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Ship name hull number year of cruise or publication aaaron ward dm34 1945 abbot dd629 1958, 1960 abraham lincoln cvn72 1993 acadia ad42 1985, 1991. Navy mediterranean cruise book us navy uss saratoga cv60 challenge coin. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. The double page spread color photography is the best we have ever seen in a cruise book. Printing is also easily possible because of the high resolution 300dpi and the missing watermarks. Navy and coast guard deck logs so that they can be made available online. Uss saratoga cv60 mediterranean deployment cruise book year. The uss saratoga cva60 there have been six us navy ships named after the historic battle of saratoga. Uss saratoga cv 60 mediterranean cruise book 1994 vf103 go to the end of the page vf103 back to last page back to uss saratoga page.
The fifth saratoga cv 60 was laid down on 16 december 1952 by the new york naval shipyard, new york city, n. Uss saratoga cvcvacvb60, was the second of four forrestalclass supercarriers built for the united states navy in the 1950s. Uss saratoga cv 60 mediterranean cruise book 1984 contributed by doug white, capt, usn ret did you serve aboard uss saratoga cv 60. Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment.
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Navy cruise book for sale military collectibles for sale. After resting at philadelphia, pennsylvania, from mid1995 to mid1998, she was towed to newport, rhode island, where she remains in navy custody pending final disposal. Saratoga association is to perpetuate and honor the memory of two great fighting ships, and to hold an annual reunion of saratoga shipmates in order to enable members to maintain contact with other shipmates. Alamo lsd33 1961, 1966, 196768, 1969, 1972, 1974, 197576, 1977, 1980, 1986. Back to last page back to cruise book page back to uss saratoga page. Uss saratoga cv60 forrestal class supercarrier navy challenge coin this coin is 1 12 inches in diameter. Hanger bay of the uss saratoga cv60 uss saratoga cva 60. Uss saratoga cv60 final voyage 1994 official us navy cruise. Saratoga was one of two aircraft carriers to challenge libya in 1986.
He served in washington in the office of naval intelligence october 1941january 1942 and under commandant, sixth naval. Great deals from u s naval history store on uss cv cruise. Cv 60 also took part in operations during the lebanon crisis. Oct 27, 2015 uss saratoga cv60 final voyage 1994 official us navy cruise book spirit stay safe and healthy. As of 1 january 1974, saratoga was on active duty with the atlantic fleet. The most recent was the uss saratoga, commissioned as a us naval attack aircraft carrier cva60 in 1956 and retired from service in 1994 stats. The saratoga was placed out of commission a the end of september 1994. Quotes signify a member of the michigan chapter served onboard that cruise. Saratoga departed yankee station for subic bay on 7 january 1973. If you are looking for a certain uss navy cruise book from wwii, korea or vietnam we just might have it.
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