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. Uss point loma agds2 1982 1983 cruise book navy deployment. America was a 19thcentury racing yacht and first winner of the americas cup international sailing trophy on august 22, 1851, america won the royal yacht squadrons 53mile 85 km regatta around the isle of wight by 18 minutes. The ship made her first two cruises to the mediterranean. Gallery was visiting as many 6th fleet ships as possible during his month stay in the mediterranean to gather material for articles and books. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection. She differs from the amphibious assault ships lhas she replaces. Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. Cruise books ships, seabees and trainingeducation cryptologic documents in the navy department library dept. 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. Initially commissioned as attack aircraft carrier cva 66, she was redesignated as multipurpose aircraft carrier cv 66 on june 30, 1975.
Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment. Bring the cruise book to life with this multimedia presentation. Carr 19241944, who was awarded a posthumous silver star medal for his heroism on board the destroyer escort samuel b. Back to last page back to cruise book page back to uss america page. Here you can download the uss america cv 66 cruise book 1989 as a high resolution. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. You would be purchasing the uss sperry cruise book during world war ii. We specialize in us navy cruise books, us marine corps cruise books.
Org and the san diego aircraft carrier museum, home of the uss midway. A major hurdle was competition with the national football league, who had awarded the city the jacksonville jaguars franchise in november 1993. One day while on liberty, i walked south of mayport through some residential neighborhoods and then east to the atlantic coast. Laid down on july 17, 2009, america is to be completed in 2012. Uss america cv 66 operation desert storm cruise book 1991. Lexington crash occurred when pilot flew too low upi archives. This page contains scans from the commissioning of the uss america, 1965. Navy asw patrol squadrons is posted with permission on pages dedicated to each respective squadron. In november of 1776 the continental congress ordered the construction of a 74gun ship of the line to be named america. They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection. There are no signs of rubbing on the corners and topbottom of the spine.
America was a 19thcentury racing yacht and first winner of the americas cup international sailing trophy. You will be able to zoom in to better read names etc. Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss california bb 44 cruise book during world war ii. Uss america is the third naval ship to be named such. It was my opening pass in a tomcat tactical demonstration at sea. Together with the eight lhds the last of which is makin island, her class will maintain the u. Roberts during the battle off samar carr was laid down on 26 march 1982 by the todd pacific shipyards co. A navy pilot attempting his first landing on an aircraft carrier was approaching too low and slow when he crashed into the uss lexington, killing five people and injuring 19. The uss america, cv66, was not just an aircraft carrier, but a supercarrier. Amphibious assault ship uss america lha 6 joined the u.
On august 22, 1851, america won the royal yacht squadron s 53mile 85 km regatta around the isle of wight by 18 minutes. It will open in a new window and is image extensive. For rating shirts click on your rating abbreviation below. Uss america cv 66 mediterranean and indian ocean cruise book. Uss america lha 6 is the latest largedeck amphibious ship, the first of a fourship class. The aircraft carrier was built at newport news, virginia, and was commissioned on jan. The uss somers, from 1959 to 1982 participated in 11 cruises.
Cruise book, uss enterprise cvan65, westpac, 19821983, includes time spent at puget sound naval shipyard, bremerton, washington january 1979 to february 1982. After this, the ship was deployed three times to support combat operations in southeastern asia. Jason ar 8 naval cruise book, class of 1989, page 10. Cruise book of the officers and men who sailed and fought from the uss enterprise during the 196667 deployment to vietnam. Printing is also easily possible because of the high resolution 300dpi and the missing watermarks. 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. With operations focusing further south, the only pilot loss of the cruise took. Creating those books is an old tradition in the us navy. The photo from the uss america in the summer of 1989 is widely seen, and most folks think it was either an edited photo, a risky maneuver, or a crash in progress. Cv 66 mediterranean and indian ocean cruise book 1989. Get the best deals on book military original period items 1976 1989. Uss midway cv41 19891990 westpac cruise book complete 310 pages.
Vpnavy has attempted to collect every available piece of information via the internet. Uss saratoga cva cv 60 forrestal class aircraft carrier us navy. The uss kinkaid and the kota petani, a singaporebased merchant ship, collided early sunday morning local time, about 240 miles northwest of singapore, said lt. Check out our uss america cv 66 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates. His first duty station was aboard uss america cv 66. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of. Anyone got any pictures of the ship or the area during that time. Snorkeling spearfishing underwater football underwater hockey. Uss america cv 66 mediterranean cruise book 198283 this cruise book is volume 2 of the 198183 cruise book set. Uss marvin shields ff1066 where snipes and twidgets are welcome operations. Welcome and thank you for looking at uss midway cruise books on cdrom. Lexington crash occurred when pilot flew too low upi. In 1986, america was involved with the libyan confrontation.
Please refer to the table below for shipping options. The carrier sent aircraft to handle libyan planes sent to attack american ships. Vpnavy is dedicated to the men and women of the united states navy flying asw vpvpb patrol aircraft past and present. Vpnavy vp9 shipmates summary page vp patrol squadron. Book military original period items 1976 1989 skip to page navigation. Back to uss america cv 66 mediterranean and indian ocean cruise book 1989 page. She could hold 502 officers, 4,684 sailors, and nearly 80 aircraft. Central america and caribbean, europe, middle east, greenland.
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. During the latter part of the 1970s and into the early 1980s, she was often in the mediterranean, including during the lebanon crisis. Ship name hull number year of cruise or publication aaaron ward dm34 1945 abbot dd629 1958, 1960 abraham lincoln cvn72 1993 acadia ad42 1985, 1991. Each page has been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable computer viewing.
Decommissioned on august 9, 1996, the uss america spend the following years at the naval inactive. This page contains scans from the launching of the uss america, 1964. Uss saratoga cva cv 60 forrestal class aircraft carrier us. Unfortunately, a cruise book was not published for the 1960 cruise.
The binding is tight and there are not any loose,missing or cutout pages. Uss carr ffg52, was an oliver hazard perryclass frigate of the united states navy, named after gunners mate 3rd class paul h. 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. Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb.
The profits from each purchase go towards the maintenance of cv41. This is an original uss theodore roosevelt cvn71 cruise book. Uss america cv 66 mediterranean and indian ocean cruise. America cv 66 naval cruise book, class of 1992, cover. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss warren cruise book during world war ii. 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. Jason ar 8 naval cruise book, class of 1989, page 10 of. Anniversary edition provided by dave sparrowhawk foley.
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 cruise 1989 90 mediterranean arabian. Book military original period items 19761989 for sale. Uss oriskany cvcva34 nicknamed mighty o, and occasionally referred to as the oboat. 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. Uss america cvacv66 was one of three kitty hawkclass supercarriers built for the united. America cv 66 naval cruise book, class of 1992, cover has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school. See more ideas about olongapo, subic bay and subic. Uss america cv66 f14 flyby uss hancock cva19 cr division. Email the webmaster with questions or comments about this web site. As a supercarrier, which is an unofficial designation for the largest aircraft carriers, the uss america was among the largest warships ever built. Jason ar 8 naval cruise book, class of 1989, page 10 of 176 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. Uss america was the third kitty hawk class aircraft carrier and the third ship in the navy to bear the name.
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