Tin can sailors shipmate registry the national association. There were three other equator crossing by the uss america. Uss america cva66 cruise book mediterranean cruise 1971 america joined the sixth fleet in the mediterranean with carrier air wing eight embarked includes identified division photos 9 x 12 hardcover in good condition. National archives and can access the navy deck logs that you need for your research. They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection.
Welcome and thank you for looking at uss midway cruise books on cdrom. Enlarge aircraft carrier uss saratoga cv60 view in national archives catalog please note. For rating shirts click on your rating abbreviation below. No other ships are listed, including those which are only mentioned in the archives or shipping in 1971 sections. Searching for a shellback ceremony in the navy deck logs. You will be able to zoom in to better read names etc.
Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment. Cruise books these cruise books have been donated to the independence memorial library for use in developing this site 1965 westpac cruise john l. 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. Laid down on july 17, 2009, america is to be completed in 2012. Bring the cruise book to life with this multimedia presentation. Offering memorabilia items such as tee shirts, coffee mugs and hats imprinted with the uss america cva 66 ships seal. Ship name hull number year of cruise or publication. See more ideas about uss america, america, aircraft carrier. Org cruise book web store uses paypal shopping carts for secure internet transactions. Here you can download the uss america cva 66 mediterranean cruise book 1971 as a high resolution. Check out our uss america cv 66 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates.
Took down union jack at decom ceremony in guam 71part of small crew who trained viet sailors to run the ship der334 scott johnson sn 1065 to 867 kingpinlv at. One day while on liberty, i walked south of mayport through some residential neighborhoods and then east to the atlantic coast. If anyone would like to contribute their copy for digitization scanning, please contact the association historian. In the true tradition of the wwii era, we take the designs that were painted on the nose of.
Uss america cva66 1971 mediterranean cruise book ebay. Eventually, nhhc transfers the deck logs to the national archives and records administration nara. This site is a tribute to the aircraft carrier uss coral sea cv43. Initially commissioned as attack aircraft carrier cva 66, she was redesignated as multipurpose aircraft carrier cv 66 on june 30, 1975. America cva 66 naval cruise book, class of 1966, page. She differs from the amphibious assault ships lhas she replaces. Uss america arrives in sasebo japan sasebo, japan amphibious assault ship uss america lha 6 joined the u.
In late july, the second group of 41 middies arrived for their six week cruise. Vince salamoni, and bob tapley for making the uss somers cruise books available for all to view. 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 world cruise 1986 westpac cruise 1988 world. Vince reichmann was also the ships senior enlisted advisor. In the true tradition of the wwii era, we take the designs that were painted on the nose of the airplanes and paint them onto your flight jacket. The cd comes in a plastic sleeve with a custom label. Anyone got any pictures of the ship or the area during that time.
Mark felton productions is a strictly nonpolitical history channel presenting films by leading military historian and author dr. Decommissioned on august 9, 1996, the uss america spend the following years at the naval inactive. Uss america cva cv 66 kitty hawk class aircraft carrier us navy. Back to last page back to cruise book page back to uss america page. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. Uss king cruise books a ships cruise book was published for most of the uss kings deployments.
The profits from each purchase go towards the maintenance of cv41. 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. In november of 1776 the continental congress ordered the construction of a 74gun ship of the line to be named america. You are not required to have a paypal account to make credit card purchases. The aircraft carrier was built at newport news, virginia, and was commissioned on jan. Printing is also easily possible because of the high resolution 300dpi and the missing watermarks. Terry morris was promoted to gmtc 15 november 1972. Jun 27, 2012 sailing on 5 june, america crossed the equator on 12 june and held the usual initiation of pollywogs into the realm of neptune. Eversole dd 789 naval cruise book, class of 1971, page 6 of 80 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. Mount vernon lsd39 197374, 1975, 198485, 198788, 1989, 1991, 1995. A special thanks to monte breeden, leo capillo, dan kauppi, robert paul, bob plante, fr. Final flight, 1988 uss united states nimitzclass aircraft carrier a us navy aircraft carrier was to have had that name, but the ship was cancelled america, 2001. Eversole dd 789 naval cruise book, class of 1971, page 6. Navy ships keep running records of their activities on board, and many of these logs are sent to the naval history and heritage command nhhc to be archived as permanent records.
The uss somers, from 1959 to 1982 participated in 11 cruises. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of freely. Uss america cvacv66 was one of three kitty hawkclass supercarriers built for the united. 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. Find out more about these records and how to access them below. Please refer to the table below for shipping options. Thank you for looking the photos show the actual item being sold. On 16 july 1971, america dropped anchor at naval station rota, spain in order to receive. The ship made her first two cruises to the mediterranean. This page contains scans from the launching of the uss america, 1964.
Uss independence cv62 1971 1972 cruise book the fifth uss independence cv62, formerly cva62, is a forrestalclass aircraft carrier that was launched by new york navy yard 6 june 1958. On 16 july 1971, america dropped anchor at rota, spain, in order to receive her turnover information from the ship she was relieving on station, uss franklin d. Yesterday, as part of san franciscos fleet week festivities, the us navy had a highprofile commissioning ceremony for the uss america lha6, the fourth us navy ship to bear the name and the. America then entered the mediterranean for the third time since her commissioning. Uss san jose afs7 19711972 westpacvietnam cruise book ebay. Uss america lha 6 is the latest largedeck amphibious ship, the first of a fourship class. America cv 66 naval cruise book, class of 1978, page 265. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss california bb 44 cruise book during world war ii. The ten 10 cruise books above are a record of those journeys to the western pacific westpac. Rare cruise books like this sell for a hundred dollars or more when buying the actual hard copy. Creating those books is an old tradition in the us navy. Then one would know to immediately check 12 june 1972. It will open in a new window and is image extensive.
Org and the san diego aircraft carrier museum, home of the uss midway. This specific class of warship was the stateoftheart naval weapon of the late eighteenth century, and one of the most complex engineering constructions of its day. 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. Uss oriskany cva34 19721973 this is oriskanys w division approximately 1 december 1972. America cva66cv66 196566, 1967, 1968, 196970, 1971, 19721973, 1974. Uss america was the third kitty hawk class aircraft carrier and the third ship in the navy to bear the name. Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009. The inside story of americas war against terrorism new. Each page has been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable computer viewing. Uss columbia aircraft carrier seven former, one current, and one future us navy ships share that name, none of them an aircraft carrier reduktor soviet intelligence ship. Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. Together with the eight lhds the last of which is makin island, her class will maintain the u. Uss america cvacv66 was one of three kitty hawkclass supercarriers built for the united states navy in the 1960s.
This page contains scans from the commissioning of the uss america, 1965. Uss america cva66 cruise book westpac vietnam cruise 19721973 tonkin trek the uss america with carrier air wing eight embarked includes identified division photos 9 x 12 hardcover in good condition, with some cover wear. We will locate the navy deck logs that you need and scan the original records page by page. Uss america cv 66 operation desert storm cruise book 1991. We can have most navy deck log requests ready within about 23 weeks. Uss america cvacv66 company hopewell junction, new. Navy deck logs available in the national archives catalog. The uss america facebook page is run by the uss america carrier veterans association. The list of ships below includes ships for which information can be found in the timetablessailing lists or other publications shown on this website. Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb. Uss america is the third naval ship to be named such. Sailing on 5 june, america crossed the equator on 12 june and held the usual initiation of pollywogs into the realm of neptune.
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