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1348:, "Trerice became abusive in the Ranger's correctional custody unit and had to be subdued in a struggle shortly before his death." The ship was just completing a successful WestPAC/Indian Ocean deployment and was at Subic Bay at the time. The Navy reported the airman faced disciplinary action for leaving his post and for leaving the ship twice without permission in Hong Kong.
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from VA-145 spotted the barge, which had apparently broken loose from its mooring near a small island off the coast of
Vietnam with 10 men on board. Twenty-nine other refugees from a sinking refugee boat climbed aboard the barge when it drifted out to sea. After examination by medical personnel, all
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She departed
Alameda on yet another WestPac deployment in October 1969 as the flagship for Rear Admiral J.C. Donaldson, Commander, Carrier Division Three, and Captain J.P. Moorer as commanding officer, and remained so employed until 18 May 1970. During this time, the ship spent at least two extended
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commenced another period of sustained combat operations against North
Vietnam. During the next five months, her planes hit a wide variety of targets, including ferries, bridges, airfields, and military installations. Truck parks, rail facilities, antiaircraft guns, and SAM sites were also treated to
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returned to
Alameda in August 1973. She was ordered immediately to refit and repair at Long Beach Naval Base where she was prepared for her next WESPAC Cruise over the next ninety days. Her air wing was lifted aboard by giant crane in Long Beach. She spent two weeks shaking down active duty and
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returned to the
Philippines after 121 consecutive days at sea. One enlisted man was imprisoned for two months of a three-month sentence for dereliction of duty relating to the fire, but the Navy released him early and reprimanded four officers after an investigation in 1984. The report blamed the
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continued air strikes on enemy targets inland until 13 April when a fuel line broke, ignited and engulfed her No. 1 main machinery room in flames. The fire was extinguished in little over an hour. There was one fatality. She put into Subic Bay 15 April and sailed on the 20th for
Alameda, arriving
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On 27 May 1972, she returned to West Coast operation until 16 November, when she embarked upon her seventh WestPac deployment. This had been delayed four months when one of the engines was disabled after Navy fireman E-3 Patrick
Chenoweth was accused of dropping a heavy paint scraper into a main
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missile defense systems. Additionally, the main machinery spaces were refitted with more reliable 'General
Regulator' forced-balance automatic boiler and combustion-control systems. In March 1978, the overhaul was completed and she began several months of shakedown cruises and sea trials for
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from VRC-40 "Truckin' Traders" landed aboard the carrier. The aircraft was commanded by LT Elizabeth M. Toedt and the crew included LTJG Cheryl A. Martin, Aviation
Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Gina Greterman, and Aviation Machinist's Mate Airman Robin Banks.
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from the South China Sea and brought them to the United
Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in Manila, Philippines. In the same year, following the refugee rescue in 1981, Pedersen was given a nonpunitive letter of censure by Vice Adm.
964:. The ship had been on the combat line in Vietnam for one month and was due to for rest and recreation. At the conclusion of the North Korea deployment, the ship had been at sea for 65 days. The carrier stopped at the small Japanese port of
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was again deployed to Yankee Station to participate in operations significant to the withdrawal of forces involved there. She returned to homeport on 18 October. On 28 May 1976, while on deployment, helicopter crews from HS-4 aboard
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from its flight deck. Work on modifying the U-2 for carrier landing and take-off started in late 1963, and one accident occurred during the carrier landing operation when the aircraft piloted by test pilot Bob Schumacher crashed.
