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From 1521 february, america participated in operation springboard 70, the annual series of. 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. They were sold in exchange for an aloha friday if i remember correctly to keep the rec committee out of the red. Jan, 1979, jan, 1982, mediterraneanindian oceanpersian gulf. The uss america facebook page is run by the uss america carrier veterans association. Uss america cvacv 66 major deployments airwing breakdown. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection. Jan 1958 jan 1959 far east cruise book a great part of naval history. Mar 01, 2015 one of the boomers i was on did a cruise book. Return from a nato cruise va72 packing it up va72 launches joint exercise w usaf va72 pilot self pic. Uss america is the third naval ship to be named such. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus.
Usn cruise books online navy, marine, aircraft, commission. Huntington cl 107 cruise of the uss huntington cl107. Uss america lha 6 is the latest largedeck amphibious ship, the first of a fourship class. Unpaged tan hardcover with turquoise printing and turquoise sketch of crates being hoisted by crane.
Alamo lsd33 1961, 1966, 196768, 1969, 1972, 1974, 197576, 1977, 1980, 1986. Laid down on july 17, 2009, america is to be completed in 2012. Uss america cv 66 cruise book 198182 this cruise book is volume 1 of the 198183 cruise book set. As a supercarrier, which is an unofficial designation for the largest aircraft carriers, the uss america was among the largest warships ever built. The 1967 cruise book is presented courtesy of stephen r. She could hold 502 officers, 4,684 sailors, and nearly 80 aircraft. Search for shipmates, friends, family, and memories in one of the largest collections of online naval cruise book images and photos. Each page has been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable computer viewing. This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard uss. Cruise books these cruise books have been donated to the independence memorial library for use in developing this site 1965 westpac cruise john l.
Anyone got any pictures of the ship or the area during that time. Welcome and thank you for looking at uss midway cruise books on cdrom. Sea trials took place from 21 to 23 november 1969 aboard uss america off the virginia coast. Uss america was the third kitty hawk class aircraft carrier and the third ship in.
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Admiral david farragut captures new orleans a day after his fleet successfully sailed past two confederate forts on the mississippi river. 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. Uss america cv66 1984 cruise book navy deployment slipcase history ephemera. Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb. Uss nimitz cvn 68 mediterranean cruise book 198283. Uss america cv 66 mediterranean cruise book 198283. My apologies to those who have sent their names and additional information that i have not added yet. This page contains scans from the launching of the uss america, 1964. Uss stump dd978 1980 mediterranean cruise book navy deployment cruisebook.
You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss nevada cruise book during world war ii. The ship made her first two cruises to the mediterranean. America cv 66 naval cruise book, class of 1983, page 7 of 520. Bring the cruise book to life with this multimedia presentation. America departed the mediterranean on 2 november and was home ten days later. Navy cruise book for sale us military collectibles. 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. In late july, the second group of 41 middies arrived for their sixweek cruise.
Largest collection of old navy cruise books yearbooks on the internet. With 120 crew members, no port calls, and no stories to talk about, it was a thin tome. Cruise book, uss enterprise cvan65, westpac, 19821983, includes time spent at puget sound naval shipyard, bremerton, washington january 1979 to february 1982. Org and the san diego aircraft carrier museum, home of the uss midway.
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