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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

USS INDEPENDENCE CV 62 U.S. Carriers | Decommissioned | Links | Info | Deployments | History . Date. Squadrons. Battle Group. Area of operations. Operations/ Exercises ... VAW-12 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …