Aug 4, 2016 uss coral sea cva 43 westpac cruise book 196465 the cruise and ports of call. Uss coral sea was launched 2 april 1946 by newport news shipbuilding and drydock co. Feb 1956 feb 1957 mediterranean cruise book rare find bring the cruise book to life with this multimedia presentation. The coral sea is located between new guinea and australia. The crew of uss coral sea cvb43 stands at attention on the flight deck. Uss coral sea remained on deployment until returning home on november 1, 1965. They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection. Coral sea continued westpacvietnam deployments until 1975. Uss coral sea continued westpacvietnam deployments until 1975. Uss coral sea sailors stop our ship 1971 music and. A group of antiwar sailors tackled that challenge by petitioning congress to keep their aircraft carrier from deploying to vietnam.
Coral sea cvb 43 was launched april 2, 1946 by newport news shipbuilding and drydock co. Uss valley forge cvs 45 1959 cruise book navy history deployment atlantic. Uss coral sea cv 43 westpac cruise 1982 naples, italy uss forrestal cv 59 med cruise 1983 rome, italy uss new jersey bb 62 world cruise 1984 thailand uss halsey cg 23 westpac cruise 1985 yokosuka, japan uss elliot dd 967 westpac cruise 1986 karachi, pakistan uss enterprise cvn 65 world cruise 1987 perth. Uss coral sea the midwayclass asbestos exposure mesothelioma. Uss hancock cva19 vietnam deployment cruise book year. Feb 20, 2010 i am a usn retired, serving our country during the war in vietnam from 1967 until the end of conflict. Uss coral sea on her maiden cruise in 1948 the ship promptly began a series of career milestones when, on 27 april 1948, two p2v2 neptunes, piloted by commander thomas d. En route to her third westpac deployment 3 april25 november 1963 uss coral sea. Ferguson, with cvw embarked, it was also the first deployment of the new fa18 hornet to the mediterranean. This midway class large aircraft carrier was built at newport news, virginia.
During deployments a vrc fleet tactical support squadron detachment provides carrieronboard delivery and is embarked aboard the carrier but is no real part of the air wing. Trivia westpac 197980 uss coral sea, for the first and only time in naval aviation history, a navy air wing deployed with all marine corps fighter assets. It participated extensively in the vietnam war, and was one of the principal ships involved in the gulf of tonkin incident. Uss coral sea cv43 coral sea cvb43 was launched 2 april 1946 by newport news shipbuilding and drydock co.
This article first appeared in the 198182 coral sea crusie book. Coral sea made another westpacvietnam deployment from 29 july 1966 to 23 february. Commissioned in 1959, it spent its entire career in the pacific. Conventionally powered, coral sea was built by newport news shipbuilding and commissioned into service in. Campaign by mark stille and john white nov 24, 2009. Most sailors consider the cruise book one of their most valued treasures. In 1940, with the design of the essex class carriers nearly finished, the us navy commenced an examination of.
List of ships with agent orange exposure confirmed salem. Uss coral seas westpac cruise book from 198182 includes a very comprehensive ships history. Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009. Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. She was sailing two months ahead of schedule, the first carrier to deploy as the result of.
She earned the affectionate nickname ageless warrior through her long career. The book is largely devoted to the coral sea as it saw more action in the vietnam war than other carriers. Wheatley, made jet assisted takeoffs jato from the carrier as she steamed off norfolk, virginia. Filled with facts and figures it includes a history of the uss coral sea carrier ship, as well as providing many behind the scenes looks at the ship, its men, their duties and more during their mission to the west pacific. Uss coral sea cva 43 vietnam deployment sierratahoe. Uss reno cl96 world war ii deployment cruise book year log 1944 navy. Joining the 7th fleet later in june, uss america relieved the attack carrier uss coral sea on station, and commenced combat operations on july 12. The year 1962 saw the ship helping with the berlin crisis during that summer. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss coral sea cruise book during the korean war era. Uss coral sea cvcvbcva43, a midwayclass aircraft carrier, was the third ship of the. Uss coral sea cv 43 aircraft carrier coral sea, named for the world war ii sea battle which was the first in history in which the contending fleets never were in sight of each other, was a midway 1 class aircraft carrier which served the united states through five decades. In spring 1949, the coral sea began its first deployment with the sixth fleet. Sailors on the uss coral sea aim to stop their ship dissent among sailors on the uss coral sea was easy to find in 1971. The repair work was delayed for two weeks while needed parts were rushed to subic bay.
After initial operations, she made her first cruise in mid 1948 with midshipmen in training. Navy operations and other events of historical and human interest related to the naval service that took place in southeast asia between 1950, when the united states first engaged militarily in what was then french indochina, and 1975, when the fall of anticommunist governments in south vietnam, laos, and cambodia occurred. Each page has been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable computer viewing. Navy cruise book for sale us military collectibles. Since 2004 when i was confined at chesapeake general hospital with psa, i started to make a claim for agent orange. May 21, 1966 uss coral sea and the uss iwo jima lph 2 brush briefly in san diego, calif. The uss coral sea was a midwayclass aircraft carrier built by the newport news shipbuilding and drydock company with the capacity to carry up to aircraft, manned by a complement of 4,104 officers and enlisted.
