Uss seattle cruise book

Navy photo k79305 uss little rock crew participating in refueling operations with uss seattle aoe3 in the mediterranean october 1973. Navy and coast guard deck logs so that they can be made available online. Author did not see this book, and it more likely describes the successor cl or a prewar cruise book for ca 30. The confusing full list of seattle cruise ship ports. Uss seattle aoe3 med deployment cruise book year log 197778 u s navy. Here you can download the uss seattle aoe 3 mediterranean cruise book 1993 as a high resolution. Admiral zengo yoshida commanding the ships yakumo and iwate as they sailed across the pacific ocean from yokosuka to seattle, down along the west coast and up through the panama canal as far as new york city. The seventh uss washington acr11ca11ix39, also referred to as armored cruiser no.

The uss raleigh lpd1 bumps the cruise liner france atthe hudson. Each cruise book cd will automatically start when inserted in your computers cd drive. A ships cruise book was published for most of the uss kings deployments. Cruise book and document reproduction naval historical. The uss seattle aoe3, a sacramentoclass fast combat support ship, was commissioned on 5 apr 1969. Iceland to tokyo 190,775 miles bring the cruise book to life with this multimedia presentation. Ship name hull number year of cruise or publication. Uss shreveport was built at lockheed shipbuilding at seattle, washington and after fit out and shake down steamed for her new homeport of norfolk, va, arriving in february 1971.

Seattle spent the remainder of 1972 at norfolk and the first six months of 1973 in operations from that port. Im a uss seattle plnak owner,i was on the seattle from 196971. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Dec 08, 2012 uss seattle 8586 cruise book published on dec 8, 2012 med cruise 1985 1986.

Construction of the united states ship honoring lloyd thomas was authorized on july 9, 1942. This collection is searchable by ship name, ship id. The uss shreveport lpd12, an austin class amphibious transport dock, was commissioned on 12 dec 1970. Uss george washington cvn 73 9798 med gulf cruise book uss george washington cvn 72 mediterranean persian gulf cruise 199798 hard back cruise book.

Uss george washington cvn 73 9798 med gulf cruise book. Missing is the history in 1973 of the uss seattle aoe3 in helping resupply the aircraft. Huntington cl 107 cruise of the uss huntington cl107. I am selling an original uss seattle, aoe3, mediterranean cruise book from her july 1977 january 1978 cruise. I found the book in a used bookstore a few years ago, but i must get it out of my overburdened book shelf. Uss missouri bb63 arrives in seattle on september 15, 1954. 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. Search for shipmates, friends, family, and memories in one of the largest collections of online naval cruise book images and photos. Creating these books is an old tradition in the us navy. Boston cag 1 naval cruise book, class of 1964, page 105 of 168 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. Sep 14, 2009 uss seattle aoe3 first cruise published on sep 14, 2009 seattles first cruise. The item, a world war i cruise book from the uss seattle an armored cruiser of the tennessee class that was placed into commission in 1906, documents the ships wwi service during the war, serving as a convoy escort as she provided merchant vessels protection from german uboats during transatlantic crossings to the united kingdom. Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment.

I was a part of the ogriginal crew in bremerton washington. We toured the uss turner joy after a lovely ferry ride to bremerton. Japanese naval cruise books and the renshu kantai unique. This tradition dates back to the late 1800s, when the crews began documenting events of their cruises. About lloyd thomas, the ship uss lloyd thomas reunions. This collection is searchable by ship name, ship id, year, and name of crew member. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Uss seattle was built at puget sound naval shipyard, bremerton, wa and after fit out and shake down voyaged through the panama canal to her duty station at norfolk, va. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Youll notice that the first two cruise ship terminals operate from piers. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus.

The multimedia presentation gives a whole new look and feel to these great cruise books. Bremerton historic ships association visit seattle. Printing is also easily possible because of the high resolution 300dpi and the missing watermarks. Uss coral sea cva 43 med cruise book log 1956 1957 crew photos cd. Navy deck logs available in the national archives catalog. Allen, chairman of the board of the childrens orthopedic hospital association, seattle. I made a cruise book dvd and these are some of the highlights. Navy and coast guard deck logs from 1956 to 1978 will be closed to researchers. I had some bad times and some good times when i was on her but now when i look back i cherish the not so good times too. Largest collection of old navy cruise books yearbooks on the internet. So we have a new image showing a break down of the usn cruiser split, and one of these new cruisers on the light cruiser line is the uss seattle at tier 9. She operated out of norfolk for four months, then departed, on 24 october, for an unscheduled deployment to the u.

This tour of duty lasted until december, with seattle arriving in norfolk on 1 december. I would like to know if you or if anyone knows if the seattle. Each digital book is the same price regardless of its size or rarity. Seattle aoe 3 naval cruise book, class of 1998, page 53. Like most vintage books, condition is a contributing factor in the value. If anyone would like to contribute their copy for digitization scanning, please contact the association historian. Cruise books due to the number of pages the file sizes are large, some are higher than 64mb, the highest this web site can display. Uss washington bb 56 wwii cruise book great naval images llc on. The uss lloyd thomas was launched on october 5, 1945 and commissioned as a general purpose destroyer march 21, 1947. Aug 31, 2003 on wednesday morning, september 15, 1954, the uss missouri bb63 arrives in seattle for her last visit before decommissioning in bremerton. This site is a tribute to the aircraft carrier uss coral sea cv43. Uss seattle aoe3 veterans association ships crews of.

