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For other ships of the same name, see USS Ranger. USS Ranger is a historic name in the United States Navy, and has been used by one ship of the Continental Navy and nine ships of the U
USS Ranger (CV-61) departing from San Diego
USS Ranger (CV-61)
Career (US) United States Navy ensign
Name: Ranger
Namesake: One who wanders; a military scout.
Ordered: February 1, 1954
Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding ( NGS) formerly called Northrop Grumman Newport News ( NGNN) or Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company , Newport News, Virginia
Cost: $182 million[1]
Laid down: 2 August 1954
Launched: 29 September 1956
Acquired: August 1, 1957
Commissioned: 10 August 1957
Decommissioned: 10 July 1993
Reclassified: CV-61
Struck: March 8, 2004
Fate: Stricken, available for donation as a museum and memorial, 2004
General characteristics
Class and type: Forrestal-class aircraft carrier
Displacement: 56,300 tons
81,101 tons full load
Length: 1,046 ft (319 m)
Beam: 130 ft (40 m)
249. Newport News is an Independent city in Virginia. It is at the south-western end of the Virginia Peninsula, on the north shore of the James River Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Design The Forrestal class was the first completed class of " Supercarriers quot of the Navy so called because of their then-extraordinarily high tonnage An aircraft carrier is a Warship designed with 5 ft (76. 0 m) (extreme)
Draft: 37 ft (11 m)
Propulsion: 4 geared turbines, 4 shafts, 280,000 shp
8 Babcock and Wilcox boilers
Speed: 34 knots (63 km/h)
Complement: 3,826 officers and men
Sensors and
processing systems:		 AN/SPS-48 3D air search radar
AN/SPS-48 2D air search radar
AN/SPS-10 surface search radar
Electronic warfare
and decoys:		 Mark 36 SRBOC
Armament: 8x 5"/54 caliber Mark 42 guns (127 mm) (removed)
NATO Sea Sparrow
Phalanx CIWS
Aircraft carried: 70-90

The seventh USS Ranger (CV-61), formerly CVA-61, is a United States Navy Forrestal-class supercarrier. The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W is an American firm engaged in the design engineering manufacture service and construction of Power generation and The BAE Systems Mark 36 Super Rapid Blooming Offboard Chaff (abbreviated as SRBOC or "Super-arboc" is a short-range mortar intended to launch chaff The Mark 42 5"/54 caliber gun (127mm is a Naval artillery gun mount used by the United States Navy and other countries Sea Sparrow was developed from the AIM-7 Sparrow Air-to-air missile as a lightweight "point defense" weapon that could be retrofitted to existing ships The Phalanx Close-In Weapon System (CIWS is an anti-missile system that was designed and manufactured by the General Dynamics Corporation, Pomona Division Design The Forrestal class was the first completed class of " Supercarriers quot of the Navy so called because of their then-extraordinarily high tonnage This is about the warships For the television program see Supercarrier (TV series.

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Construction and trials

Ranger was the first aircraft carrier in the world to be laid down as an angled-deck ship (her elder sisters Forrestal and Saratoga had been laid down as axial-deck ships and were converted for an angled deck while under construction). An aircraft carrier is a Warship designed with She was laid down 2 August 1954 by Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding ( NGS) formerly called Northrop Grumman Newport News ( NGNN) or Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company , Newport News, Virginia, launched 29 September 1956, sponsored by Mrs. Newport News is an Independent city in Virginia. It is at the south-western end of the Virginia Peninsula, on the north shore of the James River Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arthur Radford (wife of Admiral Arthur W. Radford, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff) and commissioned at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard 10 August 1957, Captain Charles T. Arthur William Radford ( February 27, 1896 &ndash August 17, 1973) was an United States Navy Admiral Commander-in-Chief of the The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ( CJCS) is by law the highest ranking military officer overall in the United States Armed The Norfolk Naval Shipyard, often called the Norfolk Navy Yard and abbreviated as NNSY is a U Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Booth II in command.

