Uss george washington cvn 73 9798 med gulf cruise book. T is a 3cm long tear on the front, top are of the spine. Uss george washington cvn 73 uss george washington is the sixth ship in the nimitz class of aircraft carriers and the fourth ship in the navy to bear the name. Three carrier swap to complete when uss george washington. They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection. From january to october 1994, commander groothousen served as head, tactical air budget program analyst on the staff of the chief of naval operations, washington, dc, prior to commencing nuclear power training in orlando, florida.
Two nuclear reactors that permit the ship to steam for almost 18 years before refueling. Truman is currently deployed as part of an ongoing rotation of u. It was the lead ship of her class of nuclear ballistic missile submarines, was the third united states navy ship of the name, in honor of george washington 17321799, first president of the united states, and the first of that name to be purposebuilt as a warship. This listing is for the following original cruise book. Comic book to smooth uss washingtons arrival commander naval forces japan will distribute manga a popular japanese comic format about the uss george washington aircraft carrier. Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009. The navy does not stock or sell copies of ships cruise books.
This us government system is subject to monitoring. A plastic model of george washington submarine model. The largest reproduction of this boat in section was in physics cabinet on a poster. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more. How well should this bird sing from cartoon about baron munchausen. Click on the calendar year to view the historycommand operations report. Uss george washington cvn 73 9798 med gulf cruise book uss george washington cvn 72 mediterranean persian gulf cruise 199798 hard back cruise book. George washington is a nimitzclass nuclearpowered supercarrier commissioned in 1992.
This is a great cruise book documenting the uss george washingtons 19971198 mediterraneanarabian gulf deployment. The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. Like school yearbooks, they are usually paid for by. Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. She was built by newport news shipbuilding and was commissioned on 4 july 1992. Uss george washington cvn73 unofficial ships store home. She was named after president george washington george washington was built as a merchant vessel at providence, r. She was deployed to bosnia and herzegovina in 1996 during. George washington cvn73 1994, 1996, 1997 98, 2000, 2002, 2004.
Any advice or assistance would be greatly appreciated. Passenger lists from the uss george washington, when carrying troops to europe during the first world war. Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb. Though built in virginia, her new home is in japan. He assumed duties as executive officer, uss george washington cvn 73 in may 1 996. Uss enterprise cvn 65 naval cruise book, class of 1999. Naval vessel register uss george washington cvn 73. For any calendar year not listed the ship failed to submit a report for that timeframe. Uss george washington public affairsus navy f35c lightning ii carrier variant aircraft and their crew landed aboard uss george washington cvn 73 on august 14 to complete developmental testing dtiii. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of. Uss washington 1775 was a schooner acquired in october 1775 and captured by the royal navy in december the same year uss washington 1776 row galley was a row galley acquired in january 1776 with an unknown fate after august the same year uss washington 1776 frigate was one of. Pentagon drops plan to retire uss george washington u. Cvn65 uss enterprise 1996 med cruise navy ship book vf103 va75 air wi cvn71 uss roosevelt cvw3 med gulf 1996 97 us navy ship squadron cruise united states ship, uss enterprise cvn 65mediterranean deployment uss dwight d eisenhower cvn69 1996 1997 1998 mediterranean cruise book 1996 uss.
Back to last page back to cruise book page back to uss george washington page. Uss george washington cvn 73 is a united states navy nuclearpowered aircraft carrier, the sixth carrier in the nimitz class and the fourth us navy ship named after george washington, the first president of the united states. Horrific cable mishap caused by maintenance errors. Comic book to smooth uss washingtons arrival news stripes. Uss waddell ddg24 email the webmaster with questions or comments about this.
The uss constitution was constructed between 1794 and 1797. For a list of world war ii cruise books, and libraries that they can be examined at, see. How can i obtain a copy of the cruise book for the uss george washington 6mo deployment from 1996. Largest collection of old navy cruise books yearbooks on the internet. On april 7, 2008, the george washington left norfolk, va. Cruise books, usually similar in general content and format to high school or college yearbooks, are not official publications. Mackenzie dd836 1953, 1970, 1976 george philip ffg12 1985 georgetown agtr2 1967, 1968, 1969 george washington cvn73 1994 gettysburg cg64 1993, 1999 glover ff1098 1986 goldsborough ddg20 1965, 1968, 1971 gonzalez ddg66 1999. Uss george washington is the sixth ship in the nimitz class of aircraft carriers and the fourth ship in the navy to bear the name. Uss george washington cvn73 unofficial ships store. Welcome aboard the uss george washington cvn 73 facebook fan page, provided by. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment. Is there a place where we can backorder a cruise book. Inactive for ten years beginning in 1931, she was briefly uss catlin ap19 in 1941 and was operated as the british and u.
