Uss knox cruise book

Chandler dd717, uss hamner dd718, uss epperson dd719, uss frank knox dd742, uss southerland dd743, uss william c. Most sailors consider the cruise book one of their most valued treasures you would be purchasing the uss frank knox ddr 742 cruise book during this time period. Which navy shipsunits are agent orange eligible 1st lt. Uss knox de1052ff1052 was the lead ship of her class of destroyer escortsfrigates in the united states navy. During the cruise of the great white fleet he was ordnance officer of nebraska bb. Uss knox apa 46 was a bayfieldclass attack transport that served with the us navy during world war ii. Unfortunately, a cruise book was not published for the 1960 cruise. Much of the information was obtained by my personal experiences aboard ships of the class which include.

Quoted from the 1968 cruise book of uss frank knox. They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection. Destroyer navy cruise books on cd from wwii through the 1960s. Uss camden aoe2 cruise book westpac cruise 19701971 the camden is one of the most efficient supply ships in the navy includes identified division photos 812 x 11 hardcover in excellent condition thank you for looking the photos show the actual item being sold. From historic sightseeing cruises to sunset cruises, several cruise options are available to enjoy this iconic city from the boston harbor. The uss meyerkord cruise book includes group portraits of the crew, and many photos from ports of call such as singapore, hong kong and sasebo. After successfully controlling the fire, we were towed part of the way home by the oldstyle heavy cruiser, uss chicago cg 11, with whom we. Ff1068 uss vreeland ordered by us official to make room for soviet cruise ship maxim gorky at manhattan dock. Our introduction to the knoxclass frigates in the 1970s. Group dedicated to anyone who served aboard the uss knox ff1052 de1052. Uss frank knox dd742 operated on long tau river during june 1617, 1969 uss fred t.

Here you can find our products for the following ships. We are always looking for your photos and documents to add to our website. Uss springfield clg7 flagship sixth fleet cruise book 1960. Double click anywhere to return to the top of this page.

Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. The navy does not stock or sell copies of ships cruise books. It is a story of who they were and where they went. Bobs photo from the first knox cruise book, 19701971, bob at the uss knox reunion aboard the sternwheeler, natchez, in new orleans, april, 2005. Uss frank knox dd742 us navy korean war project page 2.

I can guarantee my perspective and experiences are vastly different and more positive. Us navy cruise books destroyers us navy personalized. The images on this site were scanned from the copy of navigator doug turpen. Berry dd858 operated in mekong river delta area on march 15, 1966 uss gallant mso489 docked to pier at da nang during november 56, 1969. The ship was decommissioned on february 14, 1992, and was stricken from the navy list on january 11, 1995. Then on 20 november 1968, two years and one day after she was recommissioned, frank knox was formally awarded the arleigh burke fleet trophy. Featured items newest items bestselling alphabetical. This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard uss. Logbooks, also referred to as captains logs or deck logs, consist of chronological entries documenting the daily activities of a navy ship or unit. Destroyer escort photo index de1052 uss knox navsource. Like school yearbooks, they are usually paid for by. Uss ouellet ff1077 was a knoxclass frigate of the united states navy. If purchasing more than one card, use the shopping cart to gather the cards you want before paying. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment.

She was fitted out as an attack transport at bethlehem steel. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection 7300 total words in this text 51859 reads ship name hull number year of cruise or publication aaaron ward dm34 1945 abbot dd629 1958, 1960. You would be purchasing theuss frank knox ddr 742 cruise book during this time period. Photo and obituary provided by bills brother, noah dillion, an honorary member of the uss knox deff1052 reunion association. Nicholas was one of many destroyers whose crew published a cruise book after world war ii. I am looking for any body who knows me to contact me i am also looking for leonard j. The following are recounts by various knox crew of a fire in the boiler room as knox was enroute from her first westpac to pearl harbor, march, 1971 35 years ago. Most of the book reveals his experiences aboard uss knox deff 1052 which was then homeported out of yokosuka. Huntington cl 107 cruise of the uss huntington cl107. She was named for counties in illinois, indiana, kentucky, maine, missouri, nebraska, ohio, tennessee, and texas.

Uss knox de1052 19711972 westpacvietnam cruise book ebay. Hepburn participated in gunfire support missions in support of us and south. This achievement is testimony to the spirit and ability characteristic of the navy in general and the destroyerman in particular. Uss knox was the lead ship of the knox class and the second ship in the. Have info from bob okon in 2000 on my uncle, but interested in anyone else whom knew him either before or after, any stories or images, etc. I was able to talk a library in maine to lend me their copy to scan. Uss reasoner de1063 knox class frigate us navy 1970s. Uss frank knox dd742 operated on long tau river during june 1617, 1969. This book chronicles the 1972 western pacific ocean and south china sea area to protect us interest in the region. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection. Uss frank knox ddr 742 1958 1959 cruise book log cd. I served aboard the same ship uss knox, deff 1052 this book talks about, though much earlier, during the vietnam war.

She was named for counties in illinois, indiana, kentucky, maine, missouri, nebraska, ohio, tennessee, and texas the vessel was laid down by ingalls shipbuilding under a maritime commission contract, and launched 17 july 1943. A former knox crewman, thomas boggs, has written a book that chronicles his 4 years in the navy in the late 70s. Visit the official reunion association web page at. Attendees returned saturday 618 from the 2011 uss knox reunion cruise aboard. Most sailors consider the cruise book one of their most valued treasures you would be purchasing the uss frank knox ddr 742 cruise book. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. Uss frank knox dd742 us navy korean war project page 1. Knox ff1052 1990 koelsch de1049 1968, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1987. The book is presented here complete 5mb with his kind permission adobe acrobat 9. They are compiled by the officers and men of a ship, unit, or station for private distribution and customarily published by a local job printing firm. Hepburn participated in gunfire support missions in support of us and south vietnamese forces. During the cruise of the great white fleet sent around the world by president theodore roosevelt, he was ordnance officer of nebraska bb14. The houston perth memorial service in sundra strait commemorating the sea battle there in february of 1942. The cd comes in a plastic sleeve with a custom label.

