The photo was taken from one of her planes of carrier air group 12 cvg12, of which many aircraft are visible on deck, douglas sbd dauntless dive bombers aft, grumman f6f hellcat fighters mostly forward, and grumman tbf. During the cruise, the uss saratoga reunion group will be entertained by talented staff who perform popular hits that you are sure to recognize. Published in cooperation with the jacksonville chamber of commerce, 1994. A fantastic look into naval aviation navair aboard a carrier in the med during the vietnam war. Tcg muavenet dm357 previously uss gwin, transferred in 1971 was a destroyer minelayer of the turkish navy crippled by two sea sparrow missiles fired from the aircraft carrier uss saratoga during a nato exercise in saros bay, turkey in 1992, resulting in death and injury among its crew. In memory of 2 friends who lost thier lives in 1968 in my squadron,on the uss independence cruise. I enlisted again in 1973 as amhan stricker and picked up amh2 in two years and then three years later amh1 just before making a med cruise with vs31 topcats on the uss independence. See more ideas about aircraft carrier, us navy ships and f14 tomcat. 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. I missed the anniversary of this in posting days, as the incident discussed here happened on october 2nd, but come the beginning of next year, the same number of years ago, i became involved in the incident where the midwatch 00000400 team on uss saratoga cv60 made a terrible mistake and launched two nato sea sparrow rim7 missiles into the former us gearing class destroyer, then. Was in heavy 10 detachment aboard forrestal during the 67 disaster. Taught most of the lesson guides i wrote to the pilotsbns on the sea plane base. Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. The uss saratoga museum foundation has worked for 12 years to bring the ship to rhode island, and is now focusing on continuing to acquire saratoga memorabilia for display onboard the uss john f.
Saratoga was one of two aircraft carriers to challenge libya in 1986. Saratoga departed yankee station for subic bay on 7 january 1973. The fifth saratoga cv 60 was laid down on 16 december 1952 by the new york naval shipyard, new york city, n. Uss ranger cva61 with cvw2 november 4, 1967 may 25, 1968. This dvd contains the actual, uncut footage that was filmed by a crewman during the 1966 med cruise. Cafepress brings your passions to life with the perfect item for every occasion. The early 1990s saw the ship actively engaged in operation desert storm with over 10,000 active missions. However, no viable applications were received and the vessel was redesignated for disposal. Uss saratoga cva cv 60 forrestal class aircraft carrier us. This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard uss. Navy asw patrol squadrons is posted with permission on pages dedicated to each respective squadron. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited.
I did shore tours in weapons departments at nas jacksonville, florida 1971 to 1974 and nas cecil field, jacksonville, florida 1984 to 1987. Uss constellation cv64 tiger cruise, navy humor, navy carriers. Commissioned as attack aircraft carrier cva 60, the saratoga was redesignated as multipurpose aircraft carrier cv 60 on june 30, 1972. Ellegood cv60 7376 these two men were killed, when their ra5c vigilante crashed during a. You would be purchasing the uss saratoga cva 60 cruise book during this time period. Vpnavy vp5 shipmates summary page vp patrol squadron. Creating those books is an old tradition in the us navy. Started my journey vaq33 firebirds ncss panama city, fl. Please see my other auctions for more items from uss sar atoga cv60 from. He seraed as cdc officer for six weeks before taking he vas due to detach in october. Surrounding the uss 60 firing on which occured on z october 1992 assignment to ships company of uss saratoga, in the case of the operations off he had reported the uss saratoga in october 1991 directly from his command tour without any pipeline training. Uss saratoga cva 60 mediterranean cruise book 196970 did you serve aboard uss saratoga cv 60. On the back cover of the 19741975 med cruise book there is a dedication to these four men who were killed the following information was provided by edward l. Make offer vietnam navy uss saint paul ca73 cruise book 7th fleet westpac log orig 1968 u.
Free returns 100% satisfaction guarantee fast shipping. Uss saratoga cva 60 vietnam cruise book 197273 did you serve aboard uss saratoga cv 60. Uss saratoga cva 60 mediterranean cruise book 196970. Aircraft carrier bibliography by author united states navy. Uss saratoga was the fifth ship in the navy to bear the name. From there she sailed for the united states, via singapore, and arrived at mayport on february 1973. After one med cruise they moved north to nas patuxent river, md. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment.
