Enlarge aircraft carrier uss saratoga cv60 view in national archives catalog please note. Navy deck logs available in the national archives catalog. Rare cruise books like this sell for a hundred dollars or more when buying the actual hard copy if you can find one for sale. Feb 20, 2010 list of ships with agent orange exposure confirmed.
The uss saratoga museum foundation has worked for 12 years to bring the ship to rhode island, and is now focusing on continuing to acquire saratoga memorabilia for display onboard the uss john f. If you already have the cruise book usually only one person in the family has it. Make offer vietnam navy uss saint paul ca73 cruise book 7th fleet westpac log orig 1969. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss saratoga cruise book during world war ii. This listing is for the following original cruise book. If you have anything to add, please send to the webmaster. March 10, 1980 uss saratoga and embarked airwing cvw17 departed on their 16th mediterranean underway period. Uss saratoga cva60 mediterranean sea july 1969 january 1970 thirty knots across the flight deck comments. Several years ago, his cruise book was stolen, and he has been trying to locate one ever since.
Celebrating 16 years in business not just a photo or poster but a work of art. Uss saratoga cva60 1969 1970 mediterranean deployment cruise book cruisebook. Uss crommelin ffg37 1985 westpac cruise book navy deployment cruisebook. Uss macdonough dlg8 1969 med cruise book walsworth 3. Saratoga, with assigned carrier air wing 3 cvw3, was deployed to. Thomas macdonough locks and loads hand colored engraving aboard uss saratoga. Check out our uss saratoga cv 60 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates. Saratoga association is to perpetuate and honor the memory of two great fighting ships, and to hold an annual reunion of saratoga shipmates in order to enable members to maintain contact with other shipmates. The cd comes in a plastic sleeve with a custom label. Each page has been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable computer viewing. We have aircraft carriers, battleships, cruisers, destroyers and attack transports. Which navy shipsunits are agent orange eligible 1st lt. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of.
Aerial view of uss saratoga cva60 at new york navy yard in may 1956. Blue water navy ships deck log summary in support of hr 299. The required evidence can come from an official ship history, deck logs, cruise books, captains letters, or similar documents. A specific ship may be listed in more than one category, based on its activities. Please respect our protocol and keep language, comments and subject matter. Uss saratoga cva 60 1960 1961 mediterrean cruise book. The cruise book cd makes it possible for several members of the family to own one. This cruise book does not have numbered pages but a guess would be about 275 pages with black and white photos of the ship, her crew, ports of call and embarked air wing 3 cvw3. Check out our web sites for complete cruise book details. This is a scarce to rare cruise book for the 1969 1970 med cruise of uss saratoga. The multimedia presentation gives a whole new look and feel to these great cruise books.
Uss fiske dd842 operated on mekong river, june 1621, 1966. Cruisebook for the uss saratoga cva60 s 196970 mediterranean deployment. Uss noa dd841 operated on qui nhon bay during april 1969. You would be purchasing the uss saratoga cva 60 cruise book during this time period. Vietnam navy uss saint paul ca73 cruise book 7th fleet westpac log orig 1969. Find great deals on ebay for uss cruise book and uss year book. Uss saratoga cva cv 60 forrestal class aircraft carrier us navy. Served on sara in vf31 and im looking for 196970 cruise book. Uss saratoga cva60 mediterranean sea 1969 1970 cruise. On 27 august, aircraft from saratoga and uss independence cv 62, both in the arabian gulf, began enforcing the nofly zone south of the 32nd parallel in iraq under operation southern watch.
Each digital book is the same price regardless of its size or rarity. If you are looking for a certain uss navy cruise book from wwii, korea or vietnam we just might have it. If you are interested in a copy of a cruise book all. Uss saratoga cv 3 wwii uss saratoga cva 60 1958 uss saratoga cva 60 196061. During the korean war, he was the commanding officer of naval air training at nas pensacola and the air officer on uss coral sea. For rating shirts click on your rating abbreviation below. Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. John jenkins designs soldiers iwa100 uss saratoga cv3 aircraft carrier base. America iii cva66 naval history and heritage command. Uss belknap dlg 26 1969 70 uss benham dd 796 1952 uss benner ddr 807 1953 uss bennion dd 662 wwii.
