For 202 of those days the ship had been out at sea. She was in active service for nearly 50 years, from 1960 through 2009. John mccain, then a navy lieutenant commander on the forrestal, remembers this horrific day at sea. Printing is also easily possible because of the high resolution 300dpi and the missing watermarks. Uss kitty hawk cv63, formerly cva63, is a decommissioned united states navy supercarrier. Back to last page back to cruise book page back to uss kitty hawk page. Kitty hawk entered san francisco naval shipyard 23 november 1961, for alterations. Race riot at sea 1972 kitty hawk incident fueled fleet. The president of the united states presented the presidential unit citation to uss kitty hawk cva 63 and attack carrier air wing eleven cvw11. Uss kitty hawk cv 63, formerly cva63, is a supercarrier in the united states navy. Find out more about these records and how to access them below. Her initial cruises were off the west coast and on to japan in 1963 and 1964.
First hand accounts by btfn et rieth uss kitty hawk 19731974 and kitty hawk flyer news article thursday december 1973 vol. Pictures of friends, port calls and facts about their commands can all be found within the pages. You will be able to zoom in to better read names etc. Following operations out of san diego, she sailed from san francisco, september 1962. Uss kitty hawk cva63 1966 1967 vietnam westpac cruise book with a history of the ship, itinerary, its personel and air wing, with many photos of the ship and its many day to day operations, including all the different departments and fighter groups, the ports of call, including hawaii, and a stop at pearl harbor to pay homage to those who paid the ultimate price for freedom, stops in japan. On 12 october 1972 during the vietnam war, kitty hawk was en route to her station in the gulf of tonkin when a race riot involving more than 200 sailors broke out.
Navy cruise book for sale us military collectibles. Life on a naval vessel during the vietnam war in the 1960s. The 1967 fire aboard uss forrestal killed 4 sailors, and was one of several deadly fires on american aircraft carriers in this era. After participating in the philippine republic aviation week air show, kitty hawk. I had to read the book description twice before i realized the name differences. Kitty hawk suffered very light damage and no casualties, steaming on to san diego, while platte sustained moderate to severe damage, continuing to pearl harbor, hawaii, for repairs. These patches were very short runs in many cases i had 11 patches made up for my guys on the st. Air ops uss kitty hawk cva 63 gulf of tonkin 19701972. For more information on this particular riot, your best bet is the book troubled water.
Aug 03, 2016 carrier air wing 11 viet nam 197072 gulf of tonkin. The carriers on yankee station when north vietnam invaded on 30 march were hancock and coral sea, which had rotated with constellation and uss kitty hawk cva 63. Us navy observation squadron sixty seven 1967 1968 cruise book vietnam. Uss passumpsic ao107 1972 cruise book navy deployment cruisebook oiler ship. Following two routine deployments in 1974 and 1976, berkeley made her next deployment in 1979. September 1962 april 1963 with cvg11 aboard uss kitty hawk cva 63 october 1963 july 1964 with cvg11 aboard uss kitty hawk cva 63 october 1965 june 1966 with cvw11 aboard uss kitty hawk cva 63 november 1966 july 1967 with cvw9 aboard uss enterprise cvan 65. Lightoff from cold iron status was conducted on 25 march. Carrier air wing 11 viet nam 197072 gulf of tonkin. Uss america uss bennington uss bon horn richard uss constellation uss coral sea uss enterprise uss forrestal uss franklin d. Kitty hawk underwent an extensive overhaul, drydock no.
In the early days of the vietnam war, black service. Uss kitty hawk 1967 1968 cruise book excellent used condition. Mmr4 fire and mmr1 flood were most significant memories. Although all four ships of the class were completed with angled decks, ranger had the distinction of being the first us carrier built from the beginning as an angleddeck ship commissioned in 1957, she served extensively in the pacific, especially the vietnam. After a voyage around south america, the ship joined the pacific fleet. Welcome to the uss kitty hawk cv63 guestbook forum navy. The last naval ship that was powered by 1200 psi boilers was the uss kitty hawk cva 63 which was decommissioned in 2009.
Uss kitty hawk cva63 196667 vietnam war home movies. After the cruise kitty hawk came back to san diego for a month and then went to puget sound shipyard in washington state sept 1969 for dry dock. Race, mutiny, and bravery on the uss kitty hawk kindle edition by freeman, gregory a download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. According to dates and port visits documented in the kitty hawk 1972 cruise book, by oct. Navy and coast guard deck logs from 1956 to 1978 will be closed to researchers. Crew members look through a hole in the deck of the uss forrestal in search of survivors after the explosion in july. Kennedy cv67 the kitty hawk herself was the first of the group to come online and the last to remain in service, also becoming the second longest serving us navy vessel after the uss constitution when. For rating shirts click on your rating abbreviation below.
See more of uss enterprise cvn 65 book on facebook. List of navy ships va presumptive for agent orange exposure. She was part of the uss kitty hawk cv63 task group which was dispatched to the arabian sea in response to the iranian occupation of the u. Townsend below was a relative to captain marland townsend, commanding officer of the uss kitty hawk above. Kitty hawk cruise book yearbook 6768 6768 1967 1968. During this line period aircraft flew 752 combat missions in support of operation rolling thunder, 229 supporting steel tiger, eight combat missions over south vietnam, and 833 support missions. Subsequent deployments were from 30 december 1968 to 4 september 1969 and 6 november 1970 to 17 june 1971. Uss kitty hawk cva63 later cv63 1967 1969 chronology and significant events 19671969. Alamo lsd33 1961, 1966, 196768, 1969, 1972, 1974, 197576, 1977, 1980, 1986. On august 22, 2019, the va began scanning more than 20 million images from the u. Navy warship to be named after the north carolina site of the wright brothers famous flight. Westpac cruise 1971 72 westpac cruise 1972 73 westpac cruise 1974 75. There were many patches made up by ships or individual departments and divisions to commemorate individual cruises or events.
