American aircraft carriers at their peak are the queens of the high seas, outclassing even America’s nearest peer competitors. They’re the anchors of U.S. seapower, and have a commensurate price tag, costing billions of dollars to build and thousands of sailors to man. But even the proudest ships outlive their military usefulness — and sometimes they’re barely worth the trouble to tear them down. USS Constellation (CV-64) will be the latest carrier to meet the scrappers. The Navy announced in July that it plans to pay International Shipbreaking, a company in Texas, $3 million to rip the vessel apart. According

Description: A U.S. Navy Vought RF-8G Crusader from Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron 63 (VFP-63) Det. 5 "Eyes of the Fleet" is launched from the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CVA-43). VFP-63 Det. 5 was assigned to Attack Carrier Air Wing 15 (CVW-15) aboard the Coral Sea for a deployment to Vietnam from 9 March to 8 November 1973. Date: 1973 Source: U.S. Navy photo [1] from the USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) 1973 cruise book available at Navysite.de Author: U.S. Navy commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RF-8G_Crusader_of_VFP-6...(CVA-43),_in_1973.jpg

Carrier Air Wing-11 Navy Working Uniform Type III Patch. Your CVW-11 patches are 4” wide x 2.25" tall, and 100% embroidered with Velcro backing.