Uss lester cruise books

Uss saratoga cva 60 mediterranean cruise book 195960. Personalized navy ship photo or anything else you would like it to state no. Check out our uss america cv 66 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates. The above uss lester de1022 history may, or may not, contain text provided by crew members of the uss lester de1022, or by other noncrew members, and text from the dictionary of american naval fighting ships. The united states navy produces cruise books that document the daily life of officers and crew members on voyages or deployments.

In december 1957, after shakedown cruise, lester arrived in newport, rhode island, just. We personalize the print with name, rank andor years served or anything else you would like it to state no additional charge. Photos or pdf copies of old documents are also welcome. After shakedown cruise, lester arrived in newport, r. Aircraft carriers escort carriers battleships cruisers destroyers destroyer. There is also a section on each cd that is stuffed with interesting pictures, sounds files, movie files and information about the uss. Uss lester de1022 19571973 was a united states navy dealeyclass destroyer escort.

This started as a quest to find a copy of the uss neshobaapa 216s cruise book. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection 7300 total words in this text 51665 reads ship name hull number year of cruise or publication aaaron ward dm34 1945 abbot dd629 1958, 1960. Very nice us navy carrier cruise book from the uss america cv66 mediterranean cruise of 197778. Wwii cruise books pdfs available apa 216 uss neshoba. Oct 01, 2019 personal comments page 1 uss bon homme richard cva31 us navy fleet korean war project almost three thousand units pages are available at the korean war project. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection 7300 total words in this text 51665 reads. We specialize in us navy cruise books, us marine corps cruise books, air force books, and books on us military history. We also offer outofprint and unusual scientific, historical and technical books.

Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of freely. In this period he served aboard uss new york, uss farragut, uss j. Find out more about these records and how to access them below. Eventually, nhhc transfers the deck logs to the national archives and records administration nara. Largest collection of old navy cruise books yearbooks.

The 1968 cruise book is presented here courtesy of stephen r. Navy ships keep running records of their activities on board, and many of these logs are sent to the naval history and heritage command nhhc to be archived as permanent records. Search for shipmates, friends, family, and memories in one of the largest collections of online naval cruise book images and photos. Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb. Into 1969, lester continued her vital peacekeeping operations and readiness exercises out of her home port, newport. Creating those books is an old tradition in the us navy. Cruise books, usually similar in general content and format to high school or college yearbooks, are not official publications. Uss yorktown association news bulletin about the blue water navy vietnam veterans act. Largest collection of old navy cruise books yearbooks on the internet. Ford, uss augusta, as engineering officer of uss mcdougal, and as executive officer of uss boyle. Barbey ff 1088 naval cruise book, class of 1987, page. Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009.

Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection. I have scanned a number of wwii cruise books and ships histories in order to preserve the history of the men who served. Uss saratoga cva 60 mediterranean cruise book 195960 did you serve aboard uss saratoga cv 60. Lester was a small ship but i know theres plenty of you out there who where on board. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment. The 1960 cruise book is presented in memory of commander kay sanford irwin. The uss lester de1022 was built by defoe shipbuilding company in bay city, michigan. This page is constantly evolving, so please come back often to see our changes. Hetherington visiting the uss lester with his family while she was anchored at the southend on the sea and forwarded to us by his son guy hetherington the little boy in the pictures. Huntington cl 107 cruise of the uss huntington cl107. Ship name, hull number, year of cruise or publication. Welcome to the uss blandy dd943 guestbook forum navy. Check out our uss saratoga cv 60 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates. Have an extra cruise book or other uss brewton items youd like to sell.

Uss bon homme richard cva31 us navy fleet korean war. The entire staff at bluewater is proud to be a part of this incredible navy tradition. It is the most familiar of calls and one that reaches our deepest emotions. He was then assigned to mine sweepers, uss cruise am502 and uss revenge am110. The uss somers, from 1959 to 1982 participated in 11 cruises. Navy nuclear weapons association keepers of the dragon cruise books. The goodwill port call in gisborne, new zealand, lasted 3 days. They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection. Welcome to the uss lasalle lpd3agf 3 1964 2005 web site. A former uss intrepid cv 11 crew member blog introduction this blog is provided for intrepid former crewmembers and the general public. For the uss hull association to accomplish its goals, we must be a strong and viable organization and wellrepresented from coast to coast. Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment.

