Uss hancock cv 19 wwii cruise book great naval images on. This page contains scans from the commissioning of the uss america, 1965. Cruise books these cruise books have been donated to the independence memorial library for use in developing this site 1965 westpac cruise john l. Uss america was the third kitty hawk class aircraft carrier and the third ship in the navy to bear the name. A collection of photographs published in a small book to commemorate the world cruise of the fleet. America cv 66 naval cruise book, class of 1979, page. Together with the eight lhds the last of which is makin island, her class will maintain the u. The uss america, cv66, was not just an aircraft carrier, but a supercarrier. Uss america cva 66 mediterranean cruise book 1974 did you serve aboard uss america cv 66. Bring the cruise book to life with this multimedia presentation.
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. The uss somers, from 1959 to 1982 participated in 11 cruises. She differs from the amphibious assault ships lhas she replaces. 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. Each page has been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable computer viewing.
As a supercarrier, which is an unofficial designation for the largest aircraft carriers, the uss america was among the largest warships ever built. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment. Uss america lha 6 is the latest largedeck amphibious ship, the first of a fourship class. Uss frederick lst1184 a newport class tank landing ship. Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009. You need to be a member of uss america cva66 to add comments. Uss america arrives in sasebo japan sasebo, japan amphibious assault ship uss america lha 6 joined the u. She also served in the persian gulf wars operations desert shield and desert storm. Comment by michael alan sonntag on july 9, 2019 at 2. 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 america is the third naval ship to be named such. Here you can download the uss america cva 66 mediterranean cruise book 1971 as a high resolution. The products offered here are not endorsed or sponsored by any governmental organization and all logos and designs are not ed and remain within the public domain. Uss saratoga cva60 19691970 mediterranean cruise book ebay.
Anyone got any pictures of the ship or the area during that time. America cv 66 naval cruise book, class of 1979, page 26. I went looking for a cruise book but got the wrong one. It will open in a new window and is image extensive. Initially commissioned as attack aircraft carrier cva 66, she was redesignated as multipurpose aircraft carrier cv 66 on june 30, 1975. 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. Uss independence cva 62 mediterranean cruise book 1971 72. Welcome and thank you for looking at uss midway cruise books on cdrom. The uss america facebook page is run by the uss america carrier veterans association.
Her mission is to act as the flagship of an expeditionary strike group or amphibious ready group, carrying part of a marine expeditionary unit. The aircraft carrier was built at newport news, virginia, and was commissioned on jan. This is the second in a series of articles by captain stewart detailing the technical specifications, manning, and operations of the u. Uss america cvacv66 company hopewell junction, new. Org and the san diego aircraft carrier museum, home of the uss midway. She could hold 502 officers, 4,684 sailors, and nearly 80 aircraft. Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb. 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. Check out our uss independence cv 62 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates. Hedinger rvah1 1971 1972 med cruise john zieba vaw122 1974 1975 med cruise richard e.
Thank you for looking the photos show the actual item being sold. Uss independence cva 62 mediterranean cruise book 197172. One day while on liberty, i walked south of mayport through some residential neighborhoods and then east to the atlantic coast. Unfortunately, a cruise book was not published for the 1960 cruise. 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. 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. Uss america lha 6, is an amphibious assault ship of the united states navy and the lead ship of her class. The 1967 cruise book is presented courtesy of stephen r.
Anyhow, im sure some of the crewmembers that hit this site, will see my name and think no way doman stayed in the navy, muchless made chief great to run across the site and i plan to visit often. 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. Back to last page back to cruise book page back to uss independence page. Offering memorabilia items such as tee shirts, coffee mugs and hats imprinted with the uss america cva 66 ships seal. Uss america cva66 1971 mediterranean cruise book ebay. Org cruise book web store uses paypal shopping carts for secure internet transactions. Here you can download the uss midway cva 41 westpac cruise book 1971 as a high resolution. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss hancock cruise book during world war ii. By captain george stewart, usn ret as reported on ltjg george stewart from the 1958 uss halsey powell cruise book. Uss america cvacv66 was one of three kitty hawkclass supercarriers built for the united states navy in the 1960s.
Printing is also easily possible because of the high resolution 300dpi and the missing watermarks. The ship made her first two cruises to the mediterranean. It is in great condition and comes with some added photos and misc. Uss america cva66 1968 westpacvietnam war cruise book ebay. Here you can still get some of those items you may have lost or never took the time to buy aboard the uss america cva 66. Check out our uss america cv 66 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates. The 1968 cruise book is presented here courtesy of stephen r. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss california bb 44 cruise book during world war ii. You will be able to zoom in to better read names etc. Amphibious assault ship uss america lha 6 joined the u. They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection. This page contains scans from the launching of the uss america, 1964.
Navys fletcher class destroyers my previous article read part 1 here gave an overview of the u. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of. Ive got to go look at my cruise book from 1984 now. Creating those books is an old tradition in the us navy. Published at the time of the cruise, it is a commemoration of the first half of the voyage from hampton roads to san francisco. Please refer to the table below for shipping options. You are not required to have a paypal account to make credit card purchases. Uss independence cvl22 reunion group uss independence lcs2 under construction cvs32 cv32. Uss columbus ca74 us navy korean war project page 1. Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment.
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