Uss monterey cvl26 was commissioned in 1943, weighing 11,000. Check out our web sites for complete cruise book details. America departed the mediterranean on 2 november and was home ten days later. She is the fourth us navy vessel named for the battle of monterrey at monterrey, nuevo leon during the mexicanamerican war in 1846. She differs from the amphibious assault ships lhas she replaces. Alamo lsd33 1961, 1966, 196768, 1969, 1972, 1974, 197576, 1977, 1980, 1986. On the 19th of september, general zachary taylor, with a force of 6,625 men, arrived at monterey. America cv 66 naval cruise book, class of 1981, page 200 of 686 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. Disasters and phenomena main tragedy of uss memphis sinking of uss. Uss monterey cg 61 is a ticonderogaclass guidedmissile cruiser in the united states navy. See more ideas about aircraft carrier, navy ships and navy aircraft. They were sold in exchange for an aloha friday if i remember correctly to keep the rec committee out of the red.
Usn cruise books online navy, marine, aircraft, commission. With 120 crew members, no port calls, and no stories to talk about, it was a thin tome. In late july, the second group of 41 middies arrived for their six week cruise. The cd comes in a plastic sleeve with a custom label. Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009. In honor of the fourth of july we have decided to create a 3 part blog series honoring famous american military ships.
Bring the cruise book to life with this multimedia presentation. 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. You are not required to have a paypal account to make credit card purchases. Capps ap121 1946 agerholm dd826 1963, 1966, 1969 ainsworth de1090 1974 ainsworth ff1090 1977, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1990.
Jun 28, 2016 in july, we went on the annual pacific midshipman training cruise pacmidtracru 69. Other collections of navy cruise books can be found at the new york public library and the library of the naval war college, newport, rhode island. 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. This vessel was formerly the destroyer uss harwood dd861.
Uss america cvacv66 was one of three kitty hawkclass supercarriers built for the united states navy in the 1960s. Uss america is the third naval ship to be named such. Creating those books is an old tradition in the us navy. This page contains scans from the launching of the uss america, 1964.
Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment. Uss oriskany cva34 19731974 westpac cruise book ebay. Uss monterey cvl 26 was an independenceclass light aircraft carrier of the united states navy, in service during world war ii and used in training for several years thereafter. Laid down on july 17, 2009, america is to be completed in 2012. The profits from each purchase go towards the maintenance of cv41. The uss america facebook page is run by the uss america carrier veterans association. 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. Back to uss america cva 66 mediterranean cruise book 1974 page. Uss america cv66 carrier battle group underway c1992. American aircraft carriers at their peak are the queens of the high seas. Uss constellation cv64 will be the latest carrier to meet the scrappers. This site is a tribute to the aircraft carrier uss coral sea cv43. Navy and coast guard deck logs so that they can be made available online.
The famous american military ships blogs monterey boats. The ship made her first two cruises to the mediterranean. Vessel and station log books at the national archives navy deck logs. Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. In 1974, the navy changed its definitions of nuclear weapons accidents. Life on a naval vessel during the vietnam war in the 1960s. The inside story of americas war against terrorism new. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection. This page contains scans from the commissioning of the uss america, 1965. Org and the san diego aircraft carrier museum, home of the uss midway. On august 22, 2019, the va began scanning more than 20 million images from the u. Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb.
America cv 66 naval cruise book, class of 1981, page 200. 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. Cruise book and document reproduction naval historical. The only other memory i have of that cruise was watching the moonwalk in the officers club at pearl. Because of their scarcity, locating and purchasing a specific cruise book can be extremely difficult. On 22 july 1974, a tragic military blunder occurred during the brief conflict on cyprus, in which a turkish plane or planes, bombed and sank a turkish destroyer mistaken for part of an invading force from greece.
Uss black dd666 1967 westpac vietnam war cruise book ebay. Together with the eight lhds the last of which is makin island, her class will maintain the u. A fire in the pump room of uss america kills two sailors and causes minor damage while the ship is in the atlantic en route to the mediterranean for a sixmonth deployment. Cruise books these cruise books have been donated to the independence memorial library for use in developing this site 1965 westpac cruise john l. Unfortunately, a cruise book was not published for the 1960 cruise. Org cruise book web store uses paypal shopping carts for secure internet. The uss somers, from 1959 to 1982 participated in 11 cruises. Uss america cva66 1968 westpacvietnam war cruise book ebay. Each digital book is the same price regardless of its size or rarity. Largest collection of old navy cruise books yearbooks on the internet. America, cva66cv 66, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 197778, 1979. Uss monterey cg61 commemorates the battle fought on 2024 september, 1846, in the war with mexico. Uss america cvacv66 company hopewell junction, new. In 1974, the navy donated her to patriots point development authority in south.
August 1990 a steam line burts aboard the uss america. Uss america cva 66 mediterranean cruise book 1974 the. Mar 01, 2015 one of the boomers i was on did a cruise book. Each page has been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable computer viewing. Navy deck logs available in the national archives catalog.
Enlarge aircraft carrier uss saratoga cv60 view in national archives catalog please note. Entering the yard on 27 november 1974, america remained there until 27 september 1975. Each one of these ships has a colorful history earning their places in us history books. Uss monterey cg 61 naval cruise book, covers 1 3 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. For rating shirts click on your rating abbreviation below. We were part of a group that included uss new jersey bb 62. Uss america cvacv66 was one of three kitty hawkclass supercarriers built for the united. A former crew member of the mighty o has made the entire collection of cruise books from the uss oriskany available in digital format. Enlarge aircraft carrier uss saratoga cv60 view in national. Welcome and thank you for looking at uss midway cruise books on cdrom. Uss america lha 6 is the latest largedeck amphibious ship, the first of a fourship class.
Uss america cva 66 mediterranean cruise book 1974 did you serve aboard uss america cv 66. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss independence cruise book during 1974 1975. In these cases, the name of the contributor is mentioned on the cruise books index page. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of freely. The aircraft carrier was built at newport news, virginia, and was commissioned on jan. It will open in a new window and is image extensive. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection. All ticonderoga class aegis cruisers are named for great american battles. Please refer to the table below for shipping options. Org cruise book web store uses paypal shopping carts for secure internet transactions. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of. Search for shipmates, friends, family, and memories in one of the largest collections of online naval cruise book images and photos.
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