Ships with crew members going ashore in vietnam vetshq. Officers and crew involved in recommissioning the ship are recognized as plank owners. Continue to cruise book page 2 forward to page 3 4 5 3 4 5. She was designed as an amphibious force flagship, a floating command post with advanced communications equipment and extensive combat information spaces to be used by the. Email the webmaster with questions or comments about this web site. He is now a ret lcdr who lives on nearby bainbridge island, wa. Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009. I have scanned a number of wwii cruise books and ships histories in order to preserve the history of the men who served. The 1951 caribbean mediterranean cruise book is the first cruise book known to be pulished by the beale. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of. Uss eldorado agc11 19541955 westpac cruise book ebay. Unfollow uss cruise book to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.
Cruise books, usually similar in general content and format to high school or college yearbooks, are not official publications. This year was in branson, mo where 7 swabbies traded old stories and. I am looking for ships patches cruse books 1965 thought 1968 and memorabilia from those wet pac cruses. Pacific fleets, on board the uss eldorado agcii, uss carmick dd493, uss taylor dd648, the uss walker dd517 where he was executive officer, uss chowanoc atfioo, which he commanded, and the uss dixie adio where he was executive officer. Uss eldorado agc 11 cr division 20 reunion youtube. Like school yearbooks, they are usually paid for by. Uss eldorado agc11 19591960 westpac cruise book ebay.
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. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss eldorado cruise book during the korean war era. In november eldorado sailed to pearl harbor and there became flagship for vic admiral r. Documentary evidence has been obtained for all ships in this category showing that some crew members actually went ashore. Alamo lsd33 1961, 1966, 196768, 1969, 1972, 1974, 197576, 1977, 1980, 1986. I was aboard the uss eldorado 1968 to 1969 in third division gunnery. We will be putting cruise books on our site as they become available for processing. I was able to talk a library in maine to lend me their copy to scan. The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the uss eldorado lcc 11. Cruise books due to the number of pages the file sizes are large, some are higher than 64mb, the highest this web site can display. Cruise book and document reproduction naval historical. A former crew member of the mighty o has made the entire collection of cruise books from the uss oriskany available in digital format. This started as a quest to find a copy of the uss neshobaapa 216s cruise book.
Operations supporting viet nam conflict from the cruise book this entry details the operations eldorado engaged in during the 1967 westpac cruise. Following world war ii and the korean war uss eldorado was assigned to. Uss estes history in photos 1962 uss estes association. I have scanned quite a few pictures from the cruise book that did not turn out good enough to post, but i will keep trying. Customs services and international tracking provided. Most sailors consider the cruise book one of their most valued treasures you would be purchasing the uss eldorado agc 11 cruise book during the just after the korean. Most sailors consider the cruise book one of their most valued treasures you would be purchasing the uss eldorado agc 11 cruise book during the just after the korean war era. 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. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment.
Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb. Eldorado agc 11 naval cruise book, class of 1969, page 11 of 168 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. Uss eldorado agc11 was a mount mckinleyclass amphibious force command ship, named. Huntington cl 107 cruise of the uss huntington cl107. The navy does not stock or sell copies of ships cruise books. Uss estes history in photos 1962 submitted by frank bailie. Navy cruise books for various years and ships, 1918 to 2009. You would be purchasing the uss eldorado agc 11 cruise book during the korean war era. Amphibious ship navy cruise books on cd from wwii through the 1960s. Former shipments of the cr division of the uss eldorado agc 11 from 1964 1969, recently met for their 3rd annual reunion. This cruise occured shortly after beale was recommissioned in 1951. Find people you served with from uss eldorado agc 11.
This category includes large oceangoing ships of the blue water navy that conducted a variety of missions along the close coastal waters of vietnam for extended periods of time. World war ii 1944 45 cruise book rare find first cruise book. Eldorado agc 11 naval cruise book, class of 1969, page. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of freely.
Bring the cruise book to life with this multimedia presentation. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. Wwii cruise books pdfs available apa 216 uss neshoba. Well, i have to go now, so take care and it was great hearing from you. Uss eldorado agc 11 1945 wwii uss eldorado agc 11 1951 uss eldorado. Uss mount mckinley agc7lcc7 was the lead ship of the mount mckinley class of amphibious force command ships. Creating those books is an old tradition in the us navy. Uss eldorado 1945 cruise book contributed by hays busch. Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this website.
Domain neptunus rex golden dragon photos wwii uss metcalf dd595 plank owner ww2. The ship was designed as an amphibious force flagship, a floating command post with advanced communications equipment and extensive combat information spaces to be used by the amphibious forces commander and landing force. Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. Uss black hawk ad9 1936 far east neptunus rex cruise book. Most sailors consider the cruise book one of their most valued treasures. Uss eldorado agc 11 was a mount mckinleyclass amphibious force command ship, named after a mountain range in nevada. Author did not see this book, and it more likely describes the successor cl or a prewar cruise book for ca 30. Books marked as pending are being reworked to reduce file size. They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection. Uss eldorado agc11 us navy korean war project page 1. The cd comes in a plastic sleeve with a custom label. Commander rollins came to command of the ky es from duty with the u.