From 28 November to 15 December, America took part in "LANTFLEX 66", an exercise in anti-air, anti-submarine, and carrier strike operations. The ship also participated in a naval mine drop and missile …

USS America is the third naval ship to be named such. The aircraft carrier was built at Newport News, Virginia, and was commissioned on Jan. 23, 1965. The ship made her first two cruises to the …

USS AMERICA was the third KITTY HAWK - class aircraft carrier and the third ship in the Navy to bear the name. Initially commissioned as attack aircraft carrier CVA 66, she was redesignated as multi …

USS America (CVA/CV-66) was one of three Kitty Hawk -class supercarriers built for the United States Navy in the 1960s. Commissioned in 1965, she spent most of her career in the Atlantic and …

What does it take to actually sink an aircraft carrier, and not just put it out of the fight? The U.S. Navy responded in the strongest manner possible to that query; they converted the retired USS America …

Mar 27, 2025 · The USS America (CV-66), a Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier commissioned in 1965, served the U.S. Navy for three decades, including combat operations in Vietnam and the Gulf War.

Dec 30, 2025 · Sunk in the Atlantic Ocean, off the Virginia coast, on 14 May 2005, after 25 days of tests consisting of underwater and surface simulated attacks on the ship. These tests were intended to …

Mar 25, 2020 · Entering the yard on 27 November 1974, America was reclassified to an aircraft carrier (CV-66) on 30 June 1975. On 27 September 1975, the ship conducted her post-overhaul sea trials.

Feb 10, 2022 · The USS America (CV-66 though initially designated as CVA-66) was a conventionally-powered aircraft carrier that served the United States Navy through the Cold War and beyond, …

Aug 9, 1996 · From 28 November to 15 December 1966, America took port in "LANTFLEX 66," gaining experience in the areas of antiair antisubmarine, and carrier strike operations. The ship also …