Most information has been obtained by researching cruise books. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. Ranger entered the history books on 21 march 1983 when an an allwoman. Uss carl vinson cvn70 1982 cruise book navy deployment cruisebook. Virginia cgn 38 naval cruise book, class of 1983, page 8 of 104 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. Uss nimitz cvn68 mediterranean 19821983 gg archives. This legacy was built and established by eight different ships all of which proudly bore the name ranger. Navy cruise book for sale us military collectibles. Pearl harbor, hawaii the troubleplagued aircraft carrier uss ranger sailed the northern arabian sea despite equipment damage today while the navy investigated engine compartment fires that. Within four months i finished basic training, graduated from data processing school and reported aboard the uss ranger cv61, an aircraft carrier home ported out of san diego, california. November 1, 1983, arabian gulf, a fire breaks out aboard uss ranger while deployed in the arabian gulf.
Navy and coast guard deck logs so that they can be made available online. On this site you will find not only interesting photographs of ranger, her crew and aircraft but a wide assortment of facts and information about ranger and her predecessors. The uss ranger was a forrestal class, attack aircraft carrier. Uss john young dd973 1982 westpac cruise book deployment navy cruisebook. On the fateful day of 15 july 1983, it was time for the ship to depart. Carl vinson cvn 70 naval cruise book, class of 1983.
Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of. Often we have found between cruises records are not available. Please send any correction to ken estes, or the webmaster, john slaughter. Carl vinson cvn 70 naval cruise book, class of 1983, page 33 of 472 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. Navy deck logs available in the national archives catalog. Includes photographs of crew members along with crew activities on and off the carrier. Uss point loma agds2 1982 1983 cruise book navy deployment cruisebook.
Welcome aboard the uss ranger cvacv61 history and memorial website. The seventh uss ranger cvcva61 was the third of four forrestalclass supercarriers built. Ranger entered the history books on 21 march 1983 when an all woman. Martin, aviation machinists mate 3rd class gina greterman, and aviation machinists mate airman robin banks. Kennedy cv 67 198081 cruise book w 10 photos inside. Enlarge aircraft carrier uss saratoga cv60 view in national archives catalog please note. United states ships ranger from the 1777 continental sloopofwar to the 1957 supercarrier introduction the history of the united states ship ranger is the story of a proud lineage of vessels that have served the united states of america for over 200 years.
This site is dedicated to maintaining the history uss ranger and a memorial for those whose lives were lost while serving on board her. Navy and coast guard deck logs from 1956 to 1978 will be closed to researchers. Ranger entered the history books on 21 march 1983 when an an all woman. Printing is also easily possible because of the high resolution 300dpi and the missing watermarks. Ranger entered the history books on 21 march 1983 when an allwoman.
They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection. Book documents their mediterranean cruise 1982 1983. Naval history blog blog archive the westpac cruise from hell. During this cruise, ranger was again deployed to yankee station to.
The entire set of 23 cruise books has been scanned and are available on cd. United states navy cruise book collection gg archives. It is in great condition and measures 12 x 9 14 with 352 color photos. Ranger entered the history books on 21 march 1983 when an an allwoman flight crew flying a c1a trader from vrc40 truckin traders landed aboard the carrier. Us navy uss ranger cv61 westpac 1982 cruise book rfup for bid is the 1982 westpac cruise book for the uss ranger cv61. United states department of the interior national park service national register of historic places registration form nps form 10900 omb no. Cruise book, uss ranger western pacific cruise 1960. Here you can download the uss ranger cv 61 westpac cruise book 1987 as a high resolution.
The uss ranger cvacv61 reunion association continues to sell all kinds of memoribilia. On 20 july 1983 the new york times reported that the wichita along with seven other vessels in the carrier ranger battle group left san diego on friday 15 july 1983 and were headed for the western pacific when they were rerouted and ordered to steam for central america to conduct training and flight. Photo from the rangers 1959 cruise book 3 january27 july, probably. This is a musical slide show presentation of the cruise book that was published for the western pacific west pac tour of the uss coral sea cv43 from november 1979 june 1980.
You will be able to zoom in to better read names etc. Martin, aviation machinists mate 3rd class gina greterman and aviation machinists mate airman robin banks. Ranger entered the history books on 21 march 1983 when an allwoman flight crew flying a c1a trader from vrc40 truckin traders landed aboard the carrier. Norfolk naval shipyard 10aug1957 ships patch insignia in color, the gold book 1985 10aug1957. Verified by known official records or eye witness accounts. The ship was scheduled to deploy on a western pacific cruise. An f14 tomcat fighter is launched from the carrier uss ranger during ops in the indian ocean, and then flight deck crew signal its our turn next. For information on what is available, write to tom ballinger at t. Fires aboard the aircraft carrier uss ranger early tuesday. United states department of the interior national park. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment. My name is traci vasquez, my husband pn1 vasquez,armando served on the uss ranger until it was decommissioned and i am looking to find the cruise book that some how got lost or stolen.
Back to last page back to cruise book page back to uss ranger page. Navy cruise books, 19182009 this data collection contains u. Us navy patrol squadron 8 vp8 1983 1984 cruise book. F14 tomcat cat shot and flying ops, uss ranger, 1983 1. Uss ranger cva 61, uss ranger cv61, uss ranger, uss ranger,navy photos, and information about the uss ranger cva 61 pictures, usn, photos, wog,wog days,wog day,aircraft carrier,us navy, usn, shipmates pictures, cruise memories,audio clips,sound clips,sounds,shipmate pages,shipmate pictures,photos of uss ranger cv61,photos of uss ranger cva61. Creating those books is an old tradition in the us navy. Navy a brief history of aircraft carriers uss ranger cv 61. Uss ranger desert storm cruise video hd part 1 duration. The seventh ranger cva61, a forrestalclass aircraft carrier, was laid down 2. Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009.
Navy, uss ranger cvacv61, all former crew members, squadrons, marine detachment or t. You can still purchase the cruise book cds or make donations. Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb. Navy emporiumplease view our commemorative uss ranger cv61 products in our ships store. Uss ranger cv61 1982 cruise book navy deployment cruisebook. Uss ranger cv 4 was an interwar united states navy aircraft carrier, the only ship of its class. Within four months i finished basic training, graduated from data processing school and reported aboard the uss ranger cv61, an aircraft carrier home ported out of san diego, california the ship was scheduled to deploy on a western pacific cruise.
Shellback invitation on board the uss coral sea world cruise 1983. Check out our uss ranger cv 61 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates. Just wanted to post to see if anyone out there remembers me and what everyone is doing. Virginia cgn 38 naval cruise book, class of 1983, page. The book also commemorates her 25th anniversary and pays tribute to the previous ships named ranger.
The troubleplagued aircraft carrier uss ranger sailed the. Book documents their mediterranean cruise 19821983. Martin, aviation machinists mate 3rd class gina greterman and aviation machinists mate. Uss ford arabian gulf 89 navy cruise book yearbook 1989 ffg54 ship. Pearl harbor, hawaii fires aboard the aircraft carrier uss ranger early tuesday killed six crewmen and at least 35 were injured during operations in the northern arabian sea, the navy said. On august 22, 2019, the va began scanning more than 20 million images from the u.
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