Uss thomaston cruise book

During this cruise she would make her only visit to perthfremantle, australia, from 28 may to 2 june 1981. Most sailors consider the cruise book one of their most valued treasures you would be purchasing the uss catamount lsd 17 cruise book during this. The cd comes in a plastic sleeve with a custom label. Cruise books, usually similar in general content and format to high school or college yearbooks, are not official publications. Vietnam veterans need historical records to get agent orange benefits, but the documents are often scattered. Over 450 navy ship license plates of the vietnam war with navy ships name, national defense service ribbon, vietnam service ribbon and vietnam campaign ribbon.

Uss plymouth rock, a 11,270ton thomaston class dock landing ship, was built at pascagoula, mississippi. Uss catamount lsd 17 cruise book log westpac 1962 1963 crew. Thomaston was the home of general henry knox, the first secretary of war to serve under the united states constitution. Like school yearbooks, they are usually paid for by.

Thomaston was laid down on 3 march 1953 at pascagoula, mississippi, by the ingalls shipbuilding corp launched on 9 february 1954, sponsored by mrs. Uss thomaston lsd28 1976 westpac cruise book bicentennial. Boston cag 1 naval cruise book, class of 1964, page 105. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.

Uss zelima af49 auxiliary stores ship conducted numerous on shore supply replenishments at da nang, cam ranh bay, vung tau, and an thoi from julyoctober 1965, januaryaugust 1966, october. Uss thomaston lsd28 1984 final westpac cruise book ebay. What if a ship i served on is not on this va agent orange ship list. Navy deck logs available in the national archives catalog. Abraham lincoln cvn72 198890, 1991, 1993, 199495, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 200203, 200405, 2006, 2008, 201011, 201112. Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. A major fire on the uss oriskany cva34 occurs while the carrier is operating off vietnam. Uss thomaston lsd 28 is cruising alongside uss vega af59 during an underway replenishment. The last picture in the cruise book for that cruise is a picture of an explosion on the beach caused by a marine howitzer. Bring the cruise book to life with this multimedia presentation. Uss thomaston lsd28 19541984 the uss thomaston lsd28 was the lead ship of her class of dock landing ships of the united states navy. You can pay for them through the website that carrys them.

The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. Uss yorktown association news bulletin about the blue water navy vietnam veterans act signed into law june 25, 2019 lets join art leach to celebrate his 100th birthday on may 1, 2020 we were sailors. The fire starts when a crewmanpanics and throws a flare, which had. Capps ap121 1946 agerholm dd826 1963, 1966, 1969 ainsworth de1090 1974 ainsworth ff1090 1977, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1990. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss intrepid cva 11 cruise book during time of peace. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of. Thomaston lsd 28 was laid down on 3 march 1953 at pascagoula, miss. Blue water navy ships deck log summary in support of hr 299. During uss thomaston s 1981 westpac as part of amphibious squadron five, the ship and crew would receive a second humanitarian service medal for the rescue of 77 vietnamese refugees in the south china sea in april 1981. Maiden cruise 1962 mediterranean cruise 1963 world cruise 1964 operation sea orbit westpac cruise 1965 66 westpac cruise 1966 67 westpac cruise 1968 westpac cruise 1969 westpac cruise 1971 72 westpac cruise 1972 73 westpac cruise 1974 75 westpac cruise 1976 77 westpac cruise 1978 westpac cruise 1982 83 westpac cruise 1984 85. It has gotten very difficult to find items related to this famous om 23281780. Help propublica research more than 700 navy ships that served in vietnam.

Click here to see which uss thomaston memorabilia are currently for sale on ebay. Uss thomaston lsd28 naval history and heritage navy. Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss trathen dd 530 cruise book during this time period. One lieutenant was a forward artillery or air spotter. Headed north of 17th parallel to rendezvous with uss lofberg dd759 va presumptive ships list. Jul 05, 2014 this movie is a compilation of film clips taken on the uss thomaston lsd28 in the 70s that were converted from old 8mm camera format to a digital format. Dedicated to the crew of the uss monticello from 19571985 this site contains naval history of the uss monticello lsd35. They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment. Below is the current list of ships with smaller craft going ashore in vietnam. It is a story of who they were and where they went. The above uss thomaston lsd28 history may or may not contain text provided by crew members of the uss thomaston lsd28 or by other noncrew members and text.

Compared to the ashland and casa grande class dock landing ships of world war ii, the ships of this class were about a third larger and five knots faster. The navy does not stock or sell copies of ships cruise books. 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. Check out these great tico westpac cruise books on cd. Decommissioned on october 2, 1989, the hermitage was leased to brazil the same day. Help propublica research more than 700 navy ships that served. Jan 01, 2010 january 1953 august 1953 world cruise book. Commissioned on november 29, 1954, she was assigned to the atlantic fleet. Uss thomaston lsd28 was the lead ship of her class of dock landing ship of the united. Uss braine dd630 docked to pier at da nang on november 27, 1966 uss ingersoll dd652 operated on saigon river october 2425, 1965 uss black dd666 operated on saigon river july 19, 1966 uss picking dd685 operated on saigon river during november 16, 1965 uss ault dd689 operated on mekong river delta and soirap river during may 26. Navy stores ship uss vega af59 replenishes the amphibious assault ship uss tripoli lph10 and the dock landing ship uss thomaston lsd28 off vietnam, circa in 1969. Ship name hull number year of cruise or publication aaaron ward dm34 1945 abbot dd629 1958, 1960 abraham lincoln cvn72 1993 acadia ad42 1985, 1991 adair apa91 1946 adirondack agc15 1952 admiral w. Uss thomaston was the lead ship of her class of dock landing ship of the united states navy. Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009.

I remember talking to some of them in the wardroom during the cruise from okinawa. Uss thomaston lsd 28 westpac cruise book 198283 contributed by randy bundschuh, webmaster of. This movie is a compilation of film clips taken on the uss thomaston lsd28 in the 70s that were converted from old 8mm camera format to a digital format. Agent orange ships list agent orange ships free 30day. The pdf format is more suitable for downloading and viewing on you pc, while the photo gallery format is good for viewing right on our site. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection. She was named for thomaston, maine, the home of general henry knox, the first secretary of war to serve under the united states constitution.

Each page has been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable computer viewing. Uss thomaston lsd28 1976 westpac cruise book deployment. She was named for thomaston, maine, which was the home of general henry knox, the first secretary of war. Uss thomaston lsd 28 westpac cruise book 197980 contributed by randy bundschuh, webmaster of.

Unfortunately, a cruise book was not published for the 1960 cruise. Ship name hull number year of cruise or publication. Youll want them for yourself or as gifts for your mates and family. Ships with smaller craft going ashore in vietnam vetshq. May 17, 2018 05221966 0901 moored starboard side to uss ute atf76 va presumptive ships list april 66 to april 67 anchored in danang harbor. Naval accidents during cold war american cold war veterans. The uss somers, from 1959 to 1982 participated in 11 cruises.

The uss raleigh lpd1 bumps the cruise liner france atthe hudson river pier in new york city, none are hurt. The class was designed and approved in the early 1950s. 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. Thank you joe hauswirth for the loan of your cruise book. Enlarge aircraft carrier uss saratoga cv60 view in national archives catalog please note. Up for auction is a rare estate find of an original navy cruise book for the u. Uss hermitage was the seventh thomaston class dock landing ship. We will be putting cruise books on our site as they become available for processing.