USS John F. Kennedy (CVA 67/CV 67) was commissioned in Newport News on September 7, 1968 and was in service for nearly 40 years. (Video by Senior Chief Petty Officer Jayme Pastoric) | Naval History & Heritage Command

#OTD in 2007, USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) was decommissioned. The aircraft carrier was sold to a scrap company in 2021 for one penny. The Ford-class carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) is expected to be commissioned later this year. | U.S. Naval Institute

USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67), the final conventionally powered aircraft carrier constructed for the United States Navy, has begun its final journey toward dismantling after nearly four decades of service. Commissioned on September 7, 1968, and officially decommissioned on August 1, 2007, this Kitty Hawk-class carrier was built by Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia. It measured 1,052 feet in length with a beam of 252 feet, a displacement of over 81,000 tons when fully loaded, and could carry mo