Kitty hawk, cv63, 197374, 1975, 197778, 197980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1987, 199193, 1994. With the arrival of kitty hawk to the west coast, the squadron moved to nas moffett field, california. The uss somers, from 1959 to 1982 participated in 11 cruises. The uss kitty hawk veterans association is in the process of raising funds to buy the ship. According to dates and port visits documented in the kitty hawk 1972 cruise book, by oct.
Bringle in command following shakedown in the western atlantic kitty hawk departed norfolk 11 august 1961. Us navy uss kitty hawk cv63 westpac may 1979 thru february 1980 cruise book. Va115 made their first westpac cruise in the a6 in 1971. Back to last page back to cruise book page back to uss kitty hawk page. Uss kitty hawk cva63 1970 1971 cruise book navy deployment cruisebook.
Us navy uss kitty hawk cva63 westpac 6th vietnam cruise. 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. 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. Uss kitty hawk cva 63 1961 around the horn cruise book. Search for shipmates, friends, family, and memories in one of the largest collections of online naval cruise book images and photos. Mar 11, 2017 uss bon homme richard cva 31 westpac cruise book 196566. Uss kitty hawk cva 63 196364 uss kitty hawk cva 63 196566 uss lake champlain cv 39 wwii uss lake champlain cva 39 1953. During the kitty hawks vietnam deployment, the carriers aircraft dropped a record 22. Here you can download the uss kitty hawk cva 63 westpac cruise book 197071 as a high resolution. Here you can download the uss kitty hawk cva 63 westpac cruise book 1972 as a high resolution. About the library the collection bibliographies cruise books research guides exhibits. Uss kitty hawk cv63 wdivision 1987 world cruise uss midway cva41. Uss bon homme richard cva 31 westpac cruise book 196566.
Escort duties as planeguard with the uss kitty hawk cva63 were assigned while in the gulf of tonkin. Kitty hawk accomplished her 6th and final line period of the cruise. She has been treated at wright patterson air force base. Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb. Uss kitty hawk cv 63, formerly cva63, is a supercarrier in the united states navy. The president of the united states presented the presidential unit citation to uss kitty hawk cva 63 and attack carrier air wing eleven cvw11. Unfollow uss cruise book to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Ninety five percent of us knew that we had to do our duty as peoples lives where in our hand if we did not. Uss oriskany cv34 oriskany cva34 an attack aircraft carrier was laid down 1 may 1944 by the new york naval shipyard launched october 1945. Hawk cva63 for a deployment to vietnam, 6 november 197017 july 1971. Cruise book cd presentation advantages and features. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. The ship functioned in nearly every capability of a ship in the ddg2 class.
I served as an 18yearold seaman on the aircraft carrier uss kitty hawk. November 26th will always be a day in the history books for the kitty hawk. Apr 1966sep 1966 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library.
You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss kitty hawk cva 63 cruise book during this time period. 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. Uss kitty hawk cva63 19701971 western pacific cruise. Four soviet bear ds attempted to overfly kitty hawk on a surveillance mission. According to dates and port visits documented in the kitty hawk 1972 cruise book. Uss america cva 66 vietnam era 1971 original cruise book in good used condition. Race riot at sea 1972 kitty hawk incident fueled fleet. The kitty hawk performed combat operations on yankee station off the coast of vietnam in 1970 and 1971.
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. Westpac navy for sale military collectibles for sale. Bring the cruise book to life with this multimedia presentation. During april, the three carriers assigned to task force 77 ranger, kitty hawk, and uss hancock provided a constant twocarrier posture on yankee station. Uss berkeley ddg15 1971 cruise book westpac vietnam era 6th tour. Greg freemans book race, mutiny and bravery on the uss kitty hawk. A page from uss uhlmanns dd687 19631964 cruise book. 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.
Kitty hawk ii cva63 naval history and heritage navy. Find uss kitty hawk from a vast selection of vietnam 196175. We searched the national archives catalog and located the logbooks of u. Largest collection of old navy cruise books yearbooks on the internet. Kitty hawk accomplished her 6 th and final line period of the cruise. Uss kitty hawk cva63 vietnam westpac deployment cruise. Sh e remained in a state of preservation until after the outbreak of hostilities in korea in june 1950 then was rushed to completion. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection.
Check out our uss kitty hawk cv 63 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Us navy uss kitty hawk cva63 westpac 6th vietnam cruise 19701971 cruise book. Uss kitty hawk cva cv 63 aircraft carrier us navy, i sailed on this ship. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or. You will be able to zoom in to better read names etc. Disasters and phenomena main tragedy of uss memphis sinking of uss. Carrier air wing 11 viet nam 197072 gulf of tonkin. The letter was skewed when welders transferred the small steel letter plates from the fantail to below the flight deck in the 1960s. Her f4j cap intercepted the russians while they were still 100 nautical. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of freely. On october 17, 1963 uss kitty hawk departed san diego for the far east and.
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. Unfortunately, a cruise book was not published for the 1960 cruise. Race riot at sea 1972 kitty hawk incident fueled fleetwide unrest. Navy warship to be named after the north carolina site of the wright brothers famous flight. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Berkeleys sixth tour, and the events of this cruise book, began in march of 1970. Uss kitty hawk cva63 1970 1971 westpac cruise book deployment log cruisebook. Fan page for one of the alltime great carriers, the u. 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 markab ar23 1966 westpac cruise book deployment navy cruisebook.
It was the second naval ship named after kitty hawk, north carolina, the site of the wright brothers first powered airplane flight. Uss kitty hawk cv63, formerly cva63, is a decommissioned united states navy. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment. Kitty hawk sailed around cape horn to naval air station nas north island, calif. 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.
Kitty hawk, cva63 kitty hawk aircraft carrier home. 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. Ntc san diego 1971036 anchor ntc san diego 1971417 anchor. It was not a good time for the carrier kitty hawk as it steamed across the south. Kitty hawk cva 63 naval cruise book, class of 1974. Va115 arabseagles squadron history from the 198283 cruise book.
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. Each page has been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable computer viewing. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection 7300 total words in this text. During this westpac deployment aircraft dropped 22,540,051 tons of ordnance on the enemy. 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. October 2017 the usn has decided to strip and scrap uss kitty hawk. The second k on uss kitty hawks nameplate is upside down. While still incomplete her construction was suspended 12 august 1947. Uss robison ddg12 westpac 1971 cruise book yearbook.
In the early days of the vietnam war, black service. List of navy ships va presumptive for agent orange exposure. During this short inland sea cruise, local dignitaries and their families were. Uss kitty hawk cva63 and accompany her around cape horn to her new homeport, san diego. Printing is also easily possible because of the high resolution 300dpi and the missing watermarks. Shipmates stole kitty hawk cva63 mascot while in subic bay. Uss kitty hawk cv63 the second kitty hawk cva63 was laid down by the new york ship building corp. Berkeley, ddg15, 196566, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1974, 198687. After the cruise kitty hawk came back to san diego for. Kitty hawk was both the first of the three kitty hawk class aircraft carriers to be commissioned and last to be decommissioned. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. 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.
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