Navy veterans a social network for navy veterans of the. They were sold in exchange for an aloha friday if i remember correctly to keep the rec committee out of the red. Here you can download the uss america cv 66 cruise book 198081 as a high resolution. Cruisebook for the uss nimitz cvn68s 197980 mediterranean indian ocean gonzo station cruise. Check out our uss nimitz cvn 68 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates. Mediterranean cruise book 197778 mediterranean cruise book 1979. Matthew molmer as commanding officer of the arleigh burkeclass guidedmissile destroyer uss roosevelt ddg 80 during a small change of command ceremony aboard the. Photo and escorts id thanks to enterprise westpac 197273 cruise book, via bob canchola. Mack cruiseliner semi tractor amt 0930 tyrone malone kenworth super. This website is maintained by prime management services. Uss nimitz cvn 68 mediterranean and indian ocean cruise book 1979 80.
In late july, the second group of 41 middies arrived for their six week cruise. Each page has been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable computer viewing. 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. 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. Ashtray from 1979, donated to the museum by paul pospisil. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment. Org and the san diego aircraft carrier museum, home of the uss midway. Are there any other marines out there wondering about the old mardet from this era.
Uss guadalcanal was the third iwo jima class amphibious assault ship helicopter and the second ship in the navy to bear the name. Bring the cruise book to life with this multimedia presentation. Power quality awards across cars, trucks and suvs than any other brand over the last four years. Uss roosevelt holds change of command ceremony cmdr. It brought back many good memories of the 70 med cruise. Revell 82 darkearth, mat raf revell 79 blauwgrijs, mat revell 78 tankgrijs. From 1521 february, america participated in operation springboard 70, the annual series of training exercises conducted in the caribbean.
Payments made to this association may be tax deductible. Decommissioned and stricken from the navy list on august 31, 1994, the guadalcanal was subsequently laid up at the james river reserve fleet, fort eustis, va. Uss america lha 6 is the latest largedeck amphibious ship, the first of a fourship class. Navy photo 1 from the uss america cv66 1981 cruise book available at. Initially commissioned as attack aircraft carrier cva 66, she was redesignated as multipurpose aircraft carrier cv 66 on june 30, 1975. This list of naval training and education yearbooks, also known as cruise books, only includes publications with group photos or photos of individual naval personnel, similar in format to high school or college yearbooks. You will be able to zoom in to better read names etc. This page contains scans from the launching of the uss america, 1964. List of navy ships va presumptive for agent orange exposure.
Uss truxtun dd229 and uss pollux aks2 ran aground during a storm in placentia bay, newfoundland, and broke up in surf. Laid down on july 17, 2009, america is to be completed in 2012. This site is a tribute to the aircraft carrier uss coral sea cv43. Uss america cvacv 66 major deployments airwing breakdown. Back to last page back to cruise book page back to uss nimitz page. Anyone got any pictures of the ship or the area during that time. F18a hornet prototype landing on uss america cv66 1979. Cruisebook for the uss independence cv 62 s 1979 mediterranean deployment. The ship returned to norfolk on 30 october, and she continued local operations out of that port into 1979.
Anniversary cruise book cover provided by dave sparrowhawk foley 19801981 cruise book cover 15th. Uss independence cv62 1979 mediterranean cruise book. They are viewable only on a computer with a cd drive and adobe acrobat reader software installed. Uss america aircraft carrier cv66 1979 mediterranean cruise. The ship made her first two cruises to the mediterranean. Uss nimitz cvn 68 mediterranean and indian ocean cruise. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of.
Unfollow uss cruise book to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. More than 448,000 owners were asked to rate the quality of their vehicles. The profits from each purchase go towards the maintenance of cv41. You have done a great service to all shipmates of the rosie. The 1968 cruise book is presented here courtesy of stephen r. Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb. With 120 crew members, no port calls, and no stories to talk about, it was a thin tome. Sea trials took place from 21 to 23 november 1969 aboard uss america off the virginia coast. This information was obtained by the uss america carrier veterans. Creating those books is an old tradition in the us navy. Uss america was the third kitty hawk class aircraft carrier and the third ship in the navy to bear the name. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss california bb 44 cruise book during world war ii.
