41 drowned. USS Independence was deployed from January 23, through June 5, 1998, to support negotiations between the UN and Iraq and to again participate in Operation Southern Watch in the Persian Gulf.

During a test run from Norfolk to New York, a fire in the machinery room of aircraft carrier USS Constellation (CVA-64) killed four men and injured nine others.

CVA-62 USS Independence, Forrestal class Aircraft Carrier, US Navy history and characteristics History of CVA-62 USS Independence1954-jul-2 Ordered 1955-jul-1 Laid down 1958-jun-6 Launched 1959-jan-10

1820 - 1839 Chartered schooner Quaker sank in a gale with all aboard. 6 November 1961. While anchored at Cannes, France, a fire in No. 19 August 1961. Here you can download the USS INDEPENDENCE (CVA 62) Vietnam Cruise Book 1965 as a high resolution .pdf file. You will be able to zoom in to better read names etc. In December 1965, a B43 attached to an A-4

65 Pioneer Ridge Rd. Canton, North Carolina 28716 email to: Denis Bagley, Pres. 27 January 1816. c/o Denis Bagley Pres. USS INDEPENDENCE CV-62 Assoc.Inc. September 30, 1998 USS Independence (CV 62) was decommissioned in a ceremony at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremeerton, …

Ship-of-the-Line USS Independence seaman William Oaty accidentally killed by pistol shot. 4 main machinery space of aircraft carrier USS Independence (CVA-62) injured four. An A-4 Skyhawk with a B43 nuclear bomb under its belly rises on an elevator from the hangar deck to the flight deck on the USS Independence (CV-62) in an undated US Navy photo. Spectators wave as the USS Independence is towed past them into the Brownsville Ship Channel for salvage operations Thursday, June 1, 2017, on South Padre Island, Texas. 6 March 1820.