Class Fleet Attach
Carrier. Plan as of 1973. Sister Ships include Constellation, America and John F. Kennedy. Length Overall 66 inches. 3 sheets.
The second Kitty Hawk (CVA-63) was laid down by the New York Ship Building
Corp., Camden, N.J., 27 December 1956; and launched 21 May 1960, sponsored by
Mrs. Neil H. McElroy; and commissioned 21 April 1961 at Philadelphia Naval
Shipyard, Captain William F. Bringle in command.