Med cruise provided by dave sparrowhawk foley 19741975 cruise book 11th. For rating shirts click on your rating abbreviation below. Rigsby, and fire controlman 2nd class carlos victor ganzon sibayan. 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. Uss ranger cv61 b25 mitchell doolittle reenactment. June 11, 1941 moored pier 7 nob naval operating base. Uss forrestal cva59 naval history and heritage navy. Nicholson captain nick, i too had the honor of serving under your command aboard ranger during the 1976 westpac cruise, i was a pran in va25 who joined the ship on 29apr.
You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss ranger cva 61 cruise book during this time period. 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. Here you can download the uss ranger cv 61 westpac cruise book 1976 as a high resolution. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of freely. Rare vintage cruise for sale gaming computers in stock. This video is compiled completely from pictures from my first cruise book on the uss ranger cva61. You are covered by the ebay money back guarantee if you receive an item that is not as described in the listing. Aboard the uss ranger during the north african invasion. Arthur radford wife of adm iral radford chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. And if you have a copy of the 7980 cruise book let me know. During april, the three carriers assigned to task force 77 ranger, kitty hawk, and uss hancock provided a constant twocarrier posture on yankee station.
D unusual nora boy bedig lone star ranger, the by grey, zane podcast dimplehead. Back to last page back to cruise book page back to uss ranger page. Commissioned in 1934, uss ranger cv 4 was the us navys first purposebuilt aircraft carrier. On 12 july 1976, ranger and her escort ships of task force 77. Us navy aircraft navy aircraft carrier battle ships go navy us navy ships kitty hawk navy life navy military floating in water. Uss ranger cruise book 1969 1970 video 2 gary cate. Us navy and marine corps personnel killed and injured. Displaying 1 to 0 of 0 entries total of 0 entries no more entries home sign the guestbook get your own guestbook. Forrestal completed her shakedown cruise in caribbean. Note 8 gun mount forward, and compare its size with that of the two 554. On 28 may 1976, while on deployment, helicopters crews from hs4 aboard ranger, detachments from hc3 on uss camden aoe 2, uss mars afs 1 and uss white plains afs 4, and helicopters from. During combat flight operations off vietnam, uss ranger cva61.
The cd comes in a plastic sleeve with a custom label. Aerial view of uss ranger cva 61 34 bow, high oblique. Rare cruise books like this sell for a hundred dollars or more when buying the actual hard copy if you can find one for sale. Uss ranger cv61 photos and history sailors man the rails aboard the aircraft carrier uss ranger cv 61 as the large harbor tug tuskegee ytb806 escorts the vessel down the north channel in preparation for assisting it with docking. On 10 march 1971, ranger, along with uss kitty hawk, set a record of 233 strike sorties for one day in action against north vietnam.
In the mid1960s, the ship began voyages around southeast asia as tensions there began to. Rare vintage 19821988 chevy malibu monte carlo elcamino 4 nos hubcaps 14009835 buy now. Uss ranger cva 61 1961 1962 westpac cruise book great naval images llc on. Ranger cv 61 naval cruise book, class of 1986, page 26. Uss mount whitney lcc20, 19761980, s3 division and various med. Cruise book or yearbook from hospital ships service during vietnam war. Ranger returned to alameda in august 1973 and remained in that area through 7 may 1974 when she deployed again to the western pacific, returning to homeport on 18 october. Ranger cv 61 naval cruise book, class of 1986, page 26 of 310 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. Each page has been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable computer viewing. You would be purchasing the uss ranger cva 61 cruise book during this time period.
Uss ranger cva 61 wespac cruises 1968 1975 youtube. It was on april 25 of 1943 that the german radio popped off with more than its usual fervor. Her first few voyages were for westpac operations in the western pacific. I am in the process of applying for my disability and one of the questions asked is if anyone on the ranger at that time could prove that we were subjected to agent orange while cruising off the coast of vietnam during that time. Captain nick, on the 1976 ranger cruise i was a ltjg rio in vf154. Ranger entered the history books on 21 march 1983 when an allwoman. During this cruise, ranger was again deployed to yankee station to. On 10 march 1971, ranger, along with kitty hawk cv63, set a record of 233 strike sorties for one day in action against north vietnam. Uss ranger cv61 spirit of 76 bicentennial cruise book smallwood, jim ed. 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. Check out our uss ranger cv 61 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates. Unfortunately, a cruise book was not published for the 1960 cruise.
