The nuclearcapable aircraft carrier uss midway cv41 homeported at yokosuka between 1973 and the early 1990s. Established on december 21, 2014, this is a group dedicated to uss midway, cvb41 cva41 cv41 and is. Uss franklin roosevelt cv42 19451977 final cruise book navy usn. This video is from 8mm film taken during flight operations on the uss midway cv 41 in the gulf of tonkin in 1972 1973. Accompanied throughout by photographs of midway crew and air wings, the book includes additional verses discovered in the ships newsletters and cruise books. Aircraft carrier navy cruise books on cd from wwii through the 1960s. Get the best deals on uss book when you shop the largest online selection at. The first engagement of the war ended in rebel victory. This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard uss midway. Cruise book and document reproduction naval historical. I shot this video aboard the uss forrestal, june 1987 during my 2weeks active duty in the u.
Navy nuclear weapons association keepers of the dragon cruise books. They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection. We specialize in us navy cruise books, us marine corps cruise. Uss midway cv41 19841985 40th anniversary westpac cruise book. Midway cv 41 naval cruise book, class of 1979, page 8 of 292. Uss ranger 1957 1987 navy cruise book aircraft carrier cva61 tour very nice. The ship was used in a couple of important naval experiments.
May 01, 2016 vmfp3 marines on the uss midway in the early 1980s. Org cruise book web store uses paypal shopping carts for secure internet transactions. Uss midway cvb 41 1952 uss mindoro cve 120 wwii uss mindoro cve 120 1950. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to.
Shasta ae33 1973, 1987, 1991, 1993 shea dm30 1935 sheliak aka62 1945 shelton dd790 1957, 1958, 1967, 1969, 1973. Here you can download the uss midway cv 41 westpac cruise book 1987 89 as a high resolution. Barbour county, lst1195, 197374, 198788, 1989, 1991. Many former sailors lose their cruise books over time, and then desperately look for a copy in their retirement years. The yearbooks which we store are all contributed scanned and up loaded by members from our different classes. Uss albany ca123 1951 mediterranean deployment log cruise book cruisebook. Due to space restrictions, i am only showing cruise book covers on this site.
June 3, 1987, western pacific, a aim9m sidewinder missile is falling off a. Navy and coast guard deck logs so that they can be made available online. Navy ships using yokosuka the nuclearcapable aircraft carrier uss midway cv41 homeported at yokosuka between 1973 and the early 1990s had special nuclear weapons procedures due to the sensitivity of nuclear weapons in japan. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection. Ships ranger with emphasis on the 7th ship to bear that name, cva61. Find the perfect collectible to add to your collection or to give as a gift. Most of the newer carriers and particularly the uss enterprise were quite a bit taller than the midway. October 22, 1973, western pacific, an sh3g helicopter assigned to hc1 crashes off midways bow on takeoff for an sar mission. Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009. Browse uss midway available for buying right now on the internet. This site is a tribute to the aircraft carrier uss coral sea cv43. Vietnam war uss midway cv41 jacket patches overall mess. For rating shirts click on your rating abbreviation below.
Org and the san diego aircraft carrier museum, home of the uss midway. Official us navy sources have been used when they are available in the collection of the navy department library. She served in the atlantic fleet for her first eight years of service. On 23 november, she became the first carrier to enter the arabian gulf since 1949. Were trying to build up a good online resource for yearbooks from all our graduating classes. Midway public schools alumni council hill hichita, oklahoma. If you have any photos of interest to the navy nuclear weapons community and that are unclassified now, email them to the webmaster. The date provided at the end of each entry is the date of the accidentincident, rather than the date of death of individuals who may have died subsequently to the event. Then, on 28 january 1973, american participation in the vietnam war ended with a negotiated ceasefire. Pictures of friends, port calls and facts about their commands can all be found within the pages. Uss turner joy fired the final round of naval gunfire of the war, hitting the beach at 000 gmt, 28 january 1973, scant seconds before the ceasefire went into effect. Carrier strike group 5 led by uss ronald reagan with air force b52 stratofortress and navy fa18 hornet aircraft in september 2018 carrier strike group 5, also known as csg 5 or carstrkgru 5, is the u. Although all four ships of the class were completed with angled decks, ranger had the distinction of being the first us carrier built from the beginning as an angleddeck ship. Uss midway cva 41 westpac cruise book 1974 did you serve aboard uss midway cv 41.
Several support squadrons operated aboard midway throughout the years. Uss midway cv41 westpac deployment cruise book year log 198587 u s navy. Cruise books capture the most personal memories of a sailors navy career. The move allowed sailors to live with their families when in port. Commissioned a week after the end of world war ii, midway was the largest ship in the world until 1955, as well as the first u.
