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From: Commanding Officer, USS KITTY HAWK (CV-63) To: Chief of Naval Operations (OP-05D2)

Subj: USS KITTY HAWK (CV-63) Command History 1974; forwarding of

Ref: (a) OPNAV INST 5750.12 (series) (b) USS KITTY HAWK INST 5750.1 (series)

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R. E. KIRKSEY

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1973

23 Nov

24 - 28 Nov

29 - 30 Nov

1 - 1 3 Dec

6 Dec

14 - 28 Dec

29 - 31 Dec

1974

1 - 1 3 Jan

14 - 22 Jan

23 - 27 Jan

28 Jan

29 Jan - 4 Feb

5 - 21 Feb

22 Feb

23 - 28 Feb

1 - 19 Mar

20 - 26 Mar

27 Mar - 22 Apr

23 - 26 Apr

27 Apr - 1 May

1 - 1 3 May

14 - 18 May

1 9 May

CALENDAR OF EVENTS 1974

Depart San Diego

Enroute P e a r l Harbor

Inpor t P e a r l Harbor

Enroute Subic

TU-95 Bear reconnaissance

I n p o r t Subic

Subic OpArea

Subic OpArea

Upkeep Subic

Inpor t Manila

Subic (MA)

Subic OpArea

I n p o r t Subic

Depart Subic

Enroute Indian Ocean

Indian Ocean Operat ions

I n p o r t Mombasa, Kenya

Indian Ocean Operat ions

Inpor t Singapore

Enroute Subic

Inpor t Subic

Subic OpArea

Inpor t Subic

20 - 26 May

27 May - 2 June

3 - 11 June

12 - 19 June

20 June - 1 July

2 Ju ly

3 - 9 Ju ly

9 Ju ly

10 July - 8 Aug

8 Aug - 20 Oct

17 - 18 Oct

21 - 28 Oct

29 Oct - 2 Nov

2 - 3 Nov

4 - 8 Nov

9 - 10 Nov

11 - 15 Nov

16 - 17 Nov

18 - 26 Nov

27 Nov - 1 Dec

2 - 7 Dec

9 - 31 Dec

1975

1 - 7 Jan

South China Sea Operations

Inport Hong Kong

South China Sea Operations

Inport Subic

Enroute Pear l Harbor

Inport Pear l Harbor

Enroute San Diego

Arrive San Diego

Post Cruise Standown

SRA

Sea T r i a l s

Inport San Diego

ISE SOCAL OpArea

Inport San Diego

IRFT SOCAL OpArea

Inport San Diego

IRFT SOCAL OpArea

Inport San Diego

IRFT SOCAL OpArea

Inport San Diego

C Q s - SOCAL OpArea

Inport San Diego, Christmas Leave Period

Inport San Diego, Christmas Leave Period

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23 Nov 73

6 Dec 73

7 Dec 73

11 Dec 73

15 Dec 73- 28 Dec 73

29 Dec 73- 14 Jan 74

28 Jan 74- 4 Feb 74

22 Feb 74- 1 May 74

1 May 74- 13 May 74

14 May 74- 26 May 74

26 Jun 74

CHRONOLOGY OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS 1974

Depart San Diego f o r Ki t ty Hawk's n inth WESTPAC deployment.

Four F-4 Phantoms from the KITTY HAWK intercepted two Soviet TU-95 BEARS on a surveillance/reconnaissance mission a t a range of over 100 NM from the ship.

KITTY HAWK Inchop'ed to the Seventh Fleet .

Number One Main Machinery Room f i r e claims the l i v e s of s i x KITTY HAWK crewmen.

Inport Subic Bay, Ph i l l ip ines . Repairing the f i r e damage.

A t sea; conducting refresher operations i n the South China Sea. Implementation of CV t ac t i cs , and procedures.

Operations i n the Subic OpArea and the South China Sea. Par t ic ipated i n Operation Blue Sky.

