United states lines project gutenberg selfpublishing. Uss america cva 66 mediterranean cruise book 1967 vf33. Uss black dd666 1967 westpac vietnam war cruise book ebay. Although that particular soviet guided missile destroyer left america alone. Initially commissioned as attack aircraft carrier cva 66, she was redesignated as multipurpose aircraft carrier cv 66 on june 30, 1975. Back to uss america cva 66 mediterranean cruise book 1967 page. An nys taxexempt corporation is a tax exempt organization, under irs code 501c19. Uss frederick lst1184 a newport class tank landing ship. 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. One day while on liberty, i walked south of mayport through some residential neighborhoods and then east to the atlantic coast. Photo and escorts id thanks to enterprise westpac 197273 cruise book, via.
Cruise book of the officers and men who sailed and fought from the uss enterprise during the 196667 deployment to vietnam. 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. This site is a tribute to the aircraft carrier uss coral sea cv43. Complements shipmate gerald wotherspoon mediterranean cruise 14 january 19 june 1964. 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. 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.
Payments made to this association may be tax deductible. This page contains scans from the launching of the uss america, 1964. Amphibious assault ship uss america lha 6 joined the u. Boston cag 1 naval cruise book, class of 1967, page 9 of 164 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. The ship is the largest ocean liner constructed entirely in the united states and the fastest ocean liner to cross the atlantic in either direction, retaining the blue riband for the highest average speed since her maiden voyage in 1952. Cruise book, uss enterprise cvn65, med cruise 199899. Hall was the pilot of an a7c corsair which launched on a mission over north vietnam. Laid down on july 17, 2009, america is to be completed in 2012. The uss somers, from 1959 to 1982 participated in 11 cruises. Uss enterprise cvn65 19761977 westpac cruise book les collins, john dunn, rick hoag on. This 400 page book documents and commemorates the carriers october.
The 1968 cruise book is presented here courtesy of stephen r. Uss america cv 66 uss america was the third kitty hawk class aircraft carrier and the third ship in the navy to bear the name. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. Uss america cva66 1967 mediterranean cruise book ebay. Anyone got any pictures of the ship or the area during that time. The aircraft carrier was built at newport news, virginia, and was commissioned on jan. Here you can download the uss america cva 66 mediterranean cruise book 1967 as a high resolution. The profits from each purchase go towards the maintenance of cv41. Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009. Uss america arrives in sasebo japan sasebo, japan amphibious assault ship uss america lha 6 joined the u. Ship name hull number year of cruise or publication. You need to be a member of uss america cva66 to add comments.
Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. She differs from the amphibious assault ships lhas she replaces. They are viewable only on a computer with a cd drive and adobe acrobat reader software installed. Uss america was the third kitty hawk class aircraft carrier and the third ship in the navy to bear the name. Book celebrates the ship being awarded the efficiency pennant for 196566. 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. She also served in the persian gulf wars operations desert shield and desert storm. 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. Complements shipmate gerald wotherspoon mediterranean cruise 1962 1963. You will be able to zoom in to better read names etc. During the 1967 mediterranean cruise of uss america cva66, what. Uss america lha 6 is the latest largedeck amphibious ship, the first of a fourship class.
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. Printing is also easily possible because of the high resolution 300dpi and the missing watermarks. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. Welcome and thank you for looking at uss midway cruise books on cdrom. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss california bb 44 cruise book during world war ii.
Comment by michael alan sonntag on july 9, 2019 at 2. Maiden cruise book 196566 mediterranean cruise book 1967 world cruise book 1968 world cruise book 1970. January 1967 july 1967 3rd vietnam cruise 102 line days july 1968 march 1969 4th vietnam cruise 107 line days december 1968 korea august 1969 april 1970. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss california cruise book during world war ii. Search for shipmates, friends, family, and memories in one of the largest collections of online naval cruise book images and photos. Big john was decommissioned in 2007 after nearly 40 years of service. Boston cag 1 naval cruise book, class of 1967, page 9.
The uss ocallahan had its shakedown cruise out of san diego and later. America cva 66 naval cruise book, class of 1966, page. Boston cag 1 naval cruise book, class of 1967, page 9 of 164. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection. Uss president grant centennial state, president adams. Uss america cv66 1967 mediterranean deployment log cruise book cruisebook. United states naval vessels named for catholic military chaplains. Bring the cruise book to life with this multimedia presentation. Together with the eight lhds the last of which is makin island, her class will maintain the u. Her mission is to act as the flagship of an expeditionary strike group or amphibious ready group, carrying part of a marine. America cva 66 naval cruise book, class of 1966, page of 366 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks.
After this, the ship was deployed three times to support combat operations in southeastern asia. Uss hornet cvs12 1967 westpac cruise report hornet. Org and the san diego aircraft carrier museum, home of the uss midway. This page contains scans from the commissioning of the uss america, 1965. Cruise book, uss enterprise cvan65, 1968, on yankee station, vietnam with cvw9, highlights president lyndon b. The jewish institute for national security of america jinsa is dedicated to educating congressional, military and civilian national security decisionmakers on. The ship made her first two cruises to the mediterranean. Uss america cvacv66 was one of three kitty hawkclass supercarriers built for the united states navy in the 1960s. The uss america facebook page is run by the uss america carrier veterans association. Uss america cva66 1968 westpacvietnam war cruise book ebay. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of. On 28 october 1972 hall took off from the carrier uss america in his a7c corsair, attached to the va86 sidewinders cvw8, uss america, tf 77, 7th fleet on a surfacetoair missile suppression mission.
Cruise books these cruise books have been donated to the independence memorial library for use in developing this site 1965 westpac cruise john l. Largest collection of old navy cruise books yearbooks on the internet. Decommissioned on august 9, 1996, the uss america spend the following years at the naval inactive. Uss john f kennedy cv67 1992 1993 cruise book the uss kennedy was the last conventionally powered carrier built or the u. Please refer to the table below for shipping options. Bobby stormy cloud 7174, rick strong, joe fordham,tony carter,bill. It will open in a new window and is image extensive. They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection.
Unfortunately, a cruise book was not published for the 1960 cruise. Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb. Uss america cvacv66 company hopewell junction, new. The cd comes in a plastic sleeve with a custom label. You would be purchasing the uss yorktown cva 10 cruise book during this period of time. Westpac 1966 1970, uss kitty hawk 66 67, uss america 68, uss. Each page has been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable computer viewing. Uss america lha 6, is an amphibious assault ship of the united states navy and the lead ship of her class. Here you can download the uss forrestal cva 59 vietnam cruise book 1967 as a high resolution. The 1967 cruise book is presented courtesy of stephen r.