Ranger joined the U.S. Atlantic Fleet 3 October 1957. The United States Fleet Forces Command (USFLTFORCOM of the United States Navy is the part of the Navy responsible for operations in and around the Atlantic Ocean. Events 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Just prior to sailing 4 October for Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for shakedown, she received the men and planes of Attack Squadron 85. Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Guantánamo Bay ( Spanish Bahía de Guantánamo) is a bay located in Guantánamo Province at the south-eastern end of Cuba The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la She conducted air operations, individual ship exercises, and final acceptance trials along the eastern seaboard and in the Caribbean Sea until 20 June 1958. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. She then departed Norfolk, Virginia, with 200 Naval Reserve officer candidates for a 2-month cruise that took the carrier around Cape Horn. Norfolk is an Independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States Cabo de Hornos redirects here for the Chilean commune see Cabo de Hornos Chile. She arrived at her new homeport, Alameda, California, on 20 August and joined the Pacific Fleet. Alameda is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine The United States Pacific Fleet ( USPACFLT) is a Pacific Ocean Navy theater-level component command of the United States Navy, under the operational control

Service

1950s

The carrier spent the remainder of 1958 in pilot qualification training for Air Group 14 and fleet exercises along the California coast. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Departing 3 January 1959 for final training in Hawaiian waters until 17 February, she next sailed as the flagship of Rear Admiral H. Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Rear admiral is a Naval Commissioned officer rank above that of a Commodore and Captain, and below that of a Vice Admiral. H. Caldwell, ComCarDiv 2, to join the 7th Fleet. The Seventh Fleet is the United States Navy's permanent forward projection force based in Yokosuka, Japan, with units positioned near South Korea Air operations off Okinawa were followed by maneuvers with SEATO naval units out of Subic Bay. is one of Japan 's southern prefectures, and consists of hundreds of the Ryukyu Islands in a chain over 1000 km long which extends southwest from Kyūshū The Southeast Asia Treaty Organization ( SEATO) was an International organization for Collective defense created by the Southeast Asia Collective US Naval Base Subic Bay was a major ship-repair supply and rest and recreation facility of the United States Navy located in Zambales, Philippines A special weapons warfare exercise and a patrol along the southern seaboard of Japan followed. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. During this first WestPac deployment, Ranger launched more than 7,000 sorties in support of 7th Fleet operations. She returned to San Francisco Bay 27 July. San Francisco Bay is a shallow productive Estuary through which water draining from approximately forty percent of California, flowing in the Sacramento Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. During the next 6 months, Ranger kept herself in a high state of readiness through participation in exercises and coastal fleet operations.

1960s

Ranger c.1961.
Ranger c. 1961.

With Carrier Air Group 9 embarked, she departed Alameda 6 February 1960 for a second WestPac deployment and returned to Alameda 30 August. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and From 11 August 1961 through 8 March 1962, Ranger deployed to the Far East a third time. Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

The next 7 months were filled with intensive training along the western seaboard in preparation for operations in the troubled waters of Southeast Asia. Ranger departed Alameda on 9 November for brief operations off Hawaii, thence proceeded, via Okinawa, to the Philippines. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all She steamed to the South China Sea 1 May 1963 to support possible Laotian operations. The South China Sea is a Marginal sea south of China. It is a part of the Pacific Ocean, encompassing an area from Singapore to the Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Laos (ˈlɑːoʊs or /ˈlaʊs/ officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a Landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma When the political situation in Laos relaxed 4 May, she resumed her operations schedule with the 7th Fleet. Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Arriving at Alameda from the Far East 14 June 1963, she underwent overhaul in the San Francisco Naval Shipyard 7 August 1963 through 10 February 1964. Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. San Francisco Naval Shipyard was a United States Navy Shipyard in San Francisco California, located on 638 acres (2 Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Refresher training out of Alameda commenced 25 March, interrupted by an operational cruise to Hawaii from 19 June to 10 July. Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia.

In May 1964, Ranger was deployed near French Polynesia in the Pacific Ocean to monitor the French nuclear tests on Mururoa Atoll, a task made possible by launching and recovering a Lockheed U-2 from its flight deck. The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The mission was so secret that the carrier crew had to go below deck when the U-2 was taking off and landing. Work on modifying the U-2 for carrier landing and take-off started in late 1963 and there was one accident during the carrier landing operation when the aircraft piloted by test pilot Bob Schumacher crashed.

