View of aircraft carrier uss hancock through the cockpit glass. 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. Uss hancock 14 july 1955 a series of photos showing ted reilly, a u. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection 7300 total words in this text 51818 reads ship name hull number year of cruise or publication. Sea trials with her newly designed nuclear reactor cores, containing enough energy to power her for the next ten years, ensued. For 125,000 vietnameseamericans and their descendants, april 30, 1975 marks the day their lives changed forever. The uss hancock cvcva19 was an aircraft carrier of the essex class built during world war ii. Find great deals on ebay for uss hancock cva 19 and uss hancock cv 19. Feb 20, 2010 roger maythewson february 27, 2020 10. Check out our web sites for complete cruise book details. An acrostic synopsis of the hannahs life, taken from cruise book 71 72, spells out phuque perhaps a joke by one of our public information office writers. International shipping provided by the ebay global shipping program. On 17 march 1975 hancock was ordered to offload its air wing.
Hancock was built at newburyport, massachusetts, and placed under command of captain john manley 17 april 1776. Deployed 228 days 16 june, 1967 to 31 january, 1968. Mar 24, 2015 captain nick, on the 1976 ranger cruise i was a ltjg rio in vf154. The fighting hannah or simply hanna served in world war ii and the vietnam war. See more ideas about uss hancock, aircraft carrier and navy ships. Hardcover january 1, 1969 see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions price. Captain nick, on the 1976 ranger cruise i was a ltjg rio in vf154. Cruise book cd presentation advantages and features. Carrier deployments for westpac and vietnam 19641975. Uss hector ar7 1975 cruise book operation new life vietnamese refugees. I too had a doubleby pass 01102020 and how have copd from around 1974, i how have pleural plaque asbestos,i tryed to get more disability,but all i get is the run around a go here for this test and go here for that test, till they get the right read,s they. Welcome to the uss hancock cv19 guestbook forum navy. Uss hancock cv19 1975 last west pac uss hancock cv19 cruise book sales office on.
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. Printing is also easily possible because of the high resolution 300dpi and the missing watermarks. Uss america uss bennington uss bon horn richard uss constellation uss coral sea uss enterprise uss forrestal uss franklin d. In 1975 both cambodia and vietnam would fall to the communist. Alameda to 1975 10nov1958 careless magazine explosion kills 2, off san francisco 3jan1959 to 27jul1959 1st westpac cruise. Well now the hanna was loaded up with hmh463 ch53s and their squadron of 300 airdale marines to support them and was heading to da pisubic bay, philippines. If you already have the cruise book usually only one person in the family has it. Ntc san diego 1974804 anchor ntc san diego 1975 157 anchor ntc san diego 1975 922 anchor ntc san diego 1976124 anchor. 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. Carrier deployments for westpac and vietnam 19641975 data.
Hancock cv19 1975 hank dd702 1957 harlan county lst1196 1988, 1989, 1994 harlan r. This is what occurred on the flight deck of the uss hancock cva19 during operation frequent wind. In later years served as a light attack carrier off vietnam. Gary kerans passed along pictures of his recent visit with you and your website link. The cruise book cd makes it possible for several members of the. Art ritchie made the last westpac cruise on the hancock in 1975. Apr 16, 2014 uso troupe aboard aircraft carrier uss hancock. Uss hancock cva 19 westpac cruise book 197071 did you serve aboard uss hancock cv 19. Navy usn landing signal officer lso running for his life just prior to a vought f7u3 cutlass impacting the edge of the flight deck of the aircraft carrier uss hancock cva19 on 14 july 1955.
Page copies from the 19701971 cruise book showing the hancock did earn the battle efficiency e in 1969. Redesignated as a multimission aircraft carrier cv 19 30 june 1975, but role did not change. During the 66 to 67 cruise the mattaponi tried to go up a river in vietnam to unrip three boats that were late coming out. The ship participated in critical operations in both conflicts as well as additional operations in the pacific.
