Uss america cruise book 1979 monterey california

If you are looking for a certain uss navy cruise book from wwii, korea or vietnam we just might have it. Among the work performed during the availability was the installation of the nato sea sparrow missile and closein weapon systems such as the multibarreled phalanx machine gun. See more ideas about america, american and uss america. 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 cruise books have been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable viewing. In july 1976, captain leeds received orders as commander. They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection. Navy and coast guard deck logs from 1956 to 1978 will be closed to researchers.

A fire in the pump room of uss america kills two sailors and causes minor damage while the ship is in the atlantic en route to the mediterranean for a sixmonth deployment. Uss america cv 66 mediterranean cruise book 1979 did you serve aboard uss america cv 66. Entering the norfolk naval shipyard on 6 november 1979, america underwent repairs and alterations for much of 1980 commencing her postrepair trials on 23 september 1980. America did return to yankee station one last time, but her time on station proved short, as she returned to subic bay on 17 february and sailed thence for the united states three days later, on 20 february 1973. Uss america cv 66 mediterranean and indian ocean cruise.

The third uss america cv 66 was laid down on january 1, 1961, at newport news, va. They include the volumes in the navy department library s collection, the nations largest cruise book collection. Uss cassin young dd793 19561957 mediterranean cruise book. The aircraft carrier was built at newport news, virginia, and was commissioned on jan. Here you can download the uss america cv 66 cruise book 198081 as a high resolution. Ashtray from 1979, donated to the museum by paul pospisil. In late may of 1941 she was ordered to return to newport news to be handed over to the navy. Mediterranean cruise book for sale military collectibles.

Although all four ships of the class were completed with angled decks, ranger had the distinction of being the first us carrier built from the beginning as an angleddeck ship commissioned in 1957, she served extensively in the pacific, especially the vietnam. This is a problem of the book itself and is not caused by my scanner. Denver lpd9 1978, 1979 des moines ca 4 1952, 1953, 1958 desoto county lst1171 1964, 1970. On august 22, 2019, the va began scanning more than 20 million images from the u. Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. Enlarge aircraft carrier uss saratoga cv60 view in national archives catalog please note. You will be able to zoom in to better read names etc. The america was moored at norfolk and acquired by the navy on june 1, 1941, to be used as a troop transport. Uss america cv 66 in stock war collectibles for sale. Uss america is the third naval ship to be named such. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment. The seventh uss ranger cv cva61 was the third of four forrestalclass supercarriers built for the united states navy in the 1950s.

The ship made her first two cruises to the mediterranean. Find great deals on ebay for uss america cruise book. We specialize in us navy cruise books, us marine corps cruise books, air force books, and books on us military history. Uss monterey cg 61 is a ticonderogaclass guidedmissile cruiser in the united states navy. Navy cruise book for sale us military collectibles. Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb. Cruise book and document reproduction naval historical. August 1990 a steam line burts aboard the uss america.

Midway cv 41 naval cruise book, class of 1979, page 8. Ntc san diego 1979 072 anchor ntc san diego 1979 anchor ntc san diego 1979 179 anchor. Carrier air wing eleven on the uss kitty hawk cva63. Printing is also easily possible because of the high resolution 300dpi and the missing watermarks. This cruise book contains many faint texts that are hard to read. Captain leeds next commanded the uss ashta bula ao 51 from 25 august 1978 through 15 july 1979 and conducted the ship during her busy westpac cruise.

Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection 7300 total words in this text 51834 reads ship name hull number year of cruise or publication aaaron ward dm34 1945. Us navy cruise book store 128 followers andermace 10 andermaces feedback score is 10 100. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection. America cv 66 naval cruise book, class of 1979, page. Navy cruise book for sale military collectibles for sale. Captain leeds assumed command of america on 23 august 1979 at augusta bay. Schroeder 5apr 1979 bow collision with liberian tanker fortune near singapore 22may 1979. Find great deals on ebay for uss log book and pensacola.

Midway cv 41 naval cruise book, class of 1979, page 8 of 292 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of. Navy deck logs available in the national archives catalog. Great deals from u s naval history store on uss cv cruise. Usmc 3rd battalion 9th marines 1979 1980 korea cruise book blt 39. Uss independence cv62 19881989 30th anniversary cruise book. Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009. South china sea collision 21feb 1979 cvw2 embarked, tail code ne, cag cdr ray.

America, the call would come whilst on cruise to saint thomas in the virgin islands. Check out our uss america cv 66 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. Each digital book is the same price regardless of its size or rarity.