Her caribbean shakedown cruise lived up to all expectations, the only. From midapril, while operating as part of task force 77 in the tonkin gulf, midways aircraft flew 11,900 combat missions over vietnam. Bolger in command after shakedown in the caribbean midway joined in the atlantic fleet training schedule with norfolk her homeport. Uss midway 47 years of magic public group facebook. They are compiled by the officers and men of a ship, unit, or station for private distribution and customarily published by a local job printing firm.
A collection of cruise books from uss midway are available in digital format on cdrom. Due to space restrictions, i am only showing cruise book covers on this site. Originally named uss chapin bay, the ship was renamed uss midway on april 03, 1943. The profits from each purchase go towards the maintenance of cv41. Uss midway cva41 19731974 westpac vietnam war cruise book aircraft carrier 386. If you are interested in purchasing one of their books, or to see a full list of cruise books available, please visit them on the web at. Westpac patch for sale military collectibles for sale. Us navy uss midway vietnam 196364 westpac cruise sailor.
Uss midway cv41 the third midway cvb41 was laid down 27 october 1943 by newport news shipbuilding co. You will be able to zoom in to better read names etc. Lo one year later, and sunk during the battle of leyte gulf shortly afterward. Accompanied throughout by photographs of midway crew and air wings, the book includes additional verses discovered in the ships newsletters and cruise books. Midway, cv41, 1976, 197879, 197980, 198182, 198283, 1985, 198587. Cruise book uss midway westpac cv41 19791980 uss midway cv41. Durham lka114 1970, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1991, 1992 dutchess apa98 1946 duxbury bay avp38 1960, 1961, 1964, 1966 dwight d. Uss ranger 1957 1958 cruise book, 1st cruise book 20aug1958 ports. Alameda to 1975 10nov1958 careless magazine explosion kills 2, off san francisco 3jan1959 to 27jul1959 1st westpac cruise. Uss mattaponi ao41 westpac 1968 1969 cruise book deployment vietnam tab patch. The cruise books have been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable viewing. Midway cv 41 naval cruise book, class of 1979, page 8.
She operated for 47 years, during which time she saw action in the vietnam war and served as the. When operating at sea, uss midway was refueled every three days. Printing is also easily possible because of the high resolution 300dpi and the missing watermarks. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of freely. Here you can download the uss midway cva 41 westpac cruise book 197273 as a high resolution. Uss midway cv41 westpac deployment cruise book year log 197980 u s navy.
Uss midway, built in newport news, virginia, was commissioned in september 1945. She served in the atlantic fleet for her first eight years of service. Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. Midway was joined 21 november by uss kitty hawk cv 63, and both carriers, along with their escort ships, were joined by uss nimitz cvn 68 and her escorts on 22 january 1980.
You will enjoy viewing your cruise book on the computer as it is a great way to experience the memories of yesterdays gone by. For service in vietnam from 30 april 1972, to 9 february 1973, midway and. Like school yearbooks, they are usually paid for by. The cruise books cover years between 1947 and 1991. Ntc san diego 1980028 anchor ntc san diego 1980036 anchor. Midway cleared norfolk 27 december 1954 for a world cruise, sailing via the. Midway was the first in a threeship class of large carriers that featured an armored flight deck. Midway was joined on november 21 by uss kitty hawk, cv63, and both carriers, along with their escort ships, were joined by uss nimitz, cvn68 and her escorts on january 22, 1980. Each digital book is the same price regardless of its size or rarity. Welcome and thank you for looking at uss midway cruise books on cdrom. When she was first built, uss midway s bow was open to the sea. Indian ocean cruise 1980 operation desert shield desert storm 1990 91. The major event of my first qualifications cruise was the flight down from nas whidbey island with the rest of va115.
We specialize in us navy cruise books, us marine corps cruise books, air force. See more ideas about aircraft carrier, aircraft and navy aircraft carrier. For rating shirts click on your rating abbreviation below. Uss midway was the first carrier to be forward deployed in a foreign country, sailing for 17 years out of yokosuka, japan. Uss midway cvb 41 1952 med cruise book great naval images llc on. They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection.