Indian Ocean deployment. KITTY HAWK and Task Group 77.7 deploy t o the Indian Ocean v i a the S t r a i t s of Malacca. Operations included coordinated a i r operations, including composite, power projection and sea control modes. KITTY HAWK undertook hydrographic research, surface surveil lance and integrated task group operations. Highlights of t h i s , the ships f i r s t deployment t o the Indian Ocean, included a s i x day v i s i t t o Mombasa, Kenya and on 8 April a VIP v i s i t t o KITTY HAWK by the Shah of I ran , ADM Moorer, the Chairman of the Jo in t Chiefs of S ta f f , and the Hon. Richard Helms, Ambassador t o I ran. CVW-11 conducted an a i r power demonstration fo r the KITTY HAWK"svisitors. The Indian Ocean deployment concluded with a port c a l l i n Singapore during which Carr ier Group One had a change of command, RADM G.E.R. Kinnear, Jr. re l ieving RADM D.C. Davis on the 25th of April.

Inport Subic. On 1 May CAPT F.S. Teague rel ieved CAPT D.R. McCrimmon a s Commander, Attack Carr ier A i r Wing Eleven.

Operations were conducted i n the South China Sea operating area; one day was spent i n por t p r i o r t o the KITTY HAWK proceeding to Hong Kong . KITTY HAWK outchopped from the Seventh Fleet enroute Pear l Harbor thence San Diego.

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9 J u l 74 KITTY HAWK r e t u r n s t o San Diego and e n t e r s a 30 day stand down period p r i o r t o beginning her SRA.

8 Aug 74- SRA aboard KITTY HAWK r e s u l t s i n numerous completed SHIPALTS 20 Oct 74 giving the ship improvements i n l i v i n g spaces and working

areas . Needed r e p a i r s t o p r a c t i c a l l y every department and a r e a of t h e ship were ca r r i ed out .

4 Nov 74- KITTY HAWK conducted IRFT off of t h e coast of Southern 26 Nov 7 4 Cal i fornia a s t h e i n i t i a l s t ep i n her work up f o r the

c a r r i e r s next deployment.

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NARRATIVE OF EVENTS 1974

The USS KITTY HAWK (CV-63) began i ts opera t ions of 1974 i n the South

China Sea (steaming i n the Subic Oparea). Under the Opcon of Commander

Seventh F l e e t , she was serving a s the f l agsh ip of Commander Task Group

77.7, RADM D. C . Davis, who had embarked with h i s s t a f f . Commanded by

CAPT R. E . Kirksey, the c a r r i e r had s a i l e d from Subic Bay Naval S ta t ion ,

Republic of the P h i l l i p i n e s , on the 29th of December 1973 f o r seve ra l

weeks of t r a i n i n g operat ions.

This, the n in th c r u i s e t o the Western P a c i f i c f o r t h e KITTY HAWK, and

the f i r s t peace t i m e c r u i s e i n e i g h t years was a s i g n i f i c a n t one f o r t h e

sh ip and her crew. The c a r r i e r had been designated a CV i n Apr i l 1973 and

now she was r e f i n i n g those opera t ing procedures and t a c t i c s t h a t were a p a r t

of he r new mission. KITTY HAWK i s the f i r s t c a r r i e r i n the P a c i f i c F lee t

t o be designated a CV and had been the foca l point f o r many exerc i ses and

evaluat ions a s her predeployment work ups were conducted. During t h i s

deployment KITTY HAWK and Attack Car r i e r A i r Wing Eleven would demonstrate

t h a t the concept of a c a r r i e r being a b l e t o successful ly opera te i n --

multi-role modes was f e a s i b l e . The team of a i r wing and sh ip would

demonstrate t h e i r a b i l i t y t o opera te i n th ree d i s t i n c t modes: Power

Projec t ion , Sea Control, and Composite. Each mode would requ i re a

d i f f e r e n t mixture of a i r c r a f t and concurrently, d i f f e r e n t opera t ing

procedures f o r the sh ip . The need f o r f l e x i b i l i t y and a d a p t a b i l i t y i n

order t o respond t o changing s i t u a t i o n s became a mark of the C V ' s opera-

t ions . The add i t ion of seve ra l d i f f e r e n t a i r c r a f t models t o t h e a i r wing

l e d t o much l a r g e r complement of a i r wing personnel on board and resu l t ed

i n much g rea te r demands on supply and a i r c r a f t maintenance f a c i l i t i e s . A s Enclosure (1)

these varied squadrons exercised together the ship used its operating

periods to mesh its diverse skills into a smoothly functioning team.

When its operations concluded on the 14th the KITTY HAWK returned to

Subic Bay through the 22nd of January for one of its several upkeep periods.