Ranger again sailed for the Far East 6 August 1964. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. This deployment came on the heels of the Gulf of Tonkin incident. The Gulf of Tonkin Incident is the name given to two separate incidents involving naval forces of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam and the United States

Ranger made only an 8-hour stop in Pearl Harbor 10 August, then hurried on to Subic Bay, thence to Yokosuka, Japan. Pearl Harbor is a Harbor on the Island of O{{okina}}ahu, Hawaii, west of Honolulu. Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire is a city located in Kanagawa, Japan. It is located at the mouth of Tokyo Bay in the Miura Peninsula, and the city stretches across In the latter port on 17 October 1964, she became flagship of Rear Admiral Miller who commanded Fast Carrier Task Force 77. Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. flagship is the lead ship in a fleet of vessels a designation given on account of being either the largest fastest newest most heavily armed or for publicity purposes the most well In the following months, she helped the 7th Fleet continue its role of steady watchfulness to keep sea lanes open and stop Communist infiltration by sea.

General William Westmoreland, commanding the Military Advisory Command in Vietnam, visited Ranger on 9 March 1965 to confer with Rear Admiral Miller. William C Westmoreland ( March 26, 1914 &ndash July 18, 2005) was an American General who commanded American military The US Military Assistance Command Vietnam, MACV, ( mack vee) was the United States' unified command structure for all of its military forces in South Vietnam Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Ranger continued air strikes on enemy inland targets until 13 April when a fuel line broke, ignited and engulfed her No. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople 1 main machinery room in flames. The fire was extinguished in little over an hour. There was one fatality. She put into Subic Bay 15 April and sailed on the 20th for Alameda, arriving home on 6 May. Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. She entered the San Francisco Naval Shipyard 13 May and remained there under overhaul until 30 September. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the

Following refresher training, Ranger departed Alameda on 10 December 1965 to rejoin the 7th Fleet. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. She and her embarked Carrier Air Wing 14 received the Navy Unit Commendation for exceptionally meritorious service during combat operations in Southeast Asia from 10 January to 6 August 1966. Carrier Air Wing Fourteen (CVW-14 is a United States Navy aircraft carrier air wing based at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California. The Navy Unit Commendation of the United States Navy is an award that was established by order of the Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal on 18 December Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar.

Ranger departed the Gulf of Tonkin 6 August for Subic Bay, thence steamed via Yokosuka for Alameda, arriving on the 25th. The Gulf of Tonkin, in Vietnamese: Vịnh Bắc Bộ or in Chinese: Beibu Wan is an arm of the South China Sea. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. She stood out of San Francisco Bay 28 September and entered Puget Sound Naval Shipyard 2 days later for overhaul. Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF is a United States Navy Shipyard covering 179 acres (0 The carrier departed Puget Sound 30 May 1967 for training out of San Diego and Alameda. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. On 21 July 1967, she logged her 88,000th carrier landing. Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar.

From June until November, Ranger underwent a long and intensive period of training designed to make her fully combat ready. Attack Carrier Air Wing 2 (CVW-2) embarked on 15 September 1967, with the new Corsair II jet attack plane and the UH-2 C Seasprite rescue helicopter, making Ranger the first carrier to deploy with these powerful new aircraft. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout From carrier refresher training for CVW-2, Ranger proceeded to fleet exercise "Moon Festival. " From 9 October to 16 October, the carrier and her air wing participated in every aspect of a major fleet combat operation. Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western

Her efficiency honed to a fine edge, Ranger departed Alameda 4 November 1967 for WestPac. Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Arriving Yokosuka 21 November, she relieved Constellation and sailed for the Philippines on the 24th. Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. History 1960–1969 Following fitting out and acceptance trials Constellation departed her home port of Norfolk Virginia, on 7 February After arriving at Subic Bay on 29 November, she made final preparations for combat operations in the Tonkin Gulf. Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Commander, Carrier Division 3, embarked on 30 November as Commander, TG 77. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats 7; and Ranger departed Subic Bay on 1 December for Yankee Station. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Yankee Station was a point in the Gulf of Tonkin off the coast of Vietnam used by the U

