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USS Independence (CV-62)
Historic carrier · 70 aircraft
The fifth USS Independence (CV/CVA-62) was an aircraft carrier of the United States Navy. She was the fourth and final member of the Forrestal class of conventionally powered supercarriers. She entered service in 1959, with much of her early years spent in the Mediterranean Fleet.
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Air wing
70–90 *Typical air group in the late 1990s: *14 F-14 Tomcat, *36 F/A-18 Hornet, *4 EA-6B Prowler, *4 E-2C Hawkeye, *8 S-3/ES-3 Viking, *3 SH-60F Seahawk, *2 HH-60 Seahawk