Us navy aircraft, navy aircraft carrier, american aircraft carriers, russian military. Her exploits in the pacific led to her captain being given the epithet the sea devil and her crew the kaisers pirates. I expect to update this quarterly as i can not publish all the photos at once, but will rotate them into the web page as i get them. Mediterranean cruise book 195859 mediterranean cruise book 195960 mediterranean cruise book 1961 mediterranean cruise book 196263 mediterranean cruise book 196465 mediterranean cruise book 196566 vietnam cruise book 1967 forrestal fire mediterranean cruise book 196869 mediterranean cruise book 196970 mediterranean cruise book 1971. Each digital book is the same price regardless of its size or rarity. Mediterranean cruise book 195859 mediterranean cruise book 195960 mediterranean cruise book 1961 mediterranean cruise book 196263 mediterranean cruise book 196465 mediterranean cruise book 196566 vietnam cruise book 1967 forrestal fire mediterranean cruise book 1968 69 mediterranean cruise book 196970 mediterranean cruise book 1971. Decommissioned on august 9, 1996, the uss america spend the following years at the naval inactive. Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009. The bt rating was responsible for operation and maintenance of the ships boilers and all associated equipment in the two fire rooms. America cv 66 naval cruise book, class of 1978, page 265 of 288 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. Pride and commissioned 14 december 1956 captain leonard a.
The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. Uss america is the third naval ship to be named such. In late july, the second group of 41 middies arrived for their six week cruise. Strean, usn, flag officer, task force one, also visited wellington. Cruise book, uss enterprise cvn65, med cruise 199899. Judging from aircraft markings, this picture was possibly taken in early 1968. Navy retirement was followed by another 20 year career as a science educator. By captain george stewart, usn ret as reported on ltjg george stewart from the 1958 uss halsey powell cruise book.
Check out our uss ranger cv 61 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates. Uss napa apa157 cruise book 19441946 1 images click a picture to see a larger view. Vsf1 warhawks a4c skyhawks, va64 black lancers a4c skyhawks, vaq33 firebirds det. New 196566 galaxie shift select dial cruise omatic 500 ltd country squire ford. This is the second in a series of articles by captain stewart detailing the technical specifications, manning, and operations of the u. The multimedia presentation gives a whole new look and feel to these great cruise books. In the midst of this important cruise hermitage was diverted 19 january 1961 to carry grain to the congo to help the united nations combat starvation in that revolution. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment.
For the 16 year old son of a shipmate onboard the last wespac 88, look for a book titled inside the danger zone by harold lee wise. Here you can download the uss america cva 66 mediterranean cruise book 1967 as a high resolution. It tells some of the stuff that happened with the sinking of the sahand. As a supercarrier, which is an unofficial designation for the largest aircraft carriers, the uss america was among the largest warships ever built. Photo and escorts id thanks to enterprise westpac 197273 cruise book. This twinturboprop aircraft was designed and developed during the late 1950s and early 1960s by the grumman aircraft company for the united states navy as a replacement for the earlier, pistonengined e1 tracer, which was rapidly becoming obsolete. Around the world cruise, uss nimitz, boat covers, navy ships, submarines, aircraft. I was the squadron flight surgeon 19681970 at cherry point.
One day while on liberty, i walked south of mayport through some residential neighborhoods and then east to the atlantic coast. I mean to tell you i lost my cool and ranted and raved for two days, until they let me off the hook and fessed up. Deployed from june 1972 march 1973 to sea again onboard uss america cv66. I am the coauthor of a book for the national vietnam war museum. The 1968 cruise book is presented here courtesy of stephen r. Creating those books is an old tradition in the us navy. The cruise will be 7 days in the eastern caribbean sailing from ft. Uss america was the third kitty hawk class aircraft carrier and the third ship in the navy to bear the name. I was leading chief of the weather division and it turned out america was my final duty station before retiring from the navy in august 1975. Va 165 did cruise on uss oriskany 1963 and at end of cruise tad to va.
Cruise book, uss enterprise cvan65, 1968, on yankee station, vietnam with cvw9, highlights president lyndon b. Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. Gallery was visiting as many 6th fleet ships as possible during his month stay in the mediterranean to gather material for articles and books. They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection. Uss ranger cva 61 westpac cruise book 1968 69 did you serve aboard uss ranger cv 61. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection. Navys fletcher class destroyers my previous article read part 1 here gave an overview of the u. The cruise book cd makes it possible for several members of the family to own one.
The cd comes in a plastic sleeve with a custom label. In 1968, while i was in a squadron in tonkin gulf, someone made up a set of bogus orders sending me to some carrier as the aircraft handler. Alamo lsd33 1966, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1986 alaska cb1 1945 albany ca123 1951, 1951a, 1954, 1955 albany cg10 1964, 1966, 1971, 1973, 1975 albert david de1050 1972 alcyone aka7 1945 alexander hamilton ssbn517 1963 alfred a. See more ideas about uss america, heavy cruiser and edsel ford. Each page has been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable computer viewing. She also served in the persian gulf wars operations desert shield and desert storm. Commissioned in 1965, she spent most of her career in the atlantic and mediterranean, but did make three pacific deployments serving in the vietnam war. Med cruise provided by randy cunningham 19711972 cruise book cover. M division, uss halsey powell, from 19591960 cruise book boiler technician bt this was a fancy name for what was called a water tender in the old coal fired navy. America cv 66 naval cruise book, class of 1978, page. Maiden cruise 1962 mediterranean cruise 1963 world cruise 1964 operation sea orbit westpac cruise 1965 66 westpac cruise 1966 67 westpac cruise 1968 westpac cruise 1969 westpac cruise 1971 72 westpac cruise 1972 73 westpac cruise 1974 75 westpac cruise 1976 77 westpac cruise 1978 westpac cruise 1982 83 westpac cruise 1984 85.
