Uss george washington cvn 73 mediterranean and arabian sea cruise book 2002. The 6th nimitz class cvn73 carrier the uss george washington started to serve in the u. They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection. On february, george washington began a sixmonth planned incremental availability pia at norfolk naval shipyard. Uss george washington is the sixth ship in the nimitz class of aircraft carriers and the fourth ship in the navy to bear the name.
This us government system is subject to monitoring. Uss george washington says goodbye to japan for the last. Uss george washington cvn 73 97 98 med gulf cruise book uss george washington cvn 72 mediterranean persian gulf cruise 199798 hard back cruise book. Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. Find out more about these records and how to access them below. This cruise book documents the uss george washingtons 2002 deployment.
Uss george washington cvn 73 operation iraqi freedom cruise book 2004. After working alongside craftsmen from the puget sound naval shipyard and. Poster, many sizes aircraft carrier uss george washington cvn 73 guam at suns. She was deployed to bosnia and herzegovina in 1996 during operation decisive. Brand new 2015 uss george washington cvn73 original u. Uss george washington cvn 73 uss george washington is the sixth ship in the nimitz class of aircraft carriers and the fourth ship in the navy to bear the name. Incredible photography and great detail abound in this cruise book, w attention was given to every detail. Navshipso navsea shipbuilding support office norfolk naval shipyard code 284, bldg 705 portsmouth, va 237091020 757 9673484 757 9672957 fax. She was refitted with new oilfired boilers and a single smokestack, as.
On june 1st, 1940, uss washington was launched on june 1st, 1940 and underwent the typical shakedown cruise before being officially commissioned on may 15th, 1941 with captain howard h. Check out our uss george washington cvn 73 crew list and reconnect with old shipmates. Navy uss george washington cvn73 navy veteran locator. With this alteration, work moved forward to complete the vessel under the new designation uss george washington ssbn 598. The former name was given to a new attack submarine which would be lost under suspicious circumstances in 1968. Uss george washington cvn 73 mediterranean and arabian. Homepage share the heritage send email information about the ship named, s. Though built in virginia, her new home is in japan. Great deals from u s naval history store in ebay stores. Uss george washington public affairsus navy f35c lightning ii carrier variant aircraft and their crew landed aboard uss george washington cvn 73 on august 14 to complete developmental testing dtiii. On april 7, 2008, the george washington left norfolk, va. Uss george washington cvn73 is a united states navy nuclearpowered aircraft carrier, the sixth carrier in the nimitz class and the fourth us navy ship named after george washington, the first president of the united states. The ship was also known as uss george washington id3018 and usat george washington in service of the united states navy and united states army, respectively, during world war i. Courtesy video uss george washington cvn 73 uss george washington cvn 73 and carrier air wing cvw 5 five conduct flight.
Ss george washington was an ocean liner built in 1908 for the bremenbased north german lloyd and was named after george washington, the first president of the united states. Anderson, george washington entered the water on june 9. Uss george washington cvn73 med arabian gulf cruise book year log 2000. Mackenzie dd836 1953, 1970, 1976 george philip ffg12 1985 georgetown agtr2 1967, 1968, 1969 george washington cvn73 1994 gettysburg cg64 1993, 1999 glover ff1098 1986 goldsborough ddg20 1965, 1968, 1971 gonzalez ddg66 1999. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection. Uss george washington cvn73 is a united states navy nuclearpowered aircraft supercarrier, the sixth carrier in the nimitz class and the fourth us navy ship named after george washington, the first president of the united states. With a capacity of nearly 2700 passengers nearly half in. The construction, christening by first lady barbara bush, and commissioning are all detailed events covered include change of command, deployment day, turnover with jfk, homecoming, and of course, the gws involvement in operation enduring freedom. George washington returned to home port on 19 december 2000. Uss george washington cvn 73, newport news, virginia.
Uss george washington cvn 73 westpac cruise book 2009. George washington was built as a merchant vessel at providence, r. Two nuclear reactors that permit the ship to steam for almost 18 years before refueling. Army transport halftone reproduction of a photograph taken circa 19431945. George washington cvn 73 naval cruise book, class of 1996, page of 720 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. Uss george washington cvn73 deployment cruise book year log 2011 u. February 28, the george washington underway for tsta iiifep and comptuex in the gulf of mexico. The aircraft of carrier air wing 17 cvw17 flew more than 9,000 sorties and made 9,000 arrested landings aboard george washington. Uss tarawa lha 1 naval cruise book, class of 2000, page 66 of 204 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. Naval vessel register uss george washington cvn 73. Uss george washington cvn 73 leaves fleet activities yokosuka, japan, for sea trials in preparation for next patrol. Flight deck operations uss george washington cvn73. T is a 3cm long tear on the front, top are of the spine. George washington is a nimitzclass nuclearpowered supercarrier commissioned in 1992.
Uss george washington, a 37,000 ton displacement troop transport, was built at stettin, germany, in 1908 as the 25,570 gross ton passenger liner george washington. Uss george washington cvn 73 mediterranean and arabian sea cruise book 2000. Back to last page back to uss george washington page. Welcome aboard the uss george washington cvn 73 facebook fan page, provided by.
Pentagon drops plan to retire uss george washington u. Though the george washington was originally laid down as the skipjack class attack submarine uss scorpion, her construction. Uss george washington cvn 73 97 98 med gulf cruise book. Uss george washington cvn73 unofficial ships store. The military had proposed mothballing the uss george washington, reducing the u. Alameda to 1975 10nov1958 careless magazine explosion kills 2, off san francisco 3jan1959 to 27jul1959 1st westpac cruise. In years to come, when old tales be retold, may this book help the men who lived and fought and became a part of her recall their life and experiences aboard the u. Back to last page back to cruise book page back to uss george washington. Uss george washington cvn 73 for sale war collectibles. Uss george washington cvn 73 sailors gathered for a ceremony on the flight deck, 30 june 2006, to commemorate the nations 230th, and the ships 14th birthday.
The aircraft carrier uss george washington pulls out of port and leaves japan for the final time monday, may 18, 2015. George washington cvn 73 naval cruise book, class of. Uss george washington cruise books currently for sale on ebay. Eventually, nhhc transfers the deck logs to the national archives and records administration nara. January 26, 2000 uss george washington departed norfolk for fleet carrier qualifications off the coast of virginia.
This is a great cruise book documenting the uss george washingtons 19971198 mediterraneanarabian gulf deployment. She was built by newport news shipbuilding and was commissioned on 4 july 1992. Uss ranger 1957 1958 cruise book, 1st cruise book 20aug1958 ports. Tests of the navys newest strike fighter will be carried out by patuxent river integrated test force team of test pilots, engineers and squadron sailors. Uss george washington cvn 73 operation iraqi freedom. George washington was christianed by former first lady barbara bush and participated in the 50 th anniversary festivities for dday. Uss washington walkaround the uss washington sported a conventional battleship design for the time. Navy ships keep running records of their activities on board, and many of these logs are sent to the naval history and heritage command nhhc to be archived as permanent records. Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009. After battle report of the mighty ws sinking of the kirishma and the ayanami. Atlantic naval force and took part in the gulf war.
Uss george washington cvn73 cruise book year log 2015 forward deployed navy. Uss george washington was the lead boat in her class of ballistic missile submarines built for the us navy, laid down at general dynamics electric boat shipyard in november 1958 and commissioned into us navy service in december 1959. For any calendar year not listed the ship failed to submit a report for that timeframe. The contract for george washington was awarded to newport news shipbuilding on 27 december 1982. The uss george washington embarks on its second deployment, bringing it back to the mediterranean and into the arabian gulf.