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in an unusual close-aboard ceremony and along with her embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing 2, immediately began flying patrol missions in support of the United Kingdom and United States-declared "No Fly" zone in southern Iraq:
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and Haiphong, with 505 Navy sorties were carried out in this area. These operations ended on 29 December when the North Vietnamese returned to the peace table; on 27 January 1973, the Vietnam cease-fire came into effect, and
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operations. When the political situation in Laos relaxed 4 May, she resumed her operations schedule with the 7th Fleet. Arriving at Alameda from the Far East 14 June 1963, she underwent overhaul in the
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Reserve pilots. She returned to Alameda. There were two more two-week shake down cruises between January and April 1974. On 7 May 1974 she deployed again to the western Pacific. During this cruise,
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in the Gulf of Tonkin on 21 December. Another welcome break in the intense pace of operations came with a call at Yokosuka during the first week of April. Returning to Yankee Station on 11 April,
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ships, and by the early 1990s, her material condition was declining. Both the outgoing Bush and incoming Clinton administrations recommended cuts to the defense budget, so the retirement of
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With Carrier Air Group 9 embarked, she departed Alameda on 6 February 1960 for a second WestPac deployment and returned to Alameda 30 August. From 11 August 1961 through 8 March 1962,
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suffered between 7 June 1972 and 16 October 1972. Chenoweth was charged with "sabotage in time of war", and faced 30 years imprisonment, but was acquitted by a general court-martial.
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two days later for overhaul. The carrier departed Puget Sound on 30 May 1967 for training out of San Diego and Alameda. On 21 July 1967, she logged her 88,000th carrier landing.
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and sailed for the Philippines on the 24th. After arriving at Subic Bay on 29 November, she made final preparations for combat operations in the Gulf of Tonkin. The Commander,
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turned back to Subic Bay, for temporary repairs and then to Yokosuka, for full repair. The collision resulted in 10,000 tons of crude oil spilled in the South China Sea. MV
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underwent a long and intensive period of training designed to make her fully combat ready. Attack Carrier Air Wing 2 (CVW-2) embarked on 15 September 1967, with the new
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rescued 39 Vietnamese refugees, adrift for 10 days on a barge in heavy seas and monsoon rains in the South China Sea, about 80 miles (130 km) from NAS Cubi Point.
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were resumed, and concentrated strikes were carried out against surface-to-air missile and antiaircraft artillery sites, enemy army barracks, petroleum storage areas,
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was shot down two miles off the Iraqi coast by antiaircraft artillery on 18 January 1991, after laying MK36 naval mines on a waterway linking the Iraqi naval base of
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7 August 1963 through 10 February 1964. Refresher training out of Alameda commenced 25 March, interrupted by an operational cruise to Hawaii from 19 June to 10 July.
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and fleet exercises along the California coast. Departing 3 January 1959 for final training in Hawaiian waters until 17 February, she next sailed as the flagship of
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bombers were craned on board, and over 1,500 guests (including national, local and military media) were embarked to witness the two vintage aircraft travel down
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began her 21st and final western Pacific and Indian Ocean deployment on 1 August 1992. On 18 August, she entered Yokosuka, for a six-day port visit and upkeep.
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s departure 29 July for San Francisco. Three months of leave, upkeep and training culminated in another WestPac deployment 26 October 1968 through 17 May 1969.
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was to leave the line on Yankee Station for a week of R&R in Subic Bay while offloading supplies, then to Japan and on to Australia and home. A day before
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periods on Yankee Station, the longest being 45 days, due to mechanical problems with the carrier that was to relieve her. A pleasant break in the lives of
824:. In the following months, she helped the 7th Fleet continue its role of steady watchfulness to keep sea lanes open and stop Communist infiltration by sea.
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In August 2014, a new attempt began to convince the Navy not to scrap the ship. A petition on Change.org attracted over 2500 signatures. The hope was that
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spent the rest of the summer engaged in operations off the west coast, departing for her sixth WestPac cruise in late October 1970. On 10 March 1971,
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fire, which resulted in $ 1.7 million ($ 4.99 million today) in damages in addition to the deaths, on engineering officers and their superiors.
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on 6 August for Subic Bay, then steamed via Yokosuka for Alameda, arriving on the 25th. She stood out of San Francisco Bay 28 September and entered
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2045:. Newspapers went so far as to repeat the local speculation that the ship was there to provide security for President Obama. On 12 July 2015,
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missile. At 9 pm EST on 27 February, President Bush declared Kuwait had been liberated and Operation Desert Storm would end at midnight.
