Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Uss saratoga cva 60 mediterranean cruise book 196970. Uss saratoga cva60 19641965 mediterranean cruise book ebay. Uss saratoga cva60 19691970 mediterranean cruise book ebay. Saratoga association is to perpetuate and honor the memory of two great fighting ships, and to hold an annual reunion of saratoga shipmates in order to enable members to maintain contact with other shipmates. All remaining uss saratoga merchandise has been moved to our main, updated store at online store carrying uss saratoga cv60 and cva60 hats, patches, shirts, pins, cups, mugs, books and more memorabilia. Uss saratoga cv 3 was an american aircraft carrier that saw extensive service during world war ii 19391945. Back to last page back to cruise book page back to uss saratoga page. Uss forrestal cva59 navy history and heritage command. From there she sailed for the united states, via singapore, and arrived at mayport on february 1973. On 31 january 1969, she departed philadelphia for guantanamo, via hampton roads and mayport, and extensive refresher training of the crew and air detachments. United states navy cruise book collection gg archives. The united states navy produces cruise books that document the daily life of officers and crew members on voyages or deployments.
Forrestal repaired the turbine at norfolk naval shipyard. The tradition of the aircraft carrier deck spellout. Above the water line the hull shape was determined by the. You would be purchasing the uss saratoga cva 60 cruise book during this time period. The uss saratoga cv3, commissioned in 1927, was an lexingtonclass american aircraft carrier measuring 268 meters 880 ft. Uss belleau wood cvl24 maiden deployment cruise book year log 194445 navy. The keel for the nimitz cvan 68 was laid down on june 22, 1968, at newport. Off the azores on 17 july 1968, saratoga was shadowed by kipelovobased soviet. This dvd contains the actual, uncut footage that was filmed by a crewman during the 1966 med cruise. Uss saratoga cvcvacvb60, was the second of four forrestalclass supercarriers built for. Check out our uss saratoga cv 60 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates.
On 2 january 1968, saratoga sailed for the philadelphia naval shipyard, and an overhaul and modernization program which was to last 11 months. This is a great look at a carrier in the med at the beginning of the vietnam war. In 1968, the ship was sent to philadelphia for a yearlong modernization and. 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. As a midshipman, gallery was a member of the united states olympic wrestling team and participated in the. Uss saratoga cva cv 60 forrestal class aircraft carrier us.
Navy competitively awarded a contract to esco marine of brownsville, texas, for the towing, dismantling and recycling of conventionally powered aircraft carriers stricken from service, may 8. Searching for a shellback ceremony in the navy deck logs. Uss saratoga cv3 was a steelhulled vessel with a waterline length of 830 feet. Saratoga departed yankee station for subic bay on 7 january 1973. Saratoga and independence, both forrestalclass carriers, still await final. Off the azores on 17 july 1968, saratoga was shadowed by kipelovobased soviet aircraft. Image via uss intrepid cruise book 196162, us navy. Uss saratoga was the fifth ship in the navy to bear the name. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of. Her first trip out took her to the norwegian sea to participate in nato exercises. Uss saratoga cva 60 vietnam cruise book 197273 did you serve aboard uss saratoga cv 60. Commissioned as attack aircraft carrier cva 60, the saratoga was redesignated as. Oct 27, 2015 uss saratoga cv60 final voyage 1994 official us navy cruise book spirit. Commissioned as attack aircraft carrier cva 60, the saratoga was redesignated as multipurpose aircraft carrier cv 60 on june 30, 1972.
Clicking on the pictures through this article will popup larger versions of the pictures. Oct 27, 2015 uss saratoga cv60 final voyage 1994 official us navy cruise book spirit stay safe and healthy. A shellback certificate with the name of the ship, date, and latitude and longitude is placed in the sailors master personnel record. As a result, the monthly average during 1968 of three attack carriers deployed at yankee station decreased to two ships from 1969 to 1971. Uss oriskany cva 34 westpac cruise book 1970, 11 september 1970. Uss saratoga, was the second of four supercarriers built for the united states navy in the. On 2 january 1968, saratoga sailed for philadelphia and an overhaul and modernization program which was to last 11. If i had to do all over again, i would, in a heartbeat. A detailed description of the product is also provided. Uss saratoga planes attack japanese ships in rabaul. The aircraft carrierequipped navies of the world have a better way to express. The cd comes in a plastic sleeve with a custom label. Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb.
