Harry yarnell cg 17 naval cruise book, class of 1987, page 7 of 140 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. Sunk due to enemy action southeast of san cristobal island. I have written reports on the uss bainbridge 1842 which was a 12gun brig commissioned in 1842 and lost off cape hatteras in 1863 and the uss bainbridge dd1, that was the first destroyer of the us navy, in service from 1902 to 1919. Uss hermitage lsd34 hermitage lsd34 was launched 12 june 1956 by the ingalls shipbulldlng corp. This page contains scans from the launching of the uss america, 1964. She operated with royal navy units in gonzoex 281 1723 november and bright star 82, an exercise involving the defense of egypt and the vital suez canal 49 december. Vince salamoni, and bob tapley for making the uss somers cruise books available for all to view. Rare cruise books like this sell for a hundred dollars or more when buying the actual hard copy.
Uss annapolis agmr1 communications major relay ship. 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. Pride and commissioned 14 december 1956 captain leonard a. Uss america is the third naval ship to be named such. Box 1239 hopewell junction, new york 12533 1888391cv66 2866. Uss america cva 66 mediterranean cruise book 1974 did you serve aboard uss america cv 66. On 10 january 1967, america departed norfolk for her second mediterranean cruise and relieved uss independence cv62 at pollensa bay on 22 january. Ss america was an ocean liner built in 1940 for the united states lines and designed by the noted naval architect william francis gibbs. This book may not be in perfect condition but it still has a lot of life left in it and a great part of history.
Profusely illustrated with many photographs of the ship, officers and crew members. Each page has been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable computer viewing. The cd comes in a plastic sleeve with a custom label. Search for shipmates, friends, family, and memories in one of the largest collections of online naval cruise book images and photos. July 10, uss mount whitney departed norfolk for a twoweek underway period in support of jtfex 953 for the uss america cv 66 bg. January 3, 1974 to august 3, 1974 mediterranean cruise this is jan 74 to aug 74 medd cruise at 7. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss california cruise book during world war ii. 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. This is a list of every known location of the uss coral sea from construction to scrapping. Unit history cruise book, uss america cva66 first mediterranean deployment 19651966, hardcover, 350 pages, covers construction, commissioning thru caribbean readiness operations and first mediterranean deployment. See more ideas about uss nimitz, aircraft carrier and mass communication. Uss west point ap23 project gutenberg selfpublishing.
While on shakedown in the caribbean hermitage was informally inspected by admiral arleigh burke then chief of naval operations. She also served in the persian gulf wars operations desert shield and desert storm. Here you can download the uss america cva 66 mediterranean cruise book 1971 as a high resolution. She carried many names in the 54 years between her construction and her 1994 wrecking, as she served as the ss america carrying this name three different times during her career, the uss west point, the ss australis, the ss italis, the ss noga, the ss.
The ship made her first two cruises to the mediterranean. Back to uss america cva 66 mediterranean cruise book 1974 page. Harry yarnell cg 17 naval cruise book, class of 1984, page 9 of 108 eyearbook. Uss america arrives in sasebo japan sasebo, japan amphibious assault ship uss america lha 6 joined the u. Download pdf of naval communications bulletin article see individual pages below 196566 cruise book photos. 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. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss independence cruise book during 1974 1975. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss hornet cruise book during this time period.
Bring the cruise book to life with this multimedia presentation. Cruise books these cruise books have been donated to the independence memorial library for use in developing this site 1965 westpac cruise john l. 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 adair apa91 1946 adirondack agc15 1952 admiral w. Check out our uss america cv 66 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates. Capps ap121 1946 agerholm dd826 1963, 1966, 1969 ainsworth de1090 1974 ainsworth ff1090 1977, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1990. Printing is also easily possible because of the high resolution 300dpi and the missing watermarks.
Uss america cvacv66 was one of three kitty hawkclass supercarriers built for the united states navy in the 1960s. Uss america cva cv 66 kitty hawk class aircraft carrier us. Org and the san diego aircraft carrier museum, home of the uss midway. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection. 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. Anyone got any pictures of the ship or the area during that time.
Largest collection of old navy cruise books yearbooks on the internet. Most sailors consider the cruise book one of their most valued treasures. Steaming via pearl harbor and subic bay, she then operated in the south china sea en route to singapore and the indian ocean where she relieved america cv66 on station. The uss america facebook page is run by the uss america carrier veterans association. Welcome and thank you for looking at uss midway cruise books on cdrom. Harry yarnell cg 17 naval cruise book, class of 1987. The profits from each purchase go towards the maintenance of cv41.
This is a tribute to her in her best years and her final voyage uss america carrier cva, inc. Uss yosemite ad19 1974 mediterranean cruise book ebay. 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. Please contribute dates of port calls, overhauls, dry docks, rav, ore, etc. Uss america cvacv66 company hopewell junction, new. Uss america cva 66 mediterranean cruise book 1974 the. One day while on liberty, i walked south of mayport through some residential neighborhoods and then east to the atlantic coast. It will open in a new window and is image extensive. 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.
Ss america was an ocean liner built in 1940 for the united states lines and was designed by the noted american naval architect william francis gibbs. The united states navy sent the photos below to the cva on 7 june 2005. Standing out of the waters of that greek port on 1 march 1974, america participated in phiblex 974, in which the ships air wing, cvw, practiced supporting an amphibious landing. You will be able to zoom in to better read names etc.