Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. Uss midway cv41 19841985 40th anniversary westpac cruise. These harrier operations were the first in midways history. There is something almost organic about her life even during the earliest moments of construction the midway was adapting to a changing world. Ce1 uss midway cruise book 1976 navy cv41 westpac air wing 5. On august 22, 2019, the va began scanning more than 20 million images from the u. Accompanied throughout by photographs of midway crew and air wings, the book includes additional verses discovered in the ships newsletters and cruise books. If you are interested in purchasing one of their books, or to see a full list of cruise books available, please visit them on the web at. On may 22, while en route to eastern australia, midway trapped a vma331 av8 harrier operating off uss belleau wood, lha3. A brief history of the uss midway like her name suggests, the uss midway was born out of battle hardened experience and wartime ingenuity.
The navy does not stock or sell copies of ships cruise books. Uss oriskany cva34 westpac deployment cruise book year log 1973 74. The major event of my first qualifications cruise was the flight down from nas whidbey island with the rest of va115. Uss kitty hawk cv63 westpac 1973 74 air wing 11 navy patch. Find out more about these records and how to access them below. Cruise book and document reproduction naval historical. 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. Cruise books of the united states navy in world war ii. Navy carrier to visit sydney, australia since 1972. Ntc san diego 1972945 anchor ntc san diego 1973 124 anchor ntc san diego 1973 149 anchor. While not permanently assigned, they regularly sent detachments aboard to supply the ship with mail, personnel, and supplies. Enlarge aircraft carrier uss saratoga cv60 view in national archives catalog please note. Uss midway cvbcvacv41 is an aircraft carrier, formerly of the united states navy, the. Uss midway cv41 19891990 westpac cruise book complete 310 pages.
Original 1st ed 1977 san franciscos own cruise book uss coral sea cv43 vgc. 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. Here you can download the uss midway cv 41 westpac cruise book 198990 as a high resolution. Originally named uss chapin bay, the ship was renamed uss midway on april 03, 1943. Cruise books, usually similar in general content and format to high school or college yearbooks, are not official publications. Uss mattaponi ao41 westpac 1968 1969 cruise book deployment vietnam tab patch. This cruise was hallmarked when a p2v3 neptune launched from midway off. Westpac navy for sale military collectibles for sale.
Several support squadrons operated aboard midway throughout the years. Please refer to the table below for shipping options. Due to space restrictions, i am only showing cruise book covers on this site. Uss midway cvbcvacv41 is an aircraft carrier, formerly of the united states navy, the lead ship of her class. Midway cleared norfolk 27 december 1954 for a world cruise, sailing via the cape of. Navy deck logs available in the national archives catalog. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment. Uss ainsworth ff1090 1988 mediterranean deployment cruise book cruisebook. Lo one year later, and sunk during the battle of leyte gulf shortly afterward. The profits from each purchase go towards the maintenance of cv41. Each digital book is the same price regardless of its size or rarity.
Uss coral sea cv43 med cruise book 1987 1988 40 years. The uss dewey ddg 45 helped in part to the fruition of safeguarding u. Bradford william ripley jr and commissioned 10 september 1945 capt. Westpac patch for sale military collectibles for sale.
The cruise books cover years between 1947 and 1991. Here you can download the uss midway cva 41 westpac cruise book 197273 as a high resolution. I am looking for him because i wanna meet him personally. Here she was out of commission until 30 september 1957 while she was modernized and such new. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss midway cvb 41 cruise book during the korean war ear. Here you can download the uss midway cv 41 westpac cruise book 198789 as a high resolution. Uss midway cv41 1981 1982 westpac cruise book caw5 marines. Each page has been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable computer viewing. Org and the san diego aircraft carrier museum, home of the uss midway. Alamo lsd33 1961, 1966, 196768, 1969, 1972, 1974, 197576, 1977, 1980, 1986.
Midway cleared norfolk 27 december 1954 for a world cruise sailing via the cape of good hope for taiwan where she joined the 7th fleet for operations in the western pacific until 28 june 1955 when she sailed for overhaul at puget sound naval ship yard. Uss coral sea cv43 navy 19811982 westpac deployment cruise book year indian. In addition to constellation and the embarked air wing, carrier air wing cvw 2, other deploying units included uss chosin cg 65, uss benfold ddg 65, uss kinkaid dd 965, uss thach ffg 43. Please contribute dates of port calls, overhauls, dry docks, rav, ore, etc. You will be able to zoom in to better read names etc. Welcome and thank you for looking at uss midway cruise books on cdrom. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. Uss midway cv41 the third midway cvb41 was laid down 27 october 1943 by newport news shipbuilding co. He was assigned in philippines in naval subic bay about year of 19871990. Westpac cruise 1988 89 slep and south american transit cruise book.
During 1987 and 1988, the ship deployed to the indian ocean as part of. Like school yearbooks, they are usually paid for by. May 26, 2019 this video was made from the actual pages of the final cruise book by a veteran sailor who was a prior crew member. Arriving in yokosuka, japan on october 5, 1973, midway and carrier air. Halsey cg 23 naval cruise book, class of 1988, page 6 of 6 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. Ive been looking for him for so many years,i always tried to search him to the internet,all i know about my. She was not supposed to be able to withstand more than a 24degree roll. Midway 198587 uss cv41 navy year deployment cruise s. Uss midway aircraft carrier launch and landing duration. Uss enterprise cvn65 westpac deployment cruise book year log 1988 navy. Navy a brief history of aircraft carriers uss midway.
Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection. Us navy cruise book store 129 followers andermace andermaces feedback score is 100. Bunker hill cg 52 naval cruise book, class of 1994. Midway was joined 21 november by uss kitty hawk cv 63, and both carriers, along with their escort ships, were joined by uss nimitz cvn 68 and her. This video was made from the actual pages of the final cruise book by a veteran sailor who was a prior crew member. Creating those books is an old tradition in the us navy. Uss midway cvb 41 1952 uss mindoro cve 120 wwii uss mindoro cve 120 1950. They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection. Uss midway cruise books all 26 volumes in my personal collection.
Navy and coast guard deck logs so that they can be made available online. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of freely. Eventually, nhhc transfers the deck logs to the national archives and records administration nara. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of. Uss ranger 1957 1958 cruise book, 1st cruise book 20aug1958 ports. Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb. This is a list of every known location of the uss coral sea from construction to scrapping. Over 7,000 visitors toured the ship during the 10day port call. Navy ships keep running records of their activities on board, and many of these logs are sent to the naval history and heritage command nhhc to be archived as permanent records. Uss midway cv41 westpac deployment cruise book year log 198587 u s navy. Bunker hill cg 52 naval cruise book, class of 1994, page 10 of 104 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks.
Alameda to 1975 10nov1958 careless magazine explosion kills 2, off san francisco 3jan1959 to 27jul1959 1st westpac cruise. Navy and coast guard deck logs from 1956 to 1978 will be closed to researchers. Halsey cg 23 naval cruise book, class of 1988, page 6. Printing is also easily possible because of the high resolution 300dpi and the missing watermarks. The far eastern telegraphs by jorma ahvenainen 1981. Uss midway cvb 41 1952 med cruise book great naval images llc on. Uss midway ag41, which was named oritani and then tyree before being chartered as a general auxiliary in 1942, renamed to panay in 1943, and returned to its owner in 1946 uss midway cve63, which was an escort carrier commissioned in 1943, renamed st. October 22, 1973, western pacific, an sh3g helicopter assigned to hc1 crashes off midways bow on takeoff for an sar. For rating shirts click on your rating abbreviation below. Uss midway cv41 19811982 cruise book midway staff on.
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