Dirsup photo circa 1972 uss chicago flag mess 1972 photo from bob morrison. Within four months i finished basic training, graduated from data processing school and reported aboard the uss ranger cv61, an aircraft carrier home ported out of san diego, california the ship was scheduled to. See more ideas about ranger, aircraft carrier and navy aircraft carrier. Ranger entered the history books on 21 march 1983 when an all woman. Westpac 1982 uss niagara falls afs3 cruise book cruisebook log hardcover. Navy cruise book for sale military collectibles for sale. The book also commemorates her 25th anniversary and pays tribute to the previous ships named ranger. Each page has been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable computer viewing. The troubleplagued aircraft carrier uss ranger sailed the. The entire set of 23 cruise books has been scanned and are available on cd. Under the deploymentsuss ranger 19751976 tab there is a russian bear over flight picture. Uss ranger cva 61 westpac cruise book 196970 did you serve aboard uss ranger cv 61. Us navy uss ranger cv61 westpac 1982 cruise book rfup for bid is the 1982 westpac cruise book for the uss ranger cv61. Take a look around at many pages of navy photos we have collected from navy vets that served.
Uss midway command history reports 1979, 1980, 1982 1987 uss midway cruise books all 26 volumes in my personal collection uss midway official deck log books 1961 1965, 1971 1975. Guest book archives more than 2000 entries some great stories of. Eleven photos of uss ranger cv61 while on her 1982 westpacindian. Dirsup photos circa 1984 uss jouett os div 1984 from cruise book photos from bob morrison. The seventh uss ranger cvcva61 was the third of four forrestalclass supercarriers built for the united states navy in the 1950s.
Uss ranger cva61 with aircraft from cvw14 nk including vf142 ghostriders f4b phantoms, vf143 pukin dogs f4b phantoms, va145 swordsmen a1h skyraiders, va146 blue diamonds a4c skyhawks, va55 warhorses a4e skyhawks, rvah9 ra5c vigilantes, vah2 royal rampants det f a3b skywarriors, vaw11 early elevens det f e2a hawkeyes, hc1 fleet angels unit f uh2ab. Thanks to bill poulos, steve boerner, inactive ships and. Uss ranger cv61 19921993 rangers last ride final cruise book uss ranger. You can still purchase the cruise book cds or make donations. Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb. They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection. Journal of the cruise of uss ranger 3rd rate, 27 november 1876 24 february 1880, philadelphia to san francisco via china and japan. Uss ranger cv61 1982 westpac indian ocean cruise book 25 years ea3b skywarrior. Hawaii, philippines, singapore, australia commanding officer.
United states navy cruise book collection gg archives. Within four months i finished basic training, graduated from data processing school and reported aboard the uss ranger cv61, an aircraft carrier home ported out of san diego, california. My assesment is that somehow they included cve57 former uss coral sea awards. Oct 19, 2015 this video is compiled completely from pictures from my first cruise book on the uss ranger cva61. Uss ranger cv61 westpac 1987 cruise patch30th anniversary. This is a scarce cruise book for the 1982 westpac cruise of uss ranger. Uss ranger cv 61 westpac cruise book 1982 did you serve aboard uss ranger cv 61.
Uss ranger 1957 1958 cruise book, 1st cruise book 20aug1958 ports. The uss ranger sailed with a unique grumman air wing in. Built in portsmouth, new hampshire, she is famed for the oneship guerilla campaign waged by her captain, captain john paul jones, against the british during the american revolution. It is in great condition and measures 12 x 9 14 with 352 color photos. Uss missouri bb63 19871988 westpac indian ocean cruise book. Usn theatre made uss ranger brig detachment cruise patch. Though relatively small, ranger helped pioneer several design features that were incorporated in the later yorktownclass carriers. Commissioned in 1957, she served extensively in the pacific, especially the vietnam war, for which.
Covers life on board the ship, with identified black and white group photos that include each sailor and officer aboard the ship. Fires aboard the aircraft carrier uss ranger early tuesday. For comparison, uss forrestal cv59, the same class of ship as ranger, was deployed at the same time in 1987 but had a much more common air wing configuration. Ranger entered the history books on 21 march 1983 when an allwoman. On that day, she departed oahu and continued her voyage west. Searching for a shellback ceremony in the navy deck logs. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection 7300 total words in this text 51859 reads ship name hull number year of cruise or publication.
Unfortunately, a cruise book was not published for the 1960 cruise. 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 commissioned in 1957, she served extensively in the pacific, especially the vietnam. For rating shirts click on your rating abbreviation below. At it was too slow to operate with its larger successors in the pacific, ranger saw extensive service in the atlantic during world war ii. I was a gm2 on the ranger from nov 1982 till june 1989 i loved the boat did two west pacs my lbfm little brown f machines in the pi. This journal has not been transcribed and is for in library use only. Uss ranger cv61 1982 westpac indian ocean cruise book ebay. No other carrier in the history of the united states navy, or any other navy, evokes the emotion and imagery of uss enterprise cvn 65. 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. The troubleplagued aircraft carrier uss ranger sailed the northern arabian sea despite equipment damage today while the navy investigated engine compartment. For records prior to 1994, they are at nprc in st louis, after 1994, the records are electronic and maintained by the navy. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. Navy, uss ranger cvacv61, all former crew members, squadrons. Uss ranger was a forrestalclass aircraft carrier commissioned on aug.
