Upon completion of these tests she returned to san diego to resume coastal operations. After a brief shakedown cruise, she departed norfolk 8 june 1944 for hawaii, arriving at pearl harbor on 27 june. Uss mount mckinley llc7 navy cruise book 1969 vietnam. Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. Freedomvariant uss detroit lcs7 will deploy from mayport, fla. Agc 7 sailed again, 27 october 1953, for her third tour of duty in the korean war area, arriving yokosuka 16 november.
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Two service medals have been authorized for navy and marine corps personnel who served in cuban waters during the period of tension that culminated in the cuban quarantine of 1962. Photo of c1b type ship revolution to world war ii to today. Amphibious assaults against a strongly defended shoreline required superb command, control and communications c 3 to ensure success. Spread beneath my silk umbrella i see the ice cream cone of snowcovered mt. Mount mckinley agc7 1945, 1946, 1954 mount olympus agc8 1952. Uss mount mckinley agc7 the uss mount mckinley, an amphibious command ship, traveled the globe during its 32 years of service, serving as a floating command post for general douglas macarthur during a turning point in the korean war and as the flagship for nuclear bomb testing in the pacific.
There is a lot of information about this ship and our 500 active members and the over that have been members. She was designed as an amphibious force flagship, a floating command post with advanced communications equipment and extensive combat information spaces to be used by the amphibious forces commander and landing force commander during largescale operations. Uss mount mckinley agc 7 lcc 7 was the lead ship of the mount mckinley class of amphibious force command ships. Uss minneapolis ca 36 cruise book war log wwii cd navy.
Blue ridge was transferred to the navy on march 15, 1943. Media in category uss mount olympus agc8 ship, 1943 the following 8 files are in this category, out of 8 total. Here you can find merchandise for the following ships. United states navy uss estes agc 12 amphibious force command ship military patch size. For all of you looking for friends and conrades from the uss mount mckinley, visit the uss mount mckinley association web pages. Though intended primarily as command centers, they carried a small number of troops and were equipped with 2 lcvp, 4 lcpl, 2 lcpr and 2 lcc. Start this article has been rated as startclass on the projects quality scale. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection 7300 total words in this text 51783 reads ship name hull number year of cruise or publication aaaron ward dm34 1945 abbot dd629 1958, 1960.
Uss mount mckinley agc 7 4 cruise books wwii rare cd ebay. Uss howard dms 7 of the us navy american destroyer of the. On 7 june 1951, mount mckinley sailed from yokosuka and entered mare island naval shipyard on 3 august for an extensive overhaul. Uss patriot arrives in darwin darwin, australia the avengerclass mine countermeasures ship uss patriot mcm 7 arrived in darwin, australia, for a port visit, july 11.
Uss mount mckinley agc7 patch flying tigers surplus. Uss mount mckinley agc7 off vieques island, puerto rico, in 1962 during exercise phiblantex 162. Usn communications ships agmr, cc, clc, agc, lcc, ag. Mount mckinley received four battle stars for world war ii service and eight stars for korean service. The cd comes in a plastic sleeve with a custom label. With her commitment to nato operations in and around europe, she makes her homeport in gaeta, italy and continues in active service today 2017. She was designed as an amphibious force flagship, a floating command post with advanced communications equipment and extensive combat information spaces to be used by the amphibious forces commander and landing force commander during. The ships proved so useful that they were still being modernized as late as 1963. Pw532 fantastic photo of american ace of aces richard dick bong with his p38 lightning marge, inscribed and signed dick bong. To use this banner, please see the full instructions. The ship displaced 12,550 tons and was 459 feet, 2 inches long, with a top speed of. Each page has been placed on acd for years of enjoyable computer viewing. Uss wasatch agc 9 was a mount mckinleyclass amphibious force command ship, named after a mountain chain in northern utah.
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Mount mckinley got underway on 20 july, for palau with amphibious group 5 embarked. The ship was launched on march 7, 1943 under the sponsorship of mrs. Her exploits took her into some of the most intense landing operations of the entire conflict in support of us marine units. Uss mount mckinley agc7 in 1960s print amphibious prints. The ships designation was changed from agc7 to lcc7 on 1 january 1969. Usns vanguard tag194ao122 uss king county ag157lst857.