America cv 66 naval cruise book, class of 1978, page 265. During the 1967 mediterranean cruise of uss america cva66. Check out our uss america cv 66 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates. Uss america readies final voyage gloucester county times nj 4182005 jim six posted on 04182005 6. The northrop grumman e2 hawkeye is an american allweather, carriercapable tactical airborne early warning aew aircraft.
Reed comsolant for a good will cruise to south america and africa. Uss america cv 66 westpac cruise book 1968 did you serve aboard uss america cv 66. She could hold 502 officers, 4,684 sailors, and nearly 80 aircraft. The following photos have been donated by the everglades crew. Uss america cvacv66 was one of three kitty hawkclass supercarriers built for the united. The reunion for 2015 has been set for november 28, 2015 aboard the holland america cruise ship westerdam.
The aircraft carrier was built at newport news, virginia, and was commissioned on jan. Back to last page back to cruise book page back to uss america page. We went on the kitty hawkwestpac,america world crusewest pac and i got off. Art uss america cva66 and her vietnam war squadrons. Uss america cva66 1968 westpacvietnam war cruise book ebay. Foreign waters called hermitage by the end of the year as she sailed 28 november as flagship for admiral a. Org cruise book web store uses paypal shopping carts for secure internet transactions. Uss ranger cva 61 westpac cruise book 196869 did you serve aboard uss ranger cv 61. Med cruise provided by dave sparrowhawk foley 19701971 cruise book cover 8th. America cva 66 naval cruise book, class of 1966, page. Uss long beach, a nuclearpowered guidedmissile cruiser, and uss bainbridge, a nuclearpowered guidedmissile frigate, visited wellington on 8 september 1964 during a world tour.
Uss america cva66 vietnam war deployment cruise book year. Initially commissioned as attack aircraft carrier cva 66, she was redesignated as multipurpose aircraft carrier cv 66 on june 30, 1975. The fifth uss america cvacv66 was one of four kitty hawkclass super carriers built for the united states navy in the 1960s veterans. America cva 66 naval cruise book, class of 1966, page of 366 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks.
This site is a tribute to the aircraft carrier uss coral sea cv43. Larry ledezma, my name is brian anderson ht2, i have a cruise book from the 8788 cruise. Sms seeadler, a german commerce raider in the first world war and one of if not the last warfighting sailing ship in history. You are not required to have a paypal account to make credit card purchases. The uss america, cv66, was not just an aircraft carrier, but a supercarrier. Anyone got any pictures of the ship or the area during that time. While on shakedown in the caribbean hermitage was informally inspected by admiral arleigh burke then chief of naval operations. Sumner dd692 1962 alshain aka55 1955 alstede af48 1965. On 15 january 1971 a new chapter in the history of vaq2 began as the squadron transitioned to the new ea6b prowler aircraft at nas whidbey island. Cruise book and document reproduction naval historical. Cs arrival he has poked his wing at alomotst every department. Roberts book united states naval aviation patches page 88, listed as attributed to va35. Uss hermitage lsd34 hermitage lsd34 was launched 12 june 1956 by the ingalls shipbulldlng corp.
Uss hornet cvs 12 17 may 18 dec 1960 westpac cruise book bring the cruise book to life with this multimedia presentation this cd will exceed your expectations a great part of naval history. Uss america cvacv66 was one of three kitty hawkclass supercarriers built for the united states navy in the 1960s. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Following the april to december68 cruise, the squadron returned to a new home at nas albany. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of.
The navy will be towing the 40yearold aircraft carrier, uss america, out of its berth at the old navy yard in philadelphia tuesday and taking it to its final duty station a secret location at sea. Most sailors consider the cruise book one of their most valued treasures you would be purchasing the uss hornet cvs 12 cruise book during this time period. Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb. Two years later i would actually received this same set of orders to the uss shangri lacv. From january 1969 to december 1970, vaq2 completed workups with uss enterprise cvan 65 and eventually made a combat cruise with uss america cva 66, homeported in norfolk, virginia. The ship made her first two cruises to the mediterranean. Sperry dd 697 med cruise 1964 book w plank owner certificate and poem. Statistics show that only 2535% of sailors purchased their cruise book. The following photos have been donated by the everglades crew, i have tried to note there name and date of the photo if known. The subject of this memoir is recounting my two years aboard the uss america cva 66. A former crew member of the mighty o has made the entire collection of cruise books from the uss oriskany available in digital format. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss hornet cv 12 cruise book during world war ii.
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