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Debra Read-Family
to remember
Read, Robert (Bob), PO1.
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Contact Info
Home Town Yuba City
Last Address Naval Station Yokouska,Japan USS INDEPENDENDENCE CV62
Date of Passing Sep 08, 1996
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Last Known Activity:
Bob died while on deployment aboard the USS INDEPENDENCE, on Sept. 8, 1996. We lived in Yokuska, Japan for 3 years.
Other Comments:
I'm in the process of updating information on this page. My name is Debra, Bob and I were married 21 years when he died. We have two beautiful daughters, Charity and Dawn who's husbands are also in the Navy, stationed in Virginia Beach.
If you knew "Bob" and would like to leave a message or comment we would enjoy hearing from you. Please check back often as I will try to update this as much as I can.
Built by New York Navy. Laid down 1 July 1955, launched 6 June 1958, commissioned 10 Jan 1959. Redesignated as a multimission carrier (CV 62) 28 February 1973. after being modified to operate ASW aircraft. SLEP at Philadelphia Navy Yard 4/1985 to mid-1988.
Replaced Midwayas forward-deployed carrier in Japan, 1991. Island was extensively enlarged during SLEP and other modernizations. Replaced by Kitty Hawk in July 1998 and decommissioned to reserve on 30 September 1998. Struck from the Navy list on 8 March 2004.
Status:Stricken, to be disposed of (Maintenance Category X).
Planned disposition:In April 2004 Navy officials identified ex-Independence as one of 24 decommissioned ships available to be sunk as artificial reefs. As of February 2008, however, she was scheduled to be dismantled in the next five years.