Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009. Never imagining a return to service, he willingly rejoined the navy in the fight against the axis powers after the invasion of pearl harbor. Usn cruise books online navy, marine, aircraft, commission. Search for shipmates, friends, family, and memories in one of the largest collections of online naval cruise book images and photos. The cruise books have been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable viewing. All types of war ships during wwii, korea and viet nam.
Uss sperry as 12 wwii cruise book cd great naval images llc on. Offering cruise books, personalized canvas ship, rate and vintage prints. The naval historical foundation has partnered with four organizations capable of providing a variety of options for cruise book. A bibliography naval history bibliographies mawdsley, dean l. Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb. Navy cruise book and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. These cds are created by the nn cruise book on cd team as a service to our shipmates who have lost their cruise book. Great naval images llc ship photos and cruise books. 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. Us navy fleet hospital 107 cruise book or yearbook from christmas 1944 at noumea, new caledonia during world war ii.
Uss enterprise cvn65, world cruise 19891990 power in motion. We have access to the navy department library cruise book collection located at the washington navy yard in washington, dc, which holds more than 1,000 books, and we have also partnered with the largest european website. In addition to portraits and information about sailors and officers aboard, the pages also include candid photos of events and daily routines, plus stories and biographies paying tribute to those who served on board. On august 22, 2019, the va began scanning more than 20 million images from the u. Canvas prints look like works of art not posters or photos. The library of the navy department has the largest collection of 8,000 books or so. Creating those books is an old tradition in the us navy. Nov 10, 2009 to commemorate veterans day, today added more than 600 navy cruise books to its online collection of military records. Com or we have a host of navy related products you may be. Enlarge aircraft carrier uss saratoga cv60 view in national archives catalog please note.
The complete contents of the war log, the world war ii cruise book for the uss new jersey bb62. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. The navy does not stock or sell copies of ships cruise books. Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a noteworthy deployment or cruise. Navy warships cruise books product categories wartime. There is a former navy guy who has scanned a large number of cruise books i still almost exclusively scan amphib and transport books. Cruise book cd presentation advantages and features. The cd set includes one cd with images in a jpg format of every page of the 195859 cruise book. Cruise books, usually similar in general content and format to high school or college yearbooks, are not official publications. For world war ii and pre1960s cruise books, we recommend that you contact us navy cruise books on cd, an nhf partner that specializes in that era, and which can provide both digital and printed cruise book copies.
You will find many navy cruise books from the ww ii, korea and vietnam era and the years in between. The collection of navy cruise books, available exclusively online at, represents nearly 40 years of cruises following world war read more. This is a project that provides a uss newport news cruise book, on a cd that will play in your computer. Seabee unit cruise books in the navy department library 717 total words in this text 25873 reads. Each page has been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable computer viewing. I would definitely take a look at their online list of cruise books. The pdf format is a more pleasant way to view the cruise book. This is a multimedia presentation that you will find interesting and unique.
Navy cruise books, also called souvenir books, date back to the late 19th or early 20th century. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss brinkley bass dd 887 cruise book during this time period. Navy cruise books were created by those aboard a ship to remember a particular deployment. Cruise book and document reproduction naval historical. We have aircraft carriers, battleships, cruisers, destroyers and attack transports. Navyboy cruise books logofor world war ii and pre1960s cruise books, we recommend that you contact us navy cruise books on cd, an nhf partner that specializes in that era, and which can provide both digital and printed cruise book copies. Not all sailors have cruise books, but all cruise books have sailors. Cruise books of the united states navy in world war ii. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of. Home united states military unit histories navy warships cruise books navy warships cruise books. Like school yearbooks, they are usually paid for by.
Navy deck logs available in the national archives catalog. They are viewable only on a computer with a cd drive and adobe acrobat reader software installed. They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection. His cd prices are reasonable considering the amount of work that goes into finding, scanning, editing, formatting etc. Largest collection of old navy cruise books yearbooks on the internet. The navy department library ndl has a large collection of cruise books from the spanish american war to the present. Their website features an extensive list of available cruise books through which you can browse. We still take money orders as payment must notify us. Navy boot camp san diego anchor book cd example youtube. Navy cruise book, ships, sailors journal 9781724673152. The united states navy produces cruise books that document the daily life of officers and crew members on voyages or deployments. Their website features an extensive list of available cruise books through. United states navy cruise book collection gg archives. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment.
If you are looking for a certain uss navy cruise book from wwii, korea or vietnam we just might have it. Navy cruise books from dbookmahns used and rare military. This effort is the result of an agreement between and the united states navy. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of freely. May 01, 2004 cruise books of the united states navy in world war ii. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection 7300 total words in this text 51690 reads. Navy cruise books between the two we have a vast collection of available books for reproduction. Seabee unit cruise books in the navy department library. Gjenvick archives historical ephemera collections 1880s 1950s. This is the first volume of highresolution prints of some of the many beautiful brochures and passenger lists that are part of the extensive holding of the gjenvickgjonvik archives. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of freely accessible us navy cruise books if youve got one sitting around thats not usn cruise books online navy, marine, aircraft, commission military life and issues relocation, families, vets, bases, army, air force, navy, coast guard, va loans citydata forum. Thumbnails, table of contents and index for easy viewing.
The cds are not just photos but a multimedia presentation. Seaphoto has a number of these books on hand, and starting with this volume, will offer high quality scans of the books so that all naval enthusiasts can benefit from these valuable research tools. Primarily a photographic record, the cruise books often exceed 500 pages and produce one of the best accounts of their voyages available to the public. It will also include one cd with the entire cruise book, cover to cover, in a pdf format. And that is cruise books, which are basically a yearbook type of publication, generally created after a long deployment. A reproduction service of navy cruise books dating back to the 1920s.