Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of. With no current information available on hostile activities by north korean forces, the officer in charge at us cincpacflt assigned the mission a risk assessment of minimal. Uss arlington agmr 2 was previously the uss saipan cvl48 and converted into a command ship and renamed arlington agmr 2. On 19 april 1948, she departed norfolk for quonset point, r. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. Enlarge aircraft carrier uss saratoga cv60 view in national archives catalog please note. I became an rd now os and was on the tico from 6668 2 cruises. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed. Twentyone carriers all the operational carriers except for the uss john f. Uss arlington ap174 was a cape johnsonclass transport. The number of carriers on station varied throughout the war, but on average three carriers remained on. After completion he was ordered to the uss arlington agmr2, which was then in the tonkin gulf, vietnam. The uss arlington agmr 2, a saipanclass aircraft carrier coverted to a major communications relay ship, was commissioned on 14 jul 1946.
Flat tops and fledglings a history of american aircraft. Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this website. List of ships with agent orange exposure confirmed salem. Initially redesignated cc3, saipan was instead reclassified as a major communications relay ship agmr2 on september 1, 1964. The core purpose and vision of trees for life is to restore the caledonian forest and all its constituent species of flora and fauna to the scottish highlands.
Agmr 2 jan 11, 2011 saipan class light aircraft carrier. Our next reunion is scheduled for the first week of october, 2021 in san diego, ca. Uss arlington agmr2 communications major relay ship. Navy, including its aircraft carrier, contributes to the security of japan, and. Navy ship commissioned during the vietnam war to receive, process and deliver vital communications between the pentagon and commanders in the vietnam theater of operations. Possibly made during one of their last cruises off vietnam. The first uss saipan cvl 48 was a light aircraft carrier of the united states navy, the lead ship of her class of carrier.
Uss arlington lpd24 is a san antonioclass amphibious transport dock currently in commission. Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009. On august 22, 2019, the va began scanning more than 20 million images from the u. Skip was finally released in 1971 with an honorable discharge and although he didnt reenlist, he did give it some thought. Thank you for visiting our website and for signing the guestbook. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. Major communications relay ship agmr2 arlington, wright cvl49 1959. She remained in mothballs until march 1963 when she began conversion to a command ship. Navy and coast guard deck logs from 1956 to 1978 will be closed to researchers. The ship was in service from march 1964 through december 1969, and this website is dedicated to the men who served aboard the annapolis.
Headed north of 17th parallel to rendezvous with uss lofberg dd759 va presumptive ships list. After almost a year on the repose, i was reassigned to the uss arlington agmr 2 in 69 and ended up decommissioning her in long beach. I was then assigned incountry to naval support activity danang working harbor security on pbrs but got reassigned within a month to uss the harbor because i got stung by a bunch of invisible jelly fish with a severe reaction. Uss arlington lpd24 is a san antonioclass amphibious transport dock.
As a result, the monthly average during 1968 of three attack carriers deployed at yankee station decreased to two ships. Uss arlington agmr2 was previously the uss saipan cvl48 and converted into a command ship and renamed arlington agmr2. While in the navy, he went to radio a school at san diego ntc. Creating those books is an old tradition in the us navy. Blue water navy ships deck log summary in support of hr. Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb. Uss arlington served her country for 23 years and 6 months, until decommissioned on 14 jan 1970. Each page has been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable computer viewing. Kennedy conducted 86 combat cruises and completed over 9,000 days of on line operations in the gulf of tonkin. Major communications relay ship agmr 2 arlington, wright cvl49 1959. There have been 15203 visits since 20070723 this page was last accessed on 20200518. A new type ship began operating with the fleet in the fall of 1964 in effect a shoresized naval communications station but afloat and mobile.
The first uss saipan cvl48 was a light aircraft carrier of the united states navy, the lead ship of her class of carrier. Uss arlington agmr 2 commissioning program on cd 1966. Arlington agmr 2 naval cruise book, class of 1968, page of 164 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. Uss arlington, a 14,500ton major communications relay ship, was originally commissioned in july 1946 as the small aircraft carrier saipan cvl48. I served aboard the uss sumner county lst 1148 from august, 1965 until june, 1967 as yn3 along with a lot of great people. If you also served aboard and you remember one of the people below you can click on. The uss annapolis agmr 1 is the navys first major communications relay ship. The uss arlington agmr2, a saipanclass aircraft carrier coverted to a major communications relay ship, was commissioned on 14 jul 1946. Blue water navy ships deck log summary in support of hr 299. Later renamed uss arlington agmr2 uss saipan cvl48. See more ideas about battleship, naval history and navy ships.