During these inport periods the air wing would move ashore to Cubi Point

Naval Air Station and continue its training flights. The ships company

would continue its training exercises while alongside its pier at the

Naval Station. With the assistance of the Ship Repair Facility at Subic

the carrier undertook numerous repair and upkeep projects on the ship

which were very productive in terms of overhauls completed and facility

improvements.

From the 23rd to the 27th of January the KITTY HAWK sailed to and

anchored in Manila Harbor allowing many crewmembers to visit Manila and

central Luzon who might not otherwise have visited this area.

Briefly stopping back at Subic on the 28th the ship continued on to

the Subic Oparea for further training of her air wing. Duzing this time

the ship developed the coordination of the ships ASCAC (Antisubmarine

Classification Analysis Center) and her ASW aircraft. With the assistance

of the USS HAWKBILL as a submarine exercise target, the VS aircrews gained

knowledge of the problems of locating and prosecuting their elusive opponent.

As the operating period lengthened the ships tactics became more refined

and successful. During this same period the tactical aircraft embarked

participated in Exercise Blue Sky.

From the 5th of February through the 21st the ship was inport at

Subic conducting her alongside training as well as continuing upkeep and

maintenance with the assistance of the SRF.

On the 22nd of February the KITTY HAWK deployed from Subic to the

Indian Ocean. This, her first cruise to the Indian Ocean, was highlighted

by the great amount of information gained on the new area of operations as

well as a visit from the Shah of Iran and a port visit at Mombasa, Kenya.

The carrier conducted refresher training and carrier qualifications for

her air wing as she steamed towards Singapore and the Straits of Malacca.

While transiting the South China Sea the CV employed its surface surveillance

capabilities to locate and track a Foxtrot class submaring.

On the 1st of March KITTY HAWK made a daylight transit of the Straits

of Malacca and entered the Indian Ocean. The next week was spent in ASW

tactics practice, getting experience with each evolution and gaining

knowledge of the new operating area. KITTY HAWK was to discover that the

Indian Ocean had some peculiar natural phenomena ranging from unusual

thermoclines to abnormal propogation anomolies.

Under the direction of the Task Group Commander KITTY HAWK continued

ASW and hydrographic operations in the Arabian Sea for two weeks then

steamed south and anchored off of Mombasa, Kenya for a weeks port call.

The visit was marked by a flawless, incident free week of shore leave.

Following the Mombasa visit the task group returned to the Arabian Sea

for further integrated task group operations and preparation for the visit

of the Shah of Iran. On the 8th of April His Imperial Majesty accompanied

by Admiral Moorer, Chairman, the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Honorable

Richard M. Helms, Ambassador to Iran arrived aboard KITTY HAWK for a

visit and air power demonstration. The air show was highlighted by a

capabilities demonstration of the KITTY HAWK'S ASW and tactical aircraft

concluding in a coordinated fly-over.

The Shah's visit marked the ending of KITTY HAWK'S deployment to the Enclosure (1)

Indian Ocean. The fol lowing week r e g u l a r a i r ope ra t ions were he ld ;

a d d i t i o n a l l y , t h e s h i p s company and a i r wing personnel who were no t on

watch gathered on t h e f l i g h t deck f o r an " a l l hands" p i c t u r e t h a t even tua l ly

was used f o r t h e cover of A l l Hands Magazine t o i l l u s t r a t e one a spec t of

l i f e on a c a r r i e r .

Following a sou the r ly t r a n s i t of t h e S t r a i t s of Malacca t h e KITTY HAWK

anchored i n Singapore harbor on t h e 23rd of Apr i l f o r a p o r t v i s i t t o t h e

"Lion City". On t h e 25th of April, aboard h i s f lagship ,Rear Admiral G. E.

R. Kinnear, jr. r e l i e v e d Rear Admiral D. C. Davis as Commander C a r r i e r

Group One. The ceremonies were a t tended by Rear Admiral W. R. McClendon,

Commander Attack Carrier S t r i k i n g Force Seventh F l e e t .

From t h e 27th of Apr i l t o t he f i r s t of May KITTY HAWK t r a n s i t e d t o

Subic Bay where i t underwent upkeep from t h e 1st t o t h e 13 th of May.

