Please contribute dates of port calls, overhauls, dry docks, rav, ore, etc. Served aboard the coral sea in 1969 after a tour in viet nam on river boats. Check out our uss coral sea cv 43 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates. Uss coral sea cva 43 westpac cruise book 196869 did you serve aboard uss coral sea cv 43. Trivia the uss coral sea was commissioned with the designation cvb43. Us navy ship cruise books 1963 1955 great naval images llc. Uss coral sea cva 43 west pac 19681969 by ferris, james and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Westpackage 19691970 coral sea attack aircraft carrier. Alamo lsd33 1961, 1966, 196768, 1969, 1972, 1974, 197576, 1977, 1980, 1986. This is a list of every known location of the uss coral sea from construction to scrapping.
This is the first 10 minutes of a 1 hour video filmed aboard the uss coral sea, cv43, april 8th, 1989. Coral sea cva43 at nas alameda, ca, possibly in the first half of july 1969. Uss belknap dlg 26 cruise book on cd 196970 rare usn. Cruise books here is a mosaic of every uss coral sea cruise book cover. Uss coral sea cva 43 westpac cruise book 196970 vf151. Coral sea cva43 1953, 1954, 1956b, 1957, 1961, 1961a, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969. Uss coral sea was the third midway class aircraft carrier and the third ship in the navy named in commemeration of the historic battle of the coral sea fought in may 1942.
On 7 february 1965, aircraft from coral sea, along with those from uss ranger cva 61 and uss hancock, blasted the military barracks and staging areas near dong hoi in the southern sector of. I need a picture of someone who was in the 1975 cruisebook. Uss coral sea cva43 western pacific cruise 19601961 gg. This was a dependents day cruise where the families of the sailors come onboard for a. Here you can download the uss coral sea cva 43 westpac cruise book 1969 70 as a high resolution. Navy a brief history of aircraft carriers uss coral sea cvb. Med cruise book, september 9, 1950february 1, 1951, with carrier air. After initial operations, she made her first cruise in mid 1948 with midshipmen in training. Uss coral sea cva43 1969 1970 westpac deployment log. Uss coral sea cva 43 1964 1965 westpac cruise book cd uss coral. Coral sea cva43 western pacific cruise book 19601961.
Uss coral sea cvcvbcva43, a midwayclass aircraft carrier, was the third ship of the. Click on the link next to the thumbnail to get the full size page. This site is a tribute to the aircraft carrier uss coral sea cv43. Uss coral seas westpac cruise book from 198182 includes a very comprehensive ships history. This cruise was highlighted by a visit to spain, and participation in nato exercise. For rating shirts click on your rating abbreviation below. The second coral sea was cv 43s sister ship franklin d. Uss coral sea was the third midway class aircraft carrier and the third ship in the. On 7 february 1965, aircraft from coral sea, along with those from uss ranger. You will be able to zoom in to better read names etc. Here you can download the uss coral sea cva 43 westpac cruise book 196970 as a high resolution. Printing is also easily possible because of the high resolution 300dpi and the missing watermarks. Ailing vietnam vets hunt through ships logs to prove they should get benefits.
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