Uss montpelier cruise book

War log 1942 1945 rare find bring the cruise book to life with this multimedia presentation. I was able to talk a library in maine to lend me their copy to scan. Ship name hull number year of cruise or publication. The contract to build her was awarded to newport news shipbuilding and dry dock company in newport news, virginia on 6. Montpelier cl57 1945 montrose apa212 1954, 1958, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1969. Montpelier played the principal role in defeating a japanese task force off empress augusta bay in the grand surface finale of the south pacific campaign.

Uss montpelier cl 57 wwii cruise book great naval images llc on. You will have the choice of two print sizes, either 8. Here you can download the uss montpelier cl 57 world war ii cruise book 194245 as a high resolution. Montpelier was commissioned in september 1942 and saw service in several campaigns in the pacific. The multimedia presentation gives a whole new look and feel to these great cruise books. Author did not see this book, and it more likely describes the successor cl or a prewar cruise book for ca 30. Wwii navy uss biloxi cruise book cl80 cruiser iwo jima marianas okinawa 1945 wwii navy uss 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 montpelier cl57 19421945 ww ii cruise book ebay. Creating those books is an old tradition in the us navy. The book has been reproduced from an original distributed to crew.

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The contract to build her was awarded to newport news shipbuilding and dry dock company in newport news, virginia on 6 february 1987 and her keel was laid down on 19 may 1989. We offer access to navy deck which are housed at the u. You will be able to zoom in to better read names etc. Statistics show that only 2535% of sailors purchased their cruise book. Uss montpelier cl 57 was one of 26 united states navy clevelandclass light cruisers completed during or shortly after world war ii began. Uss astoria cl90 website dedicated to the light cruiser uss astoria. December 23, uss montpelier pulled into gibraltar, british crown teritory, for a sevenday port call. Uss montpelier returns to naval station norfolk victory. January 25, uss montpelier arrived in limassol, cyprus, for a fiveday port call. Like almost all her sister ships, she was decommissioned shortly after the end of. Faheys diary presents a vivid picture of an average sailors daily life from the first battle to the typhoons and food shortages to the final desperate. Naval vessels during a variety of military engagements and during peacetime.

Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of freely accessible us navy cruise books 1708 cruise books and 27 decommissioning programs available us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment. Uss cheyenne ssn773, for example, departed her pearl harbor homeport in late july 2002 for what was expected to be a sixmonth deployment. This can make copies of some books, especially older volumes, extremely rare. Submarine uss montpelier and cruiser uss san jacinto. Delays in maintenance have resulted in at least 1,891 lost operational days for the u. Like almost all her sister ships, she was decommissioned shortly after the.

This photo of uss montpelier cl 57 is exactly as you see it with the matte printed around it. The first montpelier retained the name that the ship carried at the time of her transfer from the war department. Each page has been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable computer viewing. Wvec the uss montpelier ssn 765 returned to naval station norfolk from deployment on friday afternoon. The sullivan brothers and the assignment of family members. Eastern daylight time during a training exercise the navy says no personnel aboard either vessel were injured and that damage to both ships is being assessed, but that montpelier s nuclear plant was unaffected by. Ww2 german dak afrika army pith helmet, 1942, size 57, orig. A multimedia presentation celebrating 16 years in business not just a photo or poster but a work of art. In general, keeping a diary was against navy regulations. Sixtytwo submarines of this class have been completed, 41 are still in active service. Montpelier s vertical rudder is either under water or has been carried away by the collision. Uss montpelier returns to naval station norfolk the uss montpelier ssn 765 returned to naval station norfolk from deployment on friday afternoon.

The uss montpelier cl 57 was the third member of the cleveland class of light cruisers, and won the navy unit commendation and thirteen battle stars for her service in the pacific. I have scanned a number of wwii cruise books and ships histories in order to preserve the history of the men who served. Uss taylor reunions happen every two years at various locations around the country, and include taylor sailors who have served aboard from world war ii to korea, the cold war, and vietnam. Ww2 german dak afrika army pith helmet, 1942, size 57. They are not official navy publications, and the navy does not stock, sell, or republish these books. We all share a special bond, and pride in our historic ship.

Uss nashville cl 43 cruise book wwii on cd rare navy. Uss montpelier cl57 was one of 26 united states navy clevelandclass light cruisers completed during or shortly after world war ii. Printing is also easily possible because of the high resolution 300dpi and the missing watermarks. The cruise book of the uss montpelier cl57 summarizes the pacific war activities of the cleveland class cruiser from 1942 through 1945. This started as a quest to find a copy of the uss neshobaapa 216s cruise book. The cd comes in a plastic sleeve with a custom label. Uss denver cl58 world war ii deck log and war diary. Check out our web sites for complete cruise book details. Uss montpelier cl57 cruise book 19421945 the cruise book of the uss montpelier cl57 summarizes the pacific war activities of the cleveland class cruiser from 1942 through 1945.

Uss san jacinto, uss montpelier, crash during training. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss montpelier cl 57 cruise book during world war ii. They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection. Bring the cruise book to life with this multimedia presentation. Uss independence cva 62 1959 cruise book great naval images llc on. Unfortunately, a cruise book was not published for the 1960 cruise. Each page has been placed on acd for years of enjoyable computer viewing. Uss montpelier cl 57 world war ii cruise book 194245. Uss montpelier cl57 1942 1945 cruise book wwii kamikaze attacks hiroshima pows. Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment.

She was the second us navy ship to be named for the city of montpelier, vermont. You would be purchasing the uss montpelier cruise book during world war ii. Navy deck logs chronicle events which took place aboard commissioned u. This book is brought to you for free and open access by the world war collections at bangor. Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009. The uss san jacinto and the uss montpelier collided during a training exercise saturday afternoon. Navys newest submarine to be named uss washington komo aoshima 106 uss washington u.

This collection is searchable by ship name, ship id, year, and name of crew member. On june 2930, 1943 during the night uss montpelier with uss cleveland, uss columbia, uss denver cl58 and eight destroyers bombarded ballale and poporang as part of the preparation for the american landings in new georgia. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. The diary provides a first person account of the experience of a sailor on montpelier throughout the war, from its first cruise from port to its final journey home. The cruise book of the uss montpelier summaries the activities of this cleveland class cruiser from september 1942 through 1945, most of which she spent in the pacific war. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment.

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