A s i n previous i n p o r t per iods KITTY HAWKS crewmembers p a r t i c i p a t e d i n

numerous P r o j e c t Band Clasp (people-to-peop1e)programs i n t h e neighboring

b a r r i o s . A c t i v i t i e s included t h e donat ion of books, money, o l d c l o t h e s ,

and most important t h e time and l a b o r of t h e men as they a s s i s t e d t h e

community.

The c a r r i e r s a i l e d f o r t h e Subic oparea where it conducted l o c a l

ope ra t ions from the 1 4 t h t o t h e 1 8 t h of May. It re-entered Subic on t h e

1 9 t h and then aga in r e tu rned t o ope ra t ions i n t h e South China Sea from t h e

20th t o t h e 26th when she en te red Hong Kong f o r a weeks v i s i t .

Departing Hong Kong on t h e 3rd of June KITTY HAWK hosted COMMODORE HONG

KONG who observed f l i g h t ope ra t ions f o r s e v e r a l cyc l e s be fo re he f lew

t h e s h i p s C-1A back t o Hong Kong. The sh ip continued on i n t o t h e South

China Sea f o r h e r l a s t ope ra t ing per iod of t h i s deployment. From t h e 3rd

t o t h e 1 1 t h of June KITTY HAWK pe r fec t ed he r ASW t a c t i c s and h e r combined

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operat ions a s a CV.

The ship was inpor t a t Subic Bay f o r a week before s a i l i n g e a s t on t h e

20th of June. She a r r ived a t Pear l Harbor on t h e 2nd of Ju ly , onloaded

her members of Operation Tiger and s a i l e d f o r San Diego on the 3rd.

Operation Tiger was the p ro jec t name f o r the embarkation of severa l

hundred f a t h e r s and brothers of KITTY HAWK crewmembers f o r a week of

"sea duty" a s they toured t h e ship, observing t h e work of t h e i r sponsor

and watching the sh ips rout ine .

Throughout the t r a n s i t from Subic t o San Diego the P.E.B. (Propulsion

Examining Board) came aboard and held an OPPE (Operational Propulsion

Plant Examination) i n t h e engineering department. This was t h e f i r s t time

i n w e l l over a year t h a t an OPPE had been held on KITTY HAWK and the exam-

ina t ion proved t o be very benef ic ia l . The conclusions of t h e board

helped t h e Engineering Department g ive added emphasis t o severa l a reas

of t r a i n i n g and manning f o r the propulsion plant . It gave the command

increased knowledge of the s t a t e of the KITTY HAWK'S engineering spaces

and t h e s h i p s a b i l i t y t o ca r ry out i ts mission.

On the n in th of Ju ly KITTY HAWK returned home t o North Is land Naval -

A i r S ta t ion , San Diego, completing her f i r s t peace time c r u i s e i n eight

years. During t h i s deployment the c a r r i e r has steamed 45,287 n a u t i c a l

m i l e s and been away from her home por t 228 days. The c ru i se , i n i t i a t i n g

CV opera t ions among t h e c a r r i e r s of the P a c i f i c F l e e t , was considered a

success by a l l who had pa r t i c ipa ted i n i t . The deployment t o the Indian

Ocean allowed the U.S. Navy t o gain the experience and knowledge t o operate

i n a new ocean and i n a new r o l e , t h a t of a multi-purpose c a r r i e r . The

c r u i s e w a s h igh l igh ted by t h e outs tanding s a f e t y record of A i r Wing Eleven.

No ope ra t iona l l o s s e s were recorded aboard KITTY HAWK; t h e wing l o s t on ly

one a i r c r a f t , and t h a t was whi le ope ra t ing o u t of Cubi Po in t Naval A i r

S t a t i o n ; t h e p i l o t w a s recovered uninjured.

The c r u i s e marked t h e beginning of s e v e r a l innovat ive programs t o keep

a l l hands informed of t h e s h i p s a c t i v i t i e s . On a r e g u l a r and con t inu t ing

b a s i s t h e commanding o f f i c e r m e t wi th t h e crew members a t Captains C a l l

on t h e Foc ' s le ; he would a l s o f r equen t ly appear on t h e s h i p s t e l e v i s i o n

en ter ta inment system t o t a l k w i th t h e crew about t h e s h i p s ope ra t ions .