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1980:. However, in September 2012, NAVSEA rejected the foundation's proposal, and redesignated the ship for scrapping. Preparations for disposal
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had been laid down as axial-deck ships and were converted for an angled deck while under construction). She was laid down 2 August 1954 by
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was ordered to stand off the coast of Korea for three days due to North Korea forcing down a US C-130 and holding the crew. Initially,
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naval and shipyard areas, and railroad and truck stations. Navy tactical air attack sorties were centered in the coastal areas around
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departed Alameda on 9 November for brief operations off Hawaii, thence proceeded, via Okinawa, to the Philippines. She steamed to the
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The next seven months were filled with intensive training along the western seaboard in preparation for operations in Southeast Asia.
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remained on-station for over 120 days, during which time the hostages were released on 20 January 1981, the 444th day of the crisis.
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s crew came with the arrival of the Bob Hope show on 24 December 1969. Upon leaving Yankee after one tour and on the way to Sasebo,
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called at Hong Kong on 5 May 1968 and then steamed for home. There followed a shipyard availability at Puget Sound that ended with
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to paint the new aircraft carrier; his artwork appeared on the cover of their Proceedings Magazine of July 1958. She then departed
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within hours of being taken. This was the first time digital pictures were successfully transmitted from a US Navy ship at sea.
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was to leave the line she was ordered to hold on station and fly the first sorties on Cambodia. Finally leaving Yankee Station,
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turned north and proceeded at full speed from the tropical waters off Vietnam to the frigid waters off North Korea as part of
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home on 6 May. She entered the San Francisco Naval Shipyard 13 May and remained there under overhaul until 30 September 1965.
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deployed for her 14th WestPac cruise, tentatively scheduled to cross the Indian Ocean to present a show of force during the
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On 1 November 1983, a fire broke out in #4 Main Machinery Room due to a fuel spill during fuel transfer operations while
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in Shipway 10. Her partially completed hull was floated and placed in Shipway 11 four months later for final completion.
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did not undergo the Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) modernization process as did her three sisters and the later
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A federal court dismissed criminal charges brought by the Trerice family against Pedersen and other officers on the
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made a fast three-day offload in Subic Bay and a two-day port call in Sasebo and back to Alameda, arriving 1 June.
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for exceptionally meritorious service during combat operations in Southeast Asia from 10 January to 6 August 1966.
685:. A special weapons warfare exercise and a patrol along the southern seaboard of Japan followed. During this first
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for an exercise involving communication, maneuvering, and signaling drills. During joint operations, a Russian
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departed her homeport of San Diego for the 15th WestPac cruise and again crossed into the Indian Ocean via the
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and her escort ships of Task Force 77.7 entered the Indian Ocean and were assigned to operate off the coast of
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being towed from Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton at the start of her voyage to be scrapped in Brownsville, Texas
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the first carrier to deploy with these powerful new aircraft. From carrier refresher training for CVW-2,
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until March 2015. She was then moved to Brownsville for scrapping, which was completed in November 2017.
3111:"Aircraft carrier USS Ranger, used in movies 'Top Gun' and 'Star Trek IV', heading for Texas scrap yard"
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was kept in a high state of readiness through participation in exercises and coastal fleet operations.
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departed Alameda on 4 November 1967 for WestPac. Arriving at Yokosuka on 21 November, she relieved
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had the distinction of being the first US carrier built from the beginning as an angled-deck ship.