Arriving on station 3 December 1967, Ranger commenced another period of sustained combat operations against North Vietnam. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. During the next 5 months, her planes hit a wide variety of targets, including ferries, bridges, airfields and military installations. Truck parks, rail facilities, antiaircraft guns and SAM sites were also treated to doses of Air Wing 2's firepower. Bob Hope's "Christmas Show" came to Ranger in Tonkin Gulf on 21 December. Bob Hope, KBE KCSG ( May 29, 1903 &ndash July 27, 2003) was an American comedian and actor who appeared in Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Another welcome break in the intense pace of operations came with a call at Yokosuka during the first week of April. Returning to Yankee Station on 11 April, Ranger again struck objectives in North Vietnam. Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I.

After 5 months of intensive operations, Ranger called at Hong Kong 5 May 1968 and then steamed for home. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. There followed a shipyard availability at Puget Sound that ended with Ranger's departure 29 July for San Francisco. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Three months of leave, upkeep and training culminated in another WestPac deployment 26 October 1968 through 17 May 1969. Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

1970s

She departed Alameda on yet another WestPac deployment in October 1969 and remained so employed until 18 May 1970 at which time she returned to Alameda, arriving 1 June. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Ranger spent the rest of the summer engaged in operations off the west coast, departing for her sixth WestPac cruise 27 September 1970. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. On 10 March 1971, Ranger, along with Kitty Hawk (CV-63), set a record of 233 strike sorties for one day in action against North Vietnam. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. 1961 to 1964 Following a shakedown in the Western Atlantic, Kitty Hawk departed Norfolk on 11 August 1961. During April, the three carriers assigned to Task Force 77 — Ranger, Kitty Hawk, and Hancock — provided a constant two-carrier posture on Yankee Station. Several ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Hancock or USS John Hancock, in honor of patriot and statesman John Hancock Hours of employment remained unchanged with one carrier on daylight hours and one on the noon to midnight schedule. Strike emphasis was placed on the interdiction of major Laotian entry corridors to South Vietnam. She returned to Alameda 7 June 1971 and remained in port for the rest of 1971 and the first five months of 1972 undergoing regular overhaul. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar.

On 27 May 1972 she returned to West Coast operation until 16 November, when she embarked upon her seventh WestPac deployment, which had been delayed four months due to an act of sabotoge by Navy fireman E-3 Patrick Chenoweth who dropped a heavy paint scraper into a main reduction gear and was charged with "sabotage in time of war", a capital offense. Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Chenoweth was acquitted by a general court-martial. [2] On 18 December 1972 Linebacker II operations were initiated when negotiations in the Paris peace talks stalemated. Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Operation Linebacker II was a US Seventh Air Force and US Navy Task Force 77 aerial bombardment campaign conducted against targets in the The Paris Peace Accords (or Paris Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam) were signed on January 27, 1973 by the governments of the Participating carriers were Ranger, Enterprise (CVN-65), Saratoga (CV-60), Oriskany (CV-34), and America (CV-66). Design Enterprise was intended to be the first of a class of six but construction costs ballooned and the remaining vessels were never laid down resulting in her Construction and trials She was ordered as a "Large Aircraft Carrier" Hull classification symbol CVB-60, and her contract was awarded to the Construction The name Oriskany was originally assigned to, but that hull was renamed when the keel was laid in 1942 Construction and shakedown Originally ordered as an Enterprise -class nuclear carrier the ballooning costs of during construction caused the cancellation of the nuclear

The Linebacker II operations ended on 29 December when the North Vietnamese returned to the peace table. Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II These operations involved the resumed bombing of North Vietnam above the 20th parallel and was an intensified version of Operation Linebacker. For the December 1972 military operation see Operation Linebacker II. The reseeding of the mine fields was resumed and concentrated strikes were carried out against surface-to-air missile and antiaircraft artillery sites, enemy army barracks, petroleum storage areas, Haiphong naval and shipyard areas, and railroad and truck stations. A land mine is an Explosive device designed to be placed on or in the ground to explode when triggered by an operator or the Proximity of a vehicle person Navy tactical air attack sorties under Linebacker II were centered in the coastal areas around Hanoi and Haiphong. Hanoi ( Vietnamese: Hà Nội Hán Tự: 河[[wikt 内|内]], estimated population 3398889 (2007, is the Capital of Vietnam There were 505 Navy sorties in this area during Linebacker II. Between 18 December and 22 December the Navy conducted 119 Linebacker II strikes in North Vietnam. Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Bad weather was the main limiting factor on the number of tactical air strikes flown during Linebacker II.

