My dad’s pride and joy during his 30 years of Navy service from WWII, Korea and Viet Nam. I just conditioned his VF 213 Black Lions bomber jacket. He cherished it until he passed at 94 years of age. This carrier and those on board served our country well and deserve a peaceful rest.
I was stationed aboard the Kitty Hawk from '71 to '73. Some of the best days of my life. From my shipmates to the sheer enjoyment of seeing such things as flying fish, to the pacific ocean as a sheet of glass (yes, just try to imagine that) to Olongapo City (LLBFM)!!!
I don't have to imagine.... I was on her in the Indian Ocean, and it was so still I remember the full moon being just as vivid in reflection as it was overhead. Days on end, not a ripple, except for our wake. I still have weird dreams of floating between the sky up above and the sky down below. When there is no land in sight to help orient you, the reflections off the calm, limitless expanse can do some funny shit to your mind, especially when it goes on day after day after day!
The Kitty Hawk was the best part of my Naval career. it is where I grew up, where dedication to duty and hard work was instilled. Thank you to all who were apart of my life on that ship from 93'-98'. i was fortune enough to go on two WESTPAC's and a RIMPAC. I still think it is pretty cool that I was lucky enough to become a Golden Shellback. There is a reason that the Kitty Hawk always received the Golden Anchor. She was the best ship in the fleet.
My boss, Gary George was on the Kitty Hawk in the 70s, i think as a journalist. He still has his Kitty Hawk hat on display in the cigar store he runs. Thank you for your service, sir.
The kitty hawk got here to the Texas valley last Tuesday to be dismantled. It was a big day to everyone to see the super carrier at such close distance as enter through the south padre island jetty’s, I was there
I served on the USS Kitty Hawk from 1967 to 1971. Made 3 WestPack trips and 1 year in dry docks in 1969. What a great Ship. I was on the signal Bridge.
My father worked on it and went on the trial voyage. We went to see the launching and then found a spot along the Delaware River at National Park, NJ to watch it go down river, amazing site.
I served on the Kitty Hawk from 1980 to 1983 as ships company. It was a grand old ship and I have many fond memories and remember great friends on that ship ! Salute to the Kitty Hawk !!
I was aboard her from Oct. of 1965 to July of 1969 .She is a great ship taught me a lot made me grow up still got all the cruise books and a lot of memories.
Thank you to each and every person who served on this magnificent and historic ship. To see her towed in to Brownsville this week (May, 2022) for breaking is a bit sad, so this video is perhaps a more fitting tribute.
Anybody know my Father; he was a Vietnam Veteran, aboard this air craft carrier. His name was Daniel Yambrisak. Said some called him Yambo. Was a meteorologist.
My ship was Constellation CV64 and Kitty was our TWIN SISTER. Kitty was a great ship, just like us, on time, on station, great crew. I had friends on that ship also. KITTY and CONNIE were GRAND ships. Bobby Estey CV64 (77-81) - thank you for the post whomever, remind me of us, just add a 1 to that number 63 :-)
I enjoy my tour of duty aboard this wonderful lady from 1978 to 1981. I was advanced twice,2nd class and 1st class petty officer during my tour. I have a very memorable experience and learned about military life even we worked very hard. Still remember when President Carter ordered us to pull out from cubic bay with in 24 hours to proceed to Indian ocean during Iran crisis. The entire battle group stayed in water more 100 days before hitting port. Our deployment end up 12 months but the most important is that we are guarding USA and the American people. Thank you USS Kitty Hawk for allowing me to be on board to serve you.
I serverd on board on the 70--71 cruise in the aimd dept. was the best experience i ever had. We sent a lot of bombs to vietnam by way of phatoms and other fighters.Subic bay was a real gas.Met a girl with the same last name as me,I was in like flint when we came back from a cruise I remember pulling into Pearl Harbor on our way west. I was stationed at NAS Barbers point just a few miles up the coast.Little did I know that one day I'd be pulling in there myself.Go NAVY
@@charmyz9135 whoops, Hawk/5 Team into Sydney, Australia in 2001, after they hosted Olympics right? CV-64 with HS2 in 2003, I should have been specific.... only 2 times I remember manning rails into a city.
My pops was aboard this ship, and the Eisenhower in WWII and 15 other conflicts. He was a frogman, and retired first class sonar chief after 21 years. He shot the underwater scenes for the movie The Frogmen. To cool!!!