Personal comments page 1 uss bon homme richard cva31 us navy fleet korean war project almost three thousand units pages are available at the korean war project. The frame is printed on the canvas for a great looking master piece. See more of uss enterprise cvn 65 book on 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. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of. Cruise book is in excellent condition with no writing. Uss rankin aka103lka103 was a tollandclass attack cargo ship in service with the united states navy from 1945 to 1947 and was recommissioned between 1952 and 1971. 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. Us navy personalized ship prints on canvas destroyers. Tin can sailors shipmate registry click on the ships name to see who has logged in. De1022 uss lester, dealey class frigate, us navy history and characteristics.

Uss lanier apa 125 wwii cruise book cd great naval images llc on. This page of personal information is the only writing i see, the. Uss america cv 66 operation desert storm cruise book 1991. Lester sponsored the ship before its commissioning in june 1957. Lester de1022 1967 leviathan cruiser transport 1919 lexington cv16 1945. I was a gmg3 when i was on there from 111969 to 081972. The standard print size is 8x10 ready for framing or add an additional matte of your. If you have any photos of interest to the navy nuclear weapons community and that are unclassified now, e. Tin can sailors shipmate registry the national association. Follow the our sellers association link on the left side of this page to get more information about the uss sellers association, including contact information for association officers. I dont think i can upstage the cruise books of that time, but i would love to share these images with. Weve made a great start but we need to keep growing. A bugle call that beckons us to remember our shipmates who served our country with honor and valor.

Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to. A war cruise of the pacific, uss thomas jefferson, january 1945july 1945. Would you believe, just today i got a phone call from ray fink, who was in no. This was followed by naval post graduate school in 1947. I was able to talk a library in maine to lend me their copy to scan. Author did not see this book, and it more likely describes the successor cl or a prewar cruise book for ca 30.

You would be purchasing the uss hancock cva 19 1959 cruise book during this time period. Barbey ff 1088 naval cruise book, class of 1987, page 10 of 88 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books. Personalized canvas ship print not just a photo or poster but a work of art. The cruise book is shown here courtesy of his wife joan r. T he uss lasalle lpd3 agf3 association was founded by bob boucher and paul barger. This site is a tribute to the aircraft carrier uss coral sea cv43. Irwin served aboard the uss saint paul ca73 as 7th fleet administrator from 1960 to 1962. Where he had tremendous responsibility and lived with his closest shipmates. United states navy cruise book collection gg archives. Unfortunately, a cruise book was not published for the 1960 cruise. Alamo lsd33 1961, 1966, 196768, 1969, 1972, 1974, 197576, 1977, 1980, 1986. The navy does not stock or sell copies of ships cruise books.

About the uss king dlg10ddg 41 this page provides links to the history of the uss king and also to descriptions of the physical characteristics of the ship. You can find links for all of these things on the top of this page. Book is hardbound with gold embossed title of a mediterranean mosaic uss america. Newport dealeys this site is dedicated to the nine dealeys. Uss inchon lph12 1974 mediterranean cruise book ebay. We prefer previously scanned photos set to the highest resolution you can do but will accept whatever you have. Like school yearbooks, they are usually paid for by. They are not official navy publications, and the navy does not stock, sell, or republish these books. We have many titles not listed and we welcome your inquiries. Uss fremont wwii veterans will find the parallels between the books fictitious uss belindas adventures and their own experiences very similar. These are large pictures of each page, scanned by volunteers and put into a web browser interface to allow easy viewing of the cruise books. Each page has been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable computer viewing. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. The above uss lester de1022 history may, or may not, contain text provided by crew members of the uss lester.

Although he briefly regained his land legs as detail officer at bupers, captain reifenrath again moved off to sea, this time as commanding officer of uss. Uss lester visit to southend on sea, england 1967 the following photos were taken by a mr. Uss salt lake city, ca25 world war two cruise book 1929 1948 the story of the u. We also have cruise books and a large number of historical documents available for viewing or download at an external document storage site. In all i took about 400 photos of the ship, the crew and the various ports.