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The ship was launched in 1980, undertook its maiden voyage in 1983, and underwent refueling and overhaul between 2005 and 2009. Uss carl vinson was again underway on january 6, 2003 in the pacific ocean following a fiveday port visit to pearl harbor, hawaii. Western pacificiindian ocean cruise and its third deployment in all. Find highquality uss carl vinson stock photos and editorial news pictures from getty images.
February 4, the carl vinson carrier strike group was ordered to head west to act as a deterrent to north korea following an increase in tensions. The photos below were taken by me on february 2, 2009, and show the carl vinson at northrop grumman newport news shipyard during her refueling. Westpac patch for sale military collectibles for sale. Carl vinson carrier strike group returns from western pacific, u. It played host to the first ncaa basketball game on an aircraft carrier on 111111 between the university of north carolina and michigan state university. Aroundtheworld cruise jtfex iraqi freedom enduring freedom apra harbor, guam singapore manama, bahrain jebel ali, u. Uss ranger cva61 19621963 westpac cruise book 2volume set. Uss carl vinson cvn70 2003 westpac cruise book volume xv ebay.
The uss carl vinson cvn 70 is the third united states navy nimitz class supercarrier and is named after carl vinson, a congressman from georgia, in recognition of his contributions to the us navy. Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb. Uss carl vinson is the third nimitz class aircraft carrier and the first ship in the navy named after congressman carl vinson. Elliot ii, usn 19331968, who as commanding officer of patrol boat river squadron 57, was killed in action in the republic of vietnam on 29 december 1968. Mar, 1983, oct, 1983, homeport change around the world cruise. She was commissioned on 21 february 1976 and decommissioned on 27 march 2003. January, 2003 uss carl vinson departed bremerton to participate in a joint task force exercise jtfex, off the coast of southern california, before commencing a surge western pacific deployment.
It will also include illuminating many areas like flight deck, island, hanger, and catwalks. Carl vinson was scheduled to depart on westpac in late july 2001. Uss carl vinson cvn 70 is one of the finest, most advanced aircraft carriers ever developed. Carl vinson originally planned to operate with aircraft carrier midway cv41 during fleetex 85 phase ii, however, typhoons bill and clara forced her to cancel her participation on both occasions. Vf51 and vf111 took part in several exercises with regional air forces, including singapore, malaysia and thailand. Uss mattaponi ao41 westpac 1968 1969 cruise book deployment vietnam tab patch. This cruise book documents the uss carl vinson s tstafepcomputex deployment of 2005. Us sailor hit by plane on uss carl vinson flight deck rt. Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. The ship positioned herself northeast of the storm centers on the 30 knot wind radius.
Uss carl vinson cvn70 nuclearpowered aircraft carrier. Dubbed americas favorite carrier, the uss carl vinson cvn 70 has served as an activeduty carrier in the u. She is named for carl vinson, a congressman from georgia, in recognition of his contributions to the u. Navy f18 fighter jet takes off from aircraft carrier uss carl vinson during a fonops in the south china sea.
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All twelve ports visited are featured in photography, as well as, the other ships of the carl vinson strike group. There are no plans for her decommissioning at any point in the future. This page is to serve for quick updates on many great resources as well as events that are happening in the. Two carl vinson battle group ships, the destroyer uss lassen ddg 82 and guidedmissile cruiser uss antietam cg 54, both homeported in san diego, calif. Uss abraham lincoln cvn72 maiden deployment westpac 1991 navy patch cvw11. After 9 months sept 2003 carl vinson finally returned to bremerton on 15 september 2003. Bunker hill cg 52 naval cruise book, class of 2003, page 15 of 122 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. Carl vinson steamed in the waters of the caribbean sea, atlantic ocean. During the 19861987 cruise with uss carl vinson, vf51 conducted operations in the bering sea during the winter. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else.
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