Military records for family, persons, notables and others. Uss cascade ad 16 cruise book log med 1960 1961 crew photos cd. The largest city in washington, seattle is also known as a commercial and industrial seaport, as well as the terminus of the yellowstone trail. On august 22, 2019, the va began scanning more than 20 million images from the u. They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection. Actually we all assembled in san deigo for underway training and then flew enmass to seattle. Terminal 46 not to be confused with an actual cruise ship terminal. Boston cag 1 naval cruise book, class of 1964, page 105. This was all filmed in 2004 while i was deployed on the usns supply. This page is constantly evolving, so please come back often to see our changes. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss idaho bb 42 cruise book during world war ii.

Alamo lsd33 1961, 1966, 196768, 1969, 1972, 1974, 197576, 1977, 1980, 1986. They are not official navy publications, and the navy does not stock, sell, or republish these books. Uss seattle 8586 cruise book published on dec 8, 2012 med cruise 1985 1986. Cruise books, usually similar in general content and format to high school or college yearbooks, are not official publications. We personalize the print with name, rank andor years served or anything else you would like it to state no additional charge. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships or units crew to document a cruise or deployment. Uss seattle aoe3 veterans association ships crews of 1969. Click on the 2019 reunion link in the navigation bar above to learn more. Statistics show that only 2535% of sailors purchased their cruise book. I boarded the uss seattle in 1970 while she was in portsmith for repairs etc. Since this is a paper ship and not a real historical lead ship class, it got me thinking and speculating as to what it might have and possibl. This can make copies of some books, especially older volumes, extremely rare.

This is the official web site for the uss seattle aoe 3 veterans association ships crews of 1968 2005. Seattle aoe 3 naval cruise book, class of 1998, page 53 of 112 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. At the completion of a sevenmonth mediterranean cruise, seattle returned to norfolk on 29 june 1972. Official facebook page for guided missile cruiser uss chosin. I was on board for the first mediteranian cruise and several others. During the trip to seattle, the captain decides touse the same type of additive that is sold for leaky car radiators to try to. As david holton read each name earl boutell rang the ships bell. 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. The premier site for military history research for.

Books marked as pending are being reworked to reduce file size. Rare wwii us navy cruise book uss lunga point blue angels leaders estate. Uss seattle hit the decommissioned uss america cv 66 while leaving a slip in philadelphia, sustaining minor damage. Enlarge aircraft carrier uss saratoga cv60 view in national archives catalog please note. The cruise book cd makes it possible for several members of the family to own one. If you already have the cruise book usually only one person in the family has it. A crewman on board uss little rock snaps a picture of the cimmaronclass fleet oiler uss elokomin ao 55 during refueling operations in 1969. Nov 16, 2019 the 3 cruise ship terminals near downtown seattle. Nicknamed mighty mo by her millions of admirers, the battleship served a historic role as the stage for japans formal surrender to the allied powers in tokyo bay on september 2, 1945, ending world war ii. Andy anderson guest book hiwaay information services. Each page has been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable computer viewing. My uss seattle book was available at a fraction of these prices making it affordable when it would normally have been. Meet one of the official partners, uss turner joy dd951 bremerton historic ships association here.

The keel was laid in san francisco, california by the bethlehem steel company on march 26, 1944. Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009. Uss mount whitney lcc 20 20172018 deployment cruisebook. Uss john hood dd 655 1953 54 world cruise book on cd. Uss seattle aoe3 first cruise published on sep 14, 2009 seattle s first cruise. The date and location of the 2019 uss ouellet reunion is set. Seattle armored cruiser 11 1919 seattle aoe3 1976, 1978, 1979, 1991, 1993 sellers ddg11 1963, 1964, 1966, 1973, 1977, 1984, 1989 seminole aka104 1956 semmes ddg18 1966, 1973, 1984 serrano ags24 1967 severn ao61 1971, 1973 shadwell lsd15 1962, 1965, 1967 shangrila cv38 1946. In june, she began another voyage to the middle sea. Uss camden sacramento class hull number aoe2 new york shipbuilding, ny, usa commissioned 1 april 1967 united states navy decommissioned 14 october 2005. Uss seattle general game discussion world of warships.

I worked in the ships armory and was gun captain on mount 31 for one year. A civilian harbor pilot, not the seattles regular pilot, was at the helm during the crash. Usnuscg ship cruise books from a list of over 6,441 ship cruise books he has documented about 3. I found the book in a used bookstore a few years ago, but i must get it out of my over. Each page has been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable computer. Browse through military records by war, date, locations and name.

She was laid down on 23 september 1903 at camden, new jersey, by the new york shipbuilding corporation, launched on 18 march 1905, sponsored by miss helen stewart wilson. The oldest item on doehrings site is the cruise book of the uss marcus. Uss seattle suffers a freak explosion in the after portion of the ship while moored alongside a fuel pier at porto torres. I found the book in a used bookstore a few years ago, but. A former crew member of the mighty o has made the entire collection of cruise books from the uss oriskany available in digital format. Uss seattle collides with the amphibious assault ship uss wasp lhd 1. After purchasing the print simply email us or indicate in the notes section of your payment what you would like printed on it. The cd comes in a plastic sleeve with a custom label. His book is patterned after dean mawdsleys usn cruise books of wwii. Navy cruise book for sale military collectibles for sale. Seattle aoe 3 naval cruise book, class of 1998, page. The navy does not stock or sell copies of ships cruise books. Uss seattle and uss aylwin ff 1081 collide when seattle loses steering control while refueling the frigate during transit across the atlantic to the mediterranean.