USS Constellation (CV 64) Date deployed: November 5, 2002 Destination: Arabian Sea Type of vessel: Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier Home port: San Diego, California Total personnel: More than 5,500 Aircraft: Approximately 75 Maximum speed: 30+ knots Power Plant: 8 boilers, 4 steam turbines Flight deck: 4.5 acres Commissioned: October 27, 1961
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CARRIER AIRWING 2 VF-2 Bounty Hunters (F-14D Tomcats) VFA-137 Kestrels (F/A-18C Hornets) VFA-151 Vigilantes (F/A-18C Hornets) VMFA-323 Death Rattlers (F/A-18C Hornets) VAW-116 Sun Kings (E-2C Hawkeyes) VAQ-131 Lancers (EA-6B Prowlers) VS-38 Red Griffins (S-3B Vikings) HS-2 Golden Falcons (4 SH-60F and 2 HH-60H Seahawks) VRC-30 Providers Detatchment 2 (C-2A Greyhounds)
BATTLE GROUP
Guided-missile cruisers - USS Bunker Hill - USS Valley Forge
Guided-missile destroyers - USS Higgins - USS Milius
Destroyer - USS Fletcher
Guided-missile frigate - USS Thach
Fast attack submarine - USS Columbia
Combat support ship - USS Rainier
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