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s life into 2002, requiring a reauthorization in 1994. In September 2010, the not-for-profit USS
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entered the Persian Gulf on 14 September by transiting the Straits of Hormuz. The next day,
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again sailed for the Far East on 6 August 1964. This deployment came on the heels of the
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launched more than 7,000 sorties in support of 7th Fleet operations. She returned to
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left the Persian Gulf on 4 December 1992 and steamed at high speed to the coast of
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On 22 December 2014, the U.S. Navy paid one cent to International Shipbreaking of
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entered the history books on 21 March 1983 when an all-woman flight crew flying a
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was launched 29 September 1956, sponsored by Mrs. Arthur Radford (wife of Admiral
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While in the Persian Gulf, former Cold War adversaries became at-sea partners as
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2010:. International Shipbreaking paid to tow her around South America, through the
2928:"Death of Sailor, Disciplinary Incidents on U.S. Aircraft Carrier Being Probed"
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could be located in Long Beach harbor as a museum. However, when asked by the
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3275:"Fairview's bid for USS Ranger fails; Navy selling carrier for scrap instead"
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was decommissioned on 10 July 1993 after 36 years of service, and was at the
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from nine ships in the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea, and the Persian Gulf.
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was no longer available for donation and was slated to be scrapped in 2015.
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Four US Navy carriers form "Battle Force Zulu" following the 1991 Gulf War;
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addressed the nation on 16 January 1991 at 9 pm EST and announced that
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off Hawaii in November 1967, having departed for her 1967-68 WESTPAC cruise.
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comes alongside at Pearl Harbor in March 1962 at the end of a WESTPAC cruise
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was deployed near French Polynesia in the Pacific Ocean to monitor the
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in the 1950s. Although all four ships of the class were completed with
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under which the Kuwait tankers were reflagged under US colors.
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and her carrier group in the Indian Ocean. During this period,
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was hauling 100,000 tons of light crude from Kuwait to Japan.
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to continue the US Navy's show of force in the region during
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started her "Pearl" Anniversary Cruise. During this cruise,
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for several days, then proceeded back to combat operations.
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Remembering Queen Elizabeth II's Visit To San Diego In 1983
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earned 13 battle stars for service during the Vietnam War.
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on 3 October 1957. Just prior to sailing on 4 October for
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to be laid down as an angled-deck ship (her elder sisters
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which were sent by International Marine Satellite to the
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On 26 February 1983, she received an official visit from
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reduction gear, one of around two dozen acts of sabotage
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The restored World War II B-25 Mitchell bomber aircraft
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participated in the commemorative re-enactment of the
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On 6 February, an F-14A Tomcat of Fighter Squadron 1 (
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3093:"Officers blamed for fire; sailor released from brig"
3005:"A look back at Queen Elizabeth II's San Diego visit"
2602:"United States Naval Institute Proceedings July 1958"
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This article includes information collected from the
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spotted two large tankers in a waterway northeast of
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were flown to NAS Cubi Point for further processing.
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3359:"Includes a photo of her anchored off Panama City"
3249:"Aircraft carrier could become museum in Fairview"
2963:Zurawik, David; Volgenau, Gerald (29 April 1981).
2560:Jane's American fighting ships of the 20th century
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2714:. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. pp.
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3167:Desert Storm at Sea: What the Navy Really Did
2800:"Sailor aboard Ranger charged with Sabotage"
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1288:cruising off the coast of California in 1983
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16:Forrestal-class aircraft carrier (1957–1993)
3498:Navy Awards Contract for Ranger Dismantling
3197:"Naval Combat Aircraft: Issues and Options"
3081:. Prescott, Arizona. UPI. 22 November 1984.
2652:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
2513:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
1871:
971:After five months of intensive operations,
3526:
3512:
3159:
3157:
3075:"Navy cites officers after shipboard fire"
1216:military action in Kenya by Ugandan forces
947:again struck objectives in North Vietnam.
578:departing for sea trials in 1957, passing
517:
313:81,101 long tons (82,402 t) full load
3214:
2888:"Oil Spill incidents in Malaysian Waters"
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2507:This article incorporates text from the
1943:Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility
1902:
1897:Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility
1875:
1803:
1719:On 21 April 1992, in harmony with other
1703:
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1080:stalemated. Participating carriers were
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927:Arriving on station on 3 December 1967,
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19:For other ships with the same name, see
3338:
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3224:. USS Ranger Foundation. Archived from
3170:. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp.