The uss arlington agmr2 deployment history and significant events of her service career follow. Uss arlington is the eighth san antonio class amphibious transport dock and the third ship in the navy named after arlington, va. Andrews society of sacramento has registered with trees for life to dedicate a grove of new trees in the highlands of scotland in honor of our fallen brothers over the years. Hornet had only one cachet for the job, making it a monumental task to cachet the. Nov 06, 2006 uss arlington is the eighth san antonio class amphibious transport dock and the third ship in the navy named after arlington, va. The first arlington ap174 was named for the county in virginia. Spent time on hunley, canopus, and took holland around the world. The government of japan sees that the presence of the u.
Ss340 uss entemedor, sq10 at state pier, then sq2 lower base. Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the uss arlington agmr 2. In april 1965, while in the midst of a lengthy conversion at mobile, alabama, the ship was renamed arlington.
United states navy sailor your name here proudly served sept 1963 sept 1967. I did cruises on ticonderoga cva14 6466, an incountry tour in the delta in 71, and 2 cruises in constellation cv64 7174. Navy and coast guard deck logs so that they can be made available online. Vietnam era crew uss sumner county lst 1148 for reunion 1719 sep 99 in tn. She was later selected for conversion into a command ship in 19631964, but instead of becoming a command ship she was converted to the major communications relay ship arlington agmr2. The ship is named in commemoration of the terrorist attack on the pentagon on september 11, 2001, and therefore, steel taken from the pentagon will be displayed on board the uss arlington. You would be purchasing the uss arlington agmr 2 commissioning program. Saint andrews society of sacramento flowers of the forest.
She was later selected for conversion into a command ship in 19631964, but instead of becoming a command ship she was converted to the major communications relay ship arlington agmr2 in 1965. This would make a nice gift and a great addition to any historic military collection. In april 1965 her name was changed to uss arlington agmr2. They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection. Agmr2 jan 11, 2011 saipan class light aircraft carrier. Throughout the past 25 or so years, the uss annapolis agmr 1 reunion association has had several reunions for shipmates to gather and reminisce their experiences while aboard the ship. Navy deck logs available in the national archives catalog. May 17, 2018 05221966 0901 moored starboard side to uss ute atf76 va presumptive ships list april 66 to april 67 anchored in danang harbor. Initially redesignated cc3, saipan was instead reclassified as a major communications relay ship agmr 2 on september 1, 1964. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment. Uss arlington apa129 was a haskellclass attack transport that was renamed uss marvin h. Feb 20, 2010 i was aboard uss arlington agmr 2 6667 and we i spent 3 tours off the coast of vd, steaming up and down the coast i was there when the forestal caught fire we had barrels of ag orange on board and would transfer them to other places with helos on board. The ships first mission was to be a period primarily for testing. Served at notu port canaveral as test engineer, recovered the space shuttle challenger, service school command in orlando.
Ship name hull number year of cruise or publication. After purchasing the print simply email us or indicate in the notes section of your payment what you would like printed on it. Reclassified in september 1964 as a major communications relay ship with hull number agmr 2. Uss arlington agmr 2 commissioned august 27th 1966 a great part of naval history. Uss saipan cvl48, built 1946 was originally being converted to a command ship cc3 in 1963. The first operational mission for uss pueblo was conceived and tasked by the us naval security group command. Travel navy uss miller old salt of the sixth fleet. Uss annapolis agmr1 communications major relay ship. I was aboard uss arlington agmr2 6667 and we i spent 3 tours off the coast of vd, steaming up and down the. On the 18th, she also relieved uss mindoro cve120 as flagship of carrier division 17 cardiv 17. Redesignated as an aircraft transport in may 1959 with hull number avt6. Alamo lsd33 1961, 1966, 196768, 1969, 1972, 1974, 197576, 1977, 1980, 1986.