She belonged to the kitty hawk class of carriers with the designation cv63 and saw deployment in south africa, the philippines, vietnam, japan, and other areas. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection 7300 total words in this text. Kitty hawk was both the first of the three kitty hawk class aircraft carriers to be commissioned and last to be decommissioned. Roosevelt uss hancock uss hornet c v 12 uss independence uss intrepid uss kearsarge uss kitty hawk uss midway uss oriskany uss ranger uss saratoga uss shangrila uss ticonderoga uss yorktown c vsio 1 2 34 57 810 11. A race riot at sea on the navy aircraft carrier kitty hawk.
Duty station timeline navy presidential unit citation. It commemorates the 1967 1968 vietnam combat cruise on yankee station and dixie station. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection. The supercarrier uss kitty hawk, formerly cva63, is the second naval ship named after kitty hawk, north carolina, the site of the wright brothers first powered airplane flight.
Uss kitty hawk cva63 1966 1967 vietnam westpac cruise book with a history of the ship, itinerary, its personel and air wing, with many photos of the ship and its many day to day operations, including all the different departments and fighter groups, the ports of call, including hawaii, and a stop at pearl harbor to pay homage to those who. Uss kitty hawk cva63 later cv63 1970s great southern. I would still have plenty more exposure to 1200 psi engineering plants coming up as a member of the atlantic fleet propulsion examining board and the board of inspection and survey, along with six years of experience in. Westpac cruise 1972 73 westpac cruise 1974 75 westpac cruise 1976 77 westpac cruise 1978.
Uss kitty hawk cv 63 uss kitty hawk was the lead ship of the navy s second class of super carriers and the second ship in the navy to bear the name. Apr 25, 2018 of the four kitty hawk class carriers the uss kitty hawk cv63, uss constellation cv64, the uss america cv66 and the uss john f. She has been treated at wright patterson air force base. Carrier deployments for westpac and vietnam 19641975 data. The uss kitty hawk riot was a racial conflict between white and black sailors aboard the united states navy aircraft carrier kitty hawk on the night of october 12, 1972, during the vietnam war. Uss kitty hawk cva 63 196566 cruise books capture the most personal memories of a sailors navy career. Uss kitty hawk was the lead ship of the navys second class of super carriers and the second ship in the navy to bear the name. The letter was skewed when welders transferred the small steel letter plates from the fantail to below the flight deck in the 1960s. Navy and coast guard deck logs so that they can be made available online. Uss kitty hawk cva 63 1967 1968 vietnam deployment cruise task force seventyseven with carrier air wing eleven cvw 11cruisebook for the aircraft carrier uss kitty hawk cva63.
In the early days of the vietnam war, black service members represented less than 5% of the navy. Creating those books is an old tradition in the us navy. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading troubled water. Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb. Initially commissioned as attack aircraft carrier cva 63, she was redesignated as multipurpose aircraft carrier cv 63 april 29, 1973. We specialize in us navy cruise books, us marine corps cruise books, air force books, and books on us military history. Uss kitty hawk 1966 1967 cruise book cruise book staff on. For her participation in the event, berkeley received the navy expeditionary medal. Uss kitty hawk cv63 the second kitty hawk cva63 was laid down by the new york ship building corp. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited.
The seventh uss ranger cv cva61 was the third of four forrestalclass supercarriers built for the united states navy in the 1950s. Bringle in command following shakedown in the western atlantic kitty hawk departed norfolk 11 august 1961. Eventually, nhhc transfers the deck logs to the national archives and records administration nara. It was the second naval ship named after kitty hawk, north carolina, the site of the wright brothers first powered airplane flight. The second ship by this name, she was commissioned april 21, 1961. Uss kitty hawk cva 63 westpac cruise book 1972 kitty. The only writing that i found in it is the previous owners name inside of the cover. Navy deck logs available in the national archives catalog. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment. Race riot at sea 1972 kitty hawk incident fueled fleetwide. Stolen while the kitty hawk was in port from 1972 1003 until 1972 1011 at the time, the hoel was in port from 1972 0928 until 1972 1017 for rick pogatshniks bmsn personal log large file, 11.
Kitty hawk again deployed from san diego for a western pacific westpac and vietnam cruise on 18 november 1967, returning home on 28 june 1968. Check out our uss kitty hawk cv 63 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates. Navy ships keep running records of their activities on board, and many of these logs are sent to the naval history and heritage command nhhc to be archived as permanent records. Louis and lost the one i had here is the only one i have, it is from my 7374 cruise aboard uss kitty hawk, cv63.
Uss kitty hawk was named for the site of the wright brothers first powered flight in 1903. The uss kitty hawk was a supercarrier, an unofficial designation for the largest aircraft carriers in the u. Navys official report on what happened, you can also go to their official website. Books, kenneth, po3, 19691973 boone, dan, po3, 1963 1967. Kitty hawk joined the 7th fleet 7 october 1962, relieving uss midway cva41 as flagship. 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. The second k on uss kitty hawks nameplate is upside down. Oct 06, 2009 go to to purchase a fulllength 1hr, 8min. Uss kitty hawk cv63 westpac deployment cruise book year log 1994 u s navy. Navy emporiumplease view our commemorative uss kitty hawk cv63 products in our ships store. Kitty hawk collided with oiler platte ao24 during a refueling in the midpacific. Enlarge aircraft carrier uss saratoga cv60 view in national archives catalog please note. Here you can download the uss kitty hawk cva 63 westpac cruise book 1972 as a high resolution. Cs arrival he has poked his wing at alomotst every department.
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