A detailed description of the product is also provided. Uss saratoga cva cv 60 forrestal class aircraft carrier us. Welcome to the uss ault dd698 guestbook forum navy. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment. List of ships with agent orange exposure confirmed salem. We specialize in us navy cruise books, us marine corps cruise books. Uss saratoga cva60 1969 1970 mediterranean military. She continued visiting this area until her first deployment to the pacific. Vintage revell 1 542 uss saratoga cv60 aircraft 0 results. The history of oriskany differs considerably from that of her sister. Navy, military, militaria, cruise book or family genealogy. Navy ship, and the second aircraft carrier, to be named for the battles of saratoga in the american revolutionary war. Uss saratoga cva60 cruise book mediterranean cruise 1964 1965 saratoga s mission defense of freedom the m2 division standing underway watch includes identified division photos 9 x 12 hardcover in very good condition, with a little cover wear thank you for looking the photos show the actual item being sold. On board her was vs22 with the first deployment of the s3a antisubmarine aircraft.
On 2 january 1968, saratoga sailed for philadelphia and an overhaul and modernization program which was to last 11 months. Commissioned as attack aircraft carrier cva 60, the saratoga was redesignated as multipurpose aircraft carrier cv 60 on june 30, 1972. Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb. During world war ii, he was executive officer of fighter squadron 1 operating off the carrier uss yorktown cv10 and commanding officer of the air group 35 aboard the aircraft carrier uss chenango in the pacific. Uss saratoga cva 60 mediterranean cruise book 1969 70.
Navy cruise book for sale us military collectibles. Uss ticonderoga 25th anniversary log 1944 1969 pacific cruise book hardcover. On the back cover of the 19741975 med cruise book there is a dedication to these four men who were killed the following information was provided by edward l. Us navy mobile construction battalion 58 1968 1969 vietnam cruise book nmcb58. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. Uss oriskany cvcva34 nicknamed mighty o, and occasionally referred to as the oboat was one of the few essexclass aircraft carriers completed after world war ii for the united states navy. Navy cruise book for sale military collectibles for sale. She returned to mayport and the florida coast on 22 january 1969. Cv 60 also took part in operations during the lebanon crisis. Uss saratoga cva60 19691970 mediterranean cruise book ebay. Saratoga cva60 apparently taken at the time of her shakedown cruise see above. Covers life on board the ship, with identified black and white.
Back to last page back to cruise book page back to uss saratoga page. Saratoga stuff commissioning, decommissioning, crest history, first day covers. Uss saratoga cv60 mediterranean deployment cruise book. Uss hanson dd832 navy cruise book 1969 1970 vietnam era. Covers life on board the ship, with identified black and white photos of each sailor and officer aboard the ship. Uss saratoga cv60, formerly cvb60 and cva60 and the sixth ship of the united states navy to be named for the american revolutionary war battle of saratoga, was a forrestalclass supercarrier.
New listing 1966 uss saratoga cva60 mediterranean navy cruise book her route. It would be so wonderful to be able to surprise him with a copy. Uss macdonough ddg39 navy anchor embroidered 2sided satin jacket. On 31 january 1969, she departed philadelphia for guantanamo, via hampton roads and mayport, and extensive refresher training of the crew and air detachments. Ellegood cv60 7376 these two men were killed, when their ra5c vigilante crashed during a. Kennedy in the aquidneck island middletown newport area of rhode island. Uss saratoga was the second ship in the forrestal class and the second super carrier in the world. Cruisebook for the uss saratoga cva60 s 1969 70 mediterranean deployment.
I left the navy in 1963 entered us army in 1964, retired from army in 1982 as a cw4 attack helicopter pilot. A former crew member of the mighty o has made the entire collection of cruise books from the uss oriskany available in digital format. There is a crack to the binding at page 241 but the book is. Thomas macdonough rare engraving uss saratoga from jarvis pinx. A multimedia presentation celebrating 16 years in business not just a photo or poster but a work of art. Us navy cruise book uss bennington mediterranean cruise 1953. Uss saratoga cva 60 1958 uss saratoga cva 60 196061 uss shamrock bay cve 84 wwii. Navy cruise books, 19182009 this data collection contains u. The following information was provided by edward l. On the back cover of the 19741975 med cruise book there is a dedication to these four men who were killed. They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection.
