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You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss california bb 44 cruise book during world war ii. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. Laid down on july 17, 2009, america is to be completed in 2012. Each page has been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable computer viewing. Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb. Boston cag 1 naval cruise book, class of 1967, page 9 of 164. The aircraft carrier was built at newport news, virginia, and was commissioned on jan.

You need to be a member of uss america cva66 to add comments. Uss america is the third naval ship to be named such. 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. Uss america cva66 1967 mediterranean cruise book ebay. She differs from the amphibious assault ships lhas she replaces. Boston cag 1 naval cruise book, class of 1967, page 9 of 164 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. Royal navyus navygulf of mexicoaircraft carrierhornet corvettefighter. Uss america lha 6 is the latest largedeck amphibious ship, the first of a fourship class. Uss america cva cv 66 kitty hawk class aircraft carrier us navy. Uss america cva 66 mediterranean cruise book 1967 vf33. To create this book it has been updated, reformatted and spell checked. Uss america cva66 vietnam war deployment cruise book year. The british naval designer william reed drew up a small ship based on the singleshaft smiths dock company whale catcher southern pride, whose simple design and mercantile construction standards lent itself to rapid production in large numbers in small yards unused to. The cd comes in a plastic sleeve with a custom label.

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Offering memorabilia items such as tee shirts, coffee mugs and hats imprinted with the uss america cva 66 ships seal. This information was obtained by the uss america carrier veterans. Uss america i was on here about a year finishing up a sea tour. See more ideas about aircraft carrier, navy ships and us navy ships. Hedinger rvah1 1971 1972 med cruise john zieba vaw122 1974 1975 med cruise richard e. The uss america, cv66, was not just an aircraft carrier, but a supercarrier.

Book celebrates the ship being awarded the efficiency pennant for 196566. I recorded it with a vcr thinking someday maybe i would sh. On 10 january 1967, america departed norfolk for her second mediterranean cruise and. Rare cruise books like this sell for a hundred dollars or more when buying the actual hard copy. Uss america cvacv66 company hopewell junction, new.

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It will open in a new window and is image extensive. Decommissioned on august 9, 1996, the uss america spend the following years at the naval inactive. One day, representatives of big brothers of america. The united states navy sent the photos below to the cva on 7 june 2005. The 84,000ton, 1,048foot warship that served the navy for 32 years rests about 60 miles off the coast and more than 6,000 feet down, according to pat dolan, a spokeswoman for naval sea. The uss hermitage lsd34 deployment history and significant events of her service career follow. Nov 25, 20 all but the two thai navy ratanakosin class pf107 and 108 have been equipped to launch antiship cruise missiles.

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