Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection. A web site dedicated to the united states ship guided missile cruiser uss horne cg30dlg30. She then ran trials and operated locally on training evolutions out of san diego, spending christmas holidays in port. Standley, his chief of naval operations, to clandestinely monitor every. If you would like to confirm that this yearbook is not missing any pages or. After highlighting the cruise with port visits to san salvador. Standley s services as united states ambassador to the soviet union from february, 1942, to october, 1943. Standley sustains minor damage when several ammunition barges which had been secured alongside begin to break loose and pound the sides of the ship in heavy winds and high seas while the standley is anchored in the san francisco bay. Most of the pages of this book are devoted to admiral william h. This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard uss wiliam h. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. In 1936, president franklin rooseveltwho was concerned about japans growing military mightinstructed william h. Standley dlgcg32 was a belknapclass destroyer leader cruiser. Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment.
Navy retired, now ambassador to russia, to an ordnance repair depot in the middle east. This video i made is a photo and video montage of some of the many ports and ops i had experienced on the uss william h. Dlg32cg32 guest book signup now available on new webpage click for new visitor logbook the primary purpose of this site is to provide the means for us to locate each other. Standley underwent a major overhaul from the autumn of 1977 into the late summer of the following year. Dlg32, thomas dzikiewicz, sk3, 19661968, burnsideengine3 at, if you ever. If you would like us to do a name lookup for this yearbook, please contact us before placing the order. Standley cg32 guided missile cruiser dlg32 guided missile frigate associationhome page official click here to see signal flags identified.
She was named for admiral william harrison standley, former chief of. She was launched as dlg32, a frigate, and reclassified cruiser on 30 june 1975. They are not official navy publications, and the navy does not stock, sell, or republish these books. Comdesron 8 staff, still dont have 6768 med cruise book. William harrison standley 18 december 1872 25 october 1963 was an admiral in the united states navy, who served as chief of naval operations from 1933 to 1937. This can make copies of some books, especially older volumes, extremely rare. Navy cruise books, 19182009uss william h standley cg32.
According to a local paper describing the cruise, the detachment. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection 7300 total words in this text 51656 reads ship name hull number year of cruise or publication aaaron ward dm34 1945 abbot dd629 1958, 1960. Bonner, commander, cruiser destroyer flotilla 6, during a springboard exercise in the caribbean. Creating those books is an old tradition in the us navy. Standley remained a vital unit of the united states pacific fleet. Standley dlgcg32 1975 mediterranean cruise courtesy mark bledsoe. Uss william h standley cg32 1977 1978 mediterranean cruise. Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb. Reviewed by cwo darien garland on december 6th 1941, in the days of celestial navigation, there were flying boats in the sky over the pacific ocean, heading towards the hawaiian island of oahu. Commissioned 09 july 1966 and decommissioned 11 fed 1994,now in davy jones locker as a artificial reef.
She was named for admiral william harrison standley, former chief of naval operations and ambassador to the soviet union. Belknap class destroyer leadercruiser,named for admiral william harrison standley former cno and ambassador to the soviet union. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who. Naval shipyard early in august for restricted availability and received alterations that would permit her to function as a piraz positive. The mission of hope westpac 9293 cruise book of uss william h. This collection is searchable by ship name, ship id, year, and name of crew member. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of.
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