One for Jack Cook...USS John F. Kennedy

[m charters]

Haven't posted in a while but found this 8 x 10 at an Antique shop around the corner from my house. Walked in and the fellow at the counter was just looking at it. He had found it in a book.
The hardware on deck appears to be Mainly A7 Corsair II's, S-3 Vikings, a Hawkeye and four or five F-14's.





The back of the photo had this to say...

USS JOHN F KENNEDY CV67
Commissioned: 7 Sept 1968
Speed: 30+ Kts
Length: 1051 Ft
Extreme Breadth: 270 Ft
Displacement: 83,000 Tons
Height: 229 Ft
Area of Flight Deck: 4.56 Acres
Number of crew: 5000 +

To: Mike Anderson
May you always have fair winds and following seas.

Ronald J Simmons ( I believe that is the name and initial, was written not printed)
AOC USN

[Jack Cook]

I'm guessing that's 1986 or earlier.
Anyone know what's the portjoles on the bow between the bridle arrestors are???

[Malo83]

Combat Bridge

[planenutti]

Malo has it right, Secondary Conn, still there on the Nimitz class but much smaller. Don't know if CVN-79, the next JFK, will have one in the same location, we haven't gotten that far on the Ford build.

[Jack Cook]

I say that Malo is correct has the main bridge is used for combat.
It's used only if the main bridge is destroyed.

[Jiggersfromsphilly]

Went by the JFK this morning. It is sitting at the former PNSY in South Philly along with the Forrestal. All looked well , but the paint is fading .