?* USS SAIPAN CVL-48 MEDITERRANEAN DEPLOYMENT CRUISE BOOK YEAR LOG 1951 *? - $359 - (Brunswick, ME)
ORIGINAL VINTAGE UNITED STATES NAVY * EXTREMELY RARE * CRUISE BOOK FOR THE LIGHT AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS SAIPAN CVL-48 MEDITERRANEAN DEPLOYMENT 1951. PUBLISHED BY THE OFFICER'S AND CREW AS A PERMANENT RECORD OF THE SHIP DURING HER DEPLOYMENT 1951. HARD COVERED BOOK MEASURES 8" X 11" PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED WITH PHOTOS OF THE SHIP & CREW MEMBERS. THIS BOOK FEATURES >>> COMMANDING OFFICER RALPH W. WOODS - EXECUTIVE OFFICER R. W. COUSINS - CREW PHOTOS. ADMINISTRATION - AIR - COMMUNICATIONS - DECK - ENGINEERING - GUNNERY - MEDICAL - NAVIGATION - OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY DEPARTMENTS. CARRIER AIR GROUP - VF-42 - VC-4 - VC-12 - VC-33 AND HU-2. MORALE ACTIVITIES - FUEL AND PROVISIONS - FLIGHT QUARTERS - HAPPY HOURS. PORT'S OF CALL - GITMO - JAMAICA - GIBRALTER - ITALY - AFRICA. THIS IS A DEFINITIVE HISTORY OF SHIPS ACTIVITIES DURING HER MED DEPLOYMENT 1951. BOOK IS IN VERY GOOD PRE-OWNED CONDITION - PLEASE SEE SCANS. PLEASE VISIT OUR E-BAY STORE TO SEE OUR ENTIRE COLLECTION OVER 1,000 U. S. NAVY CRUISE BOOK FOR SALE. PAYMENT: PAYPAL WITH A CONFIRMED PAYPAL SHIPPING ADDRESS, ALL PAYMENTS TO BE COMPLETED WITHIN (3) DAYS OF PURCHASE. IF PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED WITHIN 3 DAYS E-BAY WILL AUTOMATICALLY START THE NON PAYING BIDDER CLAIM PROCESS TO REMOVE ALL FEES CHARGED TO THE U. S. NAVAL HISTORY STORES ACCOUNT. ALL SALES ARE FINAL AND SUBJECT TO STORE POLICIES. SHIPPING: ALL ITEMS ARE SHIPPED WITH THE UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE PRIORITY DELIVERY CONFIRMATION MAIL - PLEASE SEE SHIPPING DETAILS. USS Saipan (CVL-48, later AVT-6 and CC-3), 1946-1976. Later USS Arlington (AGMR-2) USS Saipan, lead ship of a pair of 14,500-ton small aircraft carriers built at Camden, New Jersey, was commissioned in July 1946. From then until 1953, she mainly operated in the western Atlantic and the Caribbean on training service, routine operations and operational development duties, including conducting carrier qualifications for VF-17A, the Navy's first jet fighter squadron, in May 1948. During this perio…
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