Friday, January 06, 2017

CAG birds of CVW-14 USS Independence Operation Desert Shield 1990


Carrier Air Wing 14 insignia


CV-14 "USS Independence"

Type, Class:

 

Aircraft Carrier; Forrestal – class;

Builder:

 

New York Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn, New York, USA

STATUS:

 

Awarded: February 1, 1954
Laid down: July 1, 1955
Launched: June 6, 1958
Commissioned: January 10, 1959
Decommissioned: September 30, 1998

Fate: Decommissioned to reserve on 30 September 1998.
Struck from the Navy list on 8 March 2004.
Current Status: Stricken, to be disposed of, type of disposal not known.
NAVSEA Inactive Ships On-site Maintenance Office, Bremerton, WA.
In April 2004 Navy officials identified ex-Independence as one of 24 decommissioned ships available to be sunk as artificial reefs.

Homeport:

 

-

Namesake:

 

named after & in honor of the independence of the US.

Crest Motto:

 

-

Displacement:

 

approx. 59500 tons (light) / 79000 tons (full)

Length:

 

325 meters

Beam:

 

76,80 meters

Draft:

 

11,30 meters

Propulsion:

 

4 geared steam turbines; 8 boilers; 4 shafts; 4 screws;

280000 shaft horsepower (shp);

Speed:

 

30+ knots (55+ km/h)

Crew:

 

approx. 5200 (incl. airwing)

Armament:

 

Aviation :


full flight deck with island, up to 85 aircraft