Uss ranger cruise book 1989

Uss ranger cv 4 was an interwar united states navy aircraft carrier, the only ship of its class. Here you can download the uss ranger cv 61 westpac cruise book 1987 as a high resolution. Uss ranger cv61 1982 westpac indian ocean cruise book 25 years ea3b skywarrior. Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009. Uss ranger spent the rest of the summer engaged in operations off the west coast, departing for her sixth westpac cruise september 27, 1970. During a wespac deployment in 1989, ranger rescued numerous vietnamese refugees who were adrift on a barge 80 miles off the coast of the philippines. Us navy cruise book uss enterprise cvn 65 westpac 1978. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment. For information on what is available, write to tom ballinger at t. A tu16 badger c of the avmf overflies ranger during her 1989 westpac cruise. Uss ranger cv61 1989 westpacindian ocean cruise book book is in good used condition. Uss ranger cv 61 westpac cruise book 1989 chain of.

The seventh uss ranger cvcva61 was the third of four forrestalclass supercarriers built. Check out our uss ranger cv 61 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates. The seventh uss ranger was the third of four forrestalclass supercarriers. Uss ranger 19571987 navy cruise book aircraft carrier cva61 tour very nice. Uss ranger cv 61 operation desert storm cruise book 199091. We offer access to navy deck which are housed at the u. Most information has been obtained by researching cruise books. Creating those books is an old tradition in the us navy. Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. Should be more of these for the other fine ships weve lostsoldgiven away. United states navy cruise book collection gg archives. For sale is a uss tarawa lha1 8081 westpac cruise book 1981. Did you serve aboard the uss ranger,if so when 1985 1989 retired off cv61 comments.

The uss ranger cvacv61 reunion association continues to sell all kinds of memoribilia. A tu16 badger c of the avmf overflies ranger during her 1989 westpac cruise on 14 july 1987, ranger started her pearl anniversary cruise. Constellation cv 64 naval cruise book, class of 1989, page 304 of 438 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. Ranger entered the history books on 21 march 1983 when an an allwoman flight crew flying a c1a trader from vrc40 truckin traders landed aboard the carrier. On 3 august 1989, ranger rescued 39 vietnamese refugees, adrift for 10 days on a barge in heavy seas.

I am looking for someone that has an extra ranger cruise book for 1957 to 1959. Printing is also easily possible because of the high resolution 300dpi and the missing watermarks. She returned to alameda on 7 june 1971 and remained in port for the rest of 1971 and the first 5 months of 1972 undergoing regular overhaul. Uss wichita aor 1 was the lead ship of the wichita class replenishment oilers. This video is compiled completely from pictures from my first cruise book on the uss ranger cva61. Did you serve aboard the uss ranger,if so when 1989 1991 comments. Commissioned as attack aircraft carrier cva 61, the ranger was redesignated as. Navy cruise books, 19182009 this data collection contains u. Navy cruise book for sale military collectibles for sale. You will be able to zoom in to better read names etc. This is a list of every known location of the uss coral sea from construction to scrapping. Photo from the rangers 1959 cruise book 3 january27 july, probably taken in the western.

Navy deck logs chronicle events which took place aboard commissioned u. Uss ranger cv 61 westpac cruise book 1989 chain of command. Back to last page back to cruise book page back to uss ranger page. The united states navy produces cruise books that document the daily life of officers and crew members on voyages or deployments. Ranger entered the history books on 21 march 1983 when an allwoman. Uss ranger cv61 1989 westpacindian ocean cruise book ebay.

Book has a few small flaws as pictured and is in very good overall condition with clean pages. Ships ranger with emphasis on the 7th ship to bear that name, cva61. This actually occurred in february 1989 off the coast of mexico, while ranger was. New listing uss enterprise cvn65 westpack 1978 yearbook. Constellation cv 64 naval cruise book, class of 1989. Uss tarawa lha1 westpac 8081 cruise book 1981 us navy. Two years, three months and 10 days later, on 19 jun 1944, uss jason was commissioned with capt. Ranger spent the rest of the summer engaged in operations off the west coast, departing for her sixth westpac cruise 27 september.

During this cruise, ranger relieved midway and her carrier group in the indian ocean. Please contribute dates of port calls, overhauls, dry docks, rav, ore, etc. On august 3, 1989, ranger rescued 39 vietnamese refugees, adrift for 10. Ranger entered the history books on 21 march 1983 when an allwoman flight. The second wichita aor1 was laid down on 16 june 1966 at quincy, massachusetts, by the general dynamics quincy shipbuilding division. Great deals from u s naval history store on uss cv cruise. Navy cruise book for sale us military collectibles. Please send any correction to ken estes, or the webmaster, john slaughter.

An a6 intruder attack aircraft is launched from uss ranger cva61 during flight operations conducted off the coast of north vietnam in the gulf of tonkin, 14 december 1967. Profusely illustrated with photographic images, some in color. Uss ranger entered the history books on march 21, 1983, when an an allwoman. They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection. Shop for uss cv cruise book from u s naval history store. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of. Indian ocean, australia 24feb1989 cvw2 embarked, tail code ne. The quality is not all that good but i was able to enhance it a bit and i added flight deck sounds to give the. During this cruise, ranger was again deployed to yankee station to. Uss enterprise cvn65 world deployment cruise book year log 1989 90 navy.

This is the uss ranger cvacv61 history and memorial site. Aerial view of uss ranger cva 61 34 bow, high oblique. She was the second ship to be named for the city of wichita, kansas. Harry hill dd 986 naval cruise book, class of 1989, page of 104 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. Naval vessels during a variety of military engagements and during peacetime. Verified by known official records or eye witness accounts. Constellation cv 64 naval cruise book, class of 1989, page 12 of 438 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. Captain davis retired as a vice admiral and is currently the chairman of the uss ranger foundation. Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb. Uss stump dd978 1980 mediterranean cruise book navy deployment cruisebook. Often we have found between cruises records are not available. Uss ranger cruise book 1969 1970 video 2 gary cate. 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. Uss ranger, honolulu march 1989 uss ranger 1992 photo credits.