USS Constellation (CV-64) 1980 Cruise Varsity Jacket - Engineering Edition

USS Constellation was the second Kitty Hawk-class supercarrier, commissioned in 1961 and known as America's Flagship. Homeported on the West Coast, she spent much of the 1960s and early 1970s making Western Pacific combat deployments during the Vietnam War. She was redesignated CV-64 in 1975 and served until her decommissioning in 2003.

This heavyweight letterman jacket commemorates Constellation's 1980 Western Pacific and Indian Ocean deployment — the long Gonzo Station watch in the North Arabian Sea during the Iran hostage crisis. This edition carries the ship's Engineering Department emblem, honoring the snipes who kept America's Flagship steaming. Port calls included the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Hawaii.