I was ships company on the uss forrestal cv59 1968 to 1969, uss saratoga cv60 1970 to 1971 and uss nimitz cvn68 1982 to 1984. Aug 21, 2014 the navy took the saratoga off the donation list in 2010 after another carrier, the uss john f. Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb. Jan 01, 2005 you would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss saratoga cruise book during world war ii. The navy took the saratoga off the donation list in 2010 after another carrier, the uss john f. See more ideas about united states navy, navy and united states. Vpnavy is dedicated to the men and women of the united states navy flying asw vpvpb patrol aircraft past and present. They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection. Oct 27, 2015 uss saratoga cv60 final voyage 1994 official us navy cruise book spirit stay safe and healthy.
Thereafter vah9 flew a3ds for eight years, making six med deployments aboard the uss saratoga cva60. Ellegood cv60 7376 these two men were killed, when their ra5c vigilante crashed during a night landing off the western coast of north africa. Left va128 in 1968 for aob school and then was sent to va85 in 1969 and was in that squadron until 1972. The interactive dj will kick off the cruise with an energetic send off and performance. Back to last page back to cruise book page back to uss saratoga page. Walked across hanger to va65 for a med cruise on the indy. Made the full uss constellation and uss forrestal cruises before transferring in 1972. Uss saratoga planes attack japanese ships in rabaul the u. Instead of going home we flew to the med and finished a cruise aboard saratoga.
Uss saratoga planes attack japanese ships in rabaul. A great and very interesting aerial view of uss saratoga in the second half of 1956, possibly during her shakedown cruise. Kennedy in the aquidneck island middletown newport area of rhode island. Uss saratoga cv60 melville, rhode island armed forces. Shop uss saratoga cva60 med cruise 1971 beer stein created by nilsbull. The uss saratoga, cv60 i served aboard the uss saratoga during the achille lauro hijacking and the libyan line of death incidents. I served with vq1 from january 1965 to february 1967. Stroh in c ommand for the next several months saratoga conducted various engineering flight steering structural and gunnery tests.
Front corners show a little wear, otherwise in good condition. Uss saratoga cva cv 60 forrestal class aircraft carrier us navy aircraft, navy aircraft carrier. Uss saratoga cv60 1984 new lifenew spirit cruise book ebay. Come check out our giant selection of tshirts, mugs, tote bags, stickers and more.
Vpnavy vq1 shipmates summary page vp patrol squadron. I was the squadron flight surgeon 19681970 at cherry point. Navy ship, and the second aircraft carrier, to be named for the battles of saratoga in the american revolutionary war. Boot camp bainbridge, md co97 1952 sep, oct and nov. We loaded many bombs while on the connie to be dropped in nam.
The ship has two fully enclosed, climatecontrolled lower decks and an openair upper deck. Uss saratoga was the second ship in the forrestal class and the second super carrier in the world. Each page has been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable computer viewing. Uss saratoga cvcvacvb60, was the second of four forrestalclass supercarriers built for. The fifth saratoga cv60 was laid down on 16 december 1952 by the new york naval shipyard, new york city, n. Uss saratoga cva cv 60 forrestal class aircraft carrier us navy. Uss saratoga, was the second of four supercarriers built for the united states navy in the. Shipmates letter w summary page vp patrol squadron vpnavy.
Following a successful tours with vap61 and the uss ranger cv61 during the vietnam war he left the navy. Uss mississinewa damage from saratoga collision 1975 off florida coast photo taken by bruce kromer bm3 19741976 damage to uss saratoga cv60 was described as. Cruisebook for the uss saratoga cva60 s 196970 mediterranean deployment. The cd comes in a plastic sleeve with a custom label. This cruise book does not have numbered pages but a guess would be about 275 pages with black and white photos of the ship, her crew, ports of call and embarked air wing 3 cvw3. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and. We are happy to offer a classic style 5 panel custom us navy aircraft carrier cv 60 uss saratoga embroidered hat. Aug 31, 2006 my enlistment was up before the cruise ended and i departed the p i islands in dec. Warhawks a4c skyhawks, va64 black lancers a4c skyhawks, vaq33 firebirds det. Til the uss pueblo held captive by north korea since 1968 is still a. Vpnavy vaq33 shipmates summary page vp patrol squadron.
