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America then operated locally out of norfolk into the spring of 1977 until sailing for the mayport, fla. America welcomed her final air wing, cvw1, aboard during 1982 and in august departed for an elevenweek cruise which ranged from the north atlanticand mediterranean for nato exercises, and finally the caribbean for her operational readiness evaluation. The uss somers, from 1959 to 1982 participated in 11 cruises. Shop for uss cv cruise book from u s naval history store. Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. Oct 17, 2017 uss dixie ad14 details about uss dixie ad14 final voyage cruise book 1981 1982 stay safe and healthy. America departed the mediterranean on 2 november and was home ten days later. Pictures of friends, port calls and facts about their commands can all be found within the pages. William edward ellis november 7, 1908 september 26, 1982 was a vice admiral in the u. Uss america cva66 19691970 world cruisevietnam cruise book. They include the volumes in the navy department library s collection, the nations largest cruise book collection. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection 7300 total words in this text 51617 reads ship name hull number year of cruise or publication. Uss america is the third naval ship to be named such.
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