On a d a i l y b a s i s an o f f i c e r from t h e s h i p s company and one from t h e a i r

wing would b r i e f t h e crew over t h e t e l e v i s i o n system on t h e d a i l y a c t i v i t i e s

of t h e s h i p and t h e a n t i c i p a t e d ope ra t ions f o r KITTY HAWK i n t h e days t o

come. These s t e p s along wi th t h e c r e a t i o n of an aggress ive Aff i rmat ive

Action P lan by t h e command had r e s u l t e d i n a s i g n i f i c a n t l y improved working

and l i v i n g c l ima te aboard t h e sh ip . KITTY HAWK crew members p a r t i c i p a t e d

a c t i v e l y i n a l l a s p e c t s of t h e program. The Human Goals Of f i ce implemented

numerous i d e a s submitted by crewmen t o b e t t e r t h e l i v i n g cond i t i ons aboard

t h e sh ip ; they provided a p o s i t i v e f o r c e t o make every man aboard KITTY

HAWK aware of t h e p o t e n t i a l of h i s shipmates. A s a r e s u l t of t h e s e

measures t h e KITTY HAWK throughout 1974 p a r t i c i p a t e d most a c t i v e l y i n

s e v e r a l a l l hands programs t h a t which a r e o f t e n d i f f i c u l t t o g e t a c t i v e

support f o r . KITTY HAWK crewmen con t r ibu ted over 41,000 d o l l a r s t o t h e

San Diego Combined Federa l Campaign t h i s year ; once aga in tak ing f i r s t

p l ace among Naval A i r Forces P a c i f i c F l e e t Units . The t o t a l d o l l a r amount

represented a s i g n i f i c a n t i nc rease over l a s t yea r s t o t a l f o r t h e KITTY

HAWK and was t h e h ighes t t o t a l f o r any u n i t i n San Diego a t any t i m e .

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VADM Baldwin congratulated the crew of KITTY HAWK f o r i ts "outstanding

achievement" i n a message t o a l l c a r r i e r s discussing t h e i r support f o r

the CFC fund dr ive . During t h e command's Human Ava i l ab i l i ty Week the

crewmembers took a major survey i n which 94 percent of the crew par t i c ipa ted ,

a record f o r P a c i f i c F l e e t Car r i e r s .

From 10 Ju ly u n t i l t he 8 t h of August t h e c a r r i e r was i n a t h i r t y day

stand down following the deployment: t h i s t i m e allowed t h e crew t o take

leave and v i s i t t h e i r fami l ies .

Commencing the 9 th of August KITTY HAWK began an SRA (Selected Rest r ic ted

A v a i l i b i l i t y ) period during which many Ship Al te ra t ions and r e p a i r s were

completed. Disp i t e t h e jumble of cables , p a r t s , dus t and debr i s throughout

the sh ip a s con t rac to r s i n s t a l l e d new machinery and repai red the o ld , the

c a r r i e r continued i t s own t r a i n i n g cycles . Through the SFOMS (Ships Force

Own Maintenance System) the crew completed numerous h a b i t a b i l i t y improvements

and space renovation of many working and rec rea t ion a r e a s throughout the

ship. The s p e c i f i c Ship A l t s completed a r e d e t a i l e d on pages 13 and 1 4

of the Command History.

On the 17 th and 18 th of October KITTY HAWK conducted sea t r i a l s t o

t e s t and examine the r e p a i r s completed on her main machinery spaces; she

returned t o North Is land the week of the 21st t o t h e 28th t o complete the

l a s t of t h e jobs i n progress and t o c lean the ship following the con t rac to r s

work.

On the 29th of October KITTY HAWK commenced ISE (Individual Ship Exercises) .

These were the f i r s t i n a long series of a t sea periods leading t o her next

deployment, The ship held her d r i l l s i n t h e SOCAL (Southern Ca l i fo rn ia )

OpArea. The ISE l a s t e d u n t i l t h e 2nd of November. After a weekend i n

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San Diego t h e sh ip returned t o the oparea f o r her IRFT (.Individual Refresher

Training) conducted under the watchful eye of Commander F lee t Training

Group. The c a r r i e r was a t sea the 4 th t o the 8 th , the 1 1 t h t o the 15th,

and the 18th t o the 26th of November a s the crew exercised a t General

Quar te r s , F i r e D r i l l s , Crash and Salvage Drills and o the r emergency

t r a i n i n g ,

The c a r r i e r returned t o North Is land f o r the Thanksgiving Weekend then

s a i l e d from t h e 2nd t o the 7 th of December f o r a week of Car r i e r qua l i f i ca -

t i o n s with the p i l o t s of A i r Wing Eleven. On the 9 th of December KITTY

HAWK went i n t o a 30 day Christmas leave period completing her f i r s t year

a s a CV.