Oct. 78 - June 82. V1 two years, Bosun Detail 1 1/2 years. 2 West Pacs, 2 Emergency Underways. Iran '79, Korea '79.... 7 Capt. Masts, 3 Days Bread & Water 😂
I served aboard her starting in Aug of 1963 for two of her WestPac cruises to Vietnam in the SAM Division. As seen here she no longer had Terrier missiles aboard. Did not see my first born son in December of 63 until he was 8 months old. I have many good memories of my time aboard her. BTW, I will be 81 in January 2020.
@@cla1100 I was aboard her from Aug 63 until May of 66 in the SAM division. I remember bunking directly below the round down of the flight deck. Boy did it get noisy at times while we were on station in the Gulf.
I did two cruises on the Kitty Hawk CVA-63. I was on her when she was finishing her sea trials then off to war. My first cruise was her first combat cruise to Viet Nam in 1965 and again in 66-67. The Kitty Hawk is a great ship, I will never forget.
My dad’s pride and joy during his 30 years of Navy service from WWII, Korea and Viet Nam. I just conditioned his VF 213 Black Lions bomber jacket. He cherished it until he passed at 94 years of age. This carrier and those on board served our country well and deserve a peaceful rest.
Just think 5 years into the future the U S Kitty Hawk in 2022 would be in big pieces of scrap, so VERY SAD. God Bless all the men and women who served on the Kitty Hawk thank you for your SERVICE God Bless AMERICA.
I remember one guy in the squadron was sweeping up close to the hatch that goes into the captains entrance from the hanger deck up to the island. The dummy opened the hatch and swept some dirt under the captains carpet just as the captain stepped into the room. Busted big time, and hours of EMI.
I tried to get on the Hawk . I passed all the tests to be 3rd class ADJ . The Navy said screw you , you are going to stay on a destroyer . Then came time to reup , yeah right .
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Robert, my squadron served aboard the Kitty Hawk 65-67 and a guy that was in the bulges told me he saw USS CONSTELLATION CVA-64 welded on the keel of the Hawk. I have heard other stories from other sources also. They scrapped the Connie, did anyone check the keel to see if it had Kitty Hawk burned into the keel? As of 9/2019 they may recommission the Kitty Hawk as a training ship. I would love to see that happen. They can't build them fast enough! I got some of the Kitty Hawk mess trays at the auction when they sold off the surplus items. You can see her on google earth up there in Washington.
So... What's happening here? The KHawk was decommissioned in 2008, so maybe this is her return to the US via Pearl Harbor? I see there are aircraft aboard, though. What's the decommissioned carrier we see near the end? Sad camera work on this. I know Navy MCs do better than that.
@Jon Doe that's what I thought also when I first saw my ship CV64 Constellation. They a big but not that big, AGREED. You want to know what are big ships, look at those cargo ships and the cruise ships. THOSE ARE MONSTERS. some are 6 times more displacement and most are 3+ TIMES BIGGER, REALLY. don't believe me go here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_cruise_ships and here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_longest_ships#:~:text=Oil%20tankers,-Name&text=Originally%20smaller%2C%20jumboisation%20made%20Seawise,tonnes)%2C%20and%20deadweight%20tonnage.&text=The%20largest%20and%20longest%20ships,laid%20down%20per%20original%20plans.
My dad’s pride and joy during his 30 years of Navy service from WWII, Korea and Viet Nam. I just conditioned his VF 213 Black Lions bomber jacket. He cherished it until he passed at 94 years of age. This carrier and those on board served our country well and deserve a peaceful rest.
I was stationed aboard the Kitty Hawk from '71 to '73. Some of the best days of my life. From my shipmates to the sheer enjoyment of seeing such things as flying fish, to the pacific ocean as a sheet of glass (yes, just try to imagine that) to Olongapo City (LLBFM)!!!
I don't have to imagine.... I was on her in the Indian Ocean, and it was so still I remember the full moon being just as vivid in reflection as it was overhead. Days on end, not a ripple, except for our wake. I still have weird dreams of floating between the sky up above and the sky down below. When there is no land in sight to help orient you, the reflections off the calm, limitless expanse can do some funny shit to your mind, especially when it goes on day after day after day!
The Kitty Hawk was the best part of my Naval career. it is where I grew up, where dedication to duty and hard work was instilled. Thank you to all who were apart of my life on that ship from 93'-98'. i was fortune enough to go on two WESTPAC's and a RIMPAC. I still think it is pretty cool that I was lucky enough to become a Golden Shellback. There is a reason that the Kitty Hawk always received the Golden Anchor. She was the best ship in the fleet.
