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U.S.S. INDEPENDENCE
(CV-62)FREEDOMS FLAGSHIP
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Named for the right of self-government, the fifth USS Independence was commissioned on Jan. 10, 1959. In 1960, she saw her first cruise to the Mediterranean. The year 1962 saw the ship helping with the Berlin crisis during that summer. The fall saw her go to the Caribbean to help with quarantining Cuba during the Russian missile crisis.
The ship continued cruising various Atlantic runs through 1965. In that year, she went on a run to the South China Sea. While there, her aircrews conducted thousands of sorties against the North Vietnamese troops. Upon her return to the east coast, the ship resumed her normal operations in the Atlantic and Mediterranean.
The 1970’s saw USS Independence carrying out more operations in the Mediterranean. She was the site of the first female US pilot to gain carrier qualification in 1979. In 1980, the ship was waiting when the American hostages were freed from Iran. During the next few years, she saw action in Lebanon and Grenada.
In 1990, the ship became the first carrier to enter the Persian Gulf in over 15 years. She helped with air support during and after Operation Desert Storm. The rest of the 1990’s saw her flying missions over southern Iraq and making visits to various Pacific ports. She was decommissioned on Sept. 30, 1998.
CV-62 Deployments - Major Events
Add a CV-62 Shellback Initiation | Add a CV-62 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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AUG | 1960 | - | Shellback Initiation - 1 AUG 1960 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
AUG | 1960 | - | MAR | 1961 | Mediterranean |
MAR | 1961 | - | APR | 1961 | Bay of Pigs Invasion |
APR | 1962 | - | AUG | 1962 | Mediterranean |
OCT | 1962 | - | OCT | 1962 | Cuban Missle Blockade |
JAN | 1963 | - | JAN | 1964 | Antarctic Circle |
SEP | 1963 | - | MAR | 1964 | Mediterranean |
SEP | 1963 | - | MAR | 1964 | Mediterranean |
JUL | 1964 | - | Shellback Initiation - 7 JUL 1964 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
AUG | 1964 | - | NOV | 1964 | North Atlantic |
JAN | 1965 | - | DEC | 1965 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
FEB | 1965 | - | Shellback Initiation - 15 FEB 1965 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
MAY | 1965 | - | Shellback Initiation - 2 MAY 1965 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
MAY | 1965 | - | Shellback Initiation - 21 MAY 1965 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
MAY | 1965 | - | Shellback Initiation - 21 MAY 1965 - Pacific Ocean | ||
MAY | 1965 | - | DEC | 1965 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
MAY | 1965 | - | Shellback Initiation - 10 MAY 1965 - Pacific Ocean | ||
JUN | 1965 | - | NOV | 1965 | need to get cruise book |
JUN | 1965 | - | NOV | 1965 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
JUN | 1966 | - | FEB | 1967 | Mediterranean |
APR | 1968 | - | JAN | 1969 | Mediterranean |
JUL | 1969 | - | AUG | 1969 | Sortie in North Atlantic w/ stop in Portsmouth, England (Dates ? |
JUN | 1970 | - | JAN | 1971 | Mediterranean-Lebanon |
MAR | 1971 | - | APR | 1972 | Mediterranean |
MAR | 1971 | - | APR | 1972 | med cruise |
SEP | 1971 | - | MAR | 1972 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
SEP | 1971 | - | MAR | 1972 | Mediterranean |
SEP | 1971 | - | APR | 1972 | North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean |
SEP | 1971 | - | APR | 1972 | Mediterranean-Lebanon |
SEP | 1971 | - | MAR | 1972 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
MAR | 1972 | - | MAR | 1973 | Dry Dock |
SEP | 1972 | - | MAR | 1973 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
JAN | 1973 | - | JAN | 1973 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean |
JAN | 1973 | - | Shellback Initiation - 24 JAN 1973 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
JAN | 1973 | - | Shellback Initiation - 24 JAN 1973 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
