Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. She was laid down as aka117 at the newport news shipbuilding and dry dock company in newport news, virginia, on october 22, 1968. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment. They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book. Squadron vf74 off of the aircraft carrier uss bon homme richard cva31, was hit by enemy aaa fire, and ditched at sea, near mayangdo. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss texas cruise book. Wwii cruise books pdfs available apa 216 uss neshoba. She served as a commissioned ship for 24 years and three months. This started as a quest to find a copy of the uss neshobaapa 216s cruise book. He mentioned having cruise books, and i thought what a great idea, try and get a library of them and link people back to their personal fb pages. The navy does not stock or sell copies of ships cruise books. Cruise books are often published to commemorate long or special cruises.
Asbestos on amphibious warships list of affected ships. Alamo lsd33 1961, 1966, 196768, 1969, 1972, 1974, 197576, 1977, 1980, 1986. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection 7300 total words in this text 51834 reads 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 adair apa91 1946. She served as a commissioned ship for three months, she was laid down as aka117 at dry dock co. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection. Amphibious warships, also known as gator freighters, are an integral part of the u.
Uss hollister dd788 us navy korean war project page 1. Most sailors consider the cruise book one of their most valued treasures you would be purchasing the uss. Continue to cruise book page 2 forward to page 3 4 5 3 4 5. Navy photo 1 from the uss iwo jima lph2 1983 cruise book. This page c 2000, brad broerman you are viewer no, to this site. In commission 1970 to 1994 aka117 deployments major events. They are filled with pictures of the ships personnel and their activities at sea and in port. You will be able to zoom in to better read names etc. Bring the cruise book to life with this multimedia presentation. Originally called attack cargo ships and designated aka, in 1969, they were renamed as amphibious cargo ships and redesignated lka. Printing is also easily possible because of the high resolution 300dpi and the missing watermarks.
Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009. It was a wonderful moment that we will both remember for the. Do you have uss suribachi ae21 reunion information youd like to share. One dead, one injured in navy accident upi archives.
Check out our web sites for complete cruise book details. Naval fleet, but were often created with a variety of asbestos building materials, posing health risks to passengers and. 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 adair apa91 1946 adirondack agc15. They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection. Cruise books, usually similar in general content and format to high school or college yearbooks, are not official publications. I have scanned a number of wwii cruise books and ships histories in order to preserve the history of the men who served. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of freely.
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