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. Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009. Tin can sailors the national association of destroyer. Because of its large amount of text, the world war ii book is also available as a.
Uss markab ar 23 1962 1963 westpac cruise book cd ebay. Maiden cruise 1962 mediterranean cruise 1963 world cruise 1964 operation sea orbit westpac cruise 1965 66 westpac cruise 1966 67 westpac cruise 1968 westpac cruise 1969. This cruise occured shortly after beale was recommissioned in 1951. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection.
Uss markab, ar23, westpac 66 her story howard knowlton, herman iglesias and michael sullivan on. Westpac navy for sale military collectibles for sale. Finally, a very big thank you to sm3 rod chapman uss mason 7274 for providing details on the cruise of 7273 and a copy of the cruise book. Enlarge aircraft carrier uss saratoga cv60 view in national archives catalog please note. The uss somers, from 1959 to 1982 participated in 11 cruises.
The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. This started as a quest to find a copy of the uss neshobaapa. Uss markab ad21 was a hamulclass destroyer tender named for markab, the thirdbrightest. Cruise book cd presentation advantages and features. Ships with crew members going ashore in vietnam vetshq. The navy does not stock or sell copies of ships cruise books. The required evidence can come from an official ship history, deck logs, cruise books, captains letters, or similar documents. Creating those books is an old tradition in the us navy. Each page has been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable computer viewing. Ship name hull number year of cruise or publication. Wwii cruise books pdfs available apa 216 uss neshoba. Uss markab ad 21 of the us navy american destroyer. Early one evening in june the uss morton dd 948 learned, over static laden radio circuits that u.
Bring the cruise book to life with this multimedia presentation. Her services in the western pacific ended 2 april as markab commenced the long voyage home for inactivation. They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection. A specific ship may be listed in more than one category, based. Browse through military records by war, date, locations and name. Ship name, hull number, year of cruise or publication. Military records for family, persons, notables and others. A cruise book is a yearbookstyle publication often produced by ships of the united states navy upon completion of a long deployment the books typically. Uss okinawa lph3 docked to pier at cam ranh bay to offload aircraft during may 1971. Navy cruise book for sale us military collectibles.
I have scanned a number of wwii cruise books and ships histories in order to preserve the history of the men who served. This category includes large oceangoing ships of the blue water navy that conducted a variety of missions along the close coastal waters of vietnam for extended. Capps ap121 1946 agerholm dd826 1963, 1966, 1969 ainsworth de1090 1974 ainsworth ff1090 1977, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1990. Alamo lsd33 1961, 1966, 196768, 1969, 1972, 1974, 197576, 1977, 1980, 1986. Uss markab ar 23 1962 1963 cruise book great naval images. Cruise books abbots crew published four cruise books between 1945 and 1960, reproduced here as pdf files. Uss america cv 66 operation desert storm cruise book 1991.
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Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment. You would be purchasing the uss markab ar 23 cruise book during this time period. The cd comes in a plastic sleeve with a custom label. Uss boxer lph4 docked to pier at cam ranh bay on september 9, 1965. The uss markab was sold to zidel explorations, which at that time the 1980 was a ship dismantler. 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.
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