USS Kitty Hawk CV-63 Aircraft Carrier Model, Navy, Scale Model, Mahogany, Kitty Hawk Class. USS Kitty Hawk CV-63 Aircraft Carrier Model Fly off of the USS Kitty Hawk CV-63 Aircraft Carrier Model in this handcrafted wooden model. Each model is carved from wood and handcrafted to provide a piece you’ll love. Length – 36 inches Made from Mahogany US Veteran Owned Business USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63), formerly CVA-63, was a supercarrier in the United States Navy. Kitty Hawk was both the first of the three Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carriers to be commissioned and last to be decommissioned. Kitty Hawk was also the last oil-fired aircraft carrier to serve with the United States Navy. Kitty Hawk was laid down by the New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey, on 27 December 1956. McElroy, wife of Defense Secretary Neil H. Kitty Hawk was launched by flooding her drydock; the conventional slide down method was ruled out because of her mass and the risk that she might hit the Philadelphia shore on the far side of the Delaware River. [a] For 10 years, Kitty Hawk was the forward-deployed carrier at Yokosuka Naval Base in Yokosuka, Japan. In October 2008, she was replaced in this role by George Washington. She was officially decommissioned on 12 May 2009 after almost 49 years of service. Kitty Hawk was replaced by George H. She was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 20 October 2017, and will be dismantled. USS Kitty Hawk CV-63 Aircraft Carrier Model. Fly off of the USS Kitty Hawk CV-63 Aircraft Carrier Model in this handcrafted wooden model. Length – 36 inches. US Veteran Owned Business. USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63), formerly CVA-63, was a supercarrier in the United States Navy. For 10 years, Kitty Hawk was the forward-deployed carrier at Yokosuka Naval Base in Yokosuka, Japan. Sorry, our items are NOT available for pick-up. No additional information at this time.