The ships name comes from the revolutionary battle of saratoga. Uss saratoga cv 3 wwii cruise book great naval images on. Carl vinson cvn 70 naval cruise book, class of 1987, cover has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. As a result, the monthly average during 1968 of three attack carriers deployed at. Uss saratoga cva 60 february july 1958 med cruise book bring the cruise book to life with this multimedia presentation this cd will exceed your expectations a great part of naval history. The ship accomplished a sixweek refresher training cruise off the. Uss saratoga cvcvacvb60, was the second of four forrestalclass supercarriers built for the united states navy in the 1950s. Of course, knowing what i know now things might be a little bit different. Uss enterprise cvn 65 naval cruise book, class of 1999, cover has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. A heavilyarmed a6e intruder fired rockeye cluster bombs and a harpoon antiship cruise missile at a libyan missile patrol boat operating on the line of death.
Uss saratoga was placed out of commission and stricken from the naval vessel register at the end of september 1994. A fantastic look into naval aviation navair aboard a carrier in the med during the vietnam war. After resting at philadelphia, pennsylvania, from mid1995 to mid1998, she was towed to newport, rhode island, where she remains in navy custody pending final disposal. The destroyers 1979 cruise book proudly noted that caron became the only atlantic fleet destroyer with both classic outboard and outlaw shark installed and was the first ship to operate the two systems simultaneously. Uss enterprise cvn 65 naval cruise book, class of 1999. At mayport, a final homecoming for the uss saratoga news the. Check out our web sites for complete cruise book details. Uss saratoga cv60 photos and history a starboard bow view of the aircraft carrier uss saratoga cv 60 underway with a full spot of aircraft on the flight deck during mediterranean deployment 92. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment.
Of course, knowing what i know now things might be a. Uss enterprise cvn 65 naval cruise book, class of 1999, cover. The photo was taken from one of her planes of carrier air group 12 cvg12, of which many aircraft are visible on deck, douglas sbd dauntless dive bombers aft, grumman f6f hellcat fighters mostly forward, and grumman tbf. For rating shirts click on your rating abbreviation below. An olympic airways namc ys11 airliner crashed after. Uss saratoga cv60 final voyage 1994 official us navy. Saratoga vi cv60 naval history and heritage command. Her first trip out took her to the norwegian sea to.
The uss saratoga is the premier wreck of dozens of ww2 shipwrecks scattered around the marshall islands of the south pacific ocean. Forrestal relieved attack aircraft carrier saratoga. Uss midway cv41 uss coral sea cva43 uss ranger cv61. Kennedy in the aquidneck island middletown newport area of rhode island. Her crew assembled on deck to spell 64 olympics bracketed by the. Saratoga jets captured the hijackers of the italian cruise ship achille lauro and.
Originally conceived as a battlecruiser, saratoga was selected for conversion to an aircraft carrier following the signing of the washington naval treaty. Uss saratoga cv60 mediterranean deployment cruise book year log 1980 navy. On 28 june 1979, caron departed norfolk for her first mediterranean deployment to the sixth fleet. Navy cruise book for sale us military collectibles.
Uss saratoga was the second ship in the forrestal class and the second super carrier in the world. After an illustrious naval career, she became one of many victims of the hbomb tests held on bikini atoll during the late 1940s and early 1950s. Its hard to believe i was there in the middle of history. This is classic home movie footage with a great mix of flight ops and liberty scenes. This cruise book does not have numbered pages but a guess would be about 275 pages with black and white photos of the ship, her crew, ports of call and embarked air wing 3 cvw3. Each page has been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable computer viewing. The ship was named for the battle of oriskany during the revolutionary war. Uss saratoga cv3 and uss princeton cvl23 were then designated the relief carrier group for the offensive in the gilberts, and after striking nauru airfield on 19 november, they rendezvoused on 23 november with the transports carrying garrison troops to makin and tarawa. 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. The uss saratoga museum foundation has worked for 12 years to bring the ship to rhode island, and is now focusing on continuing to acquire saratoga memorabilia for display onboard the uss john f. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss saratoga cruise book during world war ii. Entering service in 1927, it was the us navys first large carrier. After a highspeed transit to the red sea, saratoga s air power provided a credible and early deterrent to further iraqi aggression in the first days of operation desert shield. The saratoga, commissioned in 1956, was home ported at mayport until it was.
