Uss coral sea cva43 1967 1968 cruise book carrier west 6768. Uss washburn aka108 vietnam deployment cruise book year log 1968. The book is largely devoted to the coral sea as it saw more action in the vietnam war than other carriers. Here you can download the uss coral sea cv 43 westpac cruise book 1977 as a high resolution. Uss independence cv 62 mediterranean cruise book 1977 english us. This is the 1977 westpac cruise book for the uss coral sea cv43 aircraft carrier. Trivia the uss coral sea was commissioned with the designation cvb43. Uss coral sea cvcvbcva43, a midwayclass aircraft carrier, was the third ship of the united states navy to be named for the battle of the coral sea. Find people you served with from uss coral sea cva 43. They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection. Shortly after departing san francisco coral sea was forced to enter the navy yards at pearl harbor for major repairs to several boilers. For rating shirts click on your rating abbreviation below.
Click on the link next to the thumbnail to get the full size page. Roosevelt cvbcvacv42 was the second of three midwayclass aircraft carriers. Following the gulf of conking incident in august, coral sea departed on 7 dec 1964 for duty with the u. Uss coral sea cv43 world deployment cruise book year log 1983 u s navy for sale online. On january 15,1965 change of command ceremonies were conducted on board coral sea. It highlights with story and pictures ship info, events, crew pictures, and other documentation of the 1977 time period. Roosevelt spent most of her active deployed career operating in the mediterranean sea as part of the united states sixth fleet.
Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection. 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. Donnis, po3, 19741977 adams, stephen, po3, 19671971. An f4 phantom ii vaults from the waist catapult on uss coral sea cva43 to. Uss coral sea cva 43 vietnam deployment sierratahoe. Unfortunately, a cruise book was not published for the 1960 cruise. Ntc san diego 1976238 anchor ntc san diego 1976326 anchor ntc san diego 1977 055 anchor. Two of the f4 fighters visible parked aft of the starboard after aircraft elevator are wearing camouflage paint schemes.
Blue ridge lcc 19 naval cruise book, class of 1977. Coral sea remained in hawaii for a delightful stay of many warm and sunny days enjoyed by her crew on waikiki beach. The uss mars afs1 is slightly damaged in a collision withthe merchant ship seiwa maru. Uss coral sea cvcvbcva43, a midwayclass aircraft carrier, was the third ship of the united states navy to be named for thebattle of the coral sea. Navy cruise book for sale us military collectibles. Coral sea cv43 1977, 1980, 1986, 1988, 1990 coronado lpd11 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978 coronado agf11 1986, 1988. Coral seas war record is perhaps best reflected in the out of print book, tonkin gulf yacht club by rene j francillon. Cruise books here is a mosaic of every uss coral sea cruise book cover. Roosevelt spent most of her active deployed career operating in the mediterranean sea as part of the united states sixth.
Aircraft carrier navy cruise books on cd from wwii. Initially classified as an aircraft carrier with hull classification symbol cv43, the contract to build the ship was awarded to newport news shipbuilding of. Uss pensacola lsd38 mediterranean deployment cruise book year log 1977 navy. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment. Coral sea departed san francisco, ca on march 21, 1983 and arrived norfolk, va on september 12, 1983 having gone around the globe via the suez canal on june 14, 1983. Uss coral sea cv43 med deployment cruise book year log 198788 navy. Initially classified as anaircraft carrier with hull classification symbol cv43, the contract to build her was awarded to newport news. This site is a tribute to the aircraft carrier uss coral sea cv43. After initial operations, she made her first cruise in mid 1948 with midshipmen in training. Roosevelt, the late president, and cvb43 was namedcoral sea. Uss coral sea cv42, cvb43, cva43 and cv43 history, and those aircraft carriers operating with coral sea during her tour of service and a tour of duty in the u. Coral sea departed san francisco, ca on march 21, 1983 and arrived norfolk, va on september 12, 1983 having. Before 8 may 1945, the aircraft carrier cvb42 had been known as uss coral sea.
Vintage us navy cruise book 1961 task force 43 operation deep freeze. On 7 feb 1965 aircraft from coral sea, along with those from uss ranger cva61 and uss hancock cva19, blasted the military barracks and staging areas near dong hoi in the southern sector of north vietnam. Us navy uss coral sea cv43 med deployment cruise book 198788. Uss coral sea cv 43 westpac cruise book 1977 in memoriam. Has anyone on 69 70 cruise put in a claim for agent orange. Uss coral seas westpac cruise book from 198182 includes a very comprehensive ships history. Jun 24, 2008 uss coral sea cv42, cvb43, cva43 and cv43 history, and those aircraft carriers operating with coral sea during her tour of service and a tour of duty in the u. Note uh46 helicopter over the carriers flight deck, amidships, with cargo suspended below. Just wonder, been fighting leukemia for five years now has anyone on 69 70 cruise put in a claim for agent orange. The uss coral sea cva43 and the uss iwo jima lph2brush briefly in san diego, california, causing slight damage. Newport news, va about uss coral sea the midwayclass. Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb. Blue ridge lcc 19 naval cruise book, class of 1977, page. Uss coral sea for sale tractor parts and replacement.