On 27 January 1973, the Vietnam cease-fire, announced four days earlier, came into effect and Oriskany, America, Enterprise, and Ranger, on Yankee Station, cancelled all combat sorties into North and South Vietnam. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar.

Ranger returned to Alameda in August 1973 and remained in that area through 7 May 1974 when she deployed again to the western Pacific. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. During this cruise, Ranger was again deployed to Yankee Station to participate in operations significant to the withdrawal of forces involved there. She returned to homeport on 18 October. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid On 28 May 1976, while on deployment, helicopter crews from HS-4 aboard Ranger, detachments from HC-3 on Camden (AOE-2), Mars (AFS-1) and White Plains (AFS-4), and helicopters from NAS Cubi Point, Republic of the Philippines, assisted in Philippine disaster relief efforts in the flood ravaged areas of central Luzon. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. History Camden was commissioned 1 April 1967 as the second of four vessels in its class Notes and references White Plains was used as the trial vessel for the class to mount the two Vulcan Phalanx CIWS. US Naval Air Station Cubi Point was a United States Navy facility located at the edge of Naval Base Subic Bay and abutting the Bataan Peninsula in Luzon is the largest and most economically and politically important Island in the Philippines and one of the three island groups in the country with Visayas Over 1,900 people were evacuated; more than 370,000 pounds of relief supplies and 9,340 gallons of fuel were provided by Navy and Air Force helicopters.

On 12 July 1976, Ranger and her escort ships of Task Force 77. Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 7 entered the Indian Ocean and were assigned to operate off the coast of Kenya in response to a threat of military action in Kenya by Ugandan forces. The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's Oceanic divisions covering about 20% of the water on the Earth 's surface The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north Somalia to the northeast Tanzania to the south The Republic of Uganda is a Landlocked country in East Africa.

In February 1977 Ranger departed Naval Air Station North Island for the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington for major overhaul. While in overhaul she received significant technological upgrades to her Command Information Systems, flight deck gear, and was fitted with Sea Sparrow missile defense systems. Additionally, the main machinery spaces were refitted with more reliable General Regulator forced balance automatic boiler and combustion control systems. In March 1978 the overhaul was completed and she began several months of shake down cruises and requisite sea trials for recertifications.

On 21 February 1979, the Ranger deployed for her 14th WestPac cruise. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Tentatively scheduled to cross the Indian Ocean to present a show of force during the strife between North and South Yemen, a mission she would not be able to complete. On 5 April 1979, she collided with the tanker Liberian Fortune near Singapore while passing through the Straits of Malacca. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) The Strait of Malacca is a narrow 805 km (500 mile stretch of water between Peninsular Malaysia (West Malaysia) and the Indonesian island of Sumatra While the tanker was nearly destroyed, the Ranger endured a significant gash in her bow, rendering two fuel tanks unusable. The Ranger turned back to Subic Bay, Rep of the Phil, for temporary repairs and then to Yokusaka, Japan, for full repair.

1980s

Ranger's island and flight deck, c.1980.
Ranger's island and flight deck, c. 1980.

1981--Capt. Dan A. Pederson was given a nonpunitive letter of censure by Vice Adm. Robert F. Schoultz, commander of the Naval Air Force, United States Pacific Fleet as a result of a three-week investigation into the April 14, 1981 death of Airman Paul Trerice, 20 years old, of Algonac, Mich. Airman Trerice had died after being on a bread-and-water diet for three days, then taking part in punitive exercises in the correctional custody unit (CCU). The ship was at Subic Bay in the Philippines at the time.

