In 1975 both cambodia and vietnam would fall to the communist. It is one of the most famous and revered images of our ship. Uss hancock 1975 far eastern cruise cva19 carrier air task group two. General images uss hancock association crew gallery. South vietnamese refugees approach the uss kirk in a huey. Art ritchie made the last westpac cruise on the hancock in 1975. View the quarterdeck log vritual cruisebooks photo gallery movie page contact us links search uss hancock pictorial 1944. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment. Cruise book cd presentation advantages and features. The ship was the fourth us navy ship to bear the name, and was named for j ohn hanc ock, president of the second continental congress and first governor of the commonwealth of massachusetts. You will be able to zoom in to better read names etc. Hancock, along with uss coral sea cv 43, was back on yankee station by 30 march.
Uss hancock cv 19 westpac cruise book 1975 the cruise. Log19 captured image from log19 63 cruise book see kudos page for credits this is a good arial view of the hancock, complete with full completement of planes from carrier air group 21 a birde eye view from angel one off the starboard side 1975 donated by joe zeller. International shipping provided by the ebay global shipping program. Uss chicago cg11 final westpac deployment cruise book 1979 navy. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited.
This is the uss ranger cvacv61 history and memorial site. Uss hancock 1975 far eastern cruise cva19 carrier air. Uss hanco ck cvcva19 was one of 24 essexclass aircraft carriers built during world war ii for th e united states na vy. In 1975 i was ships company on board the uss hancock cva19. The cruise book cd makes it possible for several members of the family to own one. Cva19, 1963 westpac and unrep south china sea oct 1963. Uss hancock cvcva19 was one of 24 essexclass aircraft carriers built during world war ii. Uss hancock cva19 1957 the uss hancock cva19 strike 1957 far eastern cruise book is an excellent volume on the ship as she was commissioned after her scb125 modifications. Page copies from the 19701971 cruise book showing the hancock. Hancock cva 19 naval cruise book, class of 1975, page. In addition to the new angled deck and hurricane bow, hancock fielded that hot new twin tailed terror, the vought f7u cutlass.
In good condition, however, it does show some wear. A place where our former shipmates who served in the historic uss hancock from 1944 1975 can come and reconnect with their service in uss hancock cvcva19 oncemore. Reineman passed away on 4 april 2016 david was our historian for many years, it is only appropriate that we dedicate this gallery to dave. Creating those books is an old tradition in the us navy. These images were sent to jake the web tender for possible use on our site. Navy photo 1 from the uss hancock cva19 1975 cruise book available at. Check out our uss hancock cv 19 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates.
Here you can download the uss hancock cv 19 westpac cruise book 1975 as a high resolution. The following is a checklist of the awards earned by personnel of uss hancock and attached units during the periods indicated. Us navy cruise book uss forrestal cva 59 med cruise 1975. Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb. Statistics show that only 2535% of sailors purchased their cruise book. Hancock alternated with ranger and with uss kitty hawk cv 63 on yankee station until 10 may 1971 when she was relieved by uss midway cv 41. All stations pumping as the uss hancock cva19 takes on fuel and oil. The dates shown below are either a date in hancock history or inclusive dates for which eligibility exists. Ships ranger with emphasis on the 7th ship to bear that name, cva61.
The ship was the fourth us navy ship to bear the name, and was named for john hancock, president of the second continental congress and first governor of the commonwealth of massachusetts. Hancock cv19 1975 hank dd702 1957 harlan county lst1196 1988, 1989, 1994 harlan r. Operation frequent wind a south vietnamese helicopter pilot and his family, safely aboard the uss hancock, are escorted by a marine security guard to the refugee area during an evacuation, saigon, viet nam, april 29, 1975. Navy cruise book for sale us military collectibles. Article operation frequent wind 29 april 1975 page 2. Printing is also easily possible because of the high resolution 300dpi and the missing watermarks. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection. Another popular wwii picture of the fighting hannah 321 views this photo was taken from the hancock history book which was given shipmates after the war. The principal sources of the names were the cruise books. The usn formed a 48 ship task force to evacuate americans and other from these countries.
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. They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection. Welcome to the uss hancock cv19 guestbook forum navy. Uss randolph cvs15 mediterranean deployment cruise book year log 1967 navy. Navy cruise books, 19182009 this data collection contains u. On 17 march 1975 hancock was ordered to offload its air wing. Uss hancock cv19 1975 last west pac uss hancock cv19 cruise book sales office on. Uss hancock cvcva19 was one of 24 essexclass aircraft carriers built during world war ii for the united states navy.
I was order aboard the uss hancock cva19 late 1958, departed late 1961 made seval deployment on the uss hancock to hawaii, guam, philippines, okinawa, japan, hong kong, on the 19601961 deploymene i was tad to maa force, my rate was sh3 i was in s3 division later jd edward lindstromyears served. Check out our web sites for complete cruise book details. The carrier made a training cruise to hawaii, then departed alameda on 21 october for another tour of. If any information on this page is inaccurate or if a commanding officer is deceased and not listed as such, please sound off so i can update this page.
On the left is the last westpac cruise patch in 1975 and the official hancock patch 258 views. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection 7300 total words in this text 51733 reads ship name hull number year of cruise or publication. Listing of awards earned while attached to uss hancock. Carrier deployments for westpac and vietnam 19641975 data. The multimedia presentation gives a whole new look and feel to these great cruise books. Uss hancock cv19 ww ii deployment cruise book year log 1945 navy. Uss hancock cva19 vietnam deployment cruise book year. Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009. The day midway through the cruise where the officers and chiefs make dinner for the enlisted men.
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