Check out our uss midway cv 41 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates. Uss delta ar9 1967 westpac deployment log cruise book cruisebook. October 22, 1973, western pacific, an sh3g helicopter assigned to hc1. With the new angle flight deck on the midway it looked more like a sports car when compared to the other carriers. Up close uss forrestals final destination and surging backwash duration. After a thirtythree hour bombardment by confederate cannon, fort sumter in charleston harbor surrenders. All reveal the spirit of the thousands who served during her 42 years of active duty and contribute to the magic that continues aboard the uss midway museum today. We specialize in us navy cruise books, us marine corps cruise books, air force books, and books on us military history. The seventh uss ranger cvcva61 was the third of four forrestalclass supercarriers built for the united states navy in the 1950s. Alamo lsd33 1961, 1966, 196768, 1969, 1972, 1974, 197576, 1977, 1980, 1986.
The profits from each purchase go towards the maintenance of cv41. Here you can download the uss midway cva 41 westpac cruise book 197980 as a high resolution. It highlights with story and pictures ship info, events, crew pictures, and other documentation of the 1977 time period. On 5 october 1973, midway, with cvw 5, put into yokosuka, japan, marking the first forwarddeployment of a complete carrier task group in a japanese port, the result of an accord arrived at on 31 august 1972 between the u. Midway cleared norfolk 27 december 1954 for a world cruise, sailing via the cape of. Uss cleveland lpd7 1982 westpac deployment log cruise book cruisebook. This is the uss ranger cvacv61 history and memorial site. She operated for 47 years, during which time she saw action in the vietnam war and served as the. The multimedia presentation gives a whole new look and feel to these great cruise books. Uss independence cv62 med deployment cruise book year log. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment. Uss midway 47 years of magic public group facebook. Printing is also easily possible because of the high resolution 300dpi and the missing watermarks. Upon her return in october 1973, constellation enjoyed a ninemonth workup cycle, and departed in june 1974 for her first peacetime deployment in 10 years.
You will be able to zoom in to better read names etc. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. For service in vietnam from 30 april 1972, to 9 february 1973, midway and cvw 5. Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb. Here you can download the uss midway cva 41 westpac cruise book 197273 as a high resolution. Great deals from u s naval history store on uss cv cruise. Like school yearbooks, they are usually paid for by. Data are based on incomplete and sometimes conflicting sources. Ntc san diego 1972945 anchor ntc san diego 1973 124 anchor ntc san diego 1973 149 anchor. Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. Jul 08, 2011 boeing 737 max crashes immediately after takeoff heres what really happened to flight 610 duration. A collection of cruise books from uss midway are available in digital format on cdrom. Statistics show that only 2535% of sailors purchased their cruise book.
Cruise books, usually similar in general content and format to high school or college yearbooks, are not official publications. The official 1987 annual command history opnav report 57501 shows. While not permanently assigned, they regularly sent detachments aboard to supply the ship with mail, personnel, and supplies. Each digital book is the same price regardless of its size or rarity. Us navy uss midway vietnam 196364 westpac cruise sailor. Enlarge aircraft carrier uss saratoga cv60 view in national archives catalog please note. 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. Great deals from u s naval history store in usnavycruise. Up close uss forrestals final destination and surging backwash. Uss midway, built in newport news, virginia, was commissioned in september 1945. Uss midway cruise books all 26 volumes in my personal collection uss midway official deck log books. 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. Navy carrier strike group assigned to the united states pacific fleet and permanently forward deployed to the u.
The cruise book cd makes it possible for several members of the family to own one. The third midway, a large aircraft carrier, was also named after the battle of midway. Midway relieved uss constellation cv 64 as the indian ocean contingency carrier on 16 april 1979. From midapril, while operating as part of task force 77 in the tonkin gulf, midway s aircraft flew 11,900 combat missions over vietnam. Aircraft carrier uss midway and battleship uss iowa in arabian gulf, december 1987 i was on board when this picture was taken, went to mombasa, africa, spent new years 1988 in the mother land. The cruise books cover years between 1947 and 1991. Here you can download the uss midway cv 41 westpac cruise book 198789 as a high resolution. Celebrating 16 years in business not just a photo or poster but a work of art. Deployment log cruisebook for sale garden structures.
In 1946, she was sent to the arctic to test cold water operations. Org cruise book web store uses paypal shopping carts for secure internet. Uss midway cvbcvacv41 is an aircraft carrier, formerly of the united states navy, the lead ship of her class. We also offer outofprint and unusual scientific, historical and technical books. A former crew member of the mighty o has made the entire collection of cruise books from the uss oriskany available in digital format.
Uss midway cvbcvacv41 is an aircraft carrier, formerly of the united states navy, the. It was from there that the midway left in march of 1965 to her first combat cruise. Vmfp3 marines on the uss midway in the early 1980s. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of. Although all four ships of the class were completed with angled decks, ranger had the distinction of being the first us carrier built from the beginning as an angleddeck ship commissioned in 1957, she served extensively in the pacific, especially the vietnam.
Navy deck logs available in the national archives catalog. On august 22, 2019, the va began scanning more than 20 million images from the u. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection 7300 total words in this text 51607 reads ship name hull number year of cruise or publication. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of freely. These squadrons are not included in the individual deployment lists linked above, but i want to acknowledge them here. Navy cruise book for sale us military collectibles. This auction is for an official uss midway souvenir westpac cruise book 1963 1964. Named for the battle of midway, uss midway was the lead ship of her class.
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