Keywords: US Navy 080828-N-5060D-177 The aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) departs San Diego Harbor.jpg en SAN DIEGO Aug 28 2008 The aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk CV 63 departs San Diego Harbor as she makes the voyage to her new homeport of Bremerton Wash At 47 years old Kitty Hawk is the Navy's second oldest active-duty warship and will be replaced by the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington CVN 73 as the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk is scheduled for decommissioning in early 2009 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Lily Daniels /Released 2008-08-28 080828-N-5060D-177 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 63229 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Lily Daniels PD-USGov-Military-Navy Naval ship departures from Naval Air Station North Island General views of USS George Washington CVN-73 C-Tractor 7 ship 1994 C-Tractor 10 ship 1994 Tugboats with aircraft carriers San Diego skylines in the 2000s |