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The
arrival of the USS Kitty Hawk and its escorts at Changi Naval
Base is a significant milestone in the relationship between our
two navies.
Rear Adm. Lui Tuck Yew
Chief of Navy
Republic of Singapore
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The U.S. Navy aircraft
carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) moors pier side for the first
time at Changi Naval Base, Singapore.
PHOTO BY PH2( NAC) DAVID C. MERCIL, USN |
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The
USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) became the first U.S. aircraft carrier to moor
at the Republic of Singapore’s new deep-draft vessel pier at Changi
Naval Base. Singapore’s Chief of Navy, Rear Adm. Lui Tuck Yew,
and the U.S. Navy’s Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. Vern Clark,
commemorated this first time event at Changi on 23 March 2001.
This new Singapore
Navy facility is one of the few piers in the Pacific that is large enough
to berth a carrier. It is only one of two located in Southeast Asia;
the other pier is in Port Klang, Malaysia.
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