America cv 66 naval cruise book, class of 1981, page 194. In late july, the second group of 41 middies arrived for their sixweek cruise. They are viewable only on a computer with a cd drive and adobe acrobat reader software installed. The ship made her first two cruises to the mediterranean. Cruise book, uss enterprise cvan65, westpac, 19821983, includes time spent at puget sound naval shipyard, bremerton, washington january. After an eight month turnaround, the scorpions again departed norfolk, on 15 october 1975, for their second mediterranean deployment aboard uss independence cva 62 with cvw7. All you need is a first and last name, although more information is. America then participated in exercise flaming lance, off the coast of sardinia, during which time leahy dlg16 controlled over 1,000. Despite an emergency breakaway, the america suffersminor damage to a catwalk, a storage compartment, and a flight deck safety net rail. 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. The uss astoria arrives in japan under the command of richard kelly turner in an attempt to photograph the japanese battleships yamato and musashi. Aircraft industries association of america aircraft year book, the, 1950. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of freely accessible us navy cruise books 1708 cruise books and 27 decommissioning programs available us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment. Uss kitty hawk 196566 navy cruise book cva 63 vietnam era military history.
Chances are your servicetime buddies or family members may already be a part of vetfriends. No information will be posted other than the photo, your name as sent, raterank, division and civilian job. Sasebo, japan amphibious assault ship uss america lha 6 joined the u. The uss somers, from 1959 to 1982 participated in 11 cruises. America then anchored off the island of rhodes, greece, on 6 june for a fourday port visit, after which time she returned to athens to embark naval academy midshipmen for their summer training cruise. America cv 66 naval cruise book, class of 1983, page 7 of 520.
Uss america cvacv66 company hopewell junction, new. Uss south carolina dlgn cgn 37 guided missile cruiser us navy. America and hermes provided raid aircraft to test each others antiaircraft defenses. Kennedy embarked on a fast cruise from 11 to october 1968, and ultimately put to sea on 21 october. 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. Find your servicetime buddies and search over 2,583,359 vetfriends members.
You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss california cruise book during world war ii. Here you can download the uss america cv 66 cruise book 198081 as a high resolution. After computex, the exercise ocean venture and a port visit to st. We specialize in us navy cruise books, us marine corps cruise books, air force books, and books on us military history. Central america and caribbean, europe, middle east, greenland, mexico, canada, saint pierre. She could hold 502 officers, 4,684 sailors, and nearly 80 aircraft. The aircraft carrier was built at newport news, virginia, and was commissioned on jan.
See more of uss enterprise cvn 65 book on facebook. Back to last page back to cruise book page back to uss america page. In december 1990, the rooks deployed aboard uss america. If a vets records show they served aboard one of these ships, exposure to herbicide agents can be presumed without further development. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. Uss america cvacv66 was one of three kitty hawkclass supercarriers built for the united states navy in the 1960s. Here you can download the uss america cv 66 cruise book 1981 82 as a high resolution. Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. United states navy cruise book collection gg archives.
Uss america cva cv 66 kitty hawk class aircraft carrier us. Information on this web site may contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Details about uss nimitz cvn68 198019811982 mediterrean cruise book. Uss america is the third naval ship to be named such. Uss america cva cv 66 kitty hawk class aircraft carrier us navy. In january 1981, the rooks were on station in the north arabian. Accidents involving nuclear powered ships and submarines. On 19 july 1974, vaq2 deployed aboard uss independence cva 62 for a six month cruise to the mediterranean as part of air wing seven, returning in january of 1975. Uss america was the third kitty hawk class aircraft carrier and the third ship in the navy to bear the name. The cd comes in a plastic sleeve with a custom label. Thomas, usvi, in april and may, america and her air wing continued workups for deployment.
You will be able to zoom in to better read names etc. Eisenhower cvn 69 with uss south carolina cgn 37 in the background january 1982. Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009. Nns the navy accepted delivery of the future uss america lha 6 from huntington ingalls industries april 10. Search instantly today in our online veteran registry. On 10 january 1967, america departed norfolk for her second mediterranean cruise and.
Laid down on july 17, 2009, america is to be completed in 2012. The america, waite said, is in the 2007 guiness book of world. Uss nimitz cvn68 1980 1981 1982 mediterranean deployment log cruise book. Anyone got any pictures of the ship or the area during that time. Maintenance illustrated parts breakdown transmission system navy model sh2g. Following a solo transatlantic crossing, south carolina transited the suez canal for the. List of ships with agent orange exposure confirmed salem. Each page has been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable computer viewing. The profits from each purchase go towards the maintenance of cv41. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection. Disasters and phenomena main tragedy of uss memphis sinking of uss.
Following a solo trans atlantic crossing, south carolina transited the suez canal for the. The uss america facebook page is run by the uss america carrier veterans association. No one has been able to land a big punch on an american aircraft carrier for over half a century, strategypage notes. In the true tradition of the wwii era, we take the designs that were painted on the nose of. Org cruise book web store uses paypal shopping carts for secure internet transactions. This is a tribute to her in her best years and her final voyage. Pilots from the naval air test center, patuxent river, maryland, rode the ship to monitor her catapults and arresting gear and provided planes for her inaugural flight operations.
