8 BOILERS 1200 PSI
                4 TURBINES 280,000 HP
                4 SHAFTS

SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILES:
                 3 GMLS MK29 OCTUPLE NATO
                 SEA SPARROW LAUNCHERS

GUNS:            3  20mm 6-BARREL VULCAN
                 PHALANX MK15

RADARS:
    (AIR SRCH):        SPS-48C/D
                       HUGHES MK23 TAS
    (FIRE CONTROL):    6 MK95
                       3 MK91 MFCS FOR SEA SPARROW
    (SURFACE SRCH):    SPS-10F
                       SPS-67
    (NAVIGATION):      SPN-64(V)9
    (CARRIER CONTROL AND APPROACH):
                       SPN-41
                       SPN-43A
                       SPN-44
                       2 SPN-46
    (TACAN):           URN-25

ELECTRONIC WARFARE:
    (ESM/ECM):         WLR-8
                       SLQ-17
    (ECM):             4 SRBOC 6-BARREL MK36 IR FLARE
                       AND CHAFF SYSTEMS
                       SSTDS (SURFACE SHIP TORPEDO
                       DEFENSE SYSTEM)
                       SLQ-36 NIXIE
SONAR:                 SQS-23

COMBAT DATA SYSTEMS:
                       NTDS/ACDS TACTICAL AND ADVANCED
                       COMBAT DIRECTION
                       LINKS 4A, 11 AND 14
                       JOTS
                       POSTS
                       CIVIC
                       UMM-1(V)1
                       SSQ-82

SATCOM:                SSR-1
                       WSC-3  (UHF)
                       WSC-6  (SHF)
                       USC-38  (EHF)(SINCE 1992).

AIRCRAFT:              20 F-14  TOMCAT
                       20 F-18  HORNET
                       4 EA-6B PROWLER
                       4 E-2C  HAWKEYE
                       10 S-3A/B
                       14 A-6E
                       KA-6D
                       6 SH-3
                       6 SH-60

COUNTRY:               USA
COMMENTS:              IMPROVED FORRESTAL CLASS AUTHORIZED
                       IN FY 1961. USS AMERICA HAS BEEN
                       INVOLVED IN NUMEROUS CONFLICTS OVER
                       THE PAST 30 YEARS.

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