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The fifth uss america cvacv66 was one of four kitty hawkclass super carriers built for the united states navy in the 1960s. The 1967 cruise book is presented courtesy of stephen r. From january 1969 to december 1970, vaq2 completed workups with uss enterprise cvan 65 and eventually made a combat cruise with uss america cva 66, homeported in norfolk, virginia. This site is a tribute to the aircraft carrier uss coral sea cv43. 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. Uss new orleans lph11 1971 apollo 14 recovery the moon book cruise book.

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. Zumwalt, the chief of naval operations, visited the ship and explained the. It will open in a new window and is image extensive. She also served in the persian gulf wars operations desert shield and desert storm. Copies are available in the ships store for purchase and personal printing. She differs from the amphibious assault ships lhas she replaces. Uss chicago cg11 cruise book description of item is a copy of the uss chicago cg11 cruise book from the western pacific deployment, 6 november 1971 10 july 1972. Photo and escorts id thanks to enterprise westpac 197273 cruise book. At 1,088 feet 332 m, she is the longest naval vessels ever built. Uss america cva66 cruise book westpac vietnam cruise 19721973 tonkin trek the uss america with carrier air wing eight embarked includes identified division photos 9 x 12 hardcover in good condition, with some cover wear. On 15 january 1971 a new chapter in the history of vaq2 began as the squadron transitioned to the new ea6b prowler aircraft at nas whidbey 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. She was the first nuclearpowered aircraft carrier and the eighth united states naval vessel to bear the name.

Here you can still get some of those items you may have lost or never took the time to buy aboard the uss america cva 66. The products offered here are not endorsed or sponsored by any governmental organization and all logos and designs are not ed and remain within the public domain. 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. Uss america is the third naval ship to be named such. Hedinger rvah1 1971 1972 med cruise john zieba vaw122 1974 1975 med cruise richard e. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. We would like to thank those who loaned us their books to scan and especially to tim nightingale who devoted his time to scan and set these up for us all. You have done a great service to all shipmates of the rosie. 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. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss california bb 44 cruise book during world war ii. Welcome and thank you for looking at uss midway cruise books on cdrom. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of.

Please refer to the table below for shipping options. He was a resident of maggie valley, nc at the time of his death on 22 may 2009. Laid down on july 17, 2009, america is to be completed in 2012. It brought back many good memories of the 70 med cruise. Amphibious assault ship uss america lha 6 joined the u. Uss america cvacv66 was one of three kitty hawkclass supercarriers built for the united. She is the largest ship ever to be disposed of as a target in a military exercise. Here you can download the uss enterprise cvan 65 westpac cruise book 197273 as a high resolution. The following morning we were advised that instead of playing war games off of hawaii we would be spending the week in port while the damage to the starboard sponson was fixed.

Anyone got any pictures of the ship or the area during that time. Printing is also easily possible because of the high resolution 300dpi and the missing watermarks. I got in contact with some old friends through the crews list. This website is maintained by prime management services. Uss midway cva41 vietnam 1971 cruise book cva41 westpac va93 vfp63 vf161 vf151. Uss chicago cg11 cruise book vietnam 19711972 pacific. Here you can download the uss america cva 66 mediterranean cruise book 1971 as a high resolution. On 2 june 1972, three days before america was to sail admiral elmo r. For rating shirts click on your rating abbreviation below. One day while on liberty, i walked south of mayport through some residential neighborhoods and then east to the atlantic coast. Here you can download the uss america cva 66 westpac cruise book 197273 as a high resolution. Deployed on the america in 1972 to 1973 with squadron va 86, a7c planes to gulf of tonkin. With 120 crew members, no port calls, and no stories to talk about, it was a thin tome. Get the best deals on uss book when you shop the largest online selection at.

