Printing is also easily possible because of the high resolution 300dpi and the missing watermarks. On october 17, 1963 uss kitty hawk departed san diego for the far east and. Uss berkeley ddg15 1971 cruise book westpac vietnam era 6th tour. Uss america cva 66 vietnam era 1971 original cruise book f. Us navy uss kitty hawk cv63 westpac may 1979 thru february 1980 cruise book. The uss kitty hawk riot was a racial conflict between white and black sailors aboard the united states navy aircraft carrier kitty hawk on the night of october 12, 1972, during the vietnam war. Uss bon homme richard cva 31 westpac cruise book 196566. Four soviet bear ds attempted to overfly kitty hawk on a surveillance mission. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Uss kitty hawk cv63 the second kitty hawk cva63 was laid down by the new york ship building corp. Her f4j cap intercepted the russians while they were still 100 nautical. I served as an 18yearold seaman on the aircraft carrier uss kitty hawk. Westpac navy for sale military collectibles for sale.
After the cruise kitty hawk came back to san diego for. Shipmates stole kitty hawk cva63 mascot while in subic bay. According to dates and port visits documented in the kitty hawk 1972 cruise book. Shipmates stole kitty hawk cva63 mascot while in subic bay stolen while the kitty hawk was in port from 19721003 until 19721011 at the time, the hoel was in port from 19720928 until 19721017. With the arrival of kitty hawk to the west coast, the squadron moved to nas moffett field, california. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. Berkeleys sixth tour, and the events of this cruise book, began in march of 1970. Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of. October 2017 the usn has decided to strip and scrap uss kitty hawk. Uss kitty hawk cva63 vietnam westpac deployment cruise.
Kitty hawk cva 63 naval cruise book, class of 1974. While still incomplete her construction was suspended 12 august 1947. Uss kitty hawk cv 63, formerly cva63, is a supercarrier in the united states navy. The uss somers, from 1959 to 1982 participated in 11 cruises. Kitty hawk cva 63 naval cruise book, class of 1974, page of 328 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. Uss kitty hawk cv63 wdivision 1987 world cruise uss midway cva41. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection. During april, the three carriers assigned to task force 77 ranger, kitty hawk, and uss hancock provided a constant twocarrier posture on yankee station. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection 7300 total words in this text. Fan page for one of the alltime great carriers, the u. Greg freemans book race, mutiny and bravery on the uss kitty hawk. Unfortunately, a cruise book was not published for the 1960 cruise. Kitty hawk, cv63, 197374, 1975, 197778, 197980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1987, 199193, 1994.
Creating those books is an old tradition in the us navy. Kitty hawk was both the first of the three kitty hawk class aircraft carriers to be commissioned and last to be decommissioned. Kitty hawk accomplished her 6 th and final line period of the cruise. She has been treated at wright patterson air force base. Kitty hawk accomplished her 6th and final line period of the cruise. Hawk cva63 for a deployment to vietnam, 6 november 197017 july 1971. Uss markab ar23 1966 westpac cruise book deployment navy cruisebook. Uss kitty hawk cva 63 1961 around the horn cruise book. Va115 made their first westpac cruise in the a6 in 1971. Va115 arabseagles squadron history from the 198283 cruise book.
Navy ships and stations, 1941 1983 in the records of the bureau of naval personnel record group 24 that include the deck logs of the uss kitty hawk cva63 from january 1969 through december 1971. Uss kitty hawk was the lead ship of the navys second class of super carriers and the second ship in the navy to bear the name. Wilmington, north carolina is the front runner for maintaining the carrier as a floating museum to stand next to the uss north carolina battleship of world war 2. Uss kitty hawk cva63 19701971 western pacific cruise. November 26th will always be a day in the history books for the kitty hawk. Here you can download the uss kitty hawk cva 63 westpac cruise book 1972 as a high resolution. You will be able to zoom in to better read names etc. Back to last page back to cruise book page back to uss kitty hawk page. Cruise book cd presentation advantages and features. The ship functioned in nearly every capability of a ship in the ddg2 class. Uss america cva 66 vietnam era 1971 original cruise book in good used condition. Escort duties as planeguard with the uss kitty hawk cva63 were assigned while in the gulf of tonkin.
