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 The USS John F. Kennedy departing Mayport, Florida | |
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Laid down: | 22 October 1964 |
| Launched: | 27 May 1967 |
| Commissioned: | 7 September 1968 |
| Fate: | in active service |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 75,000 t |
| Length: | 1,046 ft |
| Beam: | 129.3 ft |
| Extreme Width: | 249 ft |
| Draft: | 35.6 ft |
| Speed: | 30 knots |
| Complement: | 3,297 officers and men |
| Armament: | 3 Mk.25 8-cell BPDMS launchers |
| Aircraft: | 80+ |
The USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) (or Big John) is a naval aircraft carrier of the United States. It entered service September 7, 1968.
In January 1991, during Desert Storm, the ship launched nearly 2,900 sorties against Iraq. From February to June, 2002 warplanes from the ship dropped more than 64,000 pounds of ordnance on Taliban and al Qaeda targets. [1]
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