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On 5 august 1952, a fire broke out on the hangar deck of boxer at 05. Uss boxer cva 21 korea war 1953 cruise book cd rare. You would be purchasing the uss boxer cva 21 cruise book during this time period. Nh 67430 uss boxer cva21 in port, 18 november 1953. Overton daughter of the senator from louisiana and commissioned 16 april 1945, captain d. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection. Uss boxer cva 21 1953 korean war cruise book memory log cd. The cd comes in a plastic sleeve with a custom label. Bring the cruise book to life with this multimedia presentation. She subsequently began sea trials and a shakedown cruise.
Boxer remained in korean waters until november 1953. The carrier departed for the far east 30 march 1953 and went into action a. Uss boxer cv21 the fifth boxer cv21 was launched 14 december 1944 by newport news shipbuilding and dry dock co. Uss boxer aircraft carrier cv21 cruise book tf77 navy. Amazing footage of the uss boxer cva21 july 1953 youtube. Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009. Full text of korean combat action reports for uss boxer cv21 see other formats. Uss boxer cv21 korean war deployment cruise book year log. The fifth boxer cv21 was launched 14 december 1944 by newport news shipbuilding and dry dock co. Boxer was stricken from the navy list on 1 december 1969, and also on that date decommissioned. Uss boxer cv21, later cva21, cvs21 and lph4, 19451971. Tf77 1953 korean navy boxer war carrier aircraft cv21 cruise cruise book uss tf77 korean war cruise 1953 carrier navy cruise uss book cv21 aircraft boxer uss boxer.
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Memories uss boxer cv21 uss boxer veterans association. Nh 97283 uss boxer cva21 crewmembers spell out boxer 75,000 landings on the flight deck to commemorate reaching that milestone in her career. Boxer cvs21 1953, 1956, 1957 boyd dd544 1955 bradford dd545 1953. Check out our web sites for complete cruise book details. They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection.
Boxer in san francisco after her return from the korean war in november 1953. Uss boxer cva 21 1954 cruise book great naval images llc on. Commissioned on april 16, 1945, she did not complete initial training in time to participate in world war ii operations, but was actively employed in the pacific during the postwar years, making ten deployments to the western pacific from september. Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right top row navy unit commendation. Each page has been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable. Smith in command completed too late to take part in world war ii boxer joined the pacific fleet at san diego in august 1945. Estate sale find, original korean war era 1953 uss boxer cruise book, task force 77. Uss boxer cv21 for sale military collectibles for sale. The cv21 uss boxer is a 27,100ton aircraft carrier of the essex class, and was. Uss boxer cv21 us navy fleet korean war project page 2.
Uss philippine sea cv47, recovered instead aboard uss boxer cv21, 19501953. Having launched eight predawn hecklers, uss boxer cv21 became prey to a portside hanger deck fire. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss boxer cva 21 cruise book during this time period. Uss boxer cