Uss long beach cruise book

Although all four ships of the class were completed with angled decks, ranger had the distinction of being the first us carrier built from the beginning as an angleddeck ship. Here you can download the uss long beach cgn 9 westpac cruise book 1980 as a high resolution. The seventh uss ranger cvcva61 was the third of four forrestal class supercarriers built for the united states navy in the 1950s. After a period of leave and upkeep in the fall, long beach sailed 7 november from long beach for the far east. A throwback to president teddy roosevelts demonstration of strategic mobility of us navy. Uss long beach navy westpac cruise book depicts life during the 19691970 westpac mission. Uss detroit aoe4 vietnam era navy cruise book 1970. The uss long beach cruise book includes group portraits of the crew, photos from ports of call such as hawaii, subic bay, hong kong, singapore, manila, philippines, and bangkok, and an image of maureen reagan participating in an onboard uso show during ronald reagans term as governor of california. This operation, sea orbit, reminiscent of the cruise of the great white fleet in 190709, demonstrated the strategic mobility of u. Navy cruise books, mostly on westpac deployments, by allen publishing company between 1967 and 1972, stored by the publisher and now available for purchase. United states ship enterprise, long beach, bainbridge. Long beach was first assigned to the atlantic fleet. A woman contacted us wanting to purchase the 1968 uss long beach westpac cruise book for her father, who served aboard during that period.

They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection. Get the best deals on uss book when you shop the largest online selection at. Great white fleets cruise around world from 1907 to 1909. She was the third navy ship named after the city of long beach, california. Printing is also easily possible because of the high resolution 300dpi and the missing watermarks. During refresher training in the long beach san diego area, rochester assisted in training crews for the ships that were being taken out of mothballs. Naval history cruise book was stored by the publisher for over 45 years and never previously distributed. If anyone has a copy to sell, let us know and well connect you. Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009. Navy cruise books westpac cruise books in the vietnam era. Examples of such vessels include hospital ships, harbor repair ships, mine.

Uss long beach served her country for 33 years, 7 months and 22 days, until decommissioned on 1 may 1995. Start a new tradition and celebrate our nations independence from the water on one of our beautiful boats. This category includes large oceangoing ships of the blue water navy that conducted a variety of missions along the close coastal waters of vietnam for extended periods of time. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection. Upon completion of this sea tour in 1981 his next assignment was instructor duty at the u. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment.

Long beach cgn 9 naval cruise book, class of 1984, page 9 of 6 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. Us funds only all checks have to clear before items ship. Uss long beach cgn9, strike hardstrike home website. Hardbound cover with paper dustjacket, large 9 x 12 format, 239 pages, group portraits by division, each sailor identified in subcaptions, and many scenes of shipboard life. The ships are the aircraft carrier enterprise cvan65, left. When i served on the long beach all that space that was designed for that special radar system was converted into office space. Uss long beach clgn160cgn160cgn9 was a nuclearpowered guided missile cruiser in the united states navy and the worlds first nuclearpowered surface combatant. Returning to sea duty in 1983 he reported to the uss duncan ffg10 as executive officer with a followon assignment to the uss long beach cgn9 as the operations officer. Uss long beach, the third ship in the navy to bear the name, was the first nuclear powered surface warship in the world and the first large combatant in the us navy with its main battery consisting entirely of guided missiles. During 58 steaming days, long beach steamed over 30,000 miles at an average speed of 25 knots. Uss bon homme richard cva31 25th anniversary cruise book. Long beach cgn 9 naval cruise book, class of 1975, page 11 of 144 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. Cruise books archives page 2 of 2 navy cruise books. Long beach cgn 9 naval cruise book, class of 1967, page 8 of 164 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. Task group of nuclearpowered surface ships operating in formation in the mediterranean sea, 18 june 1964. Creating those books is an old tradition in the us navy. Documentary evidence has been obtained for all ships in this category showing that some crew members actually went ashore. This is the first cruise book of a ship built in the war program and completed shortly after ww ii. She was followed a year later by uss bainbridge dlgn25. Of all the ships i served on the uss long beach was by for the most impressive.

Back in 2011, the uss long beach reunion association met in washington dc, while there, the association president, along with several attendees contacted the naval department warehouse that stores artifacts and asked if they could. Check out our uss long beach cgn 9 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates. Long beach cgn 9 naval cruise book, class of 1984, page 11 of 6 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. This is also the best place online to get statistics, information and history about the ship itself. She departed long beach 27 august 1951 for training in the hawaiian area, after which she steamed for yokosuka, japan, arriving there 21 november. Commissioned in late summer 1961, she was the worlds first nuclear powered surface combatant. The uss long beach cgn9, a nuclearpowered guided missile cruiser, was commissioned on 9 sep 1961. Vietnam navy uss saint paul ca73 cruise book 7th fleet westpac log orig 1968. Rare 1868 beach pneumatic dispatch new york city nyc subway 88p book complete. Previously this cruise book was posted as representing the 196869 westpac cruise of the uss long beach. While long beach was a true cruiser, meaning she was. Uss long beach cgn9 navy cruise book 196970 vietnam.

She arrived on piraz station on the 30th and continued on that vital operation throughout most of her westpac tour. Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. Jay mccafferty, bicepstupa photo book, 1974 long beach museum of art 44200. You will be able to zoom in to better read names etc. Haul in the high line from uss sacramento aoe1 while operating in the south china sea, june 1967.

Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb. Nuclear powered cruisers of the united states navy wikipedia. Ships with crew members going ashore in vietnam vetshq. People knocking the long beach superstructure, i have news for you, the uss enterprise supports the same type of superstructure. Book beach for sale ultimate home decor store online. Uss delta ar9 westpac deployment cruise book year log. Long beach cgn 9 naval cruise book, class of 1972, page of 180 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. Harbor breeze cruises is hosting our annual 4th of july celebration on the waters of long beach harbor. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of. The uss long beach association website is a place for former crew and officers of the uss long beach to get information about upcoming reunions and events that our association sets up. Uss long beach was the first nuclear powered guided missile cruiser. Uss long beach cgn9, strike hardstrike home, austin, texas. Created by the crew of uss long beach cgn9 to commemorate the westpac 19691970 cruise, this new copy of the u. The uss long beach cgn9, was the united states navys first nuclear powered surface warship.