JAN | 1973 | - | Shellback Initiation - 24 JAN 1973 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
JAN | 1973 | - | JAN | 1973 | Sea Trials |
JAN | 1973 | - | Shellback Initiation - 24 JAN 1973 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
JUN | 1973 | - | Shellback Initiation - 6 JUN 1973 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
JUN | 1973 | - | Shellback Initiation - 6 JUN 1973 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
JUN | 1973 | - | DEC | 1973 | North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean |
JUN | 1973 | - | Shellback Initiation - 6 JUN 1973 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
JUN | 1974 | - | FEB | 1975 | North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean |
JUL | 1974 | - | JAN | 1975 | Mediterranean |
SEP | 1974 | - | SEP | 1974 | Mediterranean |
OCT | 1975 | - | MAY | 1976 | North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean |
JUN | 1976 | - | JUN | 1976 | Mediterranean-Lebanon |
MAR | 1977 | - | OCT | 1977 | Mediterranean |
MAR | 1977 | - | OCT | 1977 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean |
JUN | 1979 | - | DEC | 1979 | Mediterranean |
OCT | 1979 | - | Shellback Initiation - 9 OCT 1979 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
NOV | 1980 | - | Shellback Initiation - 29 NOV 1980 - Pacific Ocean | ||
NOV | 1980 | - | Shellback Initiation - 29 NOV 1980 - Indian Ocean | ||
NOV | 1980 | - | Shellback Initiation - 29 NOV 1980 - Indian Ocean | ||
NOV | 1980 | - | Shellback Initiation - 29 NOV 1980 - Indian Ocean | ||
MAR | 1981 | - | MAY | 1985 | North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean |
APR | 1981 | - | Shellback Initiation - 14 APR 1981 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
MAY | 1981 | - | Suez Canal (South to North) | ||
JUN | 1982 | - | DEC | 1982 | Mediterranean-Lebanon |
OCT | 1983 | - | NOV | 1983 | Grenada |
OCT | 1984 | - | FEB | 1985 | Mediterranean-Indian Ocean |
APR | 1985 | - | JAN | 1988 | Dry Dock |
OCT | 1986 | - | JAN | 1987 | Great Lakes |
AUG | 1988 | - | Shellback Initiation - 28 AUG 1988 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
AUG | 1988 | - | Shellback Initiation - 28 AUG 1988 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
AUG | 1988 | - | Shellback Initiation - 1 AUG 1988 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
JAN | 1990 | - | DEC | 1990 | Desert Shield |
JAN | 1990 | - | JAN | 1997 | West Pac |
JUN | 1990 | - | DEC | 1990 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
JUN | 1990 | - | DEC | 1990 | West Pac-Indian Ocean |
JUL | 1990 | - | Shellback Initiation - 7 JUL 1990 - Indian Ocean | ||
JUL | 1990 | - | Shellback Initiation - 31 JUL 1990 - Indian Ocean | ||
AUG | 1990 | - | NOV | 1990 | Desert Shield |
JAN | 1992 | - | DEC | 1994 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
MAR | 1992 | - | OCT | 1992 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
APR | 1992 | - | Shellback Initiation - 25 APR 1992 - Pacific Ocean | ||
APR | 1992 | - | Shellback Initiation - 25 APR 1992 - Pacific Ocean | ||
APR | 1992 | - | Shellback Initiation - 25 APR 1992 - Indian Ocean | ||
MAY | 1992 | - | MAY | 1992 | 50th Anniversary Battle of Coral Sea - Sydney AU |
JUN | 1992 | - | OCT | 1992 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
DEC | 1992 | - | DEC | 1994 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
JUN | 1993 | - | Shellback Initiation - 25 JUN 1993 - Pacific Ocean | ||
JUN | 1994 | - | JUL | 1994 | RIMPAC |
DEC | 1995 | - | DEC | 1998 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
JAN | 1997 | - | SEP | 1997 | Spring cruise |
APR | 1997 | - | Shellback Initiation - 27 APR 1997 - Pacific Ocean | ||
JAN | 1998 | - | MAY | 1998 | Southern Watch |
FEB | 1998 | - | Shellback Initiation - 1 FEB 1998 - Pacific Ocean | ||
SEP | 1998 | - | SEP | 1998 | Decommisioning |
DEC | 2000 | - | DEC | 2002 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |
DEC | 2006 | - | DEC | 2007 | West Pac-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf |