George washington cvn 73 naval cruise book, class of 1994. In 1994, during george washington s maiden deployment the ship served as the backdrop for the 50th anniversary of dday. I cut this as a bit of fun after several press facilities on board. Uss george washington aircraft carrier cvn73 persian gulf feb 1998.
Uss george washington cvn 73 mediterranean and arabian. Uss george washington cvn73 is a united states navy nuclearpowered aircraft carrier, the sixth carrier in the nimitz class and the fourth us navy ship named after george washington, the first president of the united states. In 1994, during george washingtons maiden deployment the ship served as the backdrop for the 50th anniversary of dday. She was deployed to bosnia and herzegovina in 1996 during operation decisive endeavor. Though built in virginia, her new home is in japan. Incredible photography and great detail abound in this cruise book, w attention was given to every detail. Naval vessel register uss george washington cvn 73.
Launched in 1959, the uss george washington class submarines were lengthened skipjack submarines. George washington cvn 73 naval cruise book, class of. After uss george washington pulled into norfolk in july 2004, the knighthawks commenced a sixmonth surgemaintenance phase. Uss george washington cvn73 is a united states navy nuclearpowered aircraft supercarrier, the sixth carrier in the nimitz class and the fourth us navy ship named after george washington, the first president of the united states. Uss washington for sale collectibles for everything. We are happy to offer a classic style 5 panel custom us navy submarine ssbn 598 uss george washington embroidered hat. August 1, cvn 73 anchored in sasebo harbor, japan, for a threeday port visit and to embark friends and family members for a tiger cruise. George washington cvn 73 naval cruise book, class of 1996, page of 720.
Uss george washington cvn73 1994 maiden deployment cruise book. Inactive for ten years beginning in 1931, she was briefly uss catlin ap19 in 1941 and was operated as the british and u. On 20 may 1994, barry departed norfolk, virginia on her first mediterranean deployment. Navshipso navsea shipbuilding support office norfolk naval shipyard code 284, bldg 705 portsmouth, va 237091020 757 9673484 757 9672957 fax.
Uss george washington, a 37,000 ton displacement troop transport, was built at stettin, germany, in 1908 as the 25,570 gross ton passenger liner george washington. Uss george washington cvn73 deployment cruise book. January 19, 1994 the george washington departed homeport for a. Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb. Uss george washington is the sixth ship in the nimitz class of aircraft carriers and the fourth ship in the navy to bear the name.
Camera work by one of the true greats in television news. Pentagon drops plan to retire uss george washington u. Our website covers many of our interests, including. Bay of bengal april 14, 2012 uss topeka ssn 754 leads uss carl vinson cvn 70, uss bunker hill cg 52, uss halsey ddg 97, usns bridge taoe 10 and ships of the indian navy in formation during malabar, an annual bilateral naval field training exercise between the two navies. Passenger lists from the uss george washington, when carrying troops to europe during the first world war. The barry is the second ship in the arleigh burke class. From january to october 1994, commander groothousen served as head. The uss george washington was also critical in responding to iraqs threatened second invasion of kuwait being called to the persian gulf for the second time in the deployment. Mackenzie dd836 1953, 1970, 1976 george philip ffg12 1985 georgetown agtr2 1967, 1968, 1969 george washington cvn73 1994 gettysburg cg64 1993, 1999 glover ff1098 1986 goldsborough ddg20 1965, 1968, 1971 gonzalez ddg66 1999. Per reference a, the command history for calendar year 1994 is submitted as enclosure 1. This is a great cruise book documenting the uss george washington s 19971198 mediterraneanarabian gulf deployment. Deyo dd 989 naval cruise book, class of 1994, page 7.
Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment. The ship was then given new oilfired boilers to improve her performance and, from april 1943, was again the army transport george washington. September 2, uss george washington departed homeport for. Mar 25, 2010 uss george washington aircraft carrier cvn73 persian gulf feb 1998. Two nuclear reactors that permit the ship to steam for almost 18 years before refueling. As the crises grew george washington joined the uss nimitz and hms invincible.
The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. 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. She was deployed to bosnia and herzegovina in 1996 during. Great deals from u s naval history store in ebay stores. In autumn 1999, vf102 deployed again to the persian gulf in support of operation southern watch over southern iraq. George washington cvn 73 naval cruise book, class of 1994, page 11 of 731 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. This listing is for the following original cruise book. In july 1993, uss deyo then deployed to the baltic sea as command ship for baltops 93, in which she worked with many nations including the former russian navy. Built by master ship model builders with more than40 years individual experience. May 1994 november 1994 with cvw7 aboard uss george washington cvn 73 january 1996 july 1996 with cvw7 aboard uss george washington cvn 73 february 1998 august 1998 with cvw7 aboard uss john c.
The military had proposed mothballing the uss george washington, reducing the u. George washington was built as a merchant vessel at providence, r. Uss george washington cvn 73 mediterranean and arabian sea. Homepage share the heritage send email information about the ship named, s. Department of the naw uss george washington cvn 73 fpo ae 095502873 5750 ser 01 from. Welcome aboard the uss george washington cvn 73 facebook fan page, provided by. George washington cvn 73 naval cruise book, class of 1996. The nimitzclass aircraft carrier underway for a family day cruise. Find out more about these records and how to access them below. November 14, uss george washington, along with uss antietam cg 54 and uss cowpens cg 63, arrived in the vicinity of the leyte gulf in support of operation damayan. The ship was also known as uss george washington id3018 and usat george washington in service of the united states navy and united states army, respectively, during world war i. Vf102 diamondbacks fighter squadron fitron one zero two. With a capacity of nearly 2700 passengers nearly half in the steerage class. Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment.
Navy uss george washington cvn73 navy veteran locator. Creating those books is an old tradition in the us navy. Uss george washington cvn 73, newport news, virginia. The book is in very good condition with a few small indentations on the front cover. Ss george washington was an ocean liner built in 1908 for the bremenbased north german lloyd and was named after george washington, the first president of the united states. Uss george washington cvn73 deployment cruise book year log 2010 navy. Apr 29, 2012 uss george washington aircraft carrier at sea. Uss george washington preventive maintenance team makes masks to combat covid19 george washington s pm25 team has taken on a new task. Check out our uss george washington cvn 73 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates. George washington was christianed by former first lady barbara bush and participated in the 50 th anniversary festivities for dday.
The contract for george washington was awarded to newport news shipbuilding on 27 december 1982. Commanding officer, uss george washington cvn 73 to. Stationed on the gw 19901994, took for granted that time of my life. Uss george washington cvn73 deployment cruise book year log 2010.
Uss george washington cvn73 is a united states navy nuclearpowered aircraft carrier. Passenger lists from the uss george washington during the. Cvn73 is named after george washington 17321799, 1st president of the united. During this period the knighthawks setup and executed a highly successful joint usnusaf aim120 missile shoot. Uss george washington final departure from japan duration. Cruise book, uss george washington cvn 73, 1996 mediterranean. Uss george washington cvn 73 mediterranean and arabian sea cruise book 1994 did you serve aboard uss george washington cvn 73. Her keel was laid on 25 august 1986, she was christened on 21 july 1990. Displacing 97,000 tons and stretching 1,092 feet from bow to stern, this mighty aircraft carrier boasts a 4. After redeploying on another training cruise, a 25 september 2011 video from the carrier uploaded to youtube became a viral hit. The ship was also known as uss george washington id3018 and usat george washington in service of the united states navy and united states army, respectively, during. George washington is a nimitzclass nuclearpowered supercarrier commissioned in 1992.
The nimitz class aircraft carrier underway for a family day cruise. George washington cvn 73 naval cruise book, class of 1996, page of 720 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. T is a 3cm long tear on the front, top are of the spine. Her keel was laid on 25 august 1986, she was christened on 21. Commemorate the uss george washingtons time as the forward deployed naval force in their 2015 fair winds and following seas cruisebook. Uss george washington cvn 73 uss george washington is the sixth ship in the nimitz class of aircraft carriers and the fourth ship in the navy to bear the name. The fourth barry ddg 52 was launched on 10 may 1991 by ingalls shipbuilding inc. On april 7, 2008, the george washington left norfolk, va. August 8, uss george washington returned to yokosuka after completing an 11week patrol.
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