From: DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN NAVAL FIGHTING SHIPS, Vol. II (1963), p. 173.

Constellation

CVA-64

 
Displacement:  60,100 t.
Length:  1,047'6"
Beam:  129'4"
Extreme Width:  248'6"
Speed:  30+ k.
Complement:  4,000+
Armament:  "Terrier" Surface to Air Guided Missiles
Class:  Kitty Hawk

The second Constellation (CVA-64) was built by New York Naval Shipyard, Brooklyn, N.Y.; christened 8 October 1960 by Mrs. C. A. Herter, wife of the Secretary of State and commissioned 27 October 1961, Captain T. J. Walker, in command.

Transcribed by Michael Hansen
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