USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67): is a U.S. aircraft carrier named after the 53rd U.S. President John F. Kennedy and is the last U.S. aircraft carrier has been made in the old traditional way.
After 40 years of service has been referred to the aircraft carrier retirement. And now exist in the port city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, where waiting to be converted into a museum so that people had to identify them and their history.
History:
Was scheduled to be a nuclear aircraft carrier ship, but after the debate and discussions have been built engine plain fast. The aircraft carrier was opened officially on September 7, 1968 where the Open Mq by the wife of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy and daughter Caroline Kennedy and he was 9 years old at the time. On that date, which was to approve two days before what would have been the birthday of U.S. President John F. Kennedy session.
The seventies:
Sent the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) to the Mediterranean Sea to deal with the problems of the Middle East at the time. And during the seventies have been developed to withstand two F-14 Tom Cat and S-3 Viking on her back.
The eighties:
During the eighties and specifically the year 1982 sent the USS John F. Kennedy until the ninth Safartha. And then preached October 1983 the aircraft carrier was sent to Beirut because of the bombings in Beirut 1983.
In August 1988 approached the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy and entered into the territorial waters of Libya. Making the Libyan side sends two aircraft of type Mikoyan MiG -21, which led to the clash between the aircraft carrier and two F -18 from the American side and planes Allebian. Ended engagement to shoot down the planes Allebian by the American side and completed Ataúrat carrier entry into Libyan waters to completing its mission.
The nineties
On 27 October 1991 the then U.S. President war on Iraq, making the aircraft carrier to leave the war with Iraq, where the United States Navy gave the task of carrying the F / er-18 Hornet aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy. Aircraft carrier undergone many repairs and development during the nineties.
After the year 2000
After the attacks and the events of September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks sent the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy to the war in Afghanistan, where it rained an estimated 31 tons of explosives on the Taliban and al-Qaida during Operation Enduring Freedom.
Future Plans
In November 2009 transformed the United States Navy aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy to the state waiting to be converted into a museum so that visitors from entering and identify them closely. And possible destination is the port of the city of Boston, Massachusetts, or the port city of Providence, Rhode Island Americas.
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