My boss, Gary George was on the Kitty Hawk in the 70s, i think as a journalist. He still has his Kitty Hawk hat on display in the cigar store he runs. Thank you for your service, sir.
Robert I spent 4 years aboard the Kitty Hawk 1965-69 I too grew up on that old girl sad to see her dismantled..
I was on the Hawk during that time and I was in weapons department!
The kitty hawk got here to the Texas valley last Tuesday to be dismantled. It was a big day to everyone to see the super carrier at such close distance as enter through the south padre island jetty’s, I was there
I’ll post the videos here in TH-cam
My dad was on the USS Kitty Hawk when it was first commissioned. He was just 18 then, now hes going to be 80 years old, its so freaking amazing.
my dad flew off it as well. 2nd seater phantom ii.
I wanna see that ship cause Japanese people are always telling me its soo big
My pops was a Navy photographer on the Kitty Hawk and about the same age. Perhaps they served together
My dad was an AO in 1972
I served on the USS Kitty Hawk from 1967 to 1971. Made 3 WestPack trips and 1 year in dry docks in 1969. What a great Ship. I was on the signal Bridge.
You served with my father. He was a Hospital Corpsman at that time. I’m grateful for both of you.
My father worked on it and went on the trial voyage. We went to see the launching and then found a spot along the Delaware River at National Park, NJ to watch it go down river, amazing site.
I served on the Kitty Hawk from 1980 to 1983 as ships company. It was a grand old ship and I have many fond memories and remember great friends on that ship ! Salute to the Kitty Hawk !!
Hey Shipmate, I was aboard from 81-83 MS 3rd class, we probably walked across the S#@T river together at some point in Subic👍🤝
@@paulgrogan8032 I was in the Legal Department from 81 to 83 so quite probably we did indeed !
Was on for the 84 and 85 cruise. Loved the KHWK CV 63!
Hey Randy. I was on board this lady from 78-81. Deck Department!
@@edcurtis555 Hello shipmate. Oh to walk over shit river one more time !
I was aboard her from Oct. of 1965 to July of 1969 .She is a great ship taught me a lot made me grow up still got all the cruise books and a lot of memories.
Thank you to each and every person who served on this magnificent and historic ship. To see her towed in to Brownsville this week (May, 2022) for breaking is a bit sad, so this video is perhaps a more fitting tribute.
I had the honor to serve on USS KITTY HAWK CV63 for 2 consecutive years. My best memories are held withing those steel walls
Anybody know my Father; he was a Vietnam Veteran, aboard this air craft carrier. His name was Daniel Yambrisak. Said some called him Yambo. Was a meteorologist.
My ship was Constellation CV64 and Kitty was our TWIN SISTER. Kitty was a great ship, just like us, on time, on station, great crew. I had friends on that ship also. KITTY and CONNIE were GRAND ships. Bobby Estey CV64 (77-81) - thank you for the post whomever, remind me of us, just add a 1 to that number 63 :-)
Served aboard her for the 75 WestPac, and then again in 77. Loved every minute,.... almost every minute
I enjoy my tour of duty aboard this wonderful lady from 1978 to 1981. I was advanced twice,2nd class and 1st class petty officer during my tour. I have a very memorable experience and learned about military life even we worked very hard. Still remember when President Carter ordered us to pull out from cubic bay with in 24 hours to proceed to Indian ocean during Iran crisis. The entire battle group stayed in water more 100 days before hitting port. Our deployment end up 12 months but the most important is that we are guarding USA and the American people. Thank you USS Kitty Hawk for allowing me to be on board to serve you.
I serverd on board on the 70--71 cruise in the aimd dept. was the best experience i ever had. We sent a lot of bombs to vietnam by way of phatoms and other fighters.Subic bay was a real gas.Met a girl with the same last name as me,I was in like flint when we came back from a cruise I remember pulling into Pearl Harbor on our way west. I was stationed at NAS Barbers point just a few miles up the coast.Little did I know that one day I'd be pulling in there myself.Go NAVY
Joe: I was stationed at Barbers point from 68-70 ; Kitty Hawk 70-72 (v1 fly1)
Loved manning the rails..... into Sydney 2000 w/Dress Blues & into San Diego 2003 w/Dress Whites most memorable 👍
The Hawk went to SD in 2003? I was there and I don’t remember that unless it was after May 2003… And we never went to Sydney in 2000 that was in 2001
@@charmyz9135 whoops, Hawk/5 Team into Sydney, Australia in 2001, after they hosted Olympics right? CV-64 with HS2 in 2003, I should have been specific.... only 2 times I remember manning rails into a city.
