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    USS Independence
    Based in Yokosuka, Japan
    USS Independence

    The USS Independence, with a crew of 5000, is a one of the oldest carriers in the U.S. fleet, commissioned in 1959. As a Forrestal class carrier it was one of the first designed and built specifically to operate jet-propelled aircraft. The Independence replaced the USS Nimitz in February,after arriving from its home port of Yokosuka, Japan.


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