When Was Uss Kitty Hawk Commissioned

Two ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Kitty Hawk (after Kitty Hawk, North Carolina):

How many USS Kitty Hawks are there?

Two ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Kitty Hawk (after Kitty Hawk, North Carolina):

When was the USS Kitty Hawk in Vietnam?

Kitty Hawk did six tours in Vietnam between 1963 and 1976 and was the first aircraft carrier ever to be awarded a Presidential Unit Citation. The award, the unit equivalent of the Navy Cross, was presented by President Lyndon B. Johnson on Dec. 20, 1968, to the ship and Carrier Air Wing 11.