Ranger entered the history books on 21 March 1983 when an all-woman flight crew flying a C-1A Trader from VRC-40 "Truckin' Traders" landed aboard the carrier. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The aircraft was commanded by Lt. Elizabeth M. Toedt and the crew included Lt. (j. g. ) Cheryl A. Martin, Aviation Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Gina Greterman and Aviation Machinist's Mate Airman Robin Banks.

Ranger c.1983.
Ranger c. 1983.

Later that year, at 0910 on 1 November 1983 a fire broke out in 4 Main Machinery Room due to a fuel spill during fuel transfer operations while the Ranger was deployed in the Indian Ocean, east of Oman. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's Oceanic divisions covering about 20% of the water on the Earth 's surface Oman, officially the Sultanate of Oman ( Arabic: سلطنة عُمان) is an Arab Country in Southwest Asia on the southeast Six crewmen were killed as a result of the fire, which knocked out one of the ship's four engines and disabled two of her four shafts, one of which was quickly put back into operation after the fire. The fire spread to the adjacent No. 2 Auxiliary Machinery Room and minor surrounding spaces. Flight operations had not yet commenced when the ship went to general quarters, so no aircraft were yet in the air. This was fortunate because the ship was then out of range of land. She returned to the Philippines after 121 consecutive days at sea.

On 24 July 1987, Tactical Electronics Warfare Squadron 131 (VAQ 131) began the first Pacific Fleet deployment of the EA-6B Prowler equipped with AGM-88 HARM missiles, deployed in Ranger. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Gulf War Friendly Fire Incident During the Gulf War, the HARM was involved in a friendly fire incident when the pilot of an F-4G Wild Weasel escorting

On 3 August 1989, Ranger rescued 39 Vietnamese refugees, adrift for 10 days on a barge in heavy seas and monsoon rains in the South China Sea, about 80 miles (130 km) from NAS Cubi Point, R. Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) P. SH-3s Sea Kings from HS-14 assisted. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout An A-6 Intruder from VA-145 spotted the barge, which had apparently broken loose from its mooring near a small island off the coast of Vietnam with 10 men on board. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Twenty-nine other refugees from a sinking refugee boat climbed aboard the barge when it drifted out to sea. After examination by medical personnel, all were flown to NAS Cubi Point for further processing.

1990s

Ranger returns from Desert Storm.
Ranger returns from Desert Storm.

President George H. W. Bush addressed the nation on 16 January 1991 at 9 p. George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12 1924 served as the forty-first President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. m. EST and announced that the liberation of Kuwait from Iraq, Operation Desert Storm, had begun. The State of Kuwait ( دولة الكويت IPA [dawlatt̪ alkuwajt̪]) is a sovereign Arab Emirate on the coast of the Persian Gulf, enclosed For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. The Navy launched 228 sorties from Ranger and USS Midway (CV-41) in the Persian Gulf, from USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) en route to the Persian Gulf, and from USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67), Saratoga, and America in the Red Sea. Early operations and deployment with the 6th Fleet After shakedown in the Caribbean, Midway joined in the U The Persian Gulf, in the Southwest Asian region is an extension of the Timeline Her history began on 30 September 1980 when a contract was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding. Ship history 1970s Kennedy' s maiden voyage and several of her subsequent voyages were on deployments to the Mediterranean during much of the The Red Sea is a Salt water Inlet of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Asia. In addition, the Navy launched more than 100 Tomahawk missiles from nine ships in the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea, and the Persian Gulf. The Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM is a long-range all-weather subsonic cruise missile The Persian Gulf, in the Southwest Asian region is an extension of the

On 6 February 1991, an F-14A Tomcat from VF-1, off Ranger, piloted by Lt. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Stuart Broce, with Cmdr. Ron McElraft as Radar Intercept Officer, downed an Iraqi Mi-8 Hip helicopter with an AIM-9M Sidewinder missile. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The AIM-9 Sidewinder is a heat-seeking, short-range Air-to-air missile carried by Fighter aircraft and recently certain gunship helicopters At 9 p. m. EST on 27 February, President Bush declared Kuwait had been liberated and Operation Desert Storm would end at midnight. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation

The restored World War II B-25 Mitchell bomber aircraft "Heavenly Body" takes off from the deck of Ranger.
The restored World War II B-25 Mitchell bomber aircraft "Heavenly Body" takes off from the deck of Ranger.