On 2 january 1968, saratoga sailed for the philadelphia naval shipyard, and an overhaul and modernization program which was to last 11 months. Saratoga received one battle star for service in the vietnamese conflict. Stroh, usn assumed command 14 april 1956 relieved 1 december 1956 saratogas first commanding offic er was, appropriately. Saratoga association is to perpetuate and honor the memory of two great fighting ships, and to hold an annual reunion of saratoga. Stroh in command for the next several months, saratoga conducted. There are plans for a memorial to the saratoga on board the. Remembering one of americas great aircraft carriers, 19561994. Was initially stationed in nas atsugi, japan from where i did 3 tads to nas cubi point, philippines, 2 to fasunsa danang, republic of vietnam and 1 aboard the ranger when haiphong was hit for the first time. Saratoga sailed from mayport, florida january 1976 for another med cruise. These times, other than the times the actual missile firing, should only be used as a guide in the sequence of events determined and reported by the court, c. On oct 2nd, 1992, the day of the uss saratoga cv60tcg mauvenet dm57 incident, i had been at my job for 2 12 years.
During the autumn of 1992, the united states, turkey, and several other nato. Surrounding the uss saratoga 60 seasfarrow firing on rc. Cvw14nk cruise patch dated 1968 69 flying a7b corsair iis from uss constellation cva64 westpacvietnam cruise may 29, 1968 to january 31, 1969 with cvw14 nk onboard uss constellation cva 64. Stroh, usn assumed command 14 april 1956 relieved 1 december 1956 saratogas first commanding. Uss saratoga cva 60 february july 1958 med cruise book bring the cruise book to life with this multimedia presentation this cd will exceed your expectations a great part of naval history. Navy ship, and the second aircraft carrier, to be named for the battles of saratoga in the american revolutionary war commissioned in 1956, she spent most of her career in the mediterranean, but also participated during the vietnam war.
Uss saratoga cv 60 mediterranean cruise book 198586. Uss saratoga cvcvacvb60, was the second of four forrestalclass supercarriers built for the united states navy in the 1950s. Uss saratoga cv60 the fifth saratoga cv60 was laid down on 16 december 1952 by the new york naval shipyard new york city n. As of 1 january 1974, saratoga was on active duty with the atlantic fleet. Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009. For 12 years, until april 2010, the ship was available for donation to a state or nonprofit organization for public display as a museum or memorial. Check out our web sites for complete cruise book details. Tcg muavenet dm357 previously uss gwin, transferred in 1971 was a destroyer minelayer of the turkish navy crippled by two sea sparrow missiles fired from the aircraft carrier uss saratoga during a nato exercise in saros bay, turkey in 1992, resulting in death and injury among its crew sea sparrow incident. Check out our uss saratoga cv 60 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates. Toured her last week and was pleased to see that she had a nicely restored whale on the flight deck. Bring the cruise book to life with this multimedia presentation.
Uss saratoga cv 3 wwii cruise book cdrom january 1, 2005 by great naval images author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Uss kitty hawk cva cv 63 aircraft carrier us navy, i sailed on this ship. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of. Its hard to believe i was there in the middle of history. Uss saratoga cv60 photos and history a starboard bow view of the aircraft carrier uss saratoga cv 60 underway with a full spot of aircraft on the flight deck during mediterranean deployment 92. I have a copy of the cruise book that i would loan but i dont want to get rid of it. All images and data are the intellectual property of and its contributors. Transition to the ra5c began in april, 1964, the units designation was changed to rvah9 in june, and the last a3b was transferred out on august 4, 1964. The uss saratoga the aircraft carrier that saw duty during the vietnam war and the. Left vp21 in 1968 with orders to nas patuxent river, maryland to the white whale, a mobile unit.