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Men of USS Essex spelling out USS Ticonderoga, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, United States, 1962. Note the capsized hulk of USS Utah in the upper left.A-4C Skyhawk aircraft of VA-46 squadron flying over USS Shangri-La, Feb-Aug 1962; seen in Nov 1965 edition of US Navy publication Naval Aviation NewsDestroyer USS Purdy and carrier USS Shangri-La receiving fuel from fleet oiler USS Allagash in the Mediterranean Sea, 26 Apr 1962
Men of USS Essex spelling out 'Goede Kerst' (Merry Christmas) on the flight deck, off Rotterdam, the Netherlands, 29 Dec 1961USS Ticonderoga, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, United States, 1962. Note the capsized hulk of USS Utah in the upper left.A-4C Skyhawk aircraft of VA-46 squadron flying over USS Shangri-La, Feb-Aug 1962; seen in Nov 1965 edition of US Navy publication Naval Aviation NewsDestroyer USS Purdy and carrier USS Shangri-La receiving fuel from fleet oiler USS Allagash in the Mediterranean Sea, 26 Apr 1962
Astronaut Scott Carpenter aboard Intrepid after his capsule was recovered by the carrier, 24 May 1962S2F-1 Tracker anti-submarine aircraft of VS-27 squadron taking off from Intrepid, Jul 1962A-4 Skyhawk aircraft landing on Ticonderoga after an operation readiness inspection, 18 Jan 1963; note A-3B Sky Warrior and F-3 Demon aircraft in foreground, and another A-3 aircraft in distanceUSS Shangri-La off Gibraltar, 13 Oct 1963
Astronaut Scott Carpenter aboard Intrepid after his capsule was recovered by the carrier, 24 May 1962S2F-1 Tracker anti-submarine aircraft of VS-27 squadron taking off from Intrepid, Jul 1962A-4 Skyhawk aircraft landing on Ticonderoga after an operation readiness inspection, 18 Jan 1963; note A-3B Sky Warrior and F-3 Demon aircraft in foreground, and another A-3 aircraft in distanceUSS Shangri-La off Gibraltar, 13 Oct 1963
Carrier USS Shangri-La (foreground) and nuclear-powered carrier USS Enterprise at Souda Bay, Crete, Greece, 28 Feb 1964Starboard quarter view of USS Wasp, off Boston, Massachusetts, United States, Mar 1964Stern view of USS Yorktown, 1 May 1964USS Ticonderoga underway, 11 May 1964
Carrier USS Shangri-La (foreground) and nuclear-powered carrier USS Enterprise at Souda Bay, Crete, Greece, 28 Feb 1964Starboard quarter view of USS Wasp, off Boston, Massachusetts, United States, Mar 1964Stern view of USS Yorktown, 1 May 1964USS Ticonderoga underway, 11 May 1964
USS Essex launching a S-2D Tracker aircraft, 10 Nov 1964USS Essex launching an E-1B Tracer aircraft, 3 Dec 1964US Navy Task Force 77 performing an uniform turn in the South China Sea, Mar 1965; among them were USS Yorktown, USS Hancock, and USS CanberraUSS Shangri-La (left) and other ships of US Sixth Fleet at Augusta Bay, Sicily, Italy, 17 Mar 1965
USS Essex launching a S-2D Tracker aircraft, 10 Nov 1964USS Essex launching an E-1B Tracer aircraft, 3 Dec 1964US Navy Task Force 77 performing an uniform turn in the South China Sea, Mar 1965; among them were USS Yorktown, USS Hancock, and USS CanberraUSS Shangri-La (left) and other ships of US Sixth Fleet at Augusta Bay, Sicily, Italy, 17 Mar 1965
Gemini 3 spacecraft at the side of USS Intrepid awaiting recovery, in the Atlantic Ocean north of Dominican Republic, 23 Mar 1965Gemini 3 spacecraft being hoisted aboard USS Intrepid during recovery, in the Atlantic Ocean north of the Dominican Republic, 23 Mar 1965, photo 1 of 2Gemini 3 spacecraft being hoisted aboard USS Intrepid during recovery, in the Atlantic Ocean north of the Dominican Republic, 23 Mar 1965, photo 2 of 2A-4C Skyhawk attack aircraft being prepared for launch aboard USS Hancock, off southeast Asia, 24 Mar 1965
Gemini 3 spacecraft at the side of USS Intrepid awaiting recovery, in the Atlantic Ocean north of Dominican Republic, 23 Mar 1965Gemini 3 spacecraft being hoisted aboard USS Intrepid during recovery, in the Atlantic Ocean north of the Dominican Republic, 23 Mar 1965, photo 1 of 2Gemini 3 spacecraft being hoisted aboard USS Intrepid during recovery, in the Atlantic Ocean north of the Dominican Republic, 23 Mar 1965, photo 2 of 2A-4C Skyhawk attack aircraft being prepared for launch aboard USS Hancock, off southeast Asia, 24 Mar 1965

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