“Amerigo Vespucci, you are still the most beautiful ship in the world!” George H.W. Bush Sails Alongside Amerigo Vespucci like Independence did in 1962 – The Aviation Geek Club
More than sixty years later, Amerigo Vespucci recreated the moment with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in the Adriatic Sea, Sep. 1, 2022. On Jul. 12, 1962, the Forrestal-class aircraft carrier USS Independence (CVA 62) operated in the US 6th Fleet area of operations when it sailed past the ITS …