PICTURES -> 1980's - Pg. 11
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[Image Source - NNAM - US Navy]
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Jan 1, 1989 - Two F/A-18A Hornet aircraft are positioned for launch as steam rises from the catapults following the launch of two other aircraft from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV-43).
[Image Source - US Navy]
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Jan 1, 1989 - Two A-6 Intruders from VA-55 and VA-65 are ready for launch on the bow cats aboard USS Coral Sea.
[Image Source - NNAM - US Navy]
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Jan 15, 1989 - A left side view of an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft from Marine Fighter-Attack Squadron 451 (VMFA-451) launched from the US Navy (USN) Aircraft Carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43).
[Image Source - NNAM - US Navy]
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Jan 15, 1989 - A left side view of an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft from Marine Fighter-Attack Squadron 451 (VMFA-451) being refueled by an A-6E Intruder aircraft from Attack Squadron 55 (VA-55). Both aircraft are assigned to the US Navy (USN) Aircraft Carrier USS CORAL SEA.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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Feb 16, 1989 - The U.S. Military Sealift Command fleet oiler USNS Neosho (T-AO-143) steams alongside the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CV-43) in preparation for an underway replenishment. The guided missile frigate USS Boone (FFG-28) is in the background.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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Feb 16, 1989 - The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CV-43) en route to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on 16 February 1989. The fleet oiler USS Monongahela (AO-178) refuels the Coral Sea and the guided missile destroyer USS King (DDG-41).
[Image Source - NMNA - Robert L. Lawson]
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Feb 16, 1989 - The carrier Corals Sea (CV 43) steams with a fast combat support ship and guided missile frigate en route to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands from Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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Feb 16, 1989 - USS Coral Sea CV-43 during UNREP with USS King while in transit from Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic to St. Thomas V.I.
[Image Source - NMNA - Robert L. Lawson]
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Feb 22, 1989 - The carrier Coral Sea (CV 43) lays at anchor at St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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Feb 22, 1989 - Anchored off St. Thomas, Virgin Islands during workups.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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Feb 22, 1989 - Anchored off St. Thomas, Virgin Islands during workups. USS America CV-66 is seen in the background.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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Feb 22, 1989 - USS Coral Sea CV_43 at anchor in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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Feb 22, 1989 - USS Coral Sea at ST. Thomas, Virgin Islands with USS America CV-66.
[Image Source - NNAM - US Navy]
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Feb 26, 1989 - A large harbor tug maneuvers the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV-43) as several other tugs escort the vessel into port in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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Feb 26, 1989 - Feb 26, 1989 - A large harbor tug maneuvers the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV-43) as several other tugs escort the vessel into port in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.
[Image Source - NMNA - Robert L. Lawson]
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Mar 1, 1989 - The carrier Coral Sea (CV 43) pictured in a high-speed run.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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Mar 1, 1989 - USS Coral Sea CV-43 high speed run in the Atlantic.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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Apr 22, 1989 - Ordnancemen load a missle on to a VFA-132 F/A-18A Hornet aboard USS Coral Sea CV-43.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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Apr 22, 1989 - Ordnance handlers load a Sidewinder missle on a VMFA-451 F/a-18A Hornet aboard USS COral Sea CV-43.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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Jun 1989 - An ordnanceman of U.S. Marine Corps fighter-bomber squadron VMFA-451 Warlords checks an AIM-9L Sidewinder air-to-air missile on the wing of a McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet aircraft prior to its launch from the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CV-43) in 1989. VMFA-451 was assigned to Carrier Air Wing 13 (CVW-13) for Coral Sea’s last deployment from 31 May to 30 September 1989 to the Mediterranean Sea.
[Image Source - NMNA - Robert L. Lawson]
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Jun 1989 - Overhead view of the Coral Sea (CV 43) Battle Group during its Mediterranean deployment.
[Image Source - NMNA - Robert L. Lawson]
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Jun 1989 - The carrier Coral Sea (CV 43) arrives at Palma, Spain, at sunset.
[Image Source - NNAM - US Navy]
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Jun 6, 1989 - Overhead view of the Coral Sea (CV 43) Battle Group during its Mediterranean deployment.
[Image Source - NMNA - Robert L. Lawson]
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Jun 15, 1989 - USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) entered Northrop Grumman's Newport News yards in August 2009 to commence Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH), the fourth nuclear-fueled carrier to undergo the process. She will be out of service for three to four years. The extensive process will provide Roosevelt will a new island and new interior and exterior decking.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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Jul 1989 - USS Coral Sea pierside in Marseille, France.
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Jul 1989 - USS Coral Sea pierside in Marseille, France.
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Jul 12, 1989 - USS Coral Sea CV-43 at anchor in Cannes, France.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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Jul 12, 1989 - USS Coral Sea CV-43 Command Whites inspection while anchored at Cannes, France.