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MAJOR ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS

SHIPALT NUMBER - DESCRIPTION 1. X3735K Improvements to Aviation Organizational Level

Maintenance Spaces.

2. X3797K Installation of the SPN-43A Antenna.

3. X3800K Weight and moment compensation program for weight additions.

4. X3829K A complete upgrading of the F-4 jet engine test stand facility.

5. X3831K Improvement of personnel facilities including an enlarging of main deck access doors and laundry improvements.

6. 3888K Conversion of the hangar bay sprinkling system to foam.

7. 3932K Installation of a computerized test system console for A6E support.

A modification to weapons storage areas permittfdg,-the.. storage and handling of FAE weapons. -

An improvement to forward SASS elevators that improves weapons handling capabilities between magazines.

Installation of an improved storage and retrieval system for intelligence data handling in the IOIC.

Installation of full power run up fittings for the F14 and other nose launched aircraft.

Replaced superheator thermometers and alarm sensors with new electrical sensor indicators on all boilers.

Installation of the AN/SSR-1 Satellite Broadcast receiving system providing for communication reception via satellite relay.

Installation of a RAS stream support leg providing the capability for underway alongside replenishment by standard tension method.

Installation of a morpholene condensate injection system for automatic preconditioning of boiler water.

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Installation of the SRC-40 CAINS transmitter.

Installation of the IOIC 50MC intercom system.

Improved ventilation to catapult machinery room.

Installation of the ALM 106-B enhancing AIMD's ability to effect repair of airborne ECM components.

Completed modification of the JP-5 stripping pump to provide an inport tank stripping capability.

Completed installation of a gasoline seawater overboard discharge valve system.

Installation of the LN-66 navigation radar.

Provides gages in signal lines to facilitate trouble shooting, calibration and maintenance of automatic combustion control and feed water control components.

Installation of an improved catapult water brake hose system.

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1 January 1974

2 January 1974

3 January 1974

9 January 1974

29 January 1974

30 January 1974

4 February 1974

23 February 1974

23 February 1974

26 February 1974

1 March 1974

2 March 1974

5 March 1974

10 March 1974

11 March 1974

13 March 1974

16 March 1974

27 March 1974

30 March 1974

2 April 1974

5 April 1974

9 April 1974

15 April 1974

16 April 1974

18 April 1974

UNDERWAY REPLENISHMENTS 1974

USNS TALUGA (TAO-62)

USS MT. HOOD (AE-29)

USS ASHTABULA (AO-51)

USS MISPILLION (AO-105)

USS NIAGARA FALLS (AFS-3)

USS ASHTABULA (AO-51)

USNS PASSUMPSIC (TAO-107)

USS WITCHITA (AOR-1)

USS FLINT (AE-31)

USNS PASSUMPSIC (TAO-107)

USS NIAGARA FALLS (AFS-3)

USS MISPILLION (AO-105)

USS BRONSTEIN (DE-1037)

USS SUMNERS (DDG-34)

USS MISPILLION (AO-105)

USS MISPILLION (AO-105)

USS MISPILLION (AO-105)

USS BRONSTEIN (DE-1037)

USS SACRAMENTO (AOE-1)

USS SACRAMENTO (AOE-1)

USS SACRAMENTO (AOE-1)

USS SACRAMENTO (AOE-1)

USS WHITE PLAINS (AFS-4)

USS SACRAMENTO (AOE-1)

USS WHITE PLAINS (AFS-4)

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21 April 1974

29 April 1974

17 May 1974

22 May 1974

4 June 1974

6 June 1974

8 June 1974

8 June 1974

23 June 1974

26 June 1974

29 June 1974

5 July 1974

5 July* 1974

6 July 1974

7 July 1974

5 November 1974

13 November 1974

21 November 1974

21 November 1974

5 December 1974

USS SACRAMENTO (AOE-1)

USS NIAGARA FALLS (AFS-3)

USNS PASSUMPSIC (TAO-107)