October 22, 1973, western pacific, an sh3g helicopter assigned to hc1 crashes off midways bow on takeoff for an sar mission. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection. Uss midway cvbcvacv41 is an aircraft carrier, formerly of the united states navy, the lead ship of her class. Ive been looking for him for so many years,i always tried to search him to the internet,all i know about my. Midway was relieved by uss coral sea, cv43 on february 5, 1980. Uss kitty hawk cv63 westpac 197374 air wing 11 navy patch.
Cruise book and document reproduction naval historical. Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009. If you are interested in a cruisebook that is not listed in the store, give them a call at 8003230578. This auction is for an official uss midway souvenir westpac cruise book 1963 1964. Uss midway cva41 1973 1974 westpac vietnam war cruise book aircraft carrier 386. Uss midway cv41 19791980 westpac cruise book uss midway. The uss midway was the longestserving aircraft carrier in the 20th century. Named after the climatic battle of midway of june 1942, midway was built in only 17 months, but missed world war ii by one week when commissioned on september 10, 1945. Bradford william ripley jr and commissioned 10 september 1945 capt. See more ideas about aircraft carrier, navy ships and navy aircraft carrier. Uss midway cvbcvacv41 is an aircraft carrier, formerly of the united states navy, the. In 1947, she was the launch pad for a v2 ballistic missile.
Commissioned a week after the end of world war ii, midway was the largest ship in the world until 1955, as well as the first u. Uss midway ag41, which was named oritani and then tyree before being chartered as a general auxiliary in 1942, renamed to panay in 1943, and returned to its owner in 1946 uss midway cve63, which was an escort carrier commissioned in 1943, renamed st. All reveal the spirit of the thousands who served during her 42 years of active duty and contribute to the magic that continues aboard the uss midway museum today. Here you can download the uss midway cva 41 westpac cruise book 1979 80 as a high resolution. It was from there that the midway left in march of 1965 to her first combat cruise. The navy does not stock or sell copies of ships cruise books. Midway cv 41 naval cruise book, class of 1979, page 8 of 292 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. Arriving in yokosuka, japan on october 5, 1973, midway and carrier air wing five. Uss midway cv41 19811982 cruise book midway staff on. Each page has been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable computer viewing. Established on december 21, 2014, this is a group dedicated to uss midway, cvb41 cva41 cv41 and is. Ntc san diego 1972945 anchor ntc san diego 1973124 anchor ntc san diego 1973149 anchor. Alamo lsd33 1961, 1966, 196768, 1969, 1972, 1974, 197576, 1977, 1980, 1986. The ship was used in a couple of important naval experiments.
Cruise books, usually similar in general content and format to high school or college yearbooks, are not official publications. Eisenhower cvn69 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1998 dyess ddr880 1950, 1953, 1954 dyess dd880 1966, 1967, 1969 e eastwind wagb279 1961, 1964 eaton dde510 1954 eaton dd510 1967 edgecombe apa164 1945. Vmfp3 marines on the uss midway in the early 1980s. August 5, 1980, between philippines and borneo, the crew of an f4j. If you are looking for a certain uss navy cruise book from wwii, korea or vietnam we just might have it. Additionally, they have in their inventory over 200 different cruisebooks dating from the late 1980s to the present. Our p3 orion was attempting to come in for a landing at nas. I am looking for him because i wanna meet him personally. This is a list of every known location of the uss coral sea from construction to scrapping. Org and the san diego aircraft carrier museum, home of the uss midway. In 1946, she was sent to the arctic to test cold water operations. He was assigned in philippines in naval subic bay about year of 19871990. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss midway cvb 41 cruise book during the korean war ear. Created in high resolution, the pdf format is the convenient way viewing, navigating and enlarging pages for closer viewing.
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