The uboat war in world war two kriegsmarine, 19391945 and world war one kaiserliche marine, 19141918 and the allied efforts to counter the threat. Mount mckinley left the area 14 october after peleliu and the other main islands of the chain were secure. Graham in command 05011948 uss mt mckinley agc7 in april. The uss appalachian was an amphibious support ship in service with the united states navy during the course of world war 2. Back to last page back to cruise book page back to uss mount mckinley page. Naval history cruise book was stored by the publisher for over 45 years and never previously distributed. Redirected categories should be empty and not categorised themselves.
Uss mount mckinley agc7 was a mount mckinley class amphibious force command ship named after the highest mountain in north america. Online resource for all things navy 802 cornaga ave far rockaway, ny 11691 phone. Mounds moundsville moundville mount mountain mountainside mountbatten. The uss burton island arrived at san pedro, california, on march 31, 1947 and the uss mount olympus. The uss mt mckinley was one of the command ships during the cuban missle crisis. They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection. Southern command, and uss little rock lcs9 is also working up for the next deployment from florida. The assault force arrived off peleliu 15 september, with comphibgru 5 directing the landing of the 1st marine division. Uss mount mckinley agc7 encyclopedia article citizendium. Uss mount mckinley agc 7 ww ii cruise book memory log cd. On 28 september, agc 7 proceeded to nearby ngesebus island to provide shore bombardment coordination. Since her arrival back in conus, she has been engaged in type training and amphibious exercises on the west coast as flagship of comphibgru 3 into 1969. All members ship list world war ii us navy armed guard. World war ii cruise book rare find bring the cruise book to life with this multimedia presentation.
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You would be purchasing four 4 uss mount mckinley agc 7 cruise books during world war ii. If you would like to help improve this and other articles, please join the project, or contribute to the project discussion. Agc7 sailed again, 27 october 1953, for her third tour of duty in the korean war area, arriving yokosuka 16. Please enjoy uss mount mckinley agc 7 in 1960s print by world renowned military artist wing cdr ian hall mbe. Second cruise of the mighty mac uss mount mckinley. Uss mount mckinley agc 7 was a mount mckinley class amphibious force command ship named after the highest mountain in north america. Mount mckinley departed for the western pacific on 6 march 1952, returning to the states on 30 january 1953. Uss appalachian agc1, uss blue ridge agc2, uss rocky mount agc3, uss ancon agc4, uss catoctin agc5, uss duane agc6, uss mount mckinley agc7, uss mount olympus agc8, uss wasatch agc9, uss auburn agc10, uss eldorado agc11, uss estes agc12, uss panamint agc, uss teton agc14. Uss mount mckinley llc7 navy cruise book 1969 vietnam era.
The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the uss mount mckinley agc 7. The uss blue ridge agc 2, an amphibious force flagship, was built by the federal shipbuilding and dry dock company, kearny, new jersey, under a maritime commission contract. On the 16th, aboard uss mount mc kinley agc 7, the flagship, the new commander ctf 90, rear admiral j. Created by the crew of uss mount mckinley llc7 to commemorate the westpac 1969 cruise and celebrate twentyfive years of service. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection. Uss bold amc 67 american coastal minesweeper ships. This tag should be used on existing categories that are likely to be used by others, even though the real category is elsewhere. This article is within the scope of wikiproject ships, a project to improve all shiprelated articles. Created by the crew of uss mount mckinley llc 7 to commemorate the westpac 1969 cruise and celebrate twentyfive years of service. United states maritime commission c1 and c1m type ships used in world war ii, korean war and vietnam war c1 type the c1 types were the smallest of the 3 original types designed by the united states maritime commission and were intended to be used on routes that did not call for fast ships. Crowder iii, the command master chief of the san diegobased guidedmissile destroyer uss pinckney, has been relieved of duty, the navy said in a statement. World war ii cruise books rare find bring the cruise book to life with this multimedia presentation. Uss mount mckinley agc 7 the uss mount mckinley, an amphibious command ship, traveled the globe during its 32 years of service, serving as a floating command post for general douglas macarthur during a turning point in the korean war and as the flagship for nuclear bomb testing in the pacific. She was named after the highest mountain in north america.
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