The first saratoga, a sloop built at philadelphia by warton and humphries, was begun in december 1779 and launched on 10 april 1780. Bring the cruise book to life with this multimedia presentation. The sixth ship using the name saratoga was built at the new york naval shipyard and commissioned on 14 april 1956. Uss oriskany cvcva34 nicknamed mighty o, and occasionally referred to as the oboat was one of the few essexclass aircraft carriers completed after world war ii for the united states navy. Saratoga sailed from mayport, florida january 1976 for another med cruise. Cruisebook for the uss saratoga cva60 s 196970 mediterranean deployment. Unoffical carrier of the 1992 summer olympics med cruise 92, unused. I served aboard the uss saratoga during the achille lauro hijacking and the libyan line of death incidents. On 17 may 1968, armed forces day, she was the host ship for president richard m. Similarly, the 1968 monthly average of between 5,000 and 6,000 attack sorties in southeast asia dropped to between 3,000 and 4,000 sorties from november 1968 to mid1970. The carriers provided air cover until the transports reached their.
See more ideas about navy military, military and navy. Jun 27, 2012 a shellback certificate with the name of the ship, date, and latitude and longitude is placed in the sailors master personnel record. Vfa22 fighting redcocks claim lineage from vf22 strike fighter squadron 22 was originally commissioned as fighter squadron 63 at naval air station norfolk, virginia in 1948, the squadron was redesignated as attack squadron 22 in july 1959 after the decomissioning of vf22 in 1958. This is the place to find the australian ao study of distillation water systems. Uss saratoga cv60 final voyage 1994 official us navy cruise. Shipwreck images of the uss saratoga cv3 in bikini atoll. Saratoga received one battle star for service in the vietnamese conflict. The cruiser hull of saratoga was wedded to the flight deck, which as built was 874 feet long later extended to 888 feet and overhung the hull forward and aft.
Uss saratoga cv 60 mediterranean cruise book 198586. Uss saratoga cv60 melville, rhode island armed forces. But john lipscomb, a 19yearold radioman on the uss saratoga, somewhere in. The history of oriskany differs considerably from that of her sister. Please see my other auctions for more items from uss sar atoga cv60 from. Oriskany returned to naval air station alameda on 31 january 1968, and entered san francisco bay naval. Uss saratoga carrier departed its port in rhode island on thursday as its towed to texas, where it will be scrapped. Surrounding the uss saratoga cv 60 firing on tcg 357 which occureo on 2 october 1992 saratoga officers in the ships combat direct ion center cdc were conducting a surface seasparrow exercise engagement against formation of ships, including the tcg muavenei, while the fire controlnen personnel manning the nato. Uss oriskany cvcva34 nicknamed mighty o, and occasionally referred to as the oboat. After a highspeed transit to the red sea, saratogas air power provided a credible and early deterrent to further iraqi aggression in the first days of operation desert shield. Please see my other auctions for more items from uss sar atoga cv60. Uss saratoga and embarked carrier air wing 17 deployed august 7, 1990, five days after iraq invaded kuwait. John young, saratoga departed philadelphia on august 1780 escorting packet, mercury, which was sailing for europe carrying henry laurens.
Primarily a photographic record, the cruise books often exceed 500 pages and produce one of the best accounts of their voyages available to the public. As of 1 january 1974, saratoga was on active duty with the atlantic fleet. Uss saratoga cva cv 60 forrestal class aircraft carrier us navy. This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard uss saratoga. Stricken from the navy list on august 20, 1994, the saratoga was initially laid up at philadelphia, pa. Uss saratoga cva 60 mediterranean cruise book 1967 did you serve aboard uss saratoga cv 60. July 16, uss nimitz conducted turnover with uss saratoga cv 60 off morocco. Navy ship, and the second aircraft carrier, to be named for the battles of saratoga in the american revolutionary war. Us navy observation squadron sixty seven 1967 1968 cruise book vietnam war vo67. For records prior to 1994, they are at nprc in st louis, after 1994, the records are electronic and maintained by the navy. Front corners show a little wear, otherwise in good condition. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. Lipscomb, who was aboard the ship from 1966 to 1968, was joined there by. Carl vinson cvn 70 naval cruise book, class of 1987, cover.