USS BRADLEY (DE-141)

USS HASSAYAMPA (AO-145)

USS KILANEA (AE-26)

USS PASSUMPSIC (TAO-107)

USS MARS (AFS-1)

USS O'CALLAHAN (DE-1051)

USS O'CALLAHAN (DE-1051)

USS O'CALLAHAN (DE-1051)

uss O'CALLAHAN (DE-1051)

USS O'CALLAHAN (DE-1051)

USS HALBMALA (AE-25)

US S HALEAKALA (AE-2 5)

USS WABASH (AOR-5)

USS HENDERSON (DD-785)

USS NAVASOTA (AO-106)

USS TOWERS (DDG-9)

USS;-WABASH (AOR-5)

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ARRESTING GEAR AND CATAPULT STATISTICS 1974

1. TOTAL LAUNCHES PER CATAPULT

FOR CRUISE FOR YEAR CATAPULT I 1,067 2,393 CATAPULT I1 1,683 2,782 CATAPULT I11 883 1 ,091 CATAPULT I V 782 1,027

2 . TOTAL ARRESTMENTS FOR CRUISE FOR YEAR

NUMBER 1 ARRESTING GEAR ENGINE 710 1,028 NUMBER 2 ARRESTING GEAR ENGINE 1,485 2,418 NUMBER 3 ARRESTING GEAR ENGINE 1,529 2,567 NUMBER 4 ARRESTING GEAR ENGINE 7 28 1 , 2 6 1 NUMBER 5 ARRESTING GEAR ENGINE 0 0

3 . TOTAL TRAPS FOR 1974 7,274

4 . AVIATION FUEL ISSUED

JP-5 5,965,084 GALLONS AVGAS 264,753 GALLONS AVIATION LUBE OIL 6,210 GALLONS

5. THOUSANDTH LANDING STATISTICS

ARREST NUMBER DATE -- SQUADRON PILOT AIRCRAFT

1 JAN 74 1 2 JAW 7 4 22 FEB 74 27 MAR 74 20 APR 7 4 24 MAY 7 4 1 3 NOV 7 4 5 DEC 7 4

LT LCDR LT LT LT LCDR LT LCDR

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SAMEX AND ORDNANCE EXPENDITURES 1974

I n January and Febraary the ship and CVW-11 expended the quar t e r ly

CARRIER READIEX AMMO EXPENDITURE (CRAE) package of av ia t ion ordnance.

During the same t i m e period t h e WESTPAC Weapons Handling Safe ty Survey

Team (WHSST) was aboard and observed the assembly of ordnance, loading

opera t ions and inspected t h e sh ips magazines f o r proper stowage. No

major d iscrepancies w e r e observed. Addit ionally a COMNAVAIRPAC Safe ty

Survey Team was aboard and observed ordnance opera t ions and a Readiex

Alpha. No major d iscrepancies w e r e observed by t h i s team. Two Z-30-GM

bas ic missile f i r i n g exe r i c ses w e r e scheduled t o be conducted on 1 February.

Malfunction s h o r t l y a f t e r launch i n both AWM-37A t a r g e t drones precluded

any f i r i n g attempt.

On the 5 t h of June a T e r r i e r Guided Miss i le exe rc i se was attempted,

however a f t e r search rada r s were unsuccessful i n de tec t ing the AQM-37A

t a r g e t drone, the SAMEX was terminated, heavy cloud cover was a f ac to r .

No other missile f i r i n g exe rc i ses were scheduled during 1974.

During the SRA period of 8 August through 20 October the Weapons

Department saw extens ive work done t o r e p a i r cASREPT'~ equipments. P a r t i c u l a r

emphasis was given t o r e p a i r s on t h e weapons e leva to r s .

