The pages are hiresolution in flip book format with background navy sounds. You will be able to zoom in to better read names etc. Alamo lsd33 1961, 1966, 196768, 1969, 1972, 1974, 197576, 1977, 1980, 1986. Uss merrill dd 976 decommissioning program 1998 navy ebay. Boston cag 1 naval cruise book, class of 1964, page. Show your military pride with the finest quality military patches, pins and gifts from all branches of the military. Boston cag 1 naval cruise book, class of 1964, page 105 of 168 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. After giving her sailors postdeployment leave 15 october14 november, the ship operated locally until finishing the year on holiday leave 21 december 198011 january 1981. Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009. Stricken to be disposed of, type of disposal not known. You would be purchasing the uss arkansas cruise book during world war ii.
America cv 66 naval cruise book, class of 1983, page 7 of 520 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. Uss new jersey battle group romeo from 1986 westpac uss long beach uss merrill uss kirk uss thach uss wabash 800x530. The 1968 cruise book is presented here courtesy of stephen r. Coats for army, navy, air force, marines, veterans, pow, mia our great selection of cruise jackets includes coats for the us army, us air force, us marine corps, us navy, us coast guard and veterans jackets. With constellation were the guided missile cruisers uss chosin cg 65 and uss lake erie cg 70, the destroyer uss kinkaid dd 965, the ammunition ship uss kiska ae 35, the replenishment oiler. The made in the usa caps are made of a woolacrylic blend. After a couple of days rest 89 october, merrill embarked dependents for a tiger dependents cruise to san diego 1014 october. Merrill returned to san diego on 10 december 1981 to begin holiday leave and close the book on an action packed year. Upon receiving notice of the planned closure of long beach, the uss merrill relocated to san diego naval base in 1994 and spent the next few months as a test platform in deployment for the ram material, which was designed to make the ship appear as small as a tug boat on radars. Merrill began 1982 with type training 12 january and continued work on the tomahawk project 24 january3 february with submarine guitarro ssn665. During the first half of the deployment, the battle group conducted a variety of multinational operations and exercises designed to support us interests and relationships in the pacific and indian oceans, and the arabian gulf. This 400 page book documents and commemorates the carriers october 1992 to april 1993. A shellback certificate with the name of the ship, date, and latitude and longitude is placed in the sailors master personnel record. Cowell 547 dd uss fletcher jacket destroyer class patch patch class destroyer cowell fletcher 547 jacket uss dd.
You would be purchasing the uss merrill dd 976 decommissioning program. Bring the cruise book to life with this multimedia presentation. Org and the san diego aircraft carrier museum, home of the uss midway. Searching for a shellback ceremony in the navy deck logs. You would be purchasing the uss merrill dd 976 decom missioning program. Uss john f kennedy cv67 1992 1993 cruise book picclick. Uss midway cvb 41 1952 med cruise book great naval images llc on. Militarybest is proud to offer this uss merrill dd976 ship cap. This cap is available as a 5 panel high profile, or 6 panel low profile styling.
Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb. The cd comes in a plastic sleeve with a custom label. Spruance cruise 1978 book 1st westpac foster uss ncis dd964 f paul bones class cruise class bones 1978 westpac 1st f uss ncis book spruance foster dd964 paul uss paul f. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment. Uss cowell dd 547 fletcher class destroyer jacket patch uss. Creating those books is an old tradition in the us navy. National archives and can access the navy deck logs that you need for your research. Back to uss merrill dd 976 westpac cruise book 1995 page. In the 1980s, the destroyer took part in operation earnest will in the persian gulf during heightened tensions with iran.
You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss macon ca 2 cruise book after world war ii. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection. We deployed with uss new jersey bb 62 battle group in 1986. We can have most navy deck log requests ready within about 23 weeks.
You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss boston ca 69 cruise book during world war ii. Uss merrill dd 976, named for rear admiral aaron stanton merrill usn 18901961, was a spruanceclass destroyer laid down 16 june 1975 by the ingalls shipbuilding division of litton industries at pascagoula, mississippi. Uss merrill dd 976 decommissioning program on cd 1998. Due to space restrictions, i am only showing cruise book covers on this site. The ships, which were originally designed to serve as escort vessels for larger ships and to provide defense, are now much larger. Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. Merrill deployed in 1995 as part of the abraham lincoln battle group.
Uss merrill dd 976, named for rear admiral aaron stanton merrill usn 18901961, was a spruanceclass destroyer that entered service with the united states navy in 1978. Each page has been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable computer viewing. Uss merrill dd 976 personalized canvas ship print not just a photo or poster but a work of art. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss marquette aka 95 cruise book during world war ii. Huntington cl 107 cruise of the uss huntington cl107. Uss merrill, named for rear admiral aaron stanton merrill usn, was a spruanceclass destroyer that entered service with the united states navy in 1978. Uss merrill dd 976, 500 ferry rd, galveston, tx 2020.
Model shipwrights uss merrill dd976 by carl musselman. Merill served as the us navys test platform for the tomahawk cruise missile. The uss merrill dd 976 was the finest lady i ever had the pleasure of serving aboard. They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection. She served in the atlantic ocean and the pacific ocean and provided destroyer escort protection against submarine and air attack for navy vessels and convoys. Uss merrill deployed in 1995 as part of the abraham lincoln cvn 72 battle group. Uss merrill dd 976 westpac cruise book 1995 command. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. Uss independence status information provided by n v r.
Find uss merrill dd 976, military gifts and more at. This group is for anyone who served aboard the uss merrill from plankowners to decommission. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss midway cvb 41 cruise book during the korean war ear. Uss spruance for sale military collectibles for sale. She was launched 1 september 1976 and commissioned 11 march 1978. For records prior to 1994, they are at nprc in st louis, after 1994, the records are electronic and maintained by the navy. Mason was named in honor of a marine private first class who gallantly gave his life while in action on the island of guam during world war ii. The profits from each purchase go towards the maintenance of cv41. We will locate the navy deck logs that you need and scan the original records page by page. Tin can sailors shipmate registry click on the ships name to see who has logged in. Here you can download the uss merrill dd 976 westpac cruise book 1995 as a high resolution.
Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection 7300 total words in this text 51665 reads. Uss carl vinson cvn70 global combat deployment cruise book year 2005 v 16. Big john was decommissioned in 2007 after nearly 40 years of service. Author did not see this book, and it more likely describes the successor cl or a prewar cruise book for ca 30. Navy destroyers, also known as torpedo boat destroyers, proved to be instrumental in offensive and defensive strategies for the navy, but the use of asbestos materials made for unsafe conditions for those onboard. America cv 66 naval cruise book, class of 1983, page 7. This site is a tribute to the aircraft carrier uss coral sea cv43. Printing is also easily possible because of the high resolution 300dpi and the missing watermarks. Finally, a very big thank you to sm3 rod chapman uss mason 7274 for providing details on the cruise of 7273 and a copy of the cruise book. Uss merrill dd 976 westpac cruise book 1995 the cruise. The item youve selected was not added to your cart. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of. The reddit app reddit coins reddit premium reddit gifts. Welcome and thank you for looking at uss midway cruise books on cdrom.
1318 490 1599 919 1396 786 562 1017 188 861 1081 394 739 858 1074 1180 535 1040 614 1493 222 148 1052 1363 726 1435 1341 1553 1309 944 1455 698 1520 989 1439 717 671 1451 1013 933 1199 1372 307