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. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection. In good condition, however, it does show some wear. The carrier made a training cruise to hawaii, then departed alameda on 21 october for another tour of. Uss hancock cv 19 westpac cruise book 1975 the cruise. The ship was built in massachusetts and then sent to the pacific in the summer and was involved in combat almost right away. Uss hancock cva19 westpac vietnam deployment time line 21 october 1964 29 may 1965 cvw21 va212 va215 va216 vf24. They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection. Uss hancock cvcva19 was one of 24 essexclass aircraft carriers built during world war ii for the united states navy. Uss hancock 1975 far eastern cruise cva19 carrier air task group two. A little recap this is what i did on the uss hancock on 29 april 1975.
Welcome to the uss hancock cv19 guestbook forum navy emporium. You will be able to zoom in to better read names etc. Uss hancock cva 19 1957 uss hancock cva 19 1959 uss hancock cva 19 1958. Uss hancock was commissioned in 1944, and was an aircraft carrier of the essexclass. Uss hancock cva19 vietnam deployment cruise book year log. Maiden cruise 1962 mediterranean cruise 1963 world cruise 1964 operation sea orbit westpac cruise 1965 66 westpac cruise 1966 67 westpac cruise 1968 westpac cruise 1969 westpac cruise 1971 72 westpac cruise 1972 73 westpac cruise 1974 75 westpac cruise 1976 77 westpac cruise 1978 westpac cruise 1982 83 westpac cruise 1984 85. Uss ranger 1957 1958 cruise book, 1st cruise book 20aug1958 ports.
March 9 the 2020 reunion of the uss enterprise cvancvn65 association is scheduled to meet in las vegas, september 2327 at the sams town hotel. Vf24 made its last f8 crusader cruise aboard uss hancock in 1975. Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009. Uss hancock cva19 vietnam deployment cruise book year. My father served on the uss hancock cva19, from 1965 69. Decommissioned 30 jan 1976, stricken for disposal 31 jan 1976. If you made this cruise you have to have this book and, yes it is hard to find. We set sea and anchor detail and started up the river. In october of 1973, with the yom kippur war in the middle east under way, she was suddenly ordered to the southern end of the red sea so that her complement of a4 skyhawks and f8 crusaders could be turned over to the hardpressed israel defense forcesair force if necessary. Ntc san diego 1974804 anchor ntc san diego 1975 157 anchor ntc san diego 1975 922 anchor. The usn formed a 48 ship task force to evacuate americans and other from these countries. On that date, saigon fell to the forces of north vietnam and thousands of at risk vietnamese joined the dwindling number of americans still left in.
A former crew member of the mighty o has made the entire collection of cruise books from the uss oriskany available in digital format. Listing of awards earned while attached to uss hancock. Following the end of the vietnam conflict, the uss hancock remained on duty in the gulf of tonkin. Upon return to san diego the squadron transitioned to the f14 tomcat and received their first aircraft on december 9, 1975. Enterprise boldness, energy, and invention in practical affairs. Here you can download the uss hancock cv 19 westpac cruise book 1975 as a high resolution. Cruise book and document reproduction naval historical. Well now the hanna was loaded up with hmh463 ch53s and their squadron of 300 airdale marines to support them. Uss hancock cvcva19 was one of 24 essexclass aircraft carriers built during world war ii. List of ships with agent orange exposure confirmed. Under the deploymentsuss ranger 1975 1976 tab there is a russian bear over flight picture. Navy emporiumplease view our commemorative uss hancock cv19 products in our ships store. List of ships with agent orange exposure confirmed salem. Vf24 fighting renegades fighter squadron us navy f14 tomcat.
Check out our uss hancock cv 19 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates. Navy photo 1 from the uss hancock cva19 1975 cruise book. She helped with raids on the philippines, the ryukyus and formosa, and was damaged by a typhoon and a suicide plane in the end of 1944. Hancock was commissioned in april 1944, and served in. Each digital book is the same price regardless of its size or rarity. Uss hancock cv19 1975 last west pac uss hancock cv19. Was the uss oriskany any where near 12 miles from the coast of vietnam. Page copies from the 19701971 cruise book showing the hancock did earn the battle efficiency e. Navy photo 1 from the uss hancock cva19 1975 cruise book available at. Find great deals on ebay for uss cruise book and uss program. Veterans of uss enterprise is with ronald dziewit and 5 others.