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She was commissioned in may 1944 and made a west indies shakedown cruise prior to transiting the panama canal to the pacific in early september. Uss ticonderoga cva 14 cruise book 1957 1958 cd usn. Each page has been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable. She was also named after the essexclass aircraft carrier ticonderoga cv14 that was nearly sunk during world war ii. Uss ticonderoga cva14 vietnam war deployment cruise book year log 196566. Disasters and phenomena main tragedy of uss memphis sinking of uss. Uss ticonderoga cv cva cvs 14 essex class aircraft carrier. Ticon2010 when checking out of their shopping cart. Uss ticonderoga cvcvacvs14 was one of 24 essexclass aircraft carriers built during world war ii for the united states navy.
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We are us navy veterans of the aircraft carrier uss ticonderoga cvcvacvs 14 which served our country from 19441975, and the aegis cruiser uss ticonderoga cg 47 which served from 19822004. Uss ticonderoga cvcvacvs14 merchandise the uss ticonderoga cv14 was commissioned in may of 1944 and the fourth ship to have its name. Printing is also easily possible because of the high resolution 300dpi and the missing watermarks. Uss ticonderoga cva14 far east deployment cruise book year log 1964 navy. Uss ticonderoga was reclassified as cva 14 on october 1, 1952, and on october 21, 1969, became cvs 14.
Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection. Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. With the us entry into world war ii after the attack on pearl harbor, the essexclass became the us navys standard design for fleet carriers. They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection.
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