It is a follow on to a previous article entitled post world war ii destroyer escorts. Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009. Uss knox ff1052 the second knox de1052, the prototype in a new class of destroyer escorts, was laid down 5 october 1965, by todd shipyards corp. Creating those books is an old tradition in the us navy.

I have scanned a number of wwii cruise books and ships histories in order to preserve the history of the men who served. Most sailors consider the cruise book one of their most valued treasures. Cook was part of the united states navys knox class of frigates, the thirtysecond boat in the class. Knoxclass frigates in the 1970s part ii naval historical. I had been there once before in 1955 during an mma training cruise. Usn shipsuss frank knox dd742 grounding and salvage. Uss knox de1052ff1052 was the lead ship of her class of destroyer escorts frigates in the united states navy. Each page has been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable computer viewing. Uss frank knox ddr742 aground on pratas reef, south china sea, in july 1965. Official website of the uss knox deff 1052 reunion association. Our introduction to the knoxclass frigates in the 1970s naval. Capps ap121 1946 agerholm dd826 1963, 1966, 1969 ainsworth de1090 1974 ainsworth ff1090 1977, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1990. Uss iwo jima lph2 1965 vietnam cruise book operation. Uss frank knox ddr 742 1958 1959 westpac cruise book.

A h34 type helicopter is hovering over her bow to evacuate crewmen. A specific ship may be listed in more than one category, based on its activities. Here you can browse merchandise for the following ships. Uss springfield clg7 flagship sixth fleet cruise book 196061. Built and commissioned as a destroyer escort, uss knox was redesignated a frigate on june 30, 1975. Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb. Uss springfield clg7 flagship sixth fleet cruise book. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of. She served from 1969 to 1992 and was sunk as a target in 2007. Knox was a bayfield class attack transport built construction date unknown at ingalls shipbuilding, pascagoula miss acquired by the navy and commissioned uss knox apa 46, 4 march 1944 and decommissioned, 14 march 1946.

Individual logbooks are arranged chronologically by date, with entries in each days log arranged chronologically by the time of day. I was on the commissioning crew and know the ship and its mission quite well. Prior to getting underway for the first time, it was necessary to take certain ship handling characteristics peculiar to the knoxclass ships into account. The ship was decommissioned on february 14, 1992, and was. Higherresolution versions of these photos from the collection of shipmate doug turpen and public domain sources, some with captions identifying individual shipmates, are linked from the thumbnail images below. Commander sagen was the dam age control assistant aboard the uss carl vinson qcvn 70l. Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this website. Author did not see this book, and it more likely describes the successor cl or a prewar cruise book for ca 30. Ship name, hull number, year of cruise or publication. Uss bronstein ff1037, uss mccloy ff1038, uss garcia ff1040, uss bradley ff1041, uss edward mcdonnell ff1043, uss brumby ff1044, uss davidson ff1045, uss voge ff1047, uss sample ff1048, uss koelsch ff1049, uss albert david ff1050, uss ocallahan ff1051, uss knox ff1052, uss.

Ship name hull number year of cruise or publication aaaron ward dm34 1945 abbot dd629 1958, 1960 abraham lincoln cvn72 1993 acadia ad42 1985, 1991 adair apa91 1946 adirondack agc15 1952 admiral w. This started as a quest to find a copy of the uss neshobaapa 216s cruise book. The president of the united states takes pleasure in presenting the presidential unit citation to the. This paper discuses life on uss knoxclass frigates in the 1970s. The uss somers, from 1959 to 1982 participated in 11 cruises. Frequently asked questions heres what you need to know about the 2019 uss knox reunion in boston, massachusetts. Cruise books, usually similar in general content and format to high school or college yearbooks, are not official publications. Uss frank knox ddr742, 19441971 grounding and salvage, julyaugust 1965 in the early hours of 18 july 1965, while underway at sixteen knots in the south china sea, uss frank knox ran hard aground on pratas reef, some two hundred miles east south east of hong kong.

Photographs of an 18month cruise during world war ii presented to her crew. The required evidence can come from an official ship history, deck logs, cruise books, captains letters, or similar documents. Shenandoah ad 44 naval cruise book, class of 1991, page. Uss frank knox ddr 742 cruise book log 1958 1959 cd. High to low post korean war navy ship deployment cruise books. Uss franklin d roosevelt cva 42 1956 cruise book on cd. After successfully controlling the fire, we were towed part of the way home by the oldstyle heavy cruiser, uss chicago cg 11, with whom we were transiting. This is a cruise book for the 1972 westpac cruise of the uss hepburn de1053, a frank knox de1052 class ocean escort, later ff1052 class frigates.

The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the uss knox ff 1052. This was the only safe method of transportation two and from the stranded ship during the rough seas that persisted during most of the several weeks of salvage operations that finally freed. Wwii cruise books pdfs available apa 216 uss neshoba. Following his tour first as operations officer and then engineer officer aboard uss knox qff l052l. Uss knox was the lead ship of the knox class and the second ship in the navy to bear the name. Writing some stories on my uncle, clarence wally wandersee, whom served in the naval armed guard 4344, the uss frank knox, dd742 from 4548, naval reserve, san diego until 1955. The vessel was laid down by ingalls shipbuilding under a maritime commission contract, and launched 17 july 1943. He then at tended naval postgraduate school in monterey, ca.