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The U.S. Navy Failed for 4 Weeks to Sink Its Own Aircraft Carrier and Got Desperate
USS America was laid down in 1961 at Newport News, Virginia, by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Corporation. By 1965, she conducted her first catapult launch with a Douglas A-C4 Skyhawk.
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Small, agile USS America aircraft carriers to transport F-35s
The USS America is the first of its kind — an America-class amphibious assault ship built for rapid-mobility air assault. It is capable of supporting the traditional "storm the beaches ...
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USS America: The Unsinkable Giant That Redefined Naval Warfare
USS America was commissioned in 1965 and provided an excellent service record, which included service during the Vietnam War, Operation Desert Storm, and many missions in the Persian Gulf, Libya ...