An nys taxexempt corporation is a tax exempt organization, under irs code 501c19. America was thought by many to be the perfect ocean liner, not to big so as to overwhelm, not to flashy or pretentious so as to. Each page has been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable computer viewing. Payments made to this association may be tax deductible. Uss america lha 6 is the latest largedeck amphibious ship, the first of a fourship class. The navy does not stock or sell copies of ships cruise books. See more ideas about uss america, heavy cruiser and edsel ford. Please recognize that this is a 31 year old tale and some of the delatils may have faded. Featuring station 1980 available for purchasing now online.
Org cruise book web store uses paypal shopping carts for secure internet transactions. America cv 66 naval cruise book, class of 1981, page. Captain dorsey has flown more than 4300 hours in 16 types of aircraft. We specialize in us navy cruise books, us marine corps cruise books, air force books, and books on us military history. 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 books these cruise books have been donated to the independence memorial library for use in developing this site 1965 westpac cruise john l. Despite an emergency breakaway, america suffers minor damage to a catwalk, a storage compartment and a flight deck safety net rail. The bt rating was responsible for operation and maintenance of the ships boilers and all associated equipment in the two fire rooms. Uss america cv 66 mediterranean and indian ocean cruise book. Here you can download the uss america cv 66 cruise book 1981 82 as a high resolution. Uss colonial lsd 18 was a casa grandeclass dock landing ship of the united states navy, named in honor of the colonial national historical park, which comprises jamestown, williamsburg, and yorktown in southeastern virginia colonial was launched on 28 february 1945 by newport news shipbuilding and drydock co. 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.
Anyone got any pictures of the ship or the area during that time. Uss america cv 66 mediterranean and indian ocean cruise book 1981 did you serve aboard uss america cv 66. This page contains scans from the launching of the uss america, 1964. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss intrepid cruise book during world war ii. 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. 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. Uss america and uss caloosahatchee ao 98 collide during an underway replenishment when the oiler loses rudder control. I have scanned a number of wwii cruise books and ships histories in order to preserve the history of the men who served. Med cruise provided by randy cunningham 19711972 cruise book cover. I was able to talk a library in maine to lend me their copy to scan. Bring the cruise book to life with this multimedia presentation. This site is a tribute to the aircraft carrier uss coral sea cv43. Like school yearbooks, they are usually paid for by.
The cruise book cd makes it possible for several members of the family to own one. The series ran for two seasons between september 1979 and april 1981, and the featurelength pilot episode for the series was released as a theatrical film before the series aired. Uss america cvacv66 company hopewell junction, new. Uss belleau wood lha3 1981 westpac indian ocean cruise book navy cruisebook. This started as a quest to find a copy of the uss neshobaapa 216s cruise book. Together with the eight lhds the last of which is makin island, her class will maintain the u. After this, the ship was deployed three times to support combat operations in southeastern asia. Buck rogers in the 25th century tv series wikipedia. 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. Insulation, american society of naval engineers journal, spring. This was my last cruise in the navy prior to retirement, i was at first the night line boss for va15 all during ori, then transferred to ships company to aimd as shop leader and ndi tech. The cd makes it possible for other family members to have a copy also. The 1970 cruise book is presented courtesy of tom barbero, mm2, mike division who served aboard the uss saint paul from 1967 thru 1970. Showcasing a large array of station 1980 for sale now.
Navys fletcher class destroyers my previous article read part 1 here gave an overview of the u. Check out our uss america cv 66 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates. Milwaukee aor 2 naval cruise book, class of 1981, page. The aircraft carrier was built at newport news, virginia, and was commissioned on jan. Please note that the scans in the download are the same images like above, however, they have not been resized. Wwii cruise books pdfs available apa 216 uss neshoba. The third america cva66 was laid down on 1 january 1961 at. It will open in a new window and is image extensive. On 10 january 1967, america departed norfolk for her second mediterranean cruise and. The uss america facebook page is run by the uss america carrier veterans association. The multimedia presentation gives a whole new look and feel to these great cruise books. It is in great condition and comes with some added photos and misc. On 11 february 1981, captain dorsey assumed command of the aircraft carrier uss america cv66. Laid down on july 17, 2009, america is to be completed in 2012.
Printing is also easily possible because of the high resolution 300dpi and the missing watermarks. Exercise poker hand iv with the british aircraft carrier hms hermes. Uss america cv 66 mediterranean cruise book 198283 this cruise book is volume 2 of the 198183 cruise book set. She differs from the amphibious assault ships lhas she replaces. Org and the san diego aircraft carrier museum, home of the uss midway. Here you can download the uss america cv 66 cruise book 198182 as a high resolution. I went looking for a cruise book but got the wrong one. Vince salamoni, and bob tapley for making the uss somers cruise books available for all to view. Cruise book 198182 mediterranean cruise book 198283 mediterranean cruise book 1984 norlant and mediterranean cruise book 198586. Huntington cl 107 cruise of the uss huntington cl107. Rare, hard to find, sold out, discontinued, and other collectibles. Welcome and thank you for looking at uss midway cruise books on cdrom. For rating shirts click on your rating abbreviation below.
See more ideas about uss nimitz, aircraft carrier and mass communication. You will be able to zoom in to better read names etc. Uss america cv 66 mediterranean and indian ocean cruise. My sea duty was up at the end of cruise and transferred off a month after arrival at may port fl. Shortly afterwards one of the men from my dads ship, bill allingham gave. Milwaukee aor 2 naval cruise book, class of 1981, page 8 of 72 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks.
Here you can download the uss america cv 66 cruise book 198081 as a high resolution. This page contains scans from the commissioning of the uss america, 1965. Please refer to the table below for shipping options. 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. 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. Cruise books, usually similar in general content and format to high school or college yearbooks, are not official publications. Buck rogers in the 25th century is an american science fiction adventure television series produced by universal studios.
Uss yorktown association news bulletin about the blue water navy vietnam veterans act signed into law june 25, 2019 lets join art leach to celebrate his 100th birthday on may 1. Statistics show that only 2535% of sailors purchased their cruise book. 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. The profits from each purchase go towards the maintenance of cv41. America cv 66 naval cruise book, class of 1981, page 200. They are compiled by the officers and men of a ship, unit, or station for private distribution and customarily published by a local job printing firm. M division, uss halsey powell, from 19591960 cruise book boiler technician bt this was a fancy name for what was called a water tender in the old coal fired navy. By captain george stewart, usn ret as reported on ltjg george stewart from the 1958 uss halsey powell cruise book.
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