I dont know the date for sure because we had made a couple trips north. Uss collett uss frank knox uss blue uss brush uss taussig uss samuel l. Blue ridge lcc19 197071, 1972, 1973, 197475, 198385, 1998. Sumnerclass destroyer, was the second united states navy ship of that name, for lieutenant commander john s. Looking for anyone who may have known my father, norbert gerard nagy. 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 number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. Each page has been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable computer viewing. Uss gearing dd710 armed forces day welcome aboard program 1958. Aircraft carriers escort carriers battleships cruisers destroyers destroyer escorts and. He was aboard the uss fechteler dd 870 and also the uss chevalier dd 805. 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.
The images on this site were scanned from the copy of navigator doug turpen. The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the uss blue dd 744. Navy deck logs available in the national archives catalog. Meredith dd890 1958, 1971, 1972 meriwether apa203 1945 merrick aka97 1967 merrick lka97 1968. Mediterranean cruise 1958 59 transition from cva to cvs cruise book 1959. Blue dd744 1945 blueridge lcc19 1972, 1973, 1975, 1998. 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.
Uss blue dd744 the second blue dd744 was launched 28 november 1943 by bethlehem steel co. 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. Ships with crew members going ashore in vietnam vetshq. Like school yearbooks, they are usually paid for by. The uss cowell played the cruiser long beach in pearl harbor,at the ball fields at the sub base. Records vessel and station log books at the national archives navy deck. 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.
Where is john pietch dd744 john harvey sog2 1956 to 1958 j38cowboy2 at. Wwii cruise book uss beckham apa 3 1944 1945 history. Enlarge aircraft carrier uss saratoga cv60 view in national archives catalog please note. 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. Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb.
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. Locomotive sound added locomotive was the call sign of the uss hoel. Uss cowell dd547 us navy korean war project page 1. The blue was one of the first 2,200 ton superdestroyers. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection 7300 total words in this text. Tin can sailors the national association of destroyer. The uboat war in world war two kriegsmarine, 19391945 and world war one kaiserliche marine, 19141918 and the allied efforts to counter the threat. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment. Uss blue dd 744 1958 uss bordelon ddr 881 1950 uss bordelon ddr 881 1953. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss abbott dd 629 cruise book during this period in time. Navy and coast guard deck logs so that they can be made available online.
The book is presented here complete 5mb with his kind permission adobe acrobat 9. Us navy ship cruise books 1954 1963 great naval images llc. Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this website. He joined the navy at age 17 in 1945 and was discharged in i believe 1948. Uss bon homme richard cva 31 1957 cruise book log cd. Uss fechteler dd870 us navy korean war project page 1. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of. Navy and coast guard deck logs from 1956 to 1978 will be closed to researchers.
The navy does not stock or sell copies of ships cruise books. The cd comes in a plastic sleeve with a custom label. Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. Uss blandy dd 943 uss blue dd 744 uss blueback ss 581 uss bluegill agss 242 uss john a. The uss somers, from 1959 to 1982 participated in 11 cruises. They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection. Cruise books, usually similar in general content and format to high school or college yearbooks, are not official publications. The ships, which were originally designed to serve as escort vessels for larger ships and to provide defense, are now much larger.
Memorabilia sent in by our members tin can sailors. Enlarge aircraft carrier uss saratoga cv60 view in national archives catalog. Destroyer navy cruise books on cd from wwii through the 1960s. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of freely. Silent 8mm movie film shot from uss blue dd744 during a westpac cruise from september 1969 to march 1970. N november 30, 1943, the destroyer blue was launched in the bethlehem steel shipyard, staten island, new york. 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. Uss kyne de744 was a cannonclass destroyer escort built for the united states navy during world war ii. On 27 august 1945, assisted by another destroyer, the uss blue dd744, the mansfield captured the japanese submarine i400 off the coast of honshu. Roks pusan dd93 ex uss hickox dd673 welcome aboard program.
You would be purchasing the uss blue dd 744 cruise book during 1958. Blue and miss eleanor stuart blue widow and daughter respectively of lieutenant commander blue. On august 22, 2019, the va began scanning more than 20 million images from the u. She returned home after the war with a very commendable accumulation of six battle stars. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss blue dd 744 cruise book during 1958. Welcome to the uss blue dd744 guestbook forum navy. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss blue dd 744 cruise book during world war ii. She served in the pacific ocean and provided escort service against submarine and air attack for navy vessels and convoys. Nicholas was one of many destroyers whose crew published a cruise book after world war ii. Uss blue dd 744 1958 cruise book cd rare us navy ebay.
Thomason uss buck uss lloyd thomas uss keppler uss jc owens uss massey uss rowan uss gerke uss henderson uss rich. Uss gherardi stamp authorized by the us postal service to commemorate the unknown uss gherardi sailor. If you have photos of fletcher, her crew or the reunions that. Uss blue ii dd 744 of the us navy american destroyer. Unfortunately, a cruise book was not published for the 1960 cruise. Blue336 officers and enlistedsunk as target off california 42877. Navy veterans who served on the uss blue dd744 were likely. Uss abbot dd 629 1958 cruise book great naval images llc on.
She was named in honor of elden francis kyne who was killed in action on 9. Blue 336 officers and enlistedsunk as target off california 42877. Along side is a list of ships refueled by uss kawishiwi ao146. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection. Creating those books is an old tradition in the us navy. The atomic age was born on 6 august when the air force b29 super fortress enola gay dropped the first atomic bomb at hiroshima. Navy emporiumplease view our commemorative uss blue dd744 products in our ships store. Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009. The 20th air force dropped a second atomic bomb on nagasaki.
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