USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67)
USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67), the only ship of her class, is an aircraft carrier, formerly of the United States Navy. Considered a supercarrier, she is a variant of the Kitty Hawk class, and the last conventionally-powered carrier built for the Navy, as all carriers since have had nuclear propulsion. Commissioned in 1968, the ship was named after John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States. John F. Kennedy was originally designated a CVA, for fixed-wing attack carrier, however the designation was changed to CV, for fleet carrier.
USS John F. Kennedy leaving NS Mayport, Florida in November 2003
John F. Kennedy on her initial shakedown cruise in December 1968
A view of damage sustained by John F. Kennedy when she collided with the cruiser USS Belknap
An elevated starboard quarter view of John F. Kennedy during the International Naval Review in New York Harbor, 4 July 1986
Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier
The Kitty Hawk-class supercarriers of the United States Navy were an incremental improvement on the Forrestal-class vessels. Three were built, all in the 1960s, Kitty Hawk (CV-63) (1961–2009), Constellation (CV-64) (1961–2003), and America (CV-66) (1965–1996), as well as the variant John F. Kennedy (CV-67) (1967–2007). All are now decommissioned.
USS Kitty Hawk conducting sea trials in the Western Pacific Ocean, May 2006
John F. Kennedy's smokestack tilts outboard to send stack gas away from the flight deck.
America's island in the mid 1970s, still equipped with AN/SPG-55 radar for Terrier.
Constellation's island in the early 1980s, note the different stack configuration from America and John F. Kennedy and alternate mounting of Terrier fire control radars
