A Pies mate got me in their social club at Vic Park (early 80s) and though I was respectful (when in Rome etc) I also paid out on a few of their players, quite a number said "yep, fair 'nuff" "Shout you a beer?"
Sure do, USS Kitty Hawk. I also remember the refuelling ship USS Ponchatoula (had to look up Wiki to check the spelling!!!). A few of us hung out with blokes from the coast guard vessell USCGC Midgett.
That (Kitty Hawk) was the radio call sign name for the Apollo 14 mission command module in 1971 .... chosen by the first American in space (Al Shepard) when he landed on the moon, a navy guy. Fits in with the time period. Thanks Baggers !!