Uss america cv66 1979 mediterranean deployment log cruise book cruisebook. Together with the eight lhds the last of which is makin island, her class will maintain the u. Please refer to the table below for shipping options. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection. Kennedy in the aquidneck island middletown newport area of rhode island. Uss america aircraft carrier cv66 1979 mediterranean. Uss america cvacv66 was one of three kitty hawkclass supercarriers built for the united. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. One day while on liberty, i walked south of mayport through some residential neighborhoods and then east to the atlantic coast. If you have already submitted a claim for disability due to the exposure while serving on board any of these ships, then the date of any approved disability will be retroactive to the date of that claim. Jan, 1979, jan, 1982, mediterraneanindian oceanpersian gulf. My personal accounts of the last cruise of uss america.
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. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss maryland cruise book during world war ii. Return from a nato cruise va72 packing it up va72 launches joint exercise w usaf va72 pilot self pic off the. Us military desert storm camouflage pants brand new xs waist up to 27 usa.
In late july, the second group of 41 middies arrived for their sixweek cruise. Uss nimitz cvn68 1991 1992 1993 westpac deployment cruise book log cruisebook. America cv 66 naval cruise book, class of 1979, page. Served in persian gulf during iranian hostage crisis. An nys taxexempt corporation is a tax exempt organization, under irs code 501c19. Navy ships to the list where presumptive exposure to agent orange is recognized during the vietnam war. Vince salamoni, and bob tapley for making the uss somers cruise books available for all to view. The uss america carries around 79 aircraft and a complement of over 500 officers and nearly 4,700 men. The 1967 cruise book is presented courtesy of stephen r. 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. Hong kong singapore thailand philippines japan abu dhabi. She differs from the amphibious assault ships lhas she replaces.
Uss america is the third naval ship to be named such. Check out our uss america cv 66 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates. 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 mediterranean cruise book 1978 mediterranean cruise book 197980. During the 1967 mediterranean cruise of uss america cva66. Uss enterprise cvn65 19761977 westpac cruise book les collins, john dunn, rick hoag on. America cv66 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992,1994. Midway history yokosuka history former co list notable autographs operation dester shieldstorm any sailor mail vips homecoming 91 holidays airplan cartoons wog day steel beach picnic. This cruise book is over 300 pages with colour photos of the ship, her crew, ports of call and embarked air wing 6. This cruise book is 350 pages of mostly colour photos of the ship, her crew, ports of call and embarked air wing 8 cvw8. Here you can download the uss midway cva 41 westpac cruise book 1979 80 as a high resolution. 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. I got in contact with some old friends through the crews list. 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.
Marine corps uss guadalcanal lph7 usmc veteran locator. Return from a nato cruise va 72 packing it up va72 launches joint exercise w usaf va72 pilot self pic off the. See more ideas about long beach, us navy ships and naval history. Cruise book, uss enterprise cvan65, westpac, 19821983, includes time spent at puget sound naval shipyard, bremerton, washington january 1979 to february 1982. Uss america aircraft carrier cv66 1979 mediterranean cruise book book is an excellent used overall condition it has over 328 pages. 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.
Back to last page back to cruise book page back to uss america page. Uss america cv 66 mediterranean and indian ocean cruise. Uss america was the third kitty hawk class aircraft carrier and the third ship in. Welcome and thank you for looking at uss midway cruise books on cdrom. 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. And over the last four years, chevy rose to the top across cars, trucks and suvs. The above uss truckee ao147 history may, or may not, contain text provided by crew members of the uss truckee ao147, or by other noncrew members, and text from the dictionary of american naval fighting ships.
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