Big John
by Susan McMenamin
Title
Big John
Artist
Susan McMenamin
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USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) (formerly CVA-67) is the only ship of her class (a subclass of the Kitty Hawk class of aircraft carrier) and the last conventionally powered carrier built for the United States Navy. The ship is named after the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, and is nicknamed "Big John." Kennedy was originally designated a CVA (fixed wing attack carrier); however, the designation was changed to CV to denote that the ship was capable of anti-submarine warfare, making her an all-purpose carrier.
After nearly 40 years of service in the United States Navy, Kennedy was officially decommissioned on 1 August 2007. She is berthed at the NAVSEA Inactive Ships On-site Maintenance facility in Philadelphia.
The USS John F Kennedy was in commission from September 7th 1968 until August 1, 2007. She is 1,052 ft long overall, 192 ft. from top of the mast to the waterline. The capacity to hold 5000+, 3297 officers and men without jet commands and crews. She could carry 80+ aircraft.
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September 7th, 2014
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Marvin Spates
Wow this is such an amazing photo Susan!! It looks like it should fall over!!! L/F
Susan McMenamin replied:
Thanks for the votes, Marvin. I appreciate it very much. And it's funny you should mention the fact that it looks like it's ready to tip over, I was thinking the very same thing as I stood there! And, given the fact that there are chains just on one side, I had the feeling it was going to trip to that right side.