From: DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN NAVAL FIGHTING SHIPS, Vol. III (1968), p. 528.

John F. Kennedy

CVA-67

 
Displacement:  75,000 t.
Length:  1,046'
Beam:  129'4"
Extreme Width:  249'
Draft:  35'7"
Speed:  30 k.
Complement:  3,297
Class:  Kitty Hawk

John. F. Kennedy (CVA-67) was laid down 22 October 1964 by the Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Newport News, Va.; launched 27 May 1967; and sponsored by Miss Caroline Kennedy, daughter of the late president. Comm issioning of the carrier is scheduled for the fall of 1968.

Transcribed by Michael Hansen
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