The last conventionally-powered aircraft carrier built by the US Navy
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Also check out the USS John F Kennedy Project

The mission of the USS John F Kennedy Project is to preserve and interpret their principal artifact, the super carrier USS John F Kennedy in order to educate and entertain the public while serving as a constant reminder to future generations of the sacrifices of those who have gone before. The carrier will be the principal element of a self-sufficient Heritage and Technology Park in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.  Read more at the USS John F Kennedy Project web site.

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  • Rick "Dutch" Wegman August 8, 2008 at 9:11pm
    I was attached with VQ-2, out of Rota Spain and cruised the Med. on "Big John" in 1980 and it seems that I went on board her again in 1981, but not sure. I'm like you David, sad to see her go. Seeing as she was the last conventional carrier, she deserves to be made into a museum. There's a ton of history to be told about her.
  • David Greeley July 2, 2008 at 12:41am
    To my JFK shipmates, efforts are underway to save our ship as a museum like the USS Intrepid and USS Midway

    http://www.savethejfk.com/index.php
  • David Greeley June 28, 2008 at 1:25am
    I was on the Big John 80-81. Heard she was decommissioned last year, sad to see her retire.
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22NOV1975 flight ops off the coast NW coast of Sicily. It is just a few minutes past 2200 we have just heard the evening prayer from the Chaplain, and the collision alarm starts sounding. The USS John F Kennedy suddenly rocks sharply to the starboard side. The GQ alarm is sounding. I am 18 yrs. old and aboard my first ship for just 3 weeks. My GQ station is REPAIR 3, the after mess-decks. "Time Plus 4, set ZEBRA". Somehow the USS Belknap CTG-26 has collided with us. Many lives were lost that…

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