Rare wwii us navy cruise book uss lunga point blue angels leaders estate. Guestbook archive uss saratoga museum foundation, inc. This is a multimedia presentation that you will find interesting and unique. Uss saratoga departed mayport january 6, 1976, for another mediterranean cruise. Uss saratoga was the fifth ship in the navy to bear the name. Uss saratoga cv60 final deployment cruise book year log 1994 u s navy. On board her was vs22 with the first deployment of the s3a viking antisubmarine aircraft.
Headed north of 17th parallel to rendezvous with uss lofberg dd759 va presumptive ships list. Uss saratoga cvcvacvb60, was the second of four forrestalclass supercarriers built for the united states navy in the 1950s. Saratoga, the navys oldest active duty carrier, hen headed for the rendezvous point with her relief, the nuclear powered aircraft carrier uss george washington cvn73, the navys newest carrier at the time. My copy was destroyed some years ago and i really would like to get hold of another copy. After mooring at 30 on 16 december at pier 12, norfolk, her roundtheworld cruise completed, postdeployment and holiday leave began, continuing through the first day of the year 1969. Uss saratoga cvcvacvb60, was the second of four forrestalclass supercarriers built for. Pr3 with the fleet angles, hu2, before and after the designation was changed to hc.
Ntc san diego 1969 423 anchor ntc san diego 1969 468 anchor ntc san diego 1969 500 anchor. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of freely accessible us navy cruise books 1708 cruise books and 27 decommissioning programs available us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment. Featuring cruise book 1969 in stock and ready for shipping now online. Hi all, this is doug harmon from the uss saratoga ship mates photo. She also took part in operations during the lebanon crisis in 1976. The sixth ship using the name saratoga was built at the new york naval shipyard and commissioned on 14 april 1956. Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009. The ships name comes from the revolutionary battle of saratoga. Her first trip out took her to the norwegian sea to participate in nato exercises. If anyone has an information as to how i might obtain the 8586 uss saratoga cruise book, i would be so grateful. In excellent condition with its original protecting covering sleeve see photos. Uss saratoga cva 60 august 1960 february 1961 med cruise book bring the cruise book to life with this multimedia presentation this cd will exceed your expectations a great part of naval history. Uss saratoga cva60 19641965 mediterranean cruise book. Cruise book and document reproduction naval historical.
Uss saratoga cva 60 mediterranean cruise book 196970. The ship was named for the battle of oriskany during the revolutionary war. Aircraft carrier uss saratoga cv60 deck logs for naval vessels were created to form a chronological account of notable events occurring in and around a ship, to remind the officers of the deck of their duties, and to check on the activities of the officers. Vietnam navy uss saint paul ca73 cruise book 7th fleet westpac log orig 1968. Shortly thereafter, on 8 january 1969, she headed for the jacksonville operating area where she served as the platform for carrier qualifications. Uss saratoga cva 60 mediterranean cruise book 1969 70 did you serve aboard uss saratoga cv 60. Ok, i agree, its a long shot, but im looking for a copy of the 196465 saratoga cruise book.
Cruise book 1969 for sale military collectibles for sale. Saratoga sailed from mayport, florida january 1976 for another med cruise. Shop by category electronics, cars, fashion, collectibles. Get the best deals on uss book when you shop the largest online selection at. Quotes signify a member of the michigan chapter served onboard that cruise. I served on the saratoga from 1966 to 1969 in g division, i was the ships ammo clerk. Original cruise book for uss saratoga 1963 med cruise excellent condition. Saratoga vi cv60 naval history and heritage command. I have very fond memories of the navy the uss ault and her crew especially the two med cruises i participated in. Aircraft carrier navy cruise books on cd from wwii through the 1960s. The cruise books have been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable viewing. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection. On 17 may 1969, armed forces day, she was the host ship for president richard nixon. Uss saratoga cv60 mediterranean deployment cruise book year log 1980 navy.
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