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Welcome to the third issue of Carrier Aviation News, a regular newsletter
that actually looks like one,
(that's if you have IE3.0) bringing you the news around the Carrier Navy.
Want to contribute? then mail me David McCandless and maybe I can
publish it here.
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1 US Carrier
1 US Carrier
Locations
Locations
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76)
Under Construction
PCU Harry S Truman (CVN-75)
Under Construction (PreCommissioning Unit)
USS John C Stennis (CVN-74)
Western Atlantic, Norfolk Dec20, Carrier quals Western Atlantic
USS George Washington (CVN-73)
CVW-7 AG
Norfolk Virginia
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, in transit NS Everett Jan 7, local ops East Pac Feb.
USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)
CVW-3 AC
Pt Everglades Florida, Western Atlantic, Med Cruise end of Nov 96, in transit
West Atlantic, The Med, Cartagena Spain, Cannes France, Naples Italy Dec 31,
Adriatic Sea Jan 9, Antalya Turkey, off Cyprus Jan30, Haifa Feb1, East Med Feb10, Nth Italy
Feb17
USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70)
CVW-14 NK
Hobart Tas 5 days, Pearl Harbour, Alameda Ca, en route Bremerton Wash.
Homecoming 96:14 Nov, enroute Puget Sound Jan14 (new homeport)
USS Eisenhower (CVN-69)
Newport News - Overhaul
USS Nimitz (CVN-68)
CVW-9 NG
Bremerton, Washington, Local Ops East Pac Feb. Schedule: Sep 97 cruise, Mar 98 overhaul at
Newport News.
USS John F Kennedy (CV-67)
CVW-8 AJ
Western Atlantic, Carrier Qualifications, Computex 2-97
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USS Enterprise (CVN-65)
CVW-17 AA
Bahrain/Arabian Sea, Naples,
In transit Western Atlantic, Norfolk Dec 19
USS Constellation (CV-64)
CVW-2 NE
San Francisco: Fleet Week, Computex 96-5A Eastern Pacific,
FLEETEX 97-1 Eastern Pacific, Schedule: due Perth 3 May.
USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63)
CVW-11 NH
In Transit Western Pacific six month tour from October 1996, Hong Kong,
Singapore, Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf, Bahrain, Jebel Ali U.A.E., Due Perth Mar 6
USS Independence (CV-62)
CVW-5 NF
Japan, Sea of Japan, Sea Trials West Pac. Jan 30, Schedule: 11 April Perth
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2 Russia
2 Russia
Admiral Kuznetsov
Malta,'extended trials'
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3 Ukraine
3 Ukraine
Varyag
uncompleted
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4 Spain
4 Spain
Principe De Asturias
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5 Britain
5 Britain
HMS Invincible (R 07)
The Med
HMS Illustrious (R 06)
Portsmouth
HMS Ark Royal (R08)
Portsmouth: Refit
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6 France
6 France
Charles de Gaulle (R 91)
Under Construction
Foch (R 99)
Active
Clemenceau (R 98)
Active
Jeanne D'Arc (R 97)
Training
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7 Misc
7 Misc
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USS Intrepid
USS Saratoga (CV-3/60)
USS Hornet (CV-12)
USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31)
USS Midway (CV-41)
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