Keywords: US Navy 080828-N-5060D-169 Sailors man the rails aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63).jpg en SAN DIEGO Aug 28 2008 Sailors man the rails aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk CV 63 as the ship departs San Diego Harbor en route to Bremerton Wash At 47 years old Kitty Hawk is the Navy's second oldest active-duty warship and will be replaced by the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington CVN 73 as the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk is expected to arrive at BremertonĂs Puget Sound Naval Shipyard on Sept 2 for decommissioning in early 2009 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Lily Daniels Released 2008-08-28 080828-N-5060D-169 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 63221 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Lily Daniels PD-USGov-Military-Navy 63 number Naval ship departures from Naval Air Station North Island Aboard USS George Washington CVN-73 Manning the rail in the United States Navy |