Ships ranger with emphasis on the 7th ship to bear that name, cva61. Commissioned as attack aircraft carrier cva 61, the ranger was. On 27 may 1972, she returned to west coast operation until 16 november, when. Here you can download the uss ranger cva 61 westpac cruise book 1972 73 as a high resolution. Butte, ae27, 1970, 1972, 197273, 1982, 1989, 199596. Printing is also easily possible because of the high resolution 300dpi and the missing watermarks. This is the uss ranger cvacv61 history and memorial site. On 10 march 1971, ranger, along with uss kitty hawk, set a record of 233 strike sorties for one day in action against north vietnam. Ranger entered the history books on 21 march 1983 when an an all woman.
Check out our uss ranger cv 61 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates. Navy, uss ranger cvacv61, all former crew members, squadrons, marine detachment or. Navy a brief history of aircraft carriers uss ranger cv 61. You will be able to zoom in to better read names etc. The quality is not all that good but i was able to enhance it a bit and i added flight deck sounds to give the. During this cruise, ranger was again deployed to yankee station to. Get the best deals on uss book when you shop the largest online selection at. Vietnam navy uss saint paul ca73 cruise book 7th fleet westpac log orig 1968. Stingers recovering aboard uss ranger cva61, possibly in 197071. This is from 8mm movie film i took during flight ops in late 1972 aboard the ranger. Here you can download the uss ranger cv 61 westpac cruise book 1976 as a high resolution. The seventh uss ranger cvcva61 was the third of four forrestalclass supercarriers built. December, 1972, off vietnam, uss ranger suffers a fire in the main machinery room while the ship operates off vietnam. Ranger service 1969 1973 a 1 division deck edge elevators.
Uss saratoga cv60 u s navy pacific 1972 yearbook style hardback. Uss ranger cva 61 westpac cruise book 196869 did you serve aboard uss ranger cv 61. Photo from the rangers 1959 cruise book 3 january27 july, probably taken. Ranger entered the history books on 21 march 1983 when an all woman. Back to last page back to cruise book page back to uss ranger page. Vietnam navy uss saint paul ca73 cruise book 7th fleet westpac log orig. On 10 march 1971, ranger, along with uss kitty hawk cv 63. This video is compiled completely from pictures from my first cruise book on the uss ranger cva61.