USS Kitty Hawk

Two ships of the United States Navy were previously called the USS Kitty Hawk . Both were named after the place Kitty Hawk .

• The first USS Kitty Hawk was a transport ship that was in service with the US Navy from 1941 to 1946 during World War II .
• The second USS Kitty Hawk is an aircraft carrier of the Kitty Hawk class named after it . Launched in 1960, the ship was in service between 1961 and 2009.