Uss topeka cruise book

Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb. Cdr anderson qualified for command of destroyers in 1964 while serving as executive. Was the uss oriskany any where near 12 miles from the coast of vietnam. Created by the crew of uss epperson dd 719 to commemorate the westpac 1970 cruise, this rare, new copy of the u. The multimedia presentation gives a whole new look and feel to these great cruise books. The contract to build her was awarded to the electric boat division of general dynamics corporation in groton, connecticut on 28 november 1983 and her keel was laid down on may 1986.

Uss topeka cl 67, a clevelandclass light cruiser in service with the united states navy from 1944 to 1949. Uss topeka cl 67, a cleveland class light cruiser in service with the united states navy from 1944 to 1949. We will locate the navy deck logs that you need and scan the original records page by page. If anyone would like to contribute their copy for digitization scanning, please contact the association historian by hovering over the image of the cover, text will show with a description of the cruise book, provided by richard w. National archives and can access the navy deck logs that you need for your research. Author did not see this book, and it more likely describes the successor cl or a prewar cruise book for ca 30.

Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection. I too had a doubleby pass 01102020 and how have copd from around 1974, i how have pleural plaque asbestos,i tryed to get more disability,but all i get is the run around a go here for this test and go here for that test, till they get the right read,s they. Since then i have been trying to find any cruise books during my time on board the hornet address. However, she did not enter service and, after nearly two decades of inactivity, was purchased by the u. 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. A ships cruise book was published for most of the uss kings deployments. She provided gunfire support from 31 january to 1 march 1966 during operation double eagle and in i an ii corps areas and from 16 to 21 april 1966 in the ii corps area in support of the rvn 22nd airborne division. Missouri bb 63 naval cruise book, class of 1986, page 63 of 312 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks.

Kaman uh2 seasprite hovers over the stern of uss topeka. He then joined the guided missile cruiser uss topeka clg8 in the western pacific as assistant weapons officer. Navy in april 1898 as part of its preparations for an increasingly likely war with spain. Archived and current newslettes, association and ships history, membership listing, ships store, members email directory, services provided by members. Missouri bb 63 naval cruise book, class of 1986, page. Unfollow uss cruise book to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Uss topeka cl 67 was built as a cleveland class light cruiser cl67 and in that guise fought at okinawa and took part in the attacks on the japanese home islands during 1945.

This file is a work of a sailor or employee of the u. Uss topeka 1898 1930, later pg35 uss topeka, a 2755ton gunboat, was built for peru at kiel, germany, in 1881. The cruise book cd makes it possible for several members of the family to own one. World war ii cruise book rare find bring the cruise book to life with this multimedia presentation. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. On her first cruise with the fast carriers, she screened them against enemy air attack while. Uss mansfield dd728 196970 cruise book thanks to mm1 horace brown, 196870, for sending along a copy of the cruise book. Creating those books is an old tradition in the us navy. During this period she was awarded three battle stars for combat in vietnam to add to.

Uss topeka cl67 cruise book 194445 poor, clippings. Images of various book covers were provided by chief. From 1957 to 1960, she was converted to a providenceclass guided missile cruiser and redesignated clg8. I remember talking to some of them in the wardroom during the cruise from okinawa. Uss topeka clg8 the second topeka cl67 was laid down on 21 april 1943 by the bethlehem steel co. She was later rebuilt as a guidedmissile cruiser clg8 and had another ten years of active service in that role during the 1960s. Information contained therein filled in a lot of blanks in the history jim ownby, topeka shipmate. I left the epperson and went on to ride a couple more escorts and ended up on the uss topeka clg69 and made 2 med cruises on her before i decided to get out of the navy.

From 1957 to 1960, she was converted to a providence class guided missile cruiser and redesignated clg8. Topeka was sold in may 1930 to union ship building company of baltimore, maryland. Warren and commissioned at the boston navy yard on 23 december 1944 capt. She provided gunfire support from 31 january to 1 march 1966 during operation double eagle and in i an ii corps areas and from 16 to 21 april 1966 in the ii corps area in. The story of a fighting ship and her fighting men, 19441945. This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard uss topeka. Uss epperson dd719 navy cruise book 1970 vietnam era. Huntington cl 107 cruise of the uss huntington cl107. Navy photo from the uss topeka clg8 19651966 cruise book available at. Uss topeka cl 67 was laid down on 21 april 1943 by the bethlehem steel co. Each page has been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable computer. In case you get tired of the pictures constantly changing.

Navy in april 1898 as part of its preparations for an. A light cruiser built be bethlehem steel company of quincy, massachusetts. You will be able to zoom in to better read names etc. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of. A place for those who served aboard the uss topeka to reconnect. You would be purchasing the uss topeka cruise book during world war ii.

Check out our web sites for complete cruise book details. Uss topeka clg8 firing on targets in vietnam, in 1966. Uss epperson dd 719 navy cruise book 1970 vietnam era hardcover january 1, 1970 by lawrence allen author, crew of uss epperson author 5. Uss galveston clg3 vietnam war deployment cruise book year. Uss picking dd685 19601961 westpac cruise book ebay. Capps ap121 1946 agerholm dd826 1963, 1966, 1969 ainsworth de1090 1974 ainsworth ff1090 1977, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1990. List of ships with agent orange exposure confirmed salem. Uss topeka cl 67 cruise book wwii on cd rare navy ebay. This is the official website of the uss topeka clg 8 association see the site map for latest updates 04072020. The last picture in the cruise book for that cruise is a picture of an explosion on the beach caused by a marine howitzer.

Her keel was laid 21 april 1943, and she was launched 19 august 1944 under the sponsorship of mrs. Navy, taken or made as part of that persons official duties. Feb 20, 2010 roger maythewson february 27, 2020 10. She was launched on 23 january 1988, sponsored by elizabeth dole, and commissioned on. One lieutenant was a forward artillery or air spotter. Uss galveston clg3 vietnam war deployment cruise book.

Statistics show that only 2535% of sailors purchased their cruise book. Uss midway cva41 cruise book westpac vietnam cruise 1961 the midway was one of three carrier groups deployed to laos by president kennedy in march 1961 with carrier air group ii embarked includes identified division photos 10 x hardcover in very good condition, with some fading on the cover thank you for looking the photos. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss topeka cruise book during world war ii. Uss topeka reunion december 28, 2019 if you didnt register for the group for our cruise on march 6, 2020 but you decide between now and then that you would like to go, we would love to have you. Naval history cruise book was stored by the publisher for over 45 years and never previously distributed. Uss topeka, a 10,000ton cleveland class light cruiser, was built at quincy, massachusetts. Here you can download the uss topeka clg 8 westpac cruise book 1962 as a high resolution.

They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection. The cruiser served again from 1960 to 1969 and was finally scrapped in 1975. Wattles in command after shakedown in the west indies and postshakedown repairs topeka departed boston on 10 april. Uss topeka cl67, a clevelandclass light cruiser in service with the united states navy. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment. Navy guided missile cruiser uss topeka clg8 firing on targets in vietnam, in 1966. Bring the cruise book to life with this multimedia presentation. Rare cruise books like this sell for a hundred dollars or more when buying the actual hard copy. Biloxi 1943 cl80 uss val damage 1945 kamikazes wwii beer book cruise seaplane seaplane beer cruise book biloxi 1945 kamikazes damage 1943 wwii uss cl80 val. Uss topeka cl67 photo from the baka hachi uss topeka cl67 was laid down on 21 april 1943 by the bethlehem steel co.