The uss somers, from 1959 to 1982 participated in 11 cruises. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this website. Aircraft carriers escort carriers battleships cruisers destroyers destroyer escorts and. Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009. Welcome to the uss blue dd744 guestbook forum navy. Navy emporiumplease view our commemorative uss blue dd744 products in our ships store. Creating those books is an old tradition in the us navy. I dont know the date for sure because we had made a couple trips north. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss blue dd 744 cruise book during 1958.
Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb. Us navy ship cruise books 1954 1963 great naval images llc. They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection. Roks pusan dd93 ex uss hickox dd673 welcome aboard program. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection. He was aboard the uss fechteler dd 870 and also the uss chevalier dd 805. He joined the navy at age 17 in 1945 and was discharged in i believe 1948. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection 7300 total words in this text. Ships with crew members going ashore in vietnam vetshq. Blue dd744 1945 blueridge lcc19 1972, 1973, 1975, 1998. Uss blue ii dd 744 of the us navy american destroyer.
Mediterranean cruise 1958 59 transition from cva to cvs cruise book 1959. Wwii cruise book uss beckham apa 3 1944 1945 history. The navy does not stock or sell copies of ships cruise books. Uss blue dd 744 1958 cruise book cd rare us navy ebay.
Uss bon homme richard cva 31 1957 cruise book log cd. Locomotive sound added locomotive was the call sign of the uss hoel. Memorabilia sent in by our members tin can sailors. Silent 8mm movie film shot from uss blue dd744 during a westpac cruise from september 1969 to march 1970. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of freely. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment. Like school yearbooks, they are usually paid for by. Looking for anyone who may have known my father, norbert gerard nagy. Where is john pietch dd744 john harvey sog2 1956 to 1958 j38cowboy2 at. Navy deck logs available in the national archives catalog.
They are compiled by the officers and men of a ship, unit, or station for private distribution and customarily published by a local job printing firm. The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the uss blue dd 744. You would be purchasing the uss blue dd 744 cruise book during 1958. The uss cowell played the cruiser long beach in pearl harbor,at the ball fields at the sub base. The blue was one of the first 2,200 ton superdestroyers. She was named in honor of elden francis kyne who was killed in action on 9. Sumnerclass destroyer, was the second united states navy ship of that name, for lieutenant commander john s. N november 30, 1943, the destroyer blue was launched in the bethlehem steel shipyard, staten island, new york.
Blue ridge lcc19 197071, 1972, 1973, 197475, 198385, 1998. 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. Each page has been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable computer viewing. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss abbott dd 629 cruise book during this period in time. Uss blue dd744 anchored in da nang harbor on april 21, 1968, with crewmembers going ashore for picnic uss lowry dd770 sent motorized whaleboat ashore at phan thiet on june 5, 1968 uss stormes dd780 sent motorized whaleboat ashore to assist 2 nd arvn and 2 nd us advisory group on september 17, 1966. The ships, which were originally designed to serve as escort vessels for larger ships and to provide defense, are now much larger. Blue 336 officers and enlistedsunk as target off california 42877. Tin can sailors the national association of destroyer. Med cruise book 11 july 1958 nov bring the cruise book to life with this multimedia presentation this cd will exceed your expectations a great part of naval history.
Uss fechteler dd870 us navy korean war project page 1. Uss collett uss frank knox uss blue uss brush uss taussig uss samuel l. If you have photos of fletcher, her crew or the reunions that. Unfortunately, a cruise book was not published for the 1960 cruise. Navy veterans who served on the uss blue dd744 were likely. The atomic age was born on 6 august when the air force b29 super fortress enola gay dropped the first atomic bomb at hiroshima. Uss gherardi stamp authorized by the us postal service to commemorate the unknown uss gherardi sailor. The images on this site were scanned from the copy of navigator doug turpen. Destroyer navy cruise books on cd from wwii through the 1960s. She went into commission on march 20, 1944, in the new york navy yard, brooklyn, new york, with nineteen officers and 3 3 5 enlisted men aboard.
Enlarge aircraft carrier uss saratoga cv60 view in national archives catalog please note. Enlarge aircraft carrier uss saratoga cv60 view in national archives catalog. Navy and coast guard deck logs from 1956 to 1978 will be closed to researchers. Records vessel and station log books at the national archives navy deck. The supporting ships of this good well cruise where uss frank knox dd742, uss shelton dd790, uss blue dd744 with undewayreplenishment from the uss hassayampa ao145. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to.
Uss cowell dd547 us navy korean war project page 1. On 27 august 1945, assisted by another destroyer, the uss blue dd744, the mansfield captured the japanese submarine i400 off the coast of honshu. Uss kyne de744 was a cannonclass destroyer escort built for the united states navy during world war ii. Uss blue dd744 the second blue dd744 was launched 28 november 1943 by bethlehem steel co. Cruise books, usually similar in general content and format to high school or college yearbooks, are not official publications. The 20th air force dropped a second atomic bomb on nagasaki.
Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. The fletcher photo collection includes hundreds of photos of fletcher and her crew throughout her stellar career as well as hundreds more from several of our reunions and a handful of other unrelated photos. She served in the pacific ocean and provided escort service against submarine and air attack for navy vessels and convoys. The book is presented here complete 5mb with his kind permission adobe acrobat 9. Blue and miss eleanor stuart blue widow and daughter respectively of lieutenant commander blue. Uss blandy dd 943 uss blue dd 744 uss blueback ss 581 uss bluegill agss 242 uss john a. Nicholas was one of many destroyers whose crew published a cruise book after world war ii. Along side is a list of ships refueled by uss kawishiwi ao146. Blue336 officers and enlistedsunk as target off california 42877. Thomason uss buck uss lloyd thomas uss keppler uss jc owens uss massey uss rowan uss gerke uss henderson uss rich. The uboat war in world war two kriegsmarine, 19391945 and world war one kaiserliche marine, 19141918 and the allied efforts to counter the threat. Uss abbot dd 629 1958 cruise book great naval images llc on. Meredith dd890 1958, 1971, 1972 meriwether apa203 1945 merrick aka97 1967 merrick lka97 1968.
On august 22, 2019, the va began scanning more than 20 million images from the u. Uss gearing dd710 armed forces day welcome aboard program 1958. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss blue dd 744 cruise book during world war ii. Navy and coast guard deck logs so that they can be made available online. The cd comes in a plastic sleeve with a custom label. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of. Blue dd744, uss dehaven dd727 november tango xray yankee ntxy callsign as best greg can remember, mansfield entering san fran, ca prior to our last westpac. She returned home after the war with a very commendable accumulation of six battle stars.
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