Ordnance Expenditures, The following ordnance was expended during the

pre-deployment buildup and exerc i se period:

a . KITTY HAWK conventional ordnance expenditures f o r CY 1974 a r e a s

fol lows :

20mm ammo

MK 82 i n e r t bomb

MK 76 p r a c t i c e bomb

29,600 rounds

72 ea

1,377 ea

MK 82 G.P. bomb

MK 83 G.P. bomb

MK 84 G.P. bomb

MK 25 Marine Markers 2,170 ea

MK 45 Para-flares

MK 58 Marine Markers

Decoy Flares

CBU MK 20 Rockeye

Sidewinder AIM-9B Exercise Missile

Sidewinder AIM-9G Tactical Missile

Sparrow AIM-7D Exercise Missile

Sparrow AIM-7E Tactical Missile

MK 64 Sound Underwater Signal

MK 84 Sound Underwater Signal 305 ea

b. Expenditures as reported by Commanding Officer, Marine Detachment

are as follows:

7.62m Ball

7.62mm Blank

7.62mm Blank Linked

7.62mm Linked, 4 and 1

7.62mm Tracer

5.56m Ball

40mm HE

4Ormn Practice

.45 cal. Ball

Grenade, Hand, Smoke, Green

8,000 rounds

3,600 rounds

1,600 rounds

22,400 rounds

920 rounds

1,680 rounds

72 rounds

72 rounds

15,000 rounds

16 grenades

OECLASSlFiED

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Grenade, Hand, Fragmentation

Grenade, Hand, Smoke, Red

Grenade, Hand, Smoke, Yellow

Grenade, Hand, Riot, CS

Grenade, Hand, Riot, CS1

90 grenades

14 grenades

6 grenades

9 grenades

20 grenades

DECLASSIFIED

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SQUADRON

VF-114

VF-213

VA- 5 2

CARRIER AIRWING ELEVEN COMPOSITION 1974

HS-4

*HS -8

VQ-1

TOTAL ACFT ASSIGNED : 9

TYPE ACFT

F4J

NUMBER

10

A6A/KA6 & STANDARD ARM 14 ACFT

A7E 14

*Based in San Diego.

+In October 1974 RVAH-6 relieved RVM-7 as CVW-11's reconnaissance squadron.

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21

VIP VISITS 1974

15 January 1974

30-31 January 1974

31 January 1974- 1 February 1974

7 February 1974

22 February 1974

23 March 1974

8 April 1974

25 April 1974

6 May 1974

20 May 1974

23-24 May 1974

3 June 1974

RADM Anthony M. Synot, RAN, Commander ~ustrxalian Fleet.

RADM W. R. McClendon (CTF-77)

RADM C. P. Tesh, Commander Cruiser Destroyer Force Seventh Fleet

VADM R. B. Baldwin, Commander Naval Air Forces Pacific.

RADM W. R. McClendon (CTF-77)

CDR Kenyan Navy

His Imperial Majesty, the Shah of Iran

ADM Moorer, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

The Honorable Richard M. Helms, Ambassador to Iran.

RADM W, R. McClendon (CTF-77)

ADM M. F. Wiesner, CINCPACFLT

RADM D. C. Davis, CTF-77

RADM W. R. McClendon,CTF-77

RADM D. C. Davis, CTF-77

VADM G. P. Steele, 11, COMSEVENTHFLT

(Onboard for Change of Command)

RADM CHON, CNO South Vietnamese Navy

RADM H. R. Glindeman, CH FLT Coord Group

VADM G. P. Steele, COMSEVENTHFLT

General O'Keefe, COMUSMAAG, Thailand

LT General Le Nguyen Khang, ASOS Operations

South Vietnamese Marines

Commodore, Hong Kong

(Observed Flight Operations upon departure.)

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KITTY HAUK/CVW-~~ AWARDS

In 1974 Kitty Hawk personnel received the following awards and

decorations :

TYPE OF AWARD

Meritorious Service Medal

Navy Commendation Medal

Navy Achievement Medal

Letters of Commendation

Letters of Appreciation

Letters of Recognition

RVN Armed Forces Honor Medal, First Class with Palm

NUMBER OF RECIPIENTS

5

13

14

11

20

1

4

Attack Carrier Air Wing Eleven:

HS-4 and VS-37 received the Arnold Isbell Trophy for excellence and

superior performance in ASW. -

HS-4, VA-192, VA-195, and VF-114 received ccmgratul.a.torpmeggages for - -

their superior aviation safety records.

KITTY HAWK was nominated for the CAPT Francis Ney Memorial Award for

large messes a'float for Naval Air Forces Pacific Carriers.

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MONTH

JAN

FEB

MAR

APR

MAP

m

JUL

AUG

SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

TOTAL

REENLISTMENT INFORMATION 1974

FIRST TERM SECOND TERM ELIGIBLE REENLISTED ELIGTBLE REENLISTED

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