Uss carl vinson cvn 70 is one of the finest, most advanced. During the next several weeks, the ship hosted many local residents for tours. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection. Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009. Shenandoah ad 44 naval cruise book, class of 1991, page. A nimitzclass supercarrier launched in 1980 and commissioned in 1982, carl vinson calls san diego her home port. Uss carl vinson cvn 70 westpac cruise book 198687 19851987.
Spahr died in a midair collsion of two fa18 aircraft over iraq. Commanding officer, uss carl vinson cvn 70 naval history. June 7, cvn 70 pulled into pearl harbor, hawaii, for a threeday port call and to embark friends and family members for a tiger cruise. Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection 7300 total words in this text 51649 reads ship name hull number year of cruise or publication aaaron ward dm34 1945. Book is over 495 color pages of pictures of crew, ports of.
June 15, uss carl vinson returned to naval air station north island after a sixandahalf month deployment. If you have any photos of interest to the navy nuclear weapons community and that are unclassified now, email them to the webmaster. Uss carl vinson cvn 70 norpac and westpac cruise book 198990. Uss cape cod ad43 westpac 1989 1990 cruise book history. Uss cape cod ad43 westpac 1989 1990 cruise book history navy deployment photos. Carl vinson sailed beneath san franciscos golden gate bridge for the first time and during the afternoon moored to pier 3 at her new home port of alameda, completing a world cruise. Navy cruise book for sale us military collectibles. Navy nuclear weapons association keepers of the dragon cruise books. Back to last page back to cruise book page back to uss carl vinson page. It played host to the first ncaa basketball game on an aircraft carrier on 111111 between the university of north carolina and michigan. Carl vinson cvn70 1989 caron dd970 197778, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1990 91, 1993, 1995, 1996. Pacificindian ocean cruise and its third deployment in all. Uss carl vinson started 1990 at pier 3, naval air station, alameda, cali fornia, standing down from christmas leave and predeployment stand down. Deployed on uss carl vinson in august 1995, the squadron participated in the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the end of worlds war ii at naval base pearl harbor, hawaii.
He was a member of the democratic party and represented georgia in the house from 1914 to 1965. Check out our uss carl vinson cvn 70 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates. Uss carl vinson cvn70 1990 westpac cruise book chronicles. Mar, 1983, oct, 1983, homeport change around the world cruise. Uss carl vinson cvn 70 began 1994 inport at naval air station alameda. Homeport change aroundtheworld cruise readex 183 adex national week beacon flash 833 bright star annualex 58g monte carlo, monaco casablanca, morocco abidjan, ivory coast fremantle, australia subic bay, philippines hong kong sasebo, japan busan, rok pearl harbor, hi. Vf2 blacklions patch westpac 2001 uss carl vinson cvn70 enduring freedom cvw. Uss carl vinson cvn 70 began 1994 inport at naval air. The aircraft from cvw17 flew 1656 missions into afghanistan and iraq and logged 9,140 flight hours.
Aboard uss carl vinson the f14 tomcat screaming off the deck is just one awesome piece of the hightech weaponry aboard this nuclear carrier churning through the blue pacific. Uss elliot dd 967 was a spruanceclass destroyer in the united states navy. Us navy patrol squadron 8 vp8 19831984 cruise book. The ship was beginning the preoverseas movement pom period. She was commissioned in 1982 and carries fa18 hornets and fa18ef super hornets as well as surveillance and other aircraft. The ship was launched in 1980, undertook her maiden voyage in 1983, and underwent refueling and. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of. Uss carl vinson cruise books currently for sale on ebay.
Uss carl vinson cvn 70 norpac and westpac cruise book 1989. The uss carl vinson cvn 70 is the third united states navy nimitz class supercarrier and is named after carl vinson, a congressman from georgia, in recognition of his contributions to the us navy. Us navy uss carl vinson cvn70 showgirl westpac 1990 patch. It played host to the first ncaa basketball game on an aircraft carrier on 111111 between the university of north carolina and michigan state university. Additionally, the discovery channel began the first of many embarks in preparation for a twohour documentary on the carl vinson. Uss carl vinson cvn70 is the third united states navy nimitzclass supercarrier and is named after carl vinson, a congressman from georgia, in recognition of his contributions to the us navy.
A resolution was passed to request the navy to name cvn81 uss ranger. If you are a feedback junkie maybe you shouldnt bid. The ship was launched in 1980, undertook her maiden voyage in 1983, and underwent refueling and overhaul between 2005 and 2009. Foster usn 18891972, is a spruanceclass destroyer built by the ingalls shipbuilding division of litton industries at pascagoula, mississippi. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment. The uss carl vinson is also the aircraft carrier 301657692791. Uss robison ddg12 westpac deployment cruise book year log 1990 u s navy. They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection. The squadron also made their second appearance at roving sands 1995.
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