Admiral david farragut captures new orleans a day after his fleet successfully sailed past two confederate forts on the mississippi river. The bell tolls in honor of the uss shangrila and her. Note the a4 skyhawk landing with deployed hose from buddy store. Each page has been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable computer viewing. Uss shangrila cv cvacvs38 was one of 24 essexclass aircraft carriers completed during or shortly after world war ii for the united states navy.
Check out our web sites for complete cruise book details. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss shangrila cva 38 cruise book during this time period. Vice admiral john s mccain hoisted his flag in shangrila on 18 may. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Go search hello select your address best sellers customer. Uss shangrila suffers a fire during training when an a4 skyhawk aircraft parked on the flight deck ignites, killing one.
The ship remained in the pacific after the japanese surrender until october of 1945. For the second time in a week, a confederate force captures a union wagon train trying to supply the federal force at camden, arkansas. Uss shangrila cva 38 195657 uss shangrila cva 38 1958 uss shangrila. Uss shangrila was built at the norfolk navy yard, virginia. Shangrila was on her shakedown cruise, before heading to the pacific on 17 january 1945. 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. Please recognize that this is a 31 year old tale and some of the delatils may have faded. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection. Uss shangrila cv 38 mediterranean cruise book 1965 did you serve aboard uss shangrila cva 38. Us navy ship photograph uss cv38 shangrila 1955 official photo 8x10.
Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of. Below is a report about the collision from shangrilas 1965 cruise book. An essexclass aircraft carrier, uss shangrila cv38 entered service in 1944. Shangrila completed fitting out at norfolk and took her shakedown cruise to trinidad, between. Between 1961 and 1970, shangrila alternated between deployments to the. Commissioned in 1944, shangrila participated in several campaigns in the pacific theater of operations in world war ii, earning two battle stars. Creating those books is an old tradition in the us navy. Perry dd 883 collide off sardinia, killing one sailor and injuring another on the destroyer. A4e va152 accident uss shangrila cvs38 1970 secretary of defense donald h. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss shangrila cruise book during world war ii.
On 30 june 1969, she was redesignated an antisubmarine warfare aircraft carrier, cvs38. Uss shangrila completed fitting out at norfolk and took her shakedown cruise to trinidad, b. Attus cruise book claims that this was the first sidebyside underway. Shang log is the story of the clincher pilots of attack squadron 12 who made the last cruise of the uss shangrila cvs38 to westpac and the vietnam war in 1970. This listing does not, however, distinguish which individual deployment was westpac or vietnam. The next uss shangrila reunion will be held in myrtle beach, sc october 28th to nov 1st, 2020 meals, tours and hotel 2020 click here we also have extra memory books from. In 1970, shangrila returned to the western pacific after an absence of ten years. Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb.
During the six line periods on yankee station, the attack pilots found the weather with monsoon rains and the aircraft availability problems worse enemies than the antiaircraft gunners protecting the supply routes they went to bomb in laos. Uss shangrila cvs 38 vietnam cruise book 1970 did you serve aboard uss shangrila cva 38. Aircraft carrier navy cruise books on cd from wwii through the 1960s. Check out our uss shangrila cva 38 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates. Ships with crew members going ashore in vietnam, or operating on vietnams close coastal waters for extended periods with evidence that crew members went ashore the va says. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.
Back to last page back to cruise book page back to uss shangrila page. Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this website. Both ships are repaired at naples and return to duty with the sixth fleet. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Handler 2798 in 1968, while i was in a squadron in tonkin gulf, someone made up a set of bogus orders sending me to some carrier as the aircraft handler. Rumsfeld and vietnamese prime minister phan van khai sit down to discuss regional defense issues in. Veterans of uss shangrila have adopted jacksonville university nrotc in support of their shared mission to develop leaders.
Uss shangrila cvcvacvs38 was one of 24 essexclass aircraft carriers completed. Bring the cruise book to life with this multimedia presentation this cd will exceed your expectations. Full deck cv38 uss shangrila carrier operations late 1950s. Bring the cruise book to life with this multimedia presentation. Uss shangrila cv38, later cva38 and cvs38, 19441988. On january 17, 1945, she stood out of hampton roads, formed up with the large cruiser uss guam cb 2 and uss harry e. The perrys bow is crushed and twisted to starboard. Nh 96051 uss shangrila cv38 comes alongside uss attu cve102 to transfer personnel and supplies, 3 september 1945. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. When uss shangrila cvs38 left its pier at naval station mayport fla. This category includes large oceangoing ships of the blue water navy that entered an open water harbor and docked to a pier or otherwise docked to the shore of vietnam. Unfollow uss cruise book to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Blue water navy ships deck log summary in support of hr.
During the winter of 1964 and the spring of 1965, she underwent another extensive overhaul, this time at philadelphia, then resumed operations as before. Attus cruise book claims that this was the first sidebyside underway replenishment by two aircraft carriers. As a result of this docking, it is assumed that crewmembers had the opportunity to go ashore for a. This voyage, beginning in march 1970, took shangrila through the south atlantic and. In 1970, as shang prepared to depart mayport, florida for estpac, she. Uss shangrila cvs38 deck logs june 1970 621 1970 1241 late entry entered territorial waters of the republic of vietnam. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. We specialize in us navy cruise books, us marine corps cruise books, air force books, and books on us military history. One of over 20 essexclass carriers built for the us navy during world war ii, it joined the us pacific fleet and supported allied operations during the final phases of the islandhopping campaign across the pacific. Not only was it the final cruise for the veteran carrier, but it was also the last for fighter squadron vf111 in the venerable f8 crusader. Her crew carried out raids against japanese forces from okinawa to japan itself.
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