For world war ii and pre1960s cruise books, we recommend that you contact us navy cruise books on cd, an nhf partner that specializes in that era, and which can provide both digital and printed cruise book copies. The book is presented here complete 5mb with his kind permission adobe acrobat 9. All information posted by the command public affairs team is approved and releasable. Rare cruise books like this sell for a hundred dollars or more when buying the actual hard copy. Cruise books capture the most personal memories of a sailors navy career. This page features all available views of uss america and u. Cruise book cd presentation advantages and features. Aimdim1 division 19821986 currently work as an agent for a major missouri riverboat casino jack with family, 1982. Army transport america that were taken in 1919 and 1920.
Uss america cv66 mediterranean deployment cruise book. You will be able to zoom in to better read names etc. Uss america cva cv 66 kitty hawk class aircraft carrier us. Printing is also easily possible because of the high resolution 300dpi and the missing watermarks. Uss america cvacv 66 major deployments airwing breakdown. Us navy cruise book store 129 followers andermace andermaces feedback score is 100. Check out our web sites for complete cruise book details. Their website features an extensive list of available cruise books through which you can browse. 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. 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. Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. Uss canberra cag 2 195758 uss canberra cag 2 1959 uss canberra cag 2 1960 uss.
See more ideas about uss america, america and aircraft carrier. Aylwin ff 1081 naval cruise book, class of 1982, page 6 of 56 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. Many former sailors lose their cruise books over time, and then desperately look for a copy in their retirement years. A bibliography naval history bibliographies mawdsley, dean l. Great deals from u s naval history store on uss cv cruise. Cruise books of the united states navy in world war ii. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss yorktown cruise book during world war ii.
Uss america cv 66 in stock war collectibles for sale. 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. Cruise books of the united states navy in world war ii a bibliography dean l. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment. America did return to yankee station one last time, but her time on station proved short, as she returned to subic bay on 17 february and sailed thence for the united states three days later, on 20 february 1973. Several commands only order copies for about 2 3 of the crew as a rule of thumb. Uss america cvacv66 was one of three kitty hawkclass supercarriers built for the united states navy in the 1960s. Westpac cruise 1982 83 westpac cruise 1984 85 world cruise 1986 westpac cruise 1988 world cruise 1989 90. Navy cruise book for sale us military collectibles. Nicholas was one of many destroyers whose crew published a cruise book after world war ii. The images on this site were scanned from the copy of navigator doug turpen. Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection.
Aylwin ff 1081 naval cruise book, class of 1982, page. Very good condition minor wear to cover, pages in excellent condition, binding tight. The cd comes in a plastic sleeve with a custom label. After a two months operations in the north atlantic, in support of north star 91, uss america departed naval station norfolk december 2, for the mediterranean and arabian gulf, her. Each page has been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable computer viewing. The aircraft carrier was built at newport news, virginia, and was commissioned on jan.
The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. The ship made her first two cruises to the mediterranean. Following a preshakedown goodwill cruise to central and south american ports and shakedown out of san diego, turner joy began, early in 1960, duty as flagship both of destroyer squadron desron and destroyer division 1 desdiv 1. Uss america for sale military collectibles for sale. Uss langley cv1av3 was the united states navys first aircraft carrier, converted in 1920 from the collier uss jupiter ac3, and also the us navys first turboelectricpowered ship.
This list provides the squadron number, type of aircraft and tail code. Cruise book and document reproduction naval historical. This cruise book measures approximately 8 34 x 12 and is full of lots of pictures. We found pictures of a relative who served on the uss essex cv 9 during ww ii. It will open in a new window and is image extensive. Pictures of friends, port calls and facts about their commands can all be found within the pages. World war ii cruise book nicholas was one of many destroyers whose crew published a cruise book after world war ii. The tail codes have been given in as much detail as possible, including at least the first number of the series. She also served in the persian gulf wars operations desert shield and desert storm. Ph2 douglas l sigler uss america cv66 op division 19811983.
On 10 january 1967, america departed norfolk for her second mediterranean cruise and relieved uss independence cv62 at pollensa bay on 22 january. The america participated in operation welcome homefleet week 91 in new york city june 611, 1991, taking part in the largest victory parade since world war ii. The cruise book is brown with gold leaf on the cover design. This page contains scans from the launching of the uss america, 1964. Creating those books is an old tradition in the us navy. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of. We never knew what life was like for a sailor in world war ii until we started taking an interest in these great books. Army transport america 19191920 views taken in 19191920. This site has located an expansive variety at reasonable asking prices. You may find yourself in the book participating in ships activities. Your are bidding on a hardcover cruise book for the uss midway cv41 19811982. The uss sperry as12, a fultonclass submarine tender, was commissioned on 1 may 1942. Uss sperry was built at the mare island navy yard out side of san fransisco, california and after commissioning, six month after the start of the u.