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==[[wp:USS Independence (CV-62)|USS Independence]] - CV-62== | ==[[wp:USS Independence (CV-62)|USS Independence]] - CV-62== | ||
:''"Freedom's Flagship"'' | :''"Freedom's Flagship"'' | ||
[[Image:USS Independence CVA-62.jpg|left|200px|Forrestal Class carrier USS Independence (US Navy)]]The second aircraft carrier of Earth's US Navy to bear the name. A [[wp:Forrestal class aircraft carrier|Forrestal Class]] ship, she was launched at the New York Navy Yard on 6th June 1958 and commissioned on the 10th January the following year. Independence played a highly visible part of the blockade of [[wp:Cuba|Cuba]] during the [[wp:Cuban Missile Crisis|Cuban missile crisis]] of 1962 before being decorated for service in the [[wp:Vietnam War|Vietnam War]] in 1965. The carrier spent the majority of its service in the [[wp:Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean Sea]] before a major refit in the mid 1980's and then served most of the early 90's in the [[wp:Persian Gulf|Persian Gulf]] during the [[wp:Gulf War|Gulf War]] and its aftermath. After over 39 years of service, this Independence was decommissioned on 30th September 1998, having been the oldest ship in the active fleets of the US Navy for its final three years of service. | [[Image:USS Independence CVA-62.jpg|left|200px|Forrestal Class carrier USS Independence (US Navy)]]The second aircraft carrier of Earth's US Navy to bear the name. A [[wp:Forrestal class aircraft carrier|Forrestal Class]] ship, she was launched at the [[wp:Brooklyn Navy Yard|New York Navy Yard]] on 6th June 1958 and commissioned on the 10th January the following year. Independence played a highly visible part of the blockade of [[wp:Cuba|Cuba]] during the [[wp:Cuban Missile Crisis|Cuban missile crisis]] of 1962 before being decorated for service in the [[wp:Vietnam War|Vietnam War]] in 1965. The carrier spent the majority of its service in the [[wp:Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean Sea]] and was awarded in 1970 for actions against the [[wp:Palestine Liberation Organization|Palestine Liberation Organization]] during [[wp:Black September in Jordan|"Black September"]]. In 1974, Independence helped search in vain for survivors of the [[wp:TWA Flight 841 (1974)|TWA Flight 841 bombing]]. In 1982, Independence was involved in peacekeeping in the Middle East due to the [[wp:1982 Lebanon War|War in Lebanon]]. She then provided air support in the [[wp:Invasion of Grenada#U.S. naval forces|Invasion of Grenada]] in 1983 before winning the Atlantic Fleet [[wp:Marjorie Sterrett Battleship Fund Award|Marjorie Sterrett Battleship Fund Award]] the following year. Independence underwent a major refit in the mid 1980's and then served most of the early 90's in the [[wp:Persian Gulf|Persian Gulf]] during the [[wp:Gulf War|Gulf War]] and its aftermath. After over 39 years of service, this Independence was decommissioned on 30th September 1998, having been the oldest ship in the active fleets of the US Navy for its final three years of service. | ||
==[[wp:USS Independence (LCS-2)|USS Independence]] - LCS-2== | ==[[wp:USS Independence (LCS-2)|USS Independence]] - LCS-2== | ||