USS Kitty Hawk (AKV-1)
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uss-kitty-hawk-akv-1-295-401815
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USS Kitty Hawk (AKV-1)
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USS Kitty Hawk (APV-1/AKV-1), formerly SS Seatrain New York, was a cargo ship that was converted into an aircraft transport during World War II. Seatrain New York was built in 1932 by Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Corporation of Chester, Pennsylvania for Seatrain Lines, Inc. She was acquired by the United States Navy on 25 June 1941, and renamed Kitty Hawk on 8 July. She was named after Kitty Hawk, North Carolina where the Wright brothers made the world's first powered heavier than air flight on 17
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Kitty_Hawk_(AKV-1)
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2023-07-07T15:47:16Z
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