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2910:"Salvors Pump Oil from Crippled Tanker"
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1960:Foundation submitted an application to
1864:and began her last journey homeward to
1586:en route to the Persian Gulf, and from
738:deployed to the Far East a third time.
3620:
3103:
2916:. Toledo, Ohio. Reuters. 9 April 1979.
2482:Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)
1731:on Tokyo, Japan. Two World War II-era
792:
310:56,300 long tons (57,200 t) light
3633:Ships built in Newport News, Virginia
3507:
3246:
2848:"US carrier, oil tanker in collision"
2681:
920:departed Subic Bay on 1 December for
555:Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
58:
2965:"Seaman's Death under Investigation"
2612:
1251:strife between North and South Yemen
833:Military Assistance Command, Vietnam
3653:Gulf War ships of the United States
3426:"NAVY'S NEWEST ANCHORED IN HISTORY"
1914:After the late 1980s defense cuts,
1742:flight deck and take off. In June,
992:in drydock at San Francisco in 1971
697:27 July. During the next 6 months,
619:. She arrived at her new homeport,
13:
2661:Naval History and Heritage Command
2477:Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
1976:at Chinook Landing Marine Park in
1814:s last visit to Japan, August 1992
14:
3664:
3628:Forrestal-class aircraft carriers
3463:history.navy.mil: Navy photos of
3448:
3339:LaGrone, Sam (22 December 2014).
3247:Bjork, Nick (26 September 2011).
2684:"U-2 Aircraft Carrier Operations"
1410:. In 1986, the ship stood in for
932:doses of Air Wing 2's firepower.
333:130 ft (40 m) waterline
3320:Bradley, Eric (16 August 2014).
3302:. 25 August 2014. Archived from
3293:"NAVSEA Inactive Ship Inventory"
3273:Hottman, Sara (4 October 2012).
3117:. Associated Press. 5 March 2015
2524:
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2487:Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)
2431:Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
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2682:Scott, Jeff (28 October 2001).
2470:Unit Citation (Gallantry Cross)
2468:Republic of Vietnam Meritorious
2018:was too big to fit through the
1746:made an historic port visit to
1689:) "Wolfpack" launched from the
1682:missile on the starboard side.
1108:. In an intensified version of
749:1 May 1963 to support possible
3400:"Iconic USS Ranger Dismantled"
2792:
2732:
2708:Richelson, Jeffrey T. (2006).
2701:
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2552:
2422:National Defense Service Medal
1723:50th-anniversary festivities,
1443:during her 1989 WESTPAC cruise
1300:, this time without incident.
1231:Naval Air Station North Island
847:Following refresher training,
627:, on 20 August and joined the
1:
3458:Naval Vessel Register – CV-61
2948:. 25 May 1981. Archived from
2872:. 7 July 2009. Archived from
2541:. The entry can be found
2516:. The entry can be found
2494:
2461:Sea Service Deployment Ribbon
2400:Meritorious Unit Commendation
1421:Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
1145:Post-war service in the 1970s
896:proceeded to fleet exercise "
609:United States Naval Institute
3383:Obsolete carriers for scrap
2993:(769): 1398. 28 August 1985.
2445:Southwest Asia Service Medal
2386:Joint Meritorious Unit Award
1984:were completed 29 May 2014.
1899:in Bremerton, November 2012.
1182:Naval Air Station Cubi Point
956:was seized by North Korea.
950:At the end of January 1968,
756:San Francisco Naval Shipyard
7:
3148:The unofficial US Navy Site
2049:arrived at Brownsville for
1860:was relieved on station by
1712:takes off from the deck of
1634:(bottom left) cruises with
1214:in response to a threat of
1162:, detachments from HC-3 on
377:(63 km/h; 39 mph)
119:($ 2.06 billion today)
10:
3669:
2892:Marine Department Malaysia
2454:Humanitarian Service Medal
2043:7th Summit of the Americas
1964:proposing the donation of
1851:Navy Office of Information
1384:was deployed in the North
1235:Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
888:rescue helicopter, making
876:From June until November,
871:Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
634:
557:) and commissioned at the
438:5"/54 caliber Mark 42 guns
323:1,046 ft (319 m)
18:
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3328:. Long Beach, California.
