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As a supercarrier, which is an unofficial designation for the largest aircraft carriers, the uss america was among the largest warships ever built. Unfortunately, a cruise book was not published for the 1960 cruise. Find great deals on ebay for uss america cruise book. Uss nimitz cvn 68 mediterranean cruise book 198283. She could hold 502 officers, 4,684 sailors, and nearly 80 aircraft. For rating shirts click on your rating abbreviation below. Cruise books these cruise books have been donated to the independence memorial library for use in developing this site 1965 westpac cruise john l. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of. Here you can download the uss america cv 66 mediterranean cruise book 198283 as a high resolution. Huntington cl 107 cruise of the uss huntington cl107. Uss america cvacv66 was one of three kitty hawkclass supercarriers built for the united. She differs from the amphibious assault ships lhas she replaces. In late july, the second group of 41 middies arrived for their sixweek cruise. The uss somers, from 1959 to 1982 participated in 11 cruises.
Uss america was the third kitty hawk class aircraft carrier and the third ship in. Navy cruise book for sale us military collectibles. Jan, 1979, jan, 1982, mediterraneanindian oceanpersian gulf. America welcomed her final air wing, cvw1, aboard during 1982 and in august departed for an elevenweek cruise which ranged from the north atlanticand mediterranean for nato exercises, and finally the caribbean for her operational readiness evaluation. Our site promotes a big collection of items available for shipping right now online. Search for shipmates, friends, family, and memories in one of the largest collections of online naval cruise book images and photos. Org and the san diego aircraft carrier museum, home of the uss midway.
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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 cv 66 mediterranean cruise book 198283. Uss carl vinson cvn70 1982 cruise book navy deployment cruisebook. Welcome and thank you for looking at uss midway cruise books on cdrom.
Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb. Creating those books is an old tradition in the us navy. Uss independence cv 62 for sale collectibles online daily. This page contains scans from the launching of the uss america, 1964.
This page contains scans from the commissioning of the uss america, 1965. Uss america cvacv 66 major deployments airwing breakdown. The project has become very large and even though i work. Uss america cv66 in the suez canal 31 january 1983. Nassau lha 4 naval cruise book, class of 1982, page 20 of 304 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks.
Uss america is the third naval ship to be named such. The cd comes in a plastic sleeve with a custom label. Most sailors consider the cruise book one of their most valued treasures you would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss columbus ca 74 cruise book during the korean war era. My apologies to those who have sent their names and additional information that i have not added yet. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss nevada cruise book during world war ii. Uss stump dd978 1980 mediterranean cruise book navy deployment cruisebook.
Return from a nato cruise va72 packing it up va72 launches joint exercise w usaf va72 pilot self pic. You will be able to zoom in to better read names etc. Cruise book, uss enterprise cvan65, westpac, 19821983, includes time spent at puget sound naval shipyard, bremerton, washington january 1979 to february 1982. Laid down on july 17, 2009, america is to be completed in 2012. The profits from each purchase go towards the maintenance of cv41. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection. Check out our uss nimitz cvn 68 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates. From 1521 february, america participated in operation springboard 70, the annual series of. Admiral david farragut captures new orleans a day after his fleet successfully sailed past two confederate forts on the mississippi river. Mediterranean cruise book 198283 mediterranean cruise book 1984. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. Here you can download the uss midway cv 41 westpac cruise book 198283 as a high resolution. America departed the mediterranean on 2 november and was home ten days later. Usn cruise books online navy, marine, aircraft, commission.
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Uss america lha 6 is the latest largedeck amphibious ship, the first of a fourship class. For the second time in a week, a confederate force captures a union wagon train trying to supply the federal force at camden, arkansas. Alamo lsd33 1961, 1966, 196768, 1969, 1972, 1974, 197576, 1977, 1980, 1986. Anyone got any pictures of the ship or the area during that time. They were sold in exchange for an aloha friday if i remember correctly to keep the rec committee out of the red. Brown hardcover with black printing and black designs. Author did not see this book, and it more likely describes the successor cl or a prewar cruise book for ca 30. Together with the eight lhds the last of which is makin island, her class will maintain the u. The ship made her first two cruises to the mediterranean. Please refer to the table below for shipping options. Mar 01, 2015 one of the boomers i was on did a cruise book. With 120 crew members, no port calls, and no stories to talk about, it was a thin tome.