Great deals from u s naval history store on uss cv cruise. Uss coral sea cv 43 aircraft carrier coral sea, named for the world war ii sea battle which was the first in history in which the contending fleets never were in sight of each other, was a midway 1 class aircraft carrier which served the united states through five decades. Each page has been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable computer viewing. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss coral sea cva 43 cruise book during 1966 1967. Installation of the pilot landing aid television plat system was completed on coral sea on 14 december 1961.
Just wonder, been fighting leukemia for five years now. The uss somers, from 1959 to 1982 participated in 11 cruises. Uss coral sea was launched 2 april 1946 by newport news shipbuilding and drydock co. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection 7300 total words in this text 51839 reads ship name hull number year of cruise or publication. Please contribute dates of port calls, overhauls, dry docks, rav, ore, etc. Uss coral sea cva43 19731974 cruise book westpac va22 va94 vietnam ops. Uss coral sea cv43 coral sea cvb43 was launched 2 april 1946 by newport news shipbuilding and drydock co. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. Uss coral sea cv 43 westpac cruise 1982 naples, italy uss forrestal cv 59 med cruise 1983 rome, italy uss new jersey bb 62 world cruise 1984 thailand uss halsey cg 23 westpac cruise 1985 yokosuka, japan uss elliot dd 967 westpac cruise 1986 karachi, pakistan uss enterprise cvn 65 world cruise 1987 perth.
Uss coral sea cva43 1956 westpac deployment log cruise book and crews. The order of magellan uss coral sea cv43 and her crew were awarded the order of magellan for circumnavigating the world during the 1983 cruise. She earned the affectionate nickname ageless warrior through her long career. Uss coral sea s westpac cruise book from 198182 includes a very comprehensive ships history. Bob dorais, who served aboard the sister ship coral sea and is the webmaster for the coral sea cv43 website, then stepped up to the plate with a replacement site cv42. In may 1989, the squadron again sailed with the uss coral sea cv43 for a med cruise to end an eightyear absence of beaufortbased marine units on carriers.
Uss coral sea cv42, cvb43, cva43 and cv43 history, and those aircraft carriers operating with coral sea during her tour of service and a tour of duty. This is a list of every known location of the uss coral sea from construction to scrapping. The cd comes in a plastic sleeve with a custom label. After initial operations, she made her first cruise in mid 1948 with. Roosevelt cv42, was originally christened uss coral sea, but was renamed nine days after being launched in 1945. If you purchase a video and are satisfied with it i would appreciate your leaving your comments at the bottom of the video page. Patch at left courtesy of guy dunbar uss coral sea cva43 association. Uss coral sea was the third midway class aircraft carrier and the third ship in. In spring 1949, the coral sea began its first deployment with the sixth fleet. The coral sea sailed from norfolk, virginia on 7 june 1948 for a midshipmen cruise to. Unfollow uss cruise book to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Med cruise book, september 9, 1950february 1, 1951, with carrier air. Creating those books is an old tradition in the us navy. Low png, 319x319px, 77kb med jpeg, 1280x1280px, 126kb title.
To her crew, she was known as swanky franky, fooderoo, or rosie, with the last nickname probably the most popular. This midway class large aircraft carrier was built at newport news, virginia. Uss coral sea cva43 1963 westpac cruise book for sale online. The uss coral sea was a midwayclass aircraft carrier built by the newport news shipbuilding and drydock company with the capacity to carry up to aircraft, manned by a complement of 4,104 officers and enlisted it was commissioned by the u. Blue ridge lcc 19 naval cruise book, class of 1977, page 7 of 168 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of. Coral sea, cv43, 197172,1977, 197980, 198182, 1983, 198586, 198788. Bob dorais, who served aboard the sister ship coral sea and is the webmaster for the coral sea cv43 website, then stepped up to the plate with a. Rf8g of vfp63 launching from uss coral sea cv43 1977. Conventionally powered, coral sea was built by newport news shipbuilding and commissioned into service in 1947. Uss coral sea cv43 world deployment cruise book year log 1983 u s navy for sale. Its sister ship below was under construction and inherited the coral sea name. As recorded in the book, the 196465 statistics are. The first rosie website was conceived in the 90s and started by steve graham, at2, va176 1972.
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