Ranger service 1969 1973 a 1 division deck edge elevators. Action on the uss ranger cv4 from the journal of a signalman. Named for the term used for a military scout, the ship reported for service in the pacific fleet. The ship took part in a special shock test, which involved. You will be able to zoom in to better read names etc. May 25, 1941 anchored bermuda after a 15day cruise up to the coast of northwest africa. Printing is also easily possible because of the high resolution 300dpi and the missing watermarks. Uss ranger was a sloopofwar in the continental navy in active service in 17771780, the first to bear her name.
Cruise book, uss ranger western pacific cruise 1960. The seventh uss ranger cvcva61 was the third of four forrestalclass supercarriers built for the united states navy in the 1950s. Details about uss ranger cv61 1982 westpac indian ocean cruise book. Med cruise provided by richard binder 19751976 cruise book 12th. Under the deploymentsuss ranger 19751976 tab there is a russian bear over flight picture. Uss ranger cva 61 westpac cruise book 196869 did you serve aboard uss ranger cv 61. Though relatively small, ranger helped pioneer several design features that were incorporated in the later yorktownclass carriers.
Photo from the rangers 1959 cruise book 3 january27 july, probably taken. On 28 may 1976, while on deployment, helicopters crews from hs4 aboard ranger, detachments from hc3 on uss camden aoe 2, uss mars afs 1 and uss white plains afs 4, and helicopters from nas. Uss ranger cv61 spirit of 76 bicentennial cruise book. Top gun ranger cruise fair grounds fun travel fin fun viajes trips. Even if you dont know me and want to drop a line to say hi, please do. The navys first flattop from keel to mast, 193446 hardcover. After working up in the atlantic and caribbean, she steamed around cape horn in midsummer 1958 to enter the pacific ocean, her home for virtually her entire operational career. Ranger was the first ship of the united states navy to be designed and built from the keel up as an aircraft carrier. Thanks to bill poulos, steve boerner, inactive ships and. Date of publication is estimated from internal evidence. Aircraft carrier ranger cva 61, christening, newport news shipbuilding and. Gary kerans passed along pictures of his recent visit with you and your website link. The seventh uss ranger cvcva61 was the third of four forrestalclass supercarriers built. January 30, 1976 september 7, 1976 aboard uss ranger cv 61 west pacific, indian ocean february 21, 1979 september 22, 1979 aboard uss ranger cv 61 west pacific september 10, 1980 may 5, 1981 aboard uss ranger cv 61 west pacific, indian ocean.
In six months spent primarily in british waters she captured five prizes, staged a single failed. We are proud to announce that a german submarine has sunk the united states aircraft carrier ranger in. On 28 may 1976, while on deployment, helicopters crews from hs4 aboard ranger, detachments from hc3 on uss camden aoe 2. Ranger in the eastern indian ocean, in an urgent surge deployment. Uss ranger was a forrestalclass aircraft carrier commissioned on aug.
Uss ranger cv4 the pilot of a grumman tbf avenger drops a message uss ranger cv4. Uss ranger suffered a serious fire class delta, aircraft flare in the o3 level while in port at subic bay, no fatalities. Top gun, ranger, louvre, building, travel, buildings, viajes, trips, traveling. My vaq squadron from nas whidbey is wa were aboard the uss ranger right after it had been retrofitted and the chiefs mess moved to another location. Uss ranger cv 4 shown in january 1943 uss ranger port quater view january 1943 uss ranger cv 4 underway, hampton roads 18 august 1942. The uboat war in world war two kriegsmarine, 19391945 and world war one kaiserliche marine, 19141918 and the allied efforts to counter the threat. The restored world war ii b25 mitchell bomber aircraft heavenly body takes off from the deck of the aircraft carrier uss ranger cv61. The uss ranger was a forrestal class, attack aircraft carrier. Hours of employment remained unchanged, with one carrier on daylight hours and one on the noon to midnight schedule. It and another b25 are being launched in a reenactment of doolittles raid of april 18, 1942, during which 16 b25s were launched from the.