Part of Forrestal-class preceded by proposed United States- and realized Midway-classes and succeeded by Kitty Hawk- and Enterprise-classes. Ordered on 23 July 1952, classified CVA-60 on 1 October 1952, laid down by New York Naval Shipyard on 16 December 1952, launched on 8 October 1955, acquired and commissioned on 14 April 1956, reclassified CV-60 on 30 June 1972, decommissioned on 20 August 1994 and broken up on 31 March 2019.
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