Editing USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) (section)

=== 1970s ===

''John F. Kennedy''{{'}}s maiden voyage, and several of her subsequent voyages, were on deployments to the [[Mediterranean]] during much of the 1970s to help deal with the steadily deteriorating situation in the Middle East. During the 1970s ''John F. Kennedy'' was upgraded to handle the [[F-14 Tomcat]] and the [[S-3 Viking]].

''John F. Kennedy'' was involved in the Navy response to the [[Yom Kippur War]] in the Middle East in October 1973, with her actions and the larger U.S. Navy picture being described in [[Elmo Zumwalt]]'s book ''On Watch''.<ref>Zumwalt, 'On Watch', 1976, 436–448</ref>

In 1974, she won the [[Marjorie Sterrett Battleship Fund Award]] for the Atlantic Fleet.

On 20 June 1975 ''John F. Kennedy'' was the target of possible arson, suffering eight fires, with no injuries, while at port in [[Norfolk, Virginia]].<ref name="navsea-uss-kennedy">Naval Sea Systems Command DC Museum [http://dcfpnavymil.org/mc/museum/JFKENNEDY/JFKENNEDY.htm "USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67)"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101107050450/http://dcfpnavymil.org/mc/museum/JFKENNEDY/JFKENNEDY.htm |date=7 November 2010 }}</ref>

On 22 November 1975, ''John F. Kennedy'' collided with the [[cruiser]] {{USS|Belknap|CG-26|2}}, severely damaging the smaller ship. As a result of the collision with ''John F. Kennedy''{{'}}s overhanging deck, JP-5 fuel lines were ruptured spraying fuel over an adjacent catwalk, and fires ensued aboard both ships. ''Belknap''{{'}}s superstructure was gutted almost to the main deck, and seven of her crew killed. Aboard ''John F. Kennedy'', smoke inhalation claimed the life of Yeoman 2nd Class David A. Chivalette of VF-14, CVW-1.
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| [[File:USS JFK damaged deck after collision with USS Belknap.JPEG|thumb|A view of damage sustained by ''John F. Kennedy'' when she collided with the cruiser USS ''Belknap'']]
| [[File:USS John F. Kennedy (CVA-67) underway in December 1968.jpg|thumb|''John F. Kennedy'' on her initial [[shakedown cruise]] in December 1968]]
|}
On 14 September 1976, while conducting a nighttime [[underway replenishment]] {{convert|100|mi|km}} north of Scotland, the destroyer {{USS|Bordelon|DD-881|2}} lost control and collided with ''John F. Kennedy'', resulting in such severe damage to the destroyer that she was removed from service in 1977. Earlier the same day, one F-14 Tomcat, following a problem with the catapult, fell off of the flight deck of ''John F. Kennedy'', with [[AIM-54 Phoenix]] missiles in international waters, off the coast of Scotland. Both crew members ejected and landed on the deck, injured but alive.<ref>''Popular Mechanics'', June 1977, Volume 147, #6</ref> A naval race (surface and submarine) followed between the Soviet Navy and U.S. Navy to get back not only the plane (because of its [[weapon system]]), but also its missiles. After a prolonged search, the U.S. Navy retrieved the aircraft and its missiles.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}

In 1979 ''John F. Kennedy'' underwent her first year-long overhaul, which was completed in 1980.<ref>{{Cite web |title=John F. Kennedy I (CVA-67) |url=https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs/j/john-f-kennedy-cva-67.html |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=NHHC |language=en-US}}</ref> While the carrier was at [[Norfolk Naval Shipyard]], Virginia for the overhaul, arson attacks were carried out on the ship on two occasions. On 9 April 1979, she experienced five fires which killed one shipyard worker and injured 34&nbsp;others, and on 5 June 1979 the carrier was the target of two more fires; no one was injured in the latter incident.<ref name="navsea-uss-kennedy"/><ref>{{Cite news |agency=Associated Press |date=1979-04-10 |title=FIRES SWEEP CARRIER AND KILL A WORKMAN |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1979/04/10/archives/fires-sweep-carrier-and-kill-a-workman-34-crewmen-hurt-in-11-blazes.html |access-date=2023-04-07 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
In 1979 she won her second [[Marjorie Sterrett Battleship Fund Award]].{{citation needed|date=April 2022}}