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Uss san diego cl 53 cruise book wwii on cd rare navy. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection 7300 total words in this text. The navy does not stock or sell copies of ships cruise books. Kansas state football vault, kevin haskin, good book. During the 1976 77 cruise, the ship steamed 64,000 miles and was at sea 164 of 240 days deployed. Kansas city, center, provides underway replenishment to battleship new. Uss robert e peary 1976 ff1073 scarce unmarked copy us navy westpac cruise book ebay. Cruise book and document reproduction naval historical.

Replenishment oiler aor photo index navsource naval history. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. Cruise book cd presentation advantages and features. Uss oklahoma city cl 91 wwii uss pasadena cl 65 wwii uss pensacola ca 24 wwii uss pittsburgh ca 72 wwii. The following day, the ship put to sea for her alongside systems qualifications tests asqt, which she conducted with combat stores ship niagara falls afs3.

Navy, culver city, serving in this position until january 1974. Finally on 4 december 1976, the oiler put in to subic bay for ten days to adjust. It is generally easier to research officers who served in the navy than. Navy boot camp book 1976 company 175 the anchor gg archives. Back to last page back to cruise book page back to uss kansas city page. This kind of firing is what the average person thinks of when he hears about naval gunfire support.

Each digital book is the same price regardless of its size or rarity. Uss kansas city 1976 77 aor3 usn us navy westpac cruise book hardcover. She was the second ship to be named for the city of kansas city, missouri. Oklahoma city cg5 1976, 1978, 1979 oliver hazard perry ffg7 1980, 1981 olmsted apa188 1953, 1957. Here you can download the uss enterprise cvn 65 westpac cruise book 1976 77 as a high resolution. Statistics show that only 2535% of sailors purchased their cruise book. Each cruise book cd will automatically start when inserted in your computers cd drive. From march 1974 until june 1976, he was executive officer of uss juneau lpd 10. After her commissioning, kansas city fitted out at the boston naval shipyard. Once able, kansas city was deployed to the western pacific and vietnamese waters three times. The uss kansas city aor3 deployment history and significant events of her service career follow.

This cruise occured shortly after beale was recommissioned in 1951. Muir, assigned as a signalman on kansas city was drowned. Front cover, the anchor 1976 company 175, navy boot camp yearbook. Ships commander in this cruise book we of the kawishiwi attempt to show what went on during our deployment to the western pacific. Prior to kansas city s first postoverhaul underway period, the oiler embarked 15 guests representing the cities of kansas city, kan. Uss kansas city was the third ship in the wichita class of replenishment oilers. Kansas city aor 3 naval cruise book, class of 1975, page 9 of 104 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. Leftwich dd 984 naval cruise book, class of 1987, page 6. Pictures of friends, port calls and facts about their commands can all be found within the. Kansas city aor 3 naval cruise book, class of 1987, page 28 of 120 e has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high.

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Primarily a photographic record, the cruise books often exceed 500 pages and produce one of the best accounts of their voyages available to the public. It is dedicated to those elements that make us all love our country and that give us the strength to fight for what we know is right. Low png, 319x319px, 47kb med jpeg, 1280x1280px, 161kb high tiff, 5914x5072px, 29mb. Uss kansas city was laid up at nismf suisun bay, benicia, ca in september 1999. Uss merrimack ao179 cruise book may 1986 december 1987. Front cover, great lakes usntc the keel 1976 company 2.

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