My pops was aboard this ship, and the Eisenhower in WWII and 15 other conflicts.
He was a frogman, and retired first class sonar chief after 21 years.
He shot the underwater scenes for the movie The Frogmen.
To cool!!!
The kittyhawk wasnt even built until the 50s, it never saw wwii, same story with Eisenhower
@@johnkenley4687 sorry that was my brother on the KH.
The Hawk is my ship! We Press On!! 82 - 85.
Don't forget We Steam, Fly and Fight.
⚡THUNDER HEART INDIAN GAME⚡
Boarded cva 63 after boot camp. That was in 1962 served aboard her for the next 3 years and 8 months. Good times and bad
I know someone that was on that ship during the late 70's and 80's sweet memories
Oct. 78 - June 82. V1 two years, Bosun Detail 1 1/2 years. 2 West Pacs, 2 Emergency Underways. Iran '79, Korea '79.... 7 Capt. Masts, 3 Days Bread & Water 😂
It was an honor to serve on the USS Kitty Hawk in 1976-1977. Many great memories!
I served aboard her starting in Aug of 1963 for two of her WestPac cruises to Vietnam in the SAM Division. As seen here she no longer had Terrier missiles aboard. Did not see my first born son in December of 63 until he was 8 months old. I have many good memories of my time aboard her. BTW, I will be 81 in January 2020.
how long were you on the kitty hawk?
@@cla1100 I was aboard her from Aug 63 until May of 66 in the SAM division. I remember bunking directly below the round down of the flight deck. Boy did it get noisy at times while we were on station in the Gulf.
@@davidkling4663 What is the SAM division? I believe my dad was a mechanic his name is John C. Barbour sometimes he was called Johnny or JC
I was there from 2000 to 2003. Miss some of the memories and the camaraderie of the crew
Charmy Z I was onboard her during the same time. I was in the Wardroom (S-5). What division was you in?
I was too! SK2 Shelton S-1
I served on The Hawk from 92-96 as an Aviation Med Tech. Best four years of my Navy career!! Sad to see her scrapped.
I did two cruises on the Kitty Hawk CVA-63. I was on her when she was finishing her sea trials then off to war. My first cruise was her first combat cruise to Viet Nam in 1965 and again in 66-67. The Kitty Hawk is a great ship, I will never forget.
My dad was on her at that time, he was a taxi man
My dad’s pride and joy during his 30 years of Navy service from WWII, Korea and Viet Nam. I just conditioned his VF 213 Black Lions bomber jacket. He cherished it until he passed at 94 years of age. This carrier and those on board served our country well and deserve a peaceful rest.
V-4 Division / Grapes / Aviation Boatswain Mate Fuely... Stationed in Yokosuka Japan 99-02 .... great times and bad... memories I'll never forget!
I was also in the V-4 Div 72-76 did 3 cruises and got out in Bremerton when she went into Drydock.
2 years 92,94 V4 division great west pac, Rimpac
Very proud to have been part of the US Navy for two decades, and I miss it...
Rest In Peace Grampa
1978-1981 CV-63 was my home.
Do you remeber drinking the JP-5 that got into our water ?
stationed on board 92 thru 94 . operation restore hope SOMALIA and southern watch PERSIAN GULF. great ship
Just think 5 years into the future the U S Kitty Hawk in 2022 would be in big pieces of scrap, so VERY SAD. God Bless all the men and women who served on the Kitty Hawk thank you for your SERVICE God Bless AMERICA.
I served on the USS Kitty Hawk's Public Affairs Office in 1976-77, while it was in the shipyard in Bremerton, Washington.
Kitty Hawk from 83-87, Midway 75-77, Connie 77-79, Abraham Lincoln (Gulf War), All V-2 Division - Essex last ship was the CMC.
Served on the Kitty from 1977 to 1982. Yep 5 years at sea... oof
Do you remember drinking JP-5 in our water when we were deployed overseas ?
"Prez. Kennedy was on This Ship in 1960, to Do the Presentation of her 'Commissioning' !!!"
West pack 1975. G div Av shop, day crew. Can’t believe she’s been working for so long.