On 21 April 1992, in harmony with other World War II 50th Anniversary festivities, Ranger participated in the commemorative re-enactment of the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo, Japan. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Doolittle Raid, 18 April 1942, was the first air raid by the United States to strike the Japanese home island of Honshū officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. Two World War II-era B-25 bombers were craned on board and over 1,500 guests (including national, local and military media) were embarked to witness the two vintage warbirds thunder down Ranger's flight deck and take off. In June, Ranger made an historic port visit to Vancouver, British Columbia in conjunction with her final phase of pre-deployment workups. Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal

Fully combat ready, Ranger began her 21st and final western Pacific and Indian Ocean deployment on 1 August 1992. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) On August 18, she entered Yokosuka, Japan, for a six-day port visit and upkeep. Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Ranger entered the Persian Gulf on 14 September by transiting the Straits of Hormuz. The Persian Gulf, in the Southwest Asian region is an extension of the Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. The next day, Ranger relieved Independence (CV-62) in an unusual close aboard ceremony and along with her embarked Air Wing, Carrier Air Wing 2, immediately began flying patrol missions in support of the United Kingdom and United States' declared "No Fly" zone in southern Iraq: Operation Southern Watch. 1960 – 1964 Independence operated off the Virginia Capes for the next year on training maneuvers and departed 4 August 1960 for her Operation Southern Watch was an operation conducted by Joint Task Force Southwest Asia (JTF-SWA with the mission of monitoring and controlling airspace

While in the Persian Gulf, former Cold War adversaries became at-sea partners as Ranger, British, and French naval forces joined with the Russian guided missile destroyer Admiral Vinogradov for an exercise involving communication, maneuvering and signaling drills. During joint operations, a Russian Kamov Ka-27 "Helix" helicopter landed aboard Ranger. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout History Since 400 AD Chinese children have played with bamboo flying toys. It was the first such landing on a U. S. Navy aircraft carrier.

Ranger's last visit to Japan.
Ranger's last visit to Japan.

Ranger left the Persian Gulf on 4 December 1992 and steamed at high speed to the coast of Somalia. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Somalia ( Soomaaliya; الصومال) officially the Somali Republic ( Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya, جمهورية الصومال) and formerly known Ranger played a significant role in the massive relief effort for starving Somalis in Operation Restore Hope. Unified Task Force (UNITAF was a United States led United Nations sanctioned multinational force which operated in the Republic of Somalia from 9 The Ranger/CVW-2 team provided photo and visual reconnaissance, airborne air traffic control, logistics support and on-call close air support for Navy and Marine amphibious forces. In Military tactics, close air support ( CAS) is defined as air action by fixed or rotary winged aircraft against hostile targets that are in close proximity to Throughout Operations Southern Watch and Restore Hope, Ranger took 63 digital photographs which were sent by International Marine Satellite to the Navy Office of Information within hours of being taken. Digital photography is a form of Photography that utilizes Digital technology to make Digital images of subjects This was the first time digital pictures were successfully transmitted from a ship at sea.

On 19 December 1992, Ranger was relieved on station by Kitty Hawk and began her last long journey homeward to San Diego. Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar)

Coordinates: 47°33′09″N 122°39′09″W / 47.5525, -122.6524 (USS Ranger (CV-61))

Decommissioning

Ranger was decommissioned on 10 July 1993, and is at the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility, Bremerton, Washington. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) A Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility (NISMF is a facility owned by the U Bremerton is a city in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. As of 2004, a nonprofit organization is working to bring ex-Ranger to Portland, Oregon to serve as a naval and aerospace museum, educational center, and a setting for special events. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers

Ranger earned 13 battle stars for service in Vietnam.

Ranger in fiction

References

  1. ^ Jane's American fighting ships of the 20th century New York, N. Y.  : Mallard Press, 1991. ISBN 0792456262
  2. ^ Honorably-discharged Marine Adam Kokesh faces dishonorable hearing

See also

External links

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