The aircraft carrier was built at newport news, virginia, and was commissioned on jan. The profits from each purchase go towards the maintenance of cv41. Bring the cruise book to life with this multimedia presentation. The former uss america a decommissioned supercarrier of the united states navy, is deliberately sunk in the atlantic ocean after four weeks of livefire exercises. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss nevada cruise book during world war ii. Here you can download the uss america cva 66 westpac cruise book 1972 73 as a high resolution. America cv 66 naval cruise book, class of 1978, page 265. The major event of my first qualifications cruise was the flight down from nas whidbey island with the rest of va115. The uss somers, from 1959 to 1982 participated in 11 cruises. Cruise books these cruise books have been donated to the independence memorial library for use in developing this site 1965 westpac cruise john l.

A sealevel look at the aircraft carrier uss america with 16 military jet fly over in formation. The 1968 cruise book is presented here courtesy of stephen r. America cv 66 naval cruise book, class of 1978, page 265 of 288 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. Offering memorabilia items such as tee shirts, coffee mugs and hats imprinted with the uss america cva 66 ships seal. This page contains scans from the launching of the uss america, 1964. Uss enterprise cvn 65, formerly cvan65, is a decommissioned united states navy aircraft carrier. Initially commissioned as attack aircraft carrier cva 66, she was redesignated as multipurpose aircraft carrier cv 66 on june 30, 1975.

America cv 66 naval cruise book, class of 1978, page. Find great deals on ebay for uss america cruise book. Decommissioned on august 9, 1996, the uss america spend the following years at the naval inactive. Unfortunately, a cruise book was not published for the 1960 cruise. The ship made her first two cruises to the mediterranean. Uss saratoga cva60 med deployment cruise book year log 1971 u s navy. Uss america cvacv66 was one of three kitty hawkclass supercarriers built for the united states navy in the 1960s. Uss america cva66 vietnam war deployment cruise book year.

You will be able to zoom in to better read names etc. Mar 01, 2015 one of the boomers i was on did a cruise book. This was a vietnamera deployment during which chicago was credited with 14 mig kills. Together with the eight lhds the last of which is makin island, her class will maintain the u.

Org cruise book web store uses paypal shopping carts for secure internet. Uss america cva66 cruise book westpac vietnam cruise 1972 1973 tonkin trek the uss america with carrier air wing eight embarked includes identified division photos 9 x 12 hardcover in good condition, with some cover wear. Cruise book, uss enterprise cvan65, westpac 197172, after extended yard period in newport news shipbuilding and dry dock company from the day she arrived october, 1969 to january 15, 1971. Each page has been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable computer viewing. Uss america cva66 1972 1973 westpac deployment cruise book cruisebook. The uss america facebook page is run by the uss america carrier veterans association. Usn cruise books online navy, marine, aircraft, commission.

Uss midway cva41 1972 westpac vietnam war cruise book ebay. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment. An nys taxexempt corporation is a tax exempt organization, under irs code 501c19. The cd comes in a plastic sleeve with a custom label. During the 1967 mediterranean cruise of uss america cva66. Like her predecessor of world war ii fame, she is nicknamed big e. Uss america lha 6 is the latest largedeck amphibious ship, the first of a fourship class. Was an aq in the integrated weapons team working on the aircraft and weapons guidance systems. In addition to the uss little rock 6162 cdr otto alson served on uss mindoro, at servforlant, and at usmc recruit depot parris island. Uss america was the third kitty hawk class aircraft carrier and the third ship in the navy to bear the name.

He retired as a commander on june 30, 1980, his final shipboard assignment being uss saratoga. This week the va has added the below named ships to the already existing list for navy and coast guard ships and vessels that are presumed to have been exposed to agent orange. Uss constellation cva64 vietnam deployment cruise book set2 year log 197172. In late july, the second group of 41 middies arrived for their six week cruise. This page contains scans from the commissioning of the uss america, 1965. Westpac cruise book 197273 mediterranean cruise book 1974. Org and the san diego aircraft carrier museum, home of the uss midway. Uss america was the third kitty hawk class aircraft carrier and the third ship in the. Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb. If you served on any of these mentioned ships and you have had a claim denied, you should reapply citing the va list as the source for your reapplication. They were sold in exchange for an aloha friday if i remember correctly to keep the rec committee out of the red. Our p3 orion was attempting to come in for a landing at nas.