My dad was on that carrier
no one cares
Same my dad was the repair man
I was on the Kitty Hawk in 1969, EN2 .
I was aboard USS Kitty Hawk in 1995. In San Diego.
I wish I was stationed in the USS Kitty Hawk instead of the USS Carl Vinson when I was in the Navy in the early 90s.
Pinoy stud
does anyone else remember sliding down the escalator ?????
Are you talking about the one that never worked? lol
@@areyoukiddingme3166
Worked when I was there - but maybe a bit before you. :)
Yes. Got yelled at by some bootcamp LTJG
I remember one guy in the squadron was sweeping up close to the hatch that goes into the captains entrance from the hanger deck up to the island. The dummy opened the hatch and swept some dirt under the captains carpet just as the captain stepped into the room. Busted big time, and hours of EMI.
Yep I remember throwing officers laundry and sliding it down too. lol
I tried to get on the Hawk . I passed all the tests to be 3rd class ADJ . The Navy said screw you , you are going to stay on a destroyer . Then came time to reup , yeah right .
I toured the Kitty Hawk with my kindergarten class at Bremerton Naval Shipyard in 1967? '68?
This carrier arrived in my home town Brownsville Texas to be scrapped
Why is there an F-14 in the hangar at 4:45 ?
Who knows. Maybe saved 1 personally for the ship and her crew...
The kitty hawk was the last carrier to support an f14 squadron, and kept one as a memorial
@@elijahfriesen5604 CVN71 TR was the last carrier with F14's
@Matt G EXCELLENT EYE MATT
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Had the honour to stay overnight on the Kitty Hawk off the coast of Karachi, Pakistan in 1998.
When the Hawk is broken up, maybe we can prove (or disprove) the story tht the Hawk has the Connie's keel.
Robert, my squadron served aboard the Kitty Hawk 65-67 and a guy that was in the bulges told me he saw USS CONSTELLATION CVA-64 welded on the keel of the Hawk. I have heard other stories from other sources also. They scrapped the Connie, did anyone check the keel to see if it had Kitty Hawk burned into the keel? As of 9/2019 they may recommission the Kitty Hawk as a training ship. I would love to see that happen. They can't build them fast enough! I got some of the Kitty Hawk mess trays at the auction when they sold off the surplus items. You can see her on google earth up there in Washington.
My dad did war on the kitty hawk
RIP Kitty Hawk
Canada should have bought the Kitty Hawk and Kennedy from the US. Refurbished them and would have 2 good carriers for duty right now.
why when Canada is peaceful country, Canada does not bomb other countries and nobody have grudge against them :)
My dad also was on it during Vietnam
The Shitty Kitty!!
NWT 89-92 Miss her
How can something so big float! 🤔
I confuse the USS KITTY HAWK as another Carrier
Served in 2001 on the Shitty Kitty. Great Memories
So... What's happening here? The KHawk was decommissioned in 2008, so maybe this is her return to the US via Pearl Harbor? I see there are aircraft aboard, though.
What's the decommissioned carrier we see near the end?
Sad camera work on this. I know Navy MCs do better than that.
She is currently stationed at Naval base Bremerton last I heard, I had a family member who brought it in for decommission.
@@B_S_Media she is going to the scappers
DC Division 1983-1986.
Imagine a giant fire breathing lizard fight a giant gorilla on top of that
WestPac 70-71 RVAH-6 AQB-2
Btw..
PRESS ON!
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I have a miniature of this lol
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my dad built that ship
So sad this is now towed for scrap.
It's not that big
Size matters!
Big enough. Ask the Russian sub that ran into it.
@Jon Doe that's what I thought also when I first saw my ship CV64 Constellation. They a big but not that big, AGREED. You want to know what are big ships, look at those cargo ships and the cruise ships. THOSE ARE MONSTERS. some are 6 times more displacement and most are 3+ TIMES BIGGER, REALLY. don't believe me go here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_cruise_ships and here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_longest_ships#:~:text=Oil%20tankers,-Name&text=Originally%20smaller%2C%20jumboisation%20made%20Seawise,tonnes)%2C%20and%20deadweight%20tonnage.&text=The%20largest%20and%20longest%20ships,laid%20down%20per%20original%20plans.
@@bobbycv64 ooh I work a the port picking up containers but I'm always thinking the military ships must be bigger than these haha
@@jonDoe-ml3jq well now we all know, those freighters are HUGE, LOL