Keywords: USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) steams past USS George Washington (CVN-73).jpg 080807-N-7883G-363 SAN DIEGO - The aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk CV 63 moves past the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington CVN 73 in background as Kitty Hawk prepares to moor at Naval Air Station North Island upon her return to San Diego Thursday Aug 7 2008 Kitty Hawk will be decommissioned next year in Bremerton Wash The 46- year-old carrier is the oldest active-duty warship in the Navy and will be replaced this summer George Washington as the Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier 080807-N-7883G-363 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 62330 2008-08-07 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kyle D Gahlau/Released PD-USGov-Military-Navy Naval ship arrivals to Naval Air Station North Island General views of USS George Washington CVN-73 General views of USS Kitty Hawk CV-63 Manning the rail in the United States Navy C-Tractor 9 ship 1994 C-Tractor 14 ship 1999 Tugboats with aircraft carriers |