The fifth USS Independence (CV/CVA-62) was an aircraft carrier of the United States Navy. She was the fourth and final member of the Forrestal class of conventionally powered supercarriers. She entered service in 1959, with much of her early years spent in the Mediterranean Fleet.

Named for the right of self-government, the fifth USS Independence was commissioned on Jan. 10, 1959. In 1960, she saw her first cruise to the Mediterranean. The year 1962 saw the ship helping with the Berlin crisis during that summer. The fall saw her go to the Caribbean to help with quarantining Cuba during the Russian missile crisis.

USS INDEPENDENCE was the fourth and last ship in the FORRESTAL - class of aircraft carriers. The fifth US Navy ship to bear the name, the INDEPENDENCE was commissioned as attack aircraft carrier CVA 62 and redesignated as multi-purpose aircraft …

From April 30, 1968 through January 27, 1969, USS Independence (CV 62) was deployed to Mediterranean Sea. the Indy departed Norfolk Sept. 3 to participate in NATO exercises in the north atlantic, (NORLANT), returning home on October 9.

The fifth USS Independence (CVA 62) was launched by New York Navy Yard 6 June 1958; sponsored by Mrs. Thomas S. Gates, wife of the Secretary of the Navy; and commissioned 10 January 1959; Captain R. Y. McElroy in command.

USS INDEPENDENCE CV 62 U.S. Carriers | Decommissioned | Links | Info | Deployments | History . Date. Squadrons. Battle Group. Area of operations. Operations/ Exercises ... VAW-12 Det 62 HU-2 Det 62 VAH-4 Det 62 VAW-13 Det VQ-1 Det VAP-61 Det . CG 20. Western Pacific Vietnam . June 13, 1966 - February 1, 1967. VF-41 VF-84 VMA-324 VA-86 VA-75

USS Independence (CVA-62) sailed 19 April 1962 for 6th Fleet Duty in support of President Kennedy's firm stand on Berlin during a reoccurrence of stress in a critical area. She returned to...

Four aircraft carriers (front to back, photo NS026245; left to right, photo NS026245a): ex-USS Independence (CV-62), ex-USS Constellation (CV-64), ex-USS Ranger (CV-61), and USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74).

In February 1973, Independence was redesignated CV-62. Later in that year she served in the Mediterranean during the Yom Kippur War between Israel and several Arab nations. In 1974 she was on hand to demonstrate U.S. concern over the Cyprus crisis between Greece and Turkey.

The USS Independence CV-62 was specifically designed to support and operate aircraft for missions, such as air superiority, anti submarine warfare, surface warfare, and reconnaissance. The ships wide range of capabilities made it an asset to the fleet in many ways.