The ship made her first two cruises to the mediterranean. Initially commissioned as attack aircraft carrier cva 66, she was redesignated as multipurpose aircraft carrier cv 66 on june 30, 1975. The uss somers, from 1959 to 1982 participated in 11 cruises. Find great deals on ebay for uss america cruise book. This dvd contains the actual, uncut public affairs office pao produced film of the 1995 deployment of uss independence. In the true tradition of the wwii era, we take the designs that were painted on the nose of. You will be able to zoom in to better read names etc. United states ship america cv66 198081 by mason, lcdr and goldman cdr and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. America is the first ship of its class, replacing the tarawaclass of amphibious assault ships and is scheduled to be commissioned late 2014 in san francisco.
Nassau lha 4 naval cruise book, class of 1982, page 20 of 304. Inside the uss ford, americas newest aircraft carrier. Uss ranger cv61 1987 westpac indian ocean deployment cruise book cruisebook. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited.
Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection. As a supercarrier, which is an unofficial designation for the largest aircraft carriers, the uss america was among the largest warships ever built. We specialize in us navy cruise books, us marine corps cruise books, air force books, and books on us military history. Nns the navy accepted delivery of the future uss america lha 6 from huntington ingalls industries april 10. The uss america, cv66, was not just an aircraft carrier, but a supercarrier. Uss ranger cv61 1982 cruise book navy deployment cruisebook. She differs from the amphibious assault ships lhas she replaces. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of.
The profits from each purchase go towards the maintenance of cv41. She could hold 502 officers, 4,684 sailors, and nearly 80 aircraft. 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. Anyone got any pictures of the ship or the area during that time. Uss america is the third naval ship to be named such. Check out our uss nimitz cvn 68 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates. Here you can download the uss america cv 66 mediterranean cruise book 198283 as a high resolution. Brown hardcover with black printing and black designs.
Huntington cl 107 cruise of the uss huntington cl107. If you, as a uss america shipmate, would like to show off here, please email a photo and other info, such as rate, rank, division and your civilian job to the webmaster, nathan good at please type in the subject line, uss america and i will know it is not spam. Under construction in virginia, this floating city is more powerful than any carrier that has come before. 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. 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.
Laid down on july 17, 2009, america is to be completed in 2012. Dvids images uss america tiger cruise image 2 of 5. In the true tradition of the wwii era, we take the designs that were painted on the nose of the airplanes and paint them onto your flight jacket. Author did not see this book, and it more likely describes the successor cl or a prewar cruise book for ca 30. Each page has been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable computer viewing. Bring the cruise book to life with this multimedia presentation. Navy cruise book for sale us military collectibles. America cv 66 naval cruise book, class of 1983, page 7 of 520.
They are viewable only on a computer with a cd drive and adobe acrobat reader software installed. Uss carl vinson cvn70 1982 cruise book navy deployment cruisebook. This was produced by the ship as a video cruise book, and is a great record of the 1995 cruise. Uss america was the third kitty hawk class aircraft carrier and the third ship in the navy to bear the name. Ad44 was the fifth ship to bear the name, uss shenandoah as named for the shenandoah valley. Uss california bb 44 wwii cruise book great naval images on. Unfortunately, a cruise book was not published for the 1960 cruise. The aircraft carrier was built at newport news, virginia, and was commissioned on jan. For rating shirts click on your rating abbreviation below. Uss ranger cv61 1982 westpac indian ocean cruise book 25 years ea3b skywarrior. Jan, 2014 issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. 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.
An nys taxexempt corporation is a tax exempt organization, under irs code 501c19. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss hornet cv 12 cruise book during world war ii. America departed the mediterranean on 2 november and was home ten days later. Uss america lha 6 is the latest largedeck amphibious ship, the first of a fourship class. Printing is also easily possible because of the high resolution 300dpi and the missing watermarks. This video brings back to life the cruise for anyone who was there. Uss america cvacv66 company hopewell junction, new. Cruise book, uss enterprise cvan65, westpac, 19821983, includes time spent at puget sound naval shipyard, bremerton, washington january 1979 to february 1982. Here you can download the uss america cv 66 cruise book 198182 as a high resolution. Check out our uss ranger cv 61 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates.
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Together with the eight lhds the last of which is makin island, her class will maintain the u. Uss ranger cv61 1982 westpac indian ocean cruise book ebay. 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. We promote a curated assortment of items in stock and ready for shipping on the web. Sailors and tiger cruise participants aboard amphibious assault ship uss america lha 6 watch as an mv22 osprey starts its rotors during flight operations. Org and the san diego aircraft carrier museum, home of the uss midway. One day while on liberty, i walked south of mayport through some residential neighborhoods and then east to the atlantic coast. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. Uss enterprise cvn65 19761977 westpac cruise book les collins, john dunn, rick hoag on. Uss independence cv62 1982 mediterranean cruise book ebay. Us navy patrol squadron four vp4 19681969 vietnam war far east cruise book. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection 7300 total words in this text 51665 reads.
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