It chronicles the voyage of the uss coral sea during its unusual deployment to the western pacific. It was named for admiral charles turner joy usn 18951956. Cv41 uss midway sister ship cv43 uss coral sea sister ship danfs historical infomation site. The relatively small weapons load was typical for coral sea due to the limited catapult capacity. This group is a place where former crewmembers of the coral sea can gather, find each other and network. Pilots from coral sea struck island and coastal radar stations in the vicinity of vihn son.
Uss coral sea cva43 1961 1962 far east deployment log cruise book cruisebook. Shop for uss cv cruise book from u s naval history store. Va25had a mix of postwar douglas ad1 skyraiders along with easternbuilt tbm3e avengers. As recorded in the book, the 196465 statistics are. On 28 april, enterprise transited the canal enroute from the red sea to the mediterranean to relieve uss coral sea cv 43, on station with uss america cv 66 off. Uss america uss bennington uss bon horn richard uss constellation uss coral sea uss enterprise uss forrestal uss franklin d. Navy soon after the end of world war ii, in october 1947. I am a usn retired, serving our country during the war in vietnam from 1967 until the end of conflict. Roosevelt uss hancock uss hornet c v 12 uss independence uss intrepid uss kearsarge uss kitty hawk uss midway uss oriskany uss ranger uss saratoga uss shangrila uss ticonderoga uss yorktown c vsio 1 2 34 57 810 11. Carrier deployments for westpac and vietnam 19641975 data. Uss boston ca69 vietnam deployment cruise book year log. Coral sea remained on deployment until returning home on 1 nov 1965. The hornets were assigned to vfa1 and vfa2 in uss coral sea. In 1960, she saw her first cruise to the mediterranean.
Coral sea, with air group two embarked, departed norfolk 3 may on her maiden deployment with the 6th fleet, and reached gibraltar 11 days later, cvg2s primary composition was for the most part made up of battletested wwii aircraft. Trenton lpd 14 naval cruise book, class of 2002, 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. Kennedy hickman is a historian, museum director, and curator who specializes in military and naval history. Named for the right of selfgovernment, the fifth uss independence was commissioned on jan. Uss coral sea cvcvbcva43, a midwayclass aircraft carrier, was the third ship of the united states navy to be named for the battle of the coral sea. Uss turner joy dd951 was one of 18 forrest shermanclass destroyers of the united states navy.
Uss coral sea cva 43 westpac cruise book 196465 the. Coral seas war record is perhaps best reflected in the out of print book, tonkin gulf yacht club by rene j francillon. A ruptured main feed pump, however, prompted an early return to subic bay on july 25 for repairs. Cruise book from 198182 includes a very comprehensive ships history. In the summer of 1967 the city of san francisco adopted the ship as san franciscos own. Working through london and new york book col lectors, he. My dad, 1stsgt james h jackson, usmc, was tad aboard the uss coral sea during the april to october, 1952 med deployment, as part of vmf211, mag14, 2nd maw out of cherry point, which earned the uss coral sea a naval occupation service award, and which was the cruise which escorted marshall tito of yugoslavia on a 1day cruise. Unfollow uss cruise book to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Uss coral sea was the third midway class aircraft carrier and the third ship in the navy.
On october 1985, uss coral sea returned to the mediterranean sea for her first sixth fleet deployment since 1957. At the end of a 21day transit, turner joy joined uss coral sea near the end of the month. He has appeared on the history channel as a featured expert. Uss coral sea cva 43 med cruise book log 1956 1957 crew. On 12 to 14 may 1975, coral sea participated with other navy, air force and marine forces in the recovery of the u. Both aircraft were deployed aboard the aircraft carrier uss coral sea cva43 during a deployment to vietnam in 197172. Uss coral sea cva 43 1965 vietnam deployment having just been commissioned an ensign ldo, shipmate bud harris had hardly arrived at the officer candidate school in newport ri when he received telephone orders to report to the commanding officer, uss coral sea in san francisco immediately. The f4bs are also armed with aim9d sidewinder missiles.
Med cruise book, september 9, 1950february 1, 1951, with carrier air. Uss coral sea cv42, cvb43, cva43 and cv43 history, and those aircraft carriers operating with coral sea during her tour of service and a tour of d. I was oboard the uss kearsarge, uss coral sea, uss constellation and definitely a vietnam vetaeran. Uss coral sea cva43 mediterranean cruise 1956 gg archives. Uss coral sea cva43 1969 1970 westpac deployment log. Uss coral sea cva43 vietnam war deployment cruise book year log 196465.
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