As a supercarrier, which is an unofficial designation for the largest aircraft carriers, the uss america was among the largest warships ever built. Uss america lha 6, is an amphibious assault ship of the united states navy and the lead ship of her class. The author joined the navy in 1981, specifically its naval aviation clan, and has experienced and. America transited the dardanelles on 21 june and arrived at istanbul, where rear admiral. 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. She differs from the amphibious assault ships lhas she replaces. Ready once again by april 1981, america and cvw11, again pointed her brow eastward for the mediterranean. 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. Maxtonegraham regaled audiences with transatlantic lore. Welcome and thank you for looking at uss midway cruise books on cdrom. The united states navy sent the photos below to the cva on 7 june 2005. Uss california bb 44 wwii cruise book great naval images on. Here you can download the uss america cv 66 cruise book 198182 as a high resolution. The uss south carolina and her sister ship the uss california were equipped with two mk launchers, fore and aft, for the rim24 tartar surfacetoair.
Uss america cvacv66 was one of three kitty hawkclass supercarriers built for the united. The uss america, cv66, was not just an aircraft carrier, but a supercarrier. Lph9 uss guam lph9 home page commissioning decommissioning guam bell history in memoriam links pictures lph10 uss tripoli lph10 home page roster photo gallery lph11 uss new orleans lph11 home page history pictures roster. America with assigned to carrier air wing 11 cvw11 was. The united states navy produces cruise books that document the daily life of officers and crew members on voyages or deployments. Uss america cva66 vietnam war deployment cruise book year. One day while on liberty, i walked south of mayport through some residential neighborhoods and then east to the atlantic coast. 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. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection 7300 total words in this text. A former crew member of the mighty o has made the entire collection of cruise books from the uss oriskany available in digital format. The third america cva66 was laid down on 1 january 1961 at newport. This site is a tribute to the aircraft carrier uss coral sea cv43.
Uss south carolina cgn 37 was the second ship of the californiaclass of nuclearpowered guided missile cruisers in the united states navy. Uss yellowstone 1980 cruise book ad 41 1981 to 1982 destroyer tender. Uss america cv 66 operation desert storm cruise book 1991. United states ship america cv66 198081 by mason, lcdr and goldman cdr and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Together with the eight lhds the last of which is makin island, her class will maintain the u. In 1983, the rooks joined cvw3 for an actionpacked med cruise aboard uss kennedy cv 67.
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. America cv 66 naval cruise book, class of 1981, page 194 of 686 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. 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. Primarily a photographic record, the cruise books often exceed 500 pages and produce one of the best accounts of their voyages available to the public. Unfortunately, a cruise book was not published for the 1960 cruise. For rating shirts click on your rating abbreviation below.
Each digital book is the same price regardless of its size or rarity. List of ships with agent orange exposure confirmed. The uss south carolina and her sister ship the uss california were equipped with two mk launchers, fore and aft, for the rim24 tartar surfacetoair missiles, asroc missiles, and harpoon missiles. Check out our uss america cv 66 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates. 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. The location of the uss america, the largest warship ever purposely sunk by its. Printing is also easily possible because of the high resolution 300dpi and the missing watermarks. He married mary bergeron in 1981 aboard the ocean liner rotterdam in new york harbor. Initially commissioned as attack aircraft carrier cva 66, she was redesignated as multipurpose aircraft carrier cv 66 on june 30, 1975.
The uss america cv66 and uss caloosahatchee ao98 collide during an underway replenishment maneuver 250 miles eastof charleston, south carolina, when the oiler loses rudder control. Each cruise book cd will automatically start when inserted in your computers cd drive. Org and the san diego aircraft carrier museum, home of the uss midway. Us navy cultural transformations, 19452017 chapter 15 the. Uss nimitz cvn68 198019811982 mediterrean cruise book ebay. Uss america cv 66 mediterranean and indian ocean cruise. Cruise book and document reproduction naval historical. After a cruise to the virgin islands in november 1981, south carolina deployed in. She also served in the persian gulf wars operations desert shield and desert storm. The uss america joint task group departed norfolk and other east coast ports 11 august 1993 for another major deployment.
Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of. Uss south carolina dlgn cgn 37 guided missile cruiser us. America is the first ship of its class, replacing the tarawaclass of amphibious assault ships and is scheduled to be commissioned late 2014 in san francisco. Uss america lha 6 is the latest largedeck amphibious ship, the first of a fourship class. They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection. America, cva66cv66, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 197778, 1979. Navy carrier to transit the suez canal since intrepid cvs11 had done so in june 1967, shortly before the arabisraeli sixday war. Ainsworth, ff1090, 1977, 1981, 1983, 198586, 1988, 198990. America cv66 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992,1994.
On 29 january 1981, as america was returning to nob, norfolk, she. America cv 66 naval cruise book, class of 1981, page. You are not required to have a paypal account to make credit card purchases. Details about uss america cva 66 1981 82 navy cruise book.
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