Pearl harbor, hawaii fires aboard the aircraft carrier uss ranger early tuesday killed six crewmen and at least 35 were injured during operations in the northern arabian sea, the navy said. Cruise book, uss ranger western pacific cruise 1960. Pendell cruise book publications, 1982 editionformat. Uss ranger cv61 cruise book westpac 1982 uss ranger cv61 westpac 1982 select here to visit my ebay store for more cruise books official cruise book as issued to crew members of uss ranger cv67 westpac 1982 april 7 through october 18, 1982 ports of call. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection. Printing is also easily possible because of the high resolution 300dpi and the missing watermarks.
This video is compiled completely from pictures from my first cruise book on the uss ranger cva61. The uss somers, from 1959 to 1982 participated in 11 cruises. Turner joy arrived in subic bay on 4 june and, for the next two months, conducted local operations in company with ranger. The ship was scheduled to deploy on a western pacific cruise westpac. America cv 66 naval cruise book, class of 1983, page 7 of 520 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. Enterprise is the worlds most famous combatready warship. Here you can download the uss ranger cv 61 westpac cruise book 198081 as a high resolution. Us navy uss ranger cv61 westpac 1982 cruise book rfup for bid is the 1982 westpac cruise book for the uss ranger cv 61. Uss ranger cva 61 1957 1958 around the horn cruise book. You would be purchasing the uss ranger cva 61 cruise book during this time period. Uss ranger cva 61 1959 cruise book cd great naval images llc on. In six months spent primarily in british waters she captured five prizes, staged a single failed.
During this cruise, ranger was again deployed to yankee station to. You will be able to zoom in to better read names etc. 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. Ranger cv61 1976, 1982, 1986, 1987 rankin lka103 1969 rathburne de1057 1975 rathburne ff1057 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982. This is a list of every known location of the uss coral sea from construction to scrapping. See more ideas about navy aircraft carrier, aircraft carrier and ranger. Rangers last ride by anthony may jim davenport 1961 ranger photos. Alameda to 1975 10nov1958 careless magazine explosion kills 2, off san francisco 3jan1959 to 27jul1959 1st westpac cruise. Uss ranger was a sloopofwar in the continental navy in active service in 17771780, the first to bear her name. 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 very beginning as an angled deck ship. The seventh uss ranger cvcva61 was the third of four forrestalclass supercarriers built. Commissioned as attack aircraft carrier cva 61, the ranger was redesignated as multipurpose aircraft carrier cv 61 on.
I love pattaya thailand too i was to poic for the ships armory i was involved with the ships fire 4 main engine room 1982 sept me and three other gms were trapped in ships armory for 12 hours during the fire. Eisenhower, carl vinson, theodore roosevelt, abraham lincoln, george washington, john c. Is that a navigation award next to the ribbons poster of the ship 1982 197980 cruise book 196970 cruise book 196768 cruise book 1961 engineering e on stack 1982 two big. Is that a navigation award next to the ribbons poster of the ship 1982 197980 cruise book 196970 cruise book 196768 cruise book 1961 engineering e on stack 1982 two big es on the stack. Under the deployments uss ranger 19751976 tab there is a russian bear over flight picture. Naval history blog blog archive the westpac cruise from hell. The uss ranger cvacv61 reunion association continues to sell all kinds of memoribilia. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of.
Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. Ranger cv61 1976, 1982, 1986, 1987 rankin lka103 1969. Uss ranger cv61 19901991 operation desert storm cruise book uss ranger. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss ranger cva 61 cruise book during this time period. She stood out of san diego on 6 may, reached pearl harbor on the 12th, and completed a brief assignment with uss ranger in the hawaiian operating area on 24 may. Cruise ride last rangers ranger book uss cv61 19921993 final uss ranger cv61. Mar 24, 2015 captain nick, on the 1976 ranger cruise i was a ltjg rio in vf154. On the 1976 ranger cruise i was a ltjg rio in vf154. Creating those books is an old tradition in the us navy. Uss ranger cva61 with aircraft from cvw14 nk including vf142 ghostriders f4b phantoms, vf143 pukin dogs f4b phantoms, va145 swordsmen a1h skyraiders, va146 blue diamonds a4c skyhawks, va55 warhorses a4e skyhawks, rvah9 ra5c vigilantes, vah2 royal rampants det f a3b skywarriors, vaw11 early elevens det f e2a hawkeyes, hc1 fleet angels unit f uh2ab seasprites, vq1 det. The seventh uss ranger cv cva61 was the third of four forrestalclass supercarriers built for the united states navy in the 1950s.
The uss ranger was a forrestal class, attack aircraft carrier. Check out our uss ranger cv 61 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates. 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. Commissioned in 1934, uss ranger cv 4 was the us navys first purposebuilt aircraft carrier. Gary kerans passed along pictures of his recent visit with you and your website link. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009. Uss ranger cv4 was an interwar united states navy aircraft carrier, the only ship of its class. Oct 17, 2017 uss dixie ad14 details about uss dixie ad14 final voyage cruise book 19811982 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.
Here you can download the uss ranger cv 61 westpac cruise book 1987 as a high resolution. Dirsup photos circa 1982 uss jouett os div 1982 from cruise book photos from bob morrison. Her first few voyages were for westpac operations in the western pacific. Please contribute dates of port calls, overhauls, dry docks, rav, ore, etc. Dirsup photo circa 19831986 uss peterson dd969 photo from terrence mahoney. Book documents their mediterranean cruise 19821983. The seventh uss ranger cvcva61 is one of four forrestalclass supercarriers built for the us navy in the 1950s. The cd comes in a plastic sleeve with a custom label. Photo from the rangers 1959 cruise book 3 january27 july, probably taken in. Named for the term used for a military scout, the ship reported for service in the pacific fleet.
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