USS Kitty Hawk
| Country | United States |
| Ship Class | Kitty Hawk-class Merchant Vessel |
| Builder | Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Chester, PA |
| Laid Down | 21 February 1932 |
| Launched | 19 September 1932 |
| Commissioned | 26 November 1941 |
| Decommissioned | 24 January 1946 |
| Displacement | 14000 tons standard; 16480 tons full |
| Length | 478 feet |
| Beam | 64 feet |
| Draft | 26 feet |
| Machinery | Steam turbine with one screw |
| Power Output | 8800 SHP |
| Speed | 17 knots |
| Crew | 245 |
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