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Jul 1, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET
USS Kitty Hawk marked end of oil-fired supercarriers
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The USS Kitty Hawk served as the Navy’s last conventional supercarrier before nuclear propulsion made oil-fired carriers obsolete.
WHO: USS Kitty Hawk (Navy aircraft carrier)
WHAT: Conventional supercarrier service ended as nuclear propulsion replaced oil-fired carriers.
WHEN: Jul 1, 2026 at 7:38 AM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: Nuclear propulsion took over, closing the book on oil-fired supercarriers.
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