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The "Kitty Hawk" is the oldest active U.S. warship. The ships Commander Master Chief (AW) Cliff Yager said it has served its country well and continues to do so today. Despite the age of this warship it is ready, willing and able to perform duties when needed. The Kitty Hawk is in superb condition because of ongoing inspections throughout the ship.
Kitty Hawk was commissioned April 29, 1961, at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard. With a total building cost of $265 million, it is the second U.S. Navy ship named after the town near which Orville and Wilbur Wright flew the first successful, powered aircraft Dec. 17, 1903.
The Kitty Hawk has participated in combat operations in places such as Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, the Balkans, Afghanistan and most recently, the war in Iraq.
The Kitty Hawk Strike Group is the largest aircraft carrier strike group in the Navy and is composed of the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, the guided-missile cruisers, USS Chancellorsville (CG62) and USS Cowpens (CG63), and Destroyer Squadron 15.
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As of 2011, the oldest Commissioned U.S. warship is the U.S.S. Constitution, still in commission since 21 October 1797. However, the ship is really a floating museum, and can't really be considered "active" in anything but a ceremonial status.
The above U.S.S. Kitty Hawk is no longer in service, having been decommissioned on 12 May 2009. Currently, the ship which has the longest active service record is the U.S.S. Enterprise (CVN-65), commissioned in 1958 and scheduled for decommissioning in 2013.
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TaigaThe largest Navy ship currently afloat is the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier. There are ten of them afloat, and they're all the same size. They will eventually all be replaced by the Gerald Ford-class carrier, which is the same size as a Nimitz-class carrier. (Ship classes are named after the first ship in that class to be launched. For instance, if the government decided to build a new class of ship to carry Marines to battle, and they named the first one Chester Puller, all the ships would be called "Chester Puller Class" ships.)
The oldest commissioned warship in the United States Navy is the USS Constitution. She was launched in 1797, after three years construction. Authorized by the Naval Act of 1794, she and her sister ships were designed to be capital ships. Therefore, although classified as a frigate, she is more heavily armed than other counterparts of the day. "Old Ironsides" is currently moored in Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, MA. A link can be found below.
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Oldest US navy job?
The oldest rating in the United States Navy of those that are currently active is the Boatswain's Mate.
What ship nicknammed Old Ironsides during the war of 1812 is the oldest vessel still commissioned in the US Navy?
The USS Constitution is the oldest comissioned ship in the US Navy. The USS Constitution is "Old Ironsides" and is the oldest ship still commissioned by the U.S. Navy.
Excluding the USS Constitution what ship is the oldest vessel still commissioned in US navy?
The USS Constitution, named by George Washington is the oldest US commissioned ship. She was launched in 1797 and her current mission is to promote the role of the Navy in war and peace through education. She has a crew of 60 officers and sailors, who are all active-duty US Navy personnel.
What is the oldest active rate in the US Navy?
There are five that still exist today. There IS NO evidence that one came before the other, however I would lean toward QM's.Boatswain's Mates, Quartermaster, Gunner's Mate, Master-at-Arms, Cook (now Culinary Specialists [CS]).I have to offer this: http://tinyurl.com/oldestnavyratingFrom the Navy Personnel Command website, who I would consider the authority on this question. Yeoman is THE oldest rating in the US Navy. I am proud to be one
Who has the best navy not the biggest the BEST?
There is a story that goes as follows;A us navy warship and a British warship were moored next to each other in a port. An American sailor leans over from his ship and shouts to the British ship "what's it like being the second biggest navy in the world", a sailor from the British ship then shouted back "what's it like being the second best navy in the world.That should answer your question.
