Rare, hard to find, sold out, discontinued, and other collectibles. Welcome and thank you for looking at uss midway cruise books on cdrom. Beginning in the mid19th century, several generations of womens suffrage. Bring the cruise book to life with this multimedia presentation. The ship made her first two cruises to the mediterranean. Here you can download the uss america cv 66 cruise book 198081 as a high resolution. At 1,088 feet 332 m, she is the longest naval vessels ever built. The third america cva66 was laid down on 1 january 1961 at newport. 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 adair apa91 1946 adirondack agc15 1952 admiral w. Each page has been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable computer viewing. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of.
Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment. On 10 january 1967, america departed norfolk for her second mediterranean cruise and. 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. 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. Please refer to the table below for shipping options. Exercise poker hand iv with the british aircraft carrier hms hermes. America cv 66 naval cruise book, class of 1979, page 26 of 336 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. Laid down on july 17, 2009, america is to be completed in 2012. Uss belleau wood lha 3 belleau wood, near chateau thierry, france, was the scene of a battle between the 4th marine brigade and elements of three german divisions in june 1918. You have done a great service to all shipmates of the rosie. Bagley was the fourth ship of the usn named for ensign worth bagley, the only us navy officer killed in action during the spanishamerican war. Like her predecessor of world war ii fame, she is nicknamed big e. Uss america cva66 carrier air wing 9 1970 deployment log cruise book.
If you, as a uss america shipmate, would like to show off here, please email a photo and other info, such as rate, rank, division and your civilian job to the webmaster, nathan good at please type in the subject line, uss america and i will know it is not spam. The cd comes in a plastic sleeve with a custom label. Here you can download the uss america cv 66 mediterranean cruise book 198283 as a high resolution. The 1961 cruise book is presented here courtesy of r. Mediterranean cruise book 1979 mediterranean indian ocean cruise book 1981 cruise book 198182 mediterranean cruise book 198283 mediterranean. The uss saratoga museum foundation has worked for 12 years to bring the ship to rhode island, and is now focusing on continuing to acquire saratoga memorabilia for display onboard the uss john f. 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. Details about uss america cva 66 1981 82 navy cruise book. Creating those books is an old tradition in the us navy. America cv 66 naval cruise book, class of 1981, page 200. Capps ap121 1946 agerholm dd826 1963, 1966, 1969 ainsworth de1090 1974 ainsworth ff1090 1977, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1990. Uss america is the third naval ship to be named such. America cv 66 naval cruise book, class of 1979, page.
Featuring station 1980 available for purchasing now online. It senior technical engineer at dte energy, detroit, michigan. Uss america aircraft carrier cv66 198081 mediterranean cruise book. It brought back many good memories of the 70 med cruise. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss nevada cruise book during world war ii. Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb. I got in contact with some old friends through the crews list. Here you can download the uss america cva 66 mediterranean cruise book 1971 as a high resolution. This information was obtained by the uss america carrier veterans. In fact a 1994 gallup survey revealed that 81% of americans believe that the flag. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection. Cruise book, uss enterprise cvan65, westpac, 19821983, includes time spent at puget sound naval shipyard, bremerton, washington january 1979 to february 1982.
Showcasing a large array of station 1980 for sale now. Uss america cv 66 mediterranean and indian ocean cruise. Photo and escorts id thanks to enterprise westpac 197273 cruise book, via bob canchola. Uss ajax was laid down on 7 may 1941 at san pedro calif. Ph2 douglas l sigler uss america cv66 op division 1981 1983 completed a bachelors of english at the university of michigan completed a masters of fine arts in creative writing at the university of alaska currently.
Very good condition minor wear to cover, pages in excellent condition, binding tight. Please recognize that this is a 31 year old tale and some of the delatils may have faded. 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. For rating shirts click on your rating abbreviation below.
One day while on liberty, i walked south of mayport through some residential neighborhoods and then east to the atlantic coast. 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. Together with the eight lhds the last of which is makin island, her class will maintain the u. 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. During the 1967 mediterranean cruise of uss america cva66, what. Anyone got any pictures of the ship or the area during that time. Kavon hakimzadeh, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier uss. Org cruise book web store uses paypal shopping carts for secure internet transactions. Uss america lha 6 is the latest largedeck amphibious ship, the first of a fourship class. The profits from each purchase go towards the maintenance of cv41. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. I received a note from tracey schrader, whose father carmine n luongo, of north bergen, nj served aboard arneb during deep freeze ii and iii.
Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. America cv 66 naval cruise book, class of 1981, page. Uss bagley ff 1069 was a knoxclass frigate of the united states navy. Cruise books these cruise books have been donated to the independence memorial library for use in developing this site 1965 westpac cruise john l. America cv 66 naval cruise book, class of 1981, page 200 of 686 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. Uss america cv 66 mediterranean and indian ocean cruise book. You may find yourself in the book participating in ships activities. The 1968 cruise book is presented here courtesy of stephen r. Here you can download the uss america cv 66 cruise book 1981 82 as a high resolution. The aircraft carrier was built at newport news, virginia, and was commissioned on jan. You will be able to zoom in to better read names etc. Here you can download the uss america cv 66 cruise book 198182 as a high resolution.
Uss arneb, aka56 was a supply ship during the early operation deep freeze years. She was the first nuclearpowered aircraft carrier and the eighth united states naval vessel to bear the name. The navys mission is to protect america from attack, promote. 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 company hopewell junction, new. The uss america facebook page is run by the uss america carrier veterans association.
Org and the san diego aircraft carrier museum, home of the uss midway. No information will be posted other than the photo, your name as sent, raterank, division and civilian job. She differs from the amphibious assault ships lhas she replaces. Kennedy in the aquidneck island middletown newport area of rhode island. 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 following photos have been donated by the everglades crew. Uss enterprise cvn 65, formerly cvan65, is a decommissioned united states navy aircraft carrier. Uss kitty hawk 196566 navy cruise book cva 63 vietnam era military history. 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. See more ideas about uss nimitz, aircraft carrier and mass communication.