USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67), the final conventionally powered aircraft carrier constructed for the United States Navy, has begun its final journey toward dismantling after nearly four decades of service. Commissioned on September 7, 1968, and officially decommissioned on August 1, 2007, this Kitty Hawk-class carrier was built by Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia. It measured 1,052 feet in length with a beam of 252 feet, a displacement of over 81,000 tons when fully loaded, and could carry mo

USS John F. Kennedy (CVA 67/CV 67) was commissioned in Newport News on September 7, 1968 and was in service for nearly 40 years. (Video by Senior Chief Petty Officer Jayme Pastoric) | Naval History & Heritage Command