USS Independence (CV-62)

USS *Independence* (CV-62)
	USS Independence in 1971
History
United States
Name	Independence
Namesake	Independence
Ordered	2 July 1954
Builder	New York Navy Yard
Cost	$182.3 million
Laid down	1 July 1955
Launched	6 June 1958
Commissioned	10 January 1959
Decommissioned	30 September 1998
Reclassified	CV-62, 28 February 1973
Stricken	8 March 2004
Identification	MMSI number: 366986000; Callsign: NNQN; ; Hull number: CVA-62;
Motto	Freedom's Flagship
Fate	Scrapped
Badge
General characteristics
Class and type	Forrestal-class aircraft carrier
Displacement	60,000 long tons (61,000 t) standard; 80,643 long tons (81,937 t) full load;
Length	1,070 ft (326.1 m)
Beam	130.0 ft (39.63 m) waterline; 270 ft (82.3 m) extreme;
Draft	37 ft (11.3 m)
Propulsion	4 Westinghouse geared turbines, four shafts, 280,000 shaft horsepower (210,000 kW); 8 Babcock & Wilcox boilers;
Speed	34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Range	8,000 nautical miles (15,000 km) at 20 knots (37 km/h); 4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km) at 30 knots (56 km/h);
Complement	3,126 (ship's crew) plus; 2,089 (air wing) plus; 70 (flag staff) plus; 72 (Marines);
Sensors and ; processing systems	AN/SPS-48C 3D air search radar; AN/SPS-49(V5) 2D air search radar; AN/SPS-67(V1) surface search radar; AN/SPS-64 navigation radar; Mk 91 Missile fire-control radar;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	AN/SLQ-29; Mark 36 SRBOC decoy rocket launcher;
Armament	8 × 5"/54 caliber Mark 42 guns (127 mm); 2× 8 NATO Sea Sparrow; 3× Phalanx CIWS;
Aircraft carried	70–90; Typical air group in the late 1990s:; 14 F-14 Tomcat,; 36 F/A-18 Hornet,; 4 EA-6B Prowler,; 4 E-2C Hawkeye,; 8 S-3/ES-3 Viking,; 3 SH-60F Seahawk,; 2 HH-60 Seahawk;

26°06′13″N 97°10′08″W / 26.1034852°N 97.1689342°W / 26.1034852; -97.1689342

The fifth USS Independence (CV/CVA-62) was an aircraft carrier of the United States Navy. She was the fourth and final member of the Forrestal class of conventionally powered supercarriers. She entered service in 1959, with much of her early years spent in the Mediterranean Fleet.

Independence was decommissioned in 1998 after 39 years of active service. Stored in recent years at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington, the ex-Independence was towed beginning on 10 March 2017 to Brownsville, Texas for scrapping. She arrived on 1 June 2017 and dismantling was completed by early 2019.

^ "Independence". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
^ Moore, John, ed. (1991). Jane's American Fighting Ships of the 20th Century. New York, NY: Mallard Press. ISBN 978-1-5614-4720-6.
^ Baker 1998, p. 992.

[DANFS-1] "Independence". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 17 January 2015.

[2] Moore, John, ed. (1991). Jane's American Fighting Ships of the 20th Century. New York, NY: Mallard Press. ISBN 978-1-5614-4720-6.

[FOOTNOTEBaker1998992-3] Baker 1998, p. 992.

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History
USS Independence in 1971
United States
Name	Independence
Namesake	Independence^[1]
Ordered	2 July 1954
Builder	New York Navy Yard
Cost	$182.3 million^[2]
Laid down	1 July 1955
Launched	6 June 1958
Commissioned	10 January 1959
Decommissioned	30 September 1998
Reclassified	CV-62, 28 February 1973
Stricken	8 March 2004
Identification	MMSI number: 366986000 Callsign: NNQN Hull number: CVA-62
Motto	Freedom's Flagship
Fate	Scrapped
Badge
General characteristics ^[3]
Class and type	Forrestal-class aircraft carrier
Displacement	60,000 long tons (61,000 t) standard 80,643 long tons (81,937 t) full load
Length	1,070 ft (326.1 m)
Beam	130.0 ft (39.63 m) waterline 270 ft (82.3 m) extreme
Draft	37 ft (11.3 m)
Propulsion	4 Westinghouse geared turbines, four shafts, 280,000 shaft horsepower (210,000 kW) 8 Babcock & Wilcox boilers
Speed	34 knots (63 km/h; 39 mph)
Range	8,000 nautical miles (15,000 km) at 20 knots (37 km/h) 4,000 nautical miles (7,400 km) at 30 knots (56 km/h)
Complement	3,126 (ship's crew) plus 2,089 (air wing) plus 70 (flag staff) plus 72 (Marines)
Sensors and processing systems	AN/SPS-48C 3D air search radar AN/SPS-49(V5) 2D air search radar AN/SPS-67(V1) surface search radar AN/SPS-64 navigation radar Mk 91 Missile fire-control radar
Electronic warfare & decoys	AN/SLQ-29 Mark 36 SRBOC decoy rocket launcher
Armament	8 × 5"/54 caliber Mark 42 guns (127 mm) 2× 8 NATO Sea Sparrow 3× Phalanx CIWS
Aircraft carried	70–90 Typical air group in the late 1990s: 14 F-14 Tomcat, 36 F/A-18 Hornet, 4 EA-6B Prowler, 4 E-2C Hawkeye, 8 S-3/ES-3 Viking, 3 SH-60F Seahawk, 2 HH-60 Seahawk