3253:Daily Journal of Commerce
2852:The Sydney Morning Herald
1993:Long Beach Press-Telegram
1962:Naval Sea Systems Command
1929:, along with her sisters
1554:returns from Desert Storm
1072:On 18 December 1972, the
884:jet attack plane and the
621:Naval Air Station Alameda
539:Newport News Shipbuilding
283:
116:$ 182 million (1954)
105:Newport News Shipbuilding
53:
37:
3538:-class aircraft carriers
3471:17 November 2014 at the
3164:Pokrant, Marvin (1999).
2417:Navy Expeditionary Medal
1872:Decommissioning and fate
1774:Operation Southern Watch
1542:
1322:Navy Expeditionary Medal
1276:
962:Operation Formation Star
607:was commissioned by the
2818:"Ranger Sabotage Trial"
2584:"CV-59 FORRESTAL class"
2413:two Battle "E" devices
1495:Operation Nimble Archer
1180:, and helicopters from
802:Gulf of Tonkin incident
525:was the first American
518:Construction and trials
385:3,826 officers and men.
284:General characteristics
2971:. Boca Raton, Florida.
2391:Navy Unit Commendation
2079:Awards and decorations
1911:
1900:
1831:Operation Restore Hope
1815:
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1564:Operation Desert Storm
1555:
1503:Operation Earnest Will
1482:missiles, deployed in
1465:Operation Earnest Will
1444:
1418:for scenes filmed for
1337:Vietnamese boat people
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857:Navy Unit Commendation
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559:Norfolk Naval Shipyard
543:Newport News, Virginia
475:was the third of four
346:37 ft (11 m)
2983:"Trerice v. Pedersen"
2782:"USS Ranger (CVA-61)"
2534:Naval Vessel Register
2438:Vietnam Service Medal
1995:, NAVSEA stated that
1947:Bremerton, Washington
1906:
1879:
1856:On 19 December 1992,
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1245:On 21 February 1979,
1222:several days before.
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646:at Pearl Harbor, 1959
642:
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512:Bremerton, Washington
3454:U.S. Navy websites:
3389:December 2015 page 6
3309:on 3 September 2014.
3140:"Deployments of USS
2898:on 4 September 2003.
2876:on 26 February 2014.
2828:on 27 September 2007
2606:www.jackcoggins.info
2029:On 7 April 2015, ex-
1753:Fully combat ready,
1489:On 19 October 1987,
1110:Operation Linebacker
829:William Westmoreland
767:French nuclear tests
663:Carrier Division Two
597:Guantánamo Bay, Cuba
412:surface search radar
361:Babcock & Wilcox
3494:, 30 November 2010.
3365:on 10 February 2018
3281:. Portland, Oregon.
2663:. 16 September 2005
2647:"Ranger (CVA-61) X"
2012:Straits of Magellan
2006:, to tow and scrap
1847:digital photographs
1697:helicopter with an
1508:William H. Standley
1346:The Washington Post
1310:Iran hostage crisis
1292:In September 1980,
853:Carrier Air Wing 14
793:Vietnam War service
677:naval units out of
625:Alameda, California
593:U.S. Atlantic Fleet
566:Charles T. Booth II
419:Electronic warfare
406:2D air search radar
400:3D air search radar
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3500:, 22 December 2014
3485:from navsource.org
3432:. 24 February 2007
3406:. 22 November 2017
3011:. 8 September 2022
2942:"A Sailor's Death"
2588:Globalsecurity.org
2004:Brownsville, Texas
1937:, was put forth.