[Image Source - NNAM - US Navy]
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Aug 16, 1989 - Underway in formation off the coast of Lebanon are, from left, the guided missile cruiser USS BELKNAP (CG 26), the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61), the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43) and the amphibious assault ship USS NASSAU (LHA 4).
[Image Source - NNAM - US Navy]
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Aug 16, 1989 - Underway in formation off the coast of Lebanon are, from left, the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61), the guided missile cruiser USS BELKNAP (CG 26), the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43) and the amphibious assault ship USS NASSAU (LHA 4).
[Image Source - NNAM - US Navy]
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Aug 16, 1989 - Underway in formation off the coast of Lebanon are, from left, the guided missile cruiser USS BELKNAP (CG 26), the battleship USS IOWA (BB 61), the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43) and the amphibious assault ship USS NASSAU (LHA 4).
[Image Source - NMNA - Robert L. Lawson]
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Sep 1989 - An SH-3 Sea King performs for embarked families of crewmen during a Tiger Cruise on board the carrier Coral Sea (CV 43).
[Image Source - US Navy]
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Sep 6, 1989 - Ordnance personnel prepare bombs in the forward bomb assembly area aboard USS Coral Sea CV-43.
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Sep 6, 1989 - Ordnance personnel prepare bombs in the forward bomb assembly area aboard USS Coral Sea CV-43.
[Image Source - Daniel L. Little]
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Sep 21, 1989 - USS Coral Sea seen here at port in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on her last evert port call.
[Image Source - Daniel L. Little]
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Sep 21, 1989 - USS Coral Sea seen here at port in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on her last evert port call.
[Image Source - Daniel L. Little]
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Sep 21, 1989 - USS Coral Sea seen here at port in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on her last evert port call.
[Image Source - NMNA - Robert L. Lawson]
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Sep 27, 1989 - An A-6 Intruder flown by Captain W.B. Christie, Commander, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 13, and Captain L.E. Allen, Jr., skipper of Coral Sea (CV 43), makes the last trap on board the carrier. Trap Trap #357,028.
[Image Source - US Navy]
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Sep 27, 1989 - Last ever Air Wing Fly-Over of USS Coral Sea by CVW-13.
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Sep 28, 1989 - The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CV-43), foreground, and the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD-1) sail alongside one another. The Coral Sea was returning to Norfolk, Virginia (USA), at the end of her last deployment before her decommissioning, whereas the Wasp had been commissioned only two months before the photo was taken.
[Image Source - NNAM - US Navy]
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Sep 28, 1989 - The aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43), foreground, and the amphibious assault ship USS WASP (LHD 1) sail alongside one another. The CORAL SEA is returning to Norfolk, Virginia, at the end of its last deployment
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Sep 28, 1989 - The aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43), right, and the amphibious assault ship USS WASP (LHD 1) sail alongside one another. The CORAL SEA is returning to Norfolk, Virginia, at the end of its last deployment.
[Image Source - Bill Ridgeway]
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Sep 28, 1989 - The aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43), foreground, and the amphibious assault ship USS WASP (LHD 1) sail alongside one another. The CORAL SEA is returning to Norfolk, Virginia, at the end of its last deployment.
[Image Source - NNAM - US Navy]
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Sep 30, 1989 - Sailors line the edge of the flight deck as the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43) returns to the naval station after completing its final deployment.
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Sep 30, 1989 - Sailors and Marines man the rail as the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43), returning from its final deployment, enters the harbor with help from the commercial tug KINGS POINT. CORAL SEA has steamed more than two million miles in over four decades of active service.
[Image Source - NNAM - US Navy]
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Sep 30, 1989 - A port view of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43) as it returns from its final deployment. CORAL SEA has steamed more than two million miles in over four decades of active service.
[Image Source - NNAM - US Navy]
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Sep 30, 1989 - A port bow view of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43) as it returns from its final deployment. CORAL SEA has steamed more than two million miles in over four decades of active service.
[Image Source - NNAM - US Navy]
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Sep 30, 1989 - Sailors and Marines man the rail as the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43), returning from its final deployment, enters the harbor with help from the commercial tug KINGS POINT. CORAL SEA has steamed more than two million miles in over four decades of active service.
[Image Source - NNAM - US Navy]
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Sep 30, 1989 - A port bow view of the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV 43) as it returns from its final deployment. CORAL SEA has steamed more than two million miles in over four decades of active service.
[Image Source - NNAM - US Navy]
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Sep 30, 1989 - Sailors and Marines man the rail as the aircraft carrier USS CORAL SEA (CV-43), returning from its final deployment, enters the harbor with help from commercial tugs. CORAL SEA has steamed more than 2 million miles in over four decades of active service.
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