Keywords: USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) at San Diego in 1971.jpg The former U S Navy aircraft carrier USS Bunker Hill CV-17 tied up at Naval Air Station North Island San Diego California USA in October 1971 Bunker Hill had been decommissioned on 9 January 1947 and was re-classified as an aviation transport AVT-9 in May 1959 Though stricken from the Naval Vessel Register in November 1966 Bunker Hill was still employed as a test platform for the Naval Electronics Laboratory Center She was finally sold for scrapping in May 1973 Official U S Navy photo http //www history navy mil/photos/images/u150000/u150533c htm USN 1150533 from the U S Navy http //www history navy mil Naval History and Heritage Command 1971-10 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Bunker Hill CV-17 |