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Back to last page back to cruise book page back to uss saratoga page. Commissioning ceremonies were october 1, 1955, at the norfolk naval shipyard on the same day. April 4, 1978 uss forrestal departed homeport for the mediterranean deployment. Uss forrestal cv 59 mediterranean cruise book 1978 command. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection. The other carriers of her class were uss saratoga, uss ranger and. After completing two more mediterranean cruises, she celebrated her silver anniversary in october 1980. In june 1967, she went to the pacific to aid with the vietnam war effort. A memorial service for the dead was held on board on jan. They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection.
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Her guest list during this cruise was headed by united states secretary of. Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. Jul 25, 2015 this is a collection mainly of forrestal in her cvavt configurations along with her cvw6 airwing squadrons from mid1980s until her scrapping in 20142015. Navy cruise book for sale military collectibles for sale. Originally established as vbf20 on 16 april 1945, it was redesignated as vf10a on 15 november 1946, redesignated as vf92 on 12 august 1948, redesignated as vf74 on 15 january 1950 and disestablished on 30 april 1994. Uss constellation cv64 westpac cruise book year log 197879 navy. Thank you for looking the photos show the actual item being sold. May 11, 2011 uss yellowstone ad41 med cruise 1988 part 1. Uss constellation cv64 westpac cruise book year log 1978 79 navy.
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Navy ship, and the second aircraft carrier, to be named for the battles of saratoga in the american revolutionary war commissioned in 1956, she spent most of her career in the mediterranean, but also participated during the vietnam war. Mediterranean cruise 19641965 uss forrestal cruise book. This cruise was cut short by a devastating fire on 29 july of that year. Uss saratoga cvcvacvb60, was the second of four forrestal class supercarriers built for the united states navy in the 1950s. Uss forrestal cv59 former crew members photos facebook. At 2200 on 8 april, just minutes after the ship had finished a general quarters drill, the crew was called to g. Uss forrestal cv 59 mediterranean cruise book 1981 did you serve aboard uss forrestal cv 59. Sold for start free trial or to see what its worth. Usn us navy uss enterprise cvn65 1978 westpac cruise book.
Radford dd968 also joined the carrier for the unique exercise, and vadm mcdonald embarked forrestal during windbreak. It was the third us navy squadron to be designated as vf74. Quotes signify a member of the michigan chapter served onboard that cruise. 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, australia uss kansas city aor 3 westpac cruise 1988 subic. After her initial shakedown, she was took her first of many voyages to the mediterranean in january of 1957.
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