The aircraft carrier was built at newport news, virginia, and was commissioned on jan. 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. Find great deals on ebay for uss america cruise book. Uss america lha 6 is the latest largedeck amphibious ship, the first of a fourship class. Uss valley forge cvs 45 1959 cruise book navy history deployment atlantic. Norfolk, america departed for a monthlong cruise to the caribbean.
You need to be a member of uss america cva66 to add comments. Unfortunately, a cruise book was not published for the 1960 cruise. Alamo, lsd33, 1966, 196768, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1986. Here you can download the uss america cva 66 westpac cruise book 1972 73 as a high resolution. The navy does not stock or sell copies of ships cruise books. Rare cruise books like this sell for a hundred dollars or more when buying the actual hard copy. All information posted by the command public affairs team is approved and releasable. It will open in a new window and is image extensive.
Although that particular soviet guided missile destroyer left america alone. The profits from each purchase go towards the maintenance of cv41. The uss somers, from 1959 to 1982 participated in 11 cruises. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection. Westpac cruise book 197273 mediterranean cruise book 1974. Please refer to the table below for shipping options. 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. The ship made her first two cruises to the mediterranean. Creating those books is an old tradition in the us navy. They are compiled by the officers and men of a ship, unit, or station for private distribution and customarily published by a local job printing firm. Cruise book, uss enterprise cvan65, westpac 197172, after extended yard period in newport news shipbuilding and dry dock company from the day she arrived october, 1969 to january 15, 1971. Grant ap 29 was a transport ship that saw service with the united states navy in world war ii. America cv 66 naval cruise book, class of 1983, page 7 of 520 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. Unit awards, campaign and service medals and ribbons.
Vietnam veteran john kirkwood shows pages from a cruise book that he. They are viewable only on a computer with a cd drive and adobe acrobat reader software installed. The cd comes in a plastic sleeve with a custom label. After loading more than 3000 cruisers, the ship got underway from new orleans at 1600 and headed down the mississippi towards the gulf for the start of a sevenday cruise. Uss america arrives in sasebo japan sasebo, japan amphibious assault ship uss america lha 6 joined the u. America cv 66 naval cruise book, class of 1978, page 265.
Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of. Uss america cvacv66 was one of three kitty hawkclass supercarriers built for the united states navy in the 1960s. Jun 03, 2014 jun 3, 2014 uss ticonderoga in vietnam x. This book may not be in perfect condition but it still has a lot of life left in it and a great part of history. 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. This page contains scans from the commissioning of the uss america, 1965. We specialize in us navy cruise books, us marine corps cruise books, air force books, and books on us military history. Laid down on july 17, 2009, america is to be completed in 2012. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss houston cl 81 cruise book in 1946. On 10 january 1967, america departed norfolk for her second mediterranean cruise and relieved independence cv62 at pollensa bay on 22 january. You will be able to zoom in to better read names etc.
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. Cruise books, usually similar in general content and format to high school or college yearbooks, are not official publications. Navy photo 1 from the uss america cva66 197273 cruise book. 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. Org and the san diego aircraft carrier museum, home of the uss midway. Photo and escorts id thanks to enterprise westpac 197273 cruise book, via bob canchola. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. Here you can download the uss america cva 66 westpac cruise book 197273 as a high resolution. Uss hancock cva19 vietnam deployment cruise book year log 1972 navy. During the 1967 mediterranean cruise of uss america cva66. She differs from the amphibious assault ships lhas she replaces. Together with the eight lhds the last of which is makin island, her class will maintain the u. Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb. Like school yearbooks, they are usually paid for by.
Originally a german ocean liner named konig wilhelm ii, she was seized by the united states during the first world war and renamed uss madawaska id3011 in 1917 before being renamed uss u. 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. Navy cruise book for sale us military collectibles. Welcome and thank you for looking at uss midway cruise books on cdrom. Printing is also easily possible because of the high resolution 300dpi and the missing watermarks. 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. Ailing vietnam vets hunt through ships logs to prove propublica. The first trip departed the hotel at 1200 and the final trip departed the hotel at 30. Uss america is the third naval ship to be named such. According to the december 4, 2006 issue of navy times, ex america was in one piece and sitting on its keel, some 476 miles east of charleston, sc, and about 400 miles west of bermuda, and 16,860 feet 5,9 meters below the surface. 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 did return to yankee station one last time, but her time on station proved short, as she returned to subic bay on 17 february and sailed thence for the united states three days later, on 20 february 1973. Uss america cva66 1968 westpacvietnam war cruise book ebay. Uss america cva66 cruise book westpac vietnam cruise 1972 1973 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.
Cruise books these cruise books have been donated to the independence memorial library for use in developing this site 1965 westpac cruise john l. This page contains scans from the launching of the uss america, 1964. Here you can download the uss enterprise cvan 65 westpac cruise book 197273 as a high resolution. The uss grant cruise reunion group was the single largest group on the cruise ship. Org cruise book web store uses paypal shopping carts for secure internet.
On 2 june 1972, three days before america was to sail, admiral. Comment by michael alan sonntag on july 9, 2019 at 2. Uss america cv66 1984 cruise book navy deployment slipcase history ephemera. This information was obtained by the uss america carrier veterans association on october 30, through a freedom. For rating shirts click on your rating abbreviation below. 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. The bt rating was responsible for operation and maintenance of the ships boilers and all associated equipment in the two fire rooms. Here you can download the uss america cva 66 mediterranean cruise book 1971 as a high resolution.
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