Uss brewton was built by avondale shipyards incorporated of westwego, louisiana and commissioned on 8 july 1972. This video is compiled completely from pictures from my first cruise book on the uss ranger cva61. A cruise book is a yearbookstyle publication often produced by ships of the united states navy. You will be able to zoom in to better read names etc. Moore dd 747 uscgc morgenthau whec 722 uss morton dd 948 uss mount baker ae 4 uss mount hood ae 29 uss mount katmai ae 16 uss mullany dd 528. If you have a cruise book, that can sometimes help you pin point the dates. On 30 june 1975 uss lockwood was reclassified as a frigate ff1064. Search for shipmates, friends, family, and memories in one of the largest collections of online naval cruise book images and photos. Officers and crew involved in recommissioning the ship are recognized as plank owners.
Here you can download the uss meyerkord ff 1058 westpac cruise book 1987 as a high resolution. Because of their scarcity, locating and purchasing a specific cruise book can be extremely difficult. In addition to portraits and information about sailors and officers aboard, the pages also include candid photos of events and daily routines, plus stories and biographies paying tribute to those who served on board. Many former sailors lose their cruise books over time, and then desperately look for a copy in their retirement years. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. How the village people shot in the navy on a warship. Yearbooks contributed by the public are listed here. David ray dd 971 naval cruise book, class of 1984, page 9 of 104 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection. Bring the cruise book to life with this multimedia presentation. Bagley was the fourth ship of the usn named for ensign worth bagley, the only us navy officer killed in action during the spanishamerican war. Cruise books from 1961 to 1989a long trip it has been we have had some very generous contributions to our web pages.
Decommissioned on december 14, 1991, and stricken from the navy list on january 11, 1995, the meyerkord transferred to the maritime administration for scrapping on 3 august 1996. Uss maryland bb46 ww ll cruise book 19411945 diary of. Ship name hull number year of cruise or publication. Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb. Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009. Uss meyerkord ff1058 1980 westpac cruise book ebay.
Find people you served with from uss meyerkord deff1058. The cruise book of a nimitzclass aircraft carrier typically reaches over 600 pages in length, as it includes portraits of the more than 5,000 sailors. Navy cruise books deployments the military yearbook. North vietnam refused an offer by south vietnam for the. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of freely accessible us navy cruise books 1711 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.
The hanoi representatives at the paris peace talks asserted that the captives were, instead, illegally arrested patriots from among south vietnamese citizens rebelling. Uss meyerkord ff1058 was a knoxclass frigate in service with the united states navy from. Uss meyerkord was the seventh knox class frigate and the first ship in the navy named after lt. The 1951 caribbean mediterranean cruise book is the first cruise book known to be pulished by the beale. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss lexington cruise book during world war ii. Wwii cruise books pdfs available apa 216 uss neshoba. Uss saint paul ca73 westpac deployment cruise book year. This cruise occured shortly after beale was recommissioned in 1951. Uss eversole dd 789 cruise book cd 196062 navy photos. Creating those books is an old tradition in the us navy. As far as i know the uss hector did not have a cruise book until the mid 50s. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection.
Other collections of navy cruise books can be found at the new york public library and the library of the naval war college, newport, rhode island. Each page has been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable computer viewing. In addition to the new angled deck and hurricane bow, hancock fielded that hot new twin tailed terror, the vought f7u cutlass. For veterans who served on our united states navy frigates we offer custom embroidered polo shirts, jackets, ball caps, sweaters, tshirts, denim shirts, and more. Meyerkord, widow and mother of lieutenant meyerkord. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of. Navy cruise books were created by those aboard a ship to remember a particular deployment. Brewton, usnr, who was awarded the silver star while serving as platoon officer of a u. Uss brewton ff1086 a fast frigate honoring lieutenant john c. I have scanned a number of wwii cruise books and ships histories in order to preserve the history of the men who served. If you wish to contribute a copy of your own yearbook, submit it at. Unfortunately, a cruise book was not published for the 1960 cruise. The hanoi representatives at the paris peace talks asserted that the captives were, instead, illegally arrested patriots from among south vietnamese. Uss cascade ad 16 cruise book log med 1960 1961 crew photos cd.
Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection 7300 total words in this text 51751 reads ship name hull number year of cruise or publication aaaron ward dm34 1945 abbot dd629 1958, 1960. Cruise book and document reproduction naval historical. Uss bagley ff 1069 was a knoxclass frigate of the united states navy. Uss ranger cruise book 1969 1970 video 2 gary cate. Printing is also easily possible because of the high resolution 300dpi and the missing watermarks. A former crew member of the mighty o has made the entire collection of cruise books from the uss oriskany available in digital format. The pdf format is more suitable for downloading and viewing on you pc, while the photo gallery format is good for viewing right on our site. Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. Ship name, hull number, year of cruise or publication. We will be putting cruise books on our site as they become available for processing. Uss john hood dd 655 1953 54 world cruise book on cd. This started as a quest to find a copy of the uss neshobaapa 216s cruise book. Uss meyerkord ff 1058 was a knoxclass frigate in service with the united states navy from 1969 to 1991.
The links below will take you to the areas you may explore including crew photographs from the 60s, 70s and 80s as well as ship photographs from commissioning to decommissioning. Great deals from u s naval history store on uss ddg ebay. The uss somers, from 1959 to 1982 participated in 11 cruises. I could be wrong, but that is what one of our old salts told me. From 27 september 21 december 1977 uss lockwood sailed with the midway battle group. Uss new orleans lph 11 westpac cruise 1981 hong kong 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 forrest royal dd 872 1954 55 cruise book on cd rare. Make no mistake, a commissioning booklet of the late twentieth century and early twentyfirst century certainly resembles a cruise book and is very much different than the small pamphlet. Uss hancock cva19 1957 the uss hancock cva19 strike 1957 far eastern cruise book is an excellent volume on the ship as she was commissioned after her scb125 modifications. The 1966 cruise book is presented here courtesy of stephen r.
Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment. Meyerkord de1058 1971, 1973, 1976 meyerkord ff1058 1980, 1983, 1987. Navy photo from the uss schofield deg 3 1971 cruise book, bob hurst worksop, nottinghamshire, england, united kingdom. Cruise books capture the most personal memories of a sailors navy career. She was laid down 1 september 1966 and launched on 15 july 1967, sponsored by mrs. The cheapest route to take is to just get copies made of specific dates. Obtaining and using documents to support your claim va.
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