The report, made public yesterday by the navy, is an attempt to answer some of the questions surrounding the april 9 collision between the nuclear submarine uss george washington. Uss george washington ssbn598 was the united statess first operational ballistic missile submarine. Even in school years american submarine of george washington type often caught my eyes, in various sources. Uss kitty hawk cv63, formerly cva63, was a supercarrier in the united states navy. Us navy cruise book store 128 followers andermace 10 andermaces feedback score is 10 100. Click here is a list of models and books about the uss george washington supercarrier, aircraft carrier. The third ship to be named after president washington is a submarine ssbn598 which was launched on june 9th, 1959. George washington cvn 73 naval cruise book, class of 1996. George washington was christianed by former first lady barbara bush and participated in the 50 th anniversary festivities for dday. Bay of bengal april 14, 2012 uss topeka ssn 754 leads uss carl vinson cvn 70, uss bunker hill cg 52, uss halsey ddg 97, usns bridge taoe 10 and ships of the indian navy in formation during malabar, an annual bilateral naval field training exercise between the two navies.
The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. Logbooks of the us navy at the national archives national. Navshipso navsea shipbuilding support office norfolk naval shipyard code 284, bldg 705 portsmouth, va 237091020 757 9673484 757 9672957 fax. Uss george washington cvn 73, newport news, virginia. The contract for george washington was awarded to newport news shipbuilding on 27 december 1982.
Check out our uss george washington cvn 73 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates. The uss george washington, cvn73, was the fourth us navy ship to be named the washington. Search for shipmates, friends, family, and memories in one of the largest collections of online naval cruise book images and photos. Uss george washington cvn73 1996 mediterranean arabian. Passenger lists from the uss george washington during the. George washington cvn 73 naval cruise book, class of. United states george washington, med cruise 1996 uss george washington. Uss george washington ssbn 598 was the united statess first operational ballistic missile submarine. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection. Abraham lincoln cvn72 198890, 1991, 1993, 199495, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 200203, 200405, 2006, 2008, 201011, 201112. Navy uss george washington cvn73 navy veteran locator.
George washington was built as a merchant vessel at providence, r. George washington cvn 73 naval cruise book, class of 1996, page of 720 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. Cruise book, uss george washington cvn 73, 1996 mediterranean. She was deployed to bosnia and herzegovina in 1996 during operation decisive. The ship was then given new oilfired boilers to improve her performance and, from april 1943, was again the army transport george washington. Cruise books of the united states navy in world war ii. Incredible photography and great detail abound in this cruise book, w attention was given to every detail. The book is in very good condition with a few small indentations on the front cover. Aircraft carrier uss george washington departed japan, may 18, and will complete a 52,064mile, sevenmonth voyage to naval station norfolk, va. Cvn68 uss nimitz cvw9 world cruise 97 98 us navy ship squadron cruise cruise book, uss george washington cvn 73, 1996 mediterraneanarabic gul cvn68 uss nimitz cvw9 persian gulf 1993 osw navy ship squadron cruise. Tests of the navys newest strike fighter will be carried out by patuxent river integrated test force team of test pilots, engineers and squadron sailors.
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The ship was one of six ships commissioned in 1794 by president george washington to help combat french privateers during the quasiwar with france and to defeat the barbary pirates in. Uss george washington cvn 73 2015 southern seas cruisebook. Uss enterprise cvn 65 naval cruise book, class of 1999, page 278 of 704 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. Uss george washington cvn73 is a united states navy nuclearpowered aircraft carrier, the sixth carrier in the nimitz class and the fourth us navy ship named after george washington, the first president of the united states. Other collections of navy cruise books can be found at the new york public library and the library of the naval war college. It was the second naval ship named after kitty hawk, north carolina, the site of the wright brothers first powered airplane flight. This is a great cruise book documenting the uss george washington s 1997 1198 mediterraneanarabian gulf deployment. Email the webmaster with questions or comments about this web site. Our website covers many of our interests, including. Kitty hawk was both the first of the three kitty hawkclass aircraft carriers to be commissioned and last to be decommissioned kitty hawk was laid down by the. The first uss george washington was a frigate in the united states navy.
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