1912:
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1786:Admiral Vinogradov
1717:
1659:On 26 January, an
1657:
1645:Theodore Roosevelt
1583:Theodore Roosevelt
1556:
1526:On 3 August 1989,
1445:
1360:Queen Elizabeth II
1342:Robert F. Schoultz
1298:Straits of Malacca
1290:
1259:Straits of Malacca
1242:recertifications.
1225:In February 1977,
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994:
914:Carrier Division 3
790:
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601:Attack Squadron 85
586:
487:United States Navy
440:(127 mm) (removed)
392:processing systems
147:Miriam J. Radford
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2870:Atomized Jr. blog
2804:Observer-Reporter
2742:Cruise book 69-70
2725:978-0-393-05383-8
2492:
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2448:with three stars
2434:with seven stars
2380:
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1839:close air support
1699:AIM-9M Sidewinder
1606:Tomahawk missiles
1560:George H. W. Bush
1515:fighters, and an
1447:On 14 July 1987,
1206:On 12 July 1976,
1078:Paris peace talks
695:San Francisco Bay
659:Henry H. Caldwell
613:Norfolk, Virginia
551:Arthur W. Radford
541:and Drydock Co.,
465:
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267:, 1 November 2017
152:Arthur W. Radford
142:Sponsored by
137:29 September 1956
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196:8 March 2004
185:Reclassified
180:10 July 1993
169:Commissioned
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3410:24 November
3079:The Courier
2667:17 February
2035:Panama City
1970:museum ship
1791:Kamov Ka-27
1517:E-2 Hawkeye
1513:F-14 Tomcat
1480:AGM-88 HARM
1386:Arabian Sea
1374:C-1A Trader
1239:Sea Sparrow
1114:mine fields
934:Bob Hope's
683:Philippines
591:joined the
502:Vietnam War
473:(CV/CVA-61)
445:Sea Sparrow
252:Hull number
207:MMSI number
3638:1957 ships
3622:Categories
3596:Kitty Hawk
3436:20 January
3404:MarineLink
3222:"Timeline"
3181:0313310246
2832:1 February
2495:References
1921:Kitty Hawk
1889:Kitty Hawk
1862:Kitty Hawk
1795:helicopter
1558:President
1439:overflies
1414:Enterprise
1135:Enterprise
1087:Enterprise
1041:Kitty Hawk
1032:Kitty Hawk
835:, visited
382:Complement
351:Propulsion
21:USS Ranger
3550:Forrestal
3536:Forrestal
3369:7 January
3345:USNI News
3206:10 August
3121:17 August
3097:Chronicle
2914:The Blade
2866:"Fortune"
2393:with two
2057:Lexington
2051:scrapping
1931:Forrestal
1866:San Diego
1765:relieved
1748:Vancouver
1671:. Two of
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1229:departed
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679:Subic Bay
617:Cape Horn
531:Forrestal
478:Forrestal
410:AN/SPS-10
404:AN/SPS-43
398:AN/SPS-48
294:Forrestal
211:366986000
126:Laid down
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3469:Archived
2064:Both of
1935:Saratoga
1845:took 63
1793:"Helix"
1695:Mi-8 Hip
1621:Umm Qasr
1594:Saratoga
1388:east of
1233:for the
1127:Oriskany
1118:Haiphong
1099:Oriskany
1093:Saratoga
939:came to
827:General
818:flagship
814:Yokosuka
535:Saratoga
431:Armament
265:Scrapped
254:: CVA-61
216:Callsign
193:Stricken
161:Acquired
134:Launched
83:Namesake
33:(CV-61)
3115:Q13 Fox
2716:212–213
2693:8 March
1895:at the
1823:Somalia
1652:America
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1600:in the
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1435:of the
1407:Top Gun
1271:Fortune
1255:Fortune
1131:America
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1047:Hancock
771:Moruroa
751:Laotian
724:892 NAS
687:WestPac
671:Okinawa
635:Service
563:Captain
363:boilers
101:Builder
93:Ordered
54:History
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3491:Ranger
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320:Length
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