Uss kitty hawk cva63 and accompany her around cape horn to her new homeport, san diego. Berkeley, ddg15, 196566, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1974, 198687. Uss kitty hawk cva63 1970 1971 cruise book navy deployment cruisebook. Apr 1966sep 1966 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973. Find uss kitty hawk from a vast selection of vietnam 196175. Disasters and phenomena main tragedy of uss memphis sinking of uss. The kitty hawk performed combat operations on yankee station off the coast of vietnam in 1970 and 1971. Largest collection of old navy cruise books yearbooks on the internet. Ntc san diego 1971036 anchor ntc san diego 1971417 anchor. Carrier air wing 11 viet nam 197072 gulf of tonkin. Race, mutiny, and bravery on the uss kitty hawk kindle edition by freeman, gregory a download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Unfollow uss cruise book to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Official cruise book as issued to crew members of uss kitty hawk cva63 westpacvietnam cruise november 6, 1970 through june 17, 1971 6th vietnam deployment. We searched the national archives catalog and located the logbooks of u.
During this westpac deployment aircraft dropped 22,540,051 tons of ordnance on the enemy. In the early days of the vietnam war, black service. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or. Us navy uss kitty hawk cva63 westpac 6th vietnam cruise 19701971 cruise book. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Check out our uss kitty hawk cv 63 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates. A look back at the aircraft carrier uss kitty hawk during the vietnam war, 19701971 my role in the vietnam war was a minor one. The uss kitty hawk veterans association is in the process of raising funds to buy the ship.
Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The second k on uss kitty hawks nameplate is upside down. Search for shipmates, friends, family, and memories in one of the largest collections of online naval cruise book images and photos. Bring the cruise book to life with this multimedia presentation. Uss kitty hawk cva 63 196364 uss kitty hawk cva 63 196566 uss lake champlain cv 39 wwii uss lake champlain cva 39 1953. Kitty hawk ii cva63 naval history and heritage navy. Kitty hawk, cva63 kitty hawk aircraft carrier home. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library.
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. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of freely. The letter was skewed when welders transferred the small steel letter plates from the fantail to below the flight deck in the 1960s. About the library the collection bibliographies cruise books research guides exhibits. Uss kitty hawk cv63, formerly cva63, is a decommissioned united states navy. A page from uss uhlmanns dd687 19631964 cruise book. During the kitty hawks vietnam deployment, the carriers aircraft dropped a record 22. Uss kitty hawk cva cv 63 aircraft carrier us navy, i sailed on this ship. Race riot at sea 1972 kitty hawk incident fueled fleetwide unrest. Ninety five percent of us knew that we had to do our duty as peoples lives where in our hand if we did not. The president of the united states presented the presidential unit citation to uss kitty hawk cva 63 and attack carrier air wing eleven cvw11.
According to dates and port visits documented in the kitty hawk 1972 cruise book, by oct. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading troubled water. The second kitty hawk cva63 was laid down by the new york ship building corp. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment. Each page has been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable computer viewing. Race riot at sea 1972 kitty hawk incident fueled fleet. Uss kitty hawk cva63 1970 1971 westpac cruise book deployment log cruisebook. Navy warship to be named after the north carolina site of the wright brothers famous flight. Initially commissioned as attack aircraft carrier cva 63, she was redesignated as multipurpose aircraft carrier cv 63 april 29, 1973. It was the second naval ship named after kitty hawk, north carolina, the site of the wright brothers first powered airplane flight. Sh e remained in a state of preservation until after the outbreak of hostilities in korea in june 1950 then was rushed to completion.
It was not a good time for the carrier kitty hawk as it steamed across the south. Mar 11, 2017 uss bon homme richard cva 31 westpac cruise book 196566. Uss robison ddg12 westpac 1971 cruise book yearbook. Here you can download the uss kitty hawk cva 63 westpac cruise book 197071 as a high resolution. List of navy ships va presumptive for agent orange exposure. Us navy uss kitty hawk cva63 westpac 6th vietnam cruise. During my tour aboard the uss kitty hawk cva63 in the years of 19711973, i had two combat tours back to back, as my regular ship, the uss ranger, was put out of action from sabotage. Kitty hawk sailed around cape horn to naval air station nas north island, calif. During this short inland sea cruise, local dignitaries and their families were. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss kitty hawk cva 63 cruise book during this time period. Bringle in command following shakedown in the western atlantic kitty hawk departed norfolk 11 august 1961.
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