Uss america cv66 mediterranean deployment cruise book. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment. Uss america lha 6, the large deck amphibious assault ship participating in the testing, was designed to carry a large, diverse complement of aircraft including the tiltrotor mv22 osprey tiltrotor aircraft, the new f35b lightning ii fighter aircraft. Uss america cvacv 66 major deployments airwing breakdown.
Back to last page back to cruise book page back to uss america page. It commemorates the wagb world cruise of 196061 the first icebreaker to circumnavigate the globe. Uss america for sale military collectibles for sale. 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. Naval historical center department of the navy washington, d.
This is for the uss chicago cg11 westpac cruise book from may 1979 to december 1979. The cd comes in a plastic sleeve with a custom label. Served in persian gulf during iranian hostage crisis. Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb. Uss america cvacv66 was one of three kitty hawkclass supercarriers built for the united states navy in the 1960s. The book is presented here complete 5mb with his kind permission adobe acrobat 9. Uss america cv66 1984 cruise book navy deployment slipcase history ephemera uss america book history uss america cruise slipcase cv66 ephemera 1984. Printing is also easily possible because of the high resolution 300dpi and the missing watermarks. Click on the link next to the thumbnail to get the full size page. America cv 66 naval cruise book, class of 1979, page. This list provides the squadron number, type of aircraft and tail code. In november of 1776 the continental congress ordered the construction of a 74gun ship of the line to be named america. Nicholas was one of many destroyers whose crew published a cruise book after world war ii.
Ford class supercarriers are being built to replace some of the united states navys existing nimitzclass carriers from 2017. Uss america is the third naval ship to be named such. Miss america george i purdy motor whale boat race wog day russians escorts homecoming. Decommissioned on august 9, 1996, the uss america spend the following years at the naval inactive. The battenberg cup is an award given annually as a symbol of operational excellence to the best ship or submarine in the united states navy atlantic fleet. Midway cv 41 naval cruise book, class of 1979, page 8. Laid down on july 17, 2009, america is to be completed in 2012.
Org cruise book web store uses paypal shopping carts for secure internet transactions. Are there any other marines out there wondering about the old mardet from this era. On 10 january 1967, america departed norfolk for her second mediterranean cruise and relieved uss independence cv62 at pollensa bay on 22 january. Showing all results sort by popularity sort by average rating sort by newness sort by price. They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection. This specific class of warship was the stateoftheart naval weapon of the late eighteenth century, and one of the most complex engineering constructions of its day. America cv66 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992,1994. 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 world cruise 1986 westpac cruise 1988 world cruise 1989 90 mediterranean arabian sea cruise 1996. Cruisebook for the uss nimitz cvn68s 197980 mediterranean indian ocean gonzo station cruise. Check out our uss america cv 66 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates. The images on this site were scanned from the copy of navigator doug turpen. Creating those books is an old tradition in the us navy. The one he missed in 1979 covered the pacific northwest and parts of canada published. 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.
It will open in a new window and is image extensive. America was a 19thcentury racing yacht and first winner of the americas cup international sailing trophy on august 22, 1851, america won the royal yacht squadrons 53mile 85 km regatta around the isle of wight by 18 minutes. One day while on liberty, i walked south of mayport through some residential neighborhoods and then east to the atlantic coast. She also served in the persian gulf wars operations desert shield and desert storm. Each page has been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable computer viewing.
Initially commissioned as attack aircraft carrier cva 66, she was redesignated as multipurpose aircraft carrier cv 66 on june 30, 1975. There are very minor signs of rubbing on the corners and topbottom of the spine. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss california cruise book during world war ii. Uss america cv66 battleship model 39 handcrafted wooden model scale 0 new. Uss nimitz cvn 68 mediterranean and indian ocean cruise. Uss america cva cv 66 kitty hawk class aircraft carrier us. All information posted by the command public affairs team is.
The aircraft carrier was built at newport news, virginia, and was commissioned on jan. The cup was originally awarded as a trophy to the winner of cutter or longboat rowing competitions between crews of american and british naval ships. Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009. This is an original cruise book of the uss chicago cg11. For rating shirts click on your rating abbreviation below. Uss juneau lpd10 navy cruise book 1969 vietnam era first cruise. Uss independence cv62 1979 mediterranean cruise book. Uss america cv 66 mediterranean and indian ocean cruise. Check out our uss nimitz cvn 68 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates. Cruise books of the united states navy in world war ii a bibliography dean l. This cruise book is over 300 pages with colour photos of the ship, her crew, ports of.
Back to last page back to cruise book page back to uss nimitz page. 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. This page contains scans from the launching of the uss america, 1964. Ph2 douglas l sigler uss america cv66 op division 19811983 completed a bachelors of english at the university of michigan completed a masters of fine arts in creative writing. Cruisebook for the uss independence cv 62 s 1979 mediterranean deployment.
Anniversary cruise book cover provided by dave sparrowhawk foley 19801981 cruise book cover 15th. Anyone got any pictures of the ship or the area during that time. The order of magellan uss coral sea cv43 and her crew were awarded the order of magellan for circumnavigating the world during the 1983 cruise. Originally the german passenger liner amerika 19051917. America cv 66 naval cruise book, class of 1979, page 23 of 336 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. She differs from the amphibious assault ships lhas she replaces. Here you can download the uss america cv 66 cruise book 198081 as a high resolution. Uss nimitz cvn 68 mediterranean and indian ocean cruise book 1979 80. Rare cruise books like this sell for a hundred dollars or more when buying the actual hard copy. The ship made her first two cruises to the mediterranean. Uss america lha 6 is the latest largedeck amphibious ship, the first of a fourship class.
Coral sea departed san francisco, ca on march 21, 1983 and arrived norfolk, va on september 12, 1983 having gone around the globe via the suez canal on june 14, 1983. Uss america was the third kitty hawk class aircraft carrier and the third ship in the navy to bear the name. The tail codes have been given in as much detail as possible, including at least the first number of the series. Uss america cva 66 world cruise book 1970 did you serve aboard uss america cv 66. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. This cruise book is 350 pages of mostly colour photos of the ship, her crew, ports of call and embarked air wing 8 cvw8. The great ocean liners have an ability to transcend their innate body of steel, wood and mechanicals and develop a persona that draws passengers year after year. Uss cape cod ad43 was the third yellowstoneclass destroyer tender in the united states navy.
Father, son prepare for eclipse after missed 1979 viewing. To the best of our knowledge, the pictures referenced here are. Ashtray from 1979, donated to the museum by paul pospisil. F35 integration on uss america forges path to the future. Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. This site is a tribute to the aircraft carrier uss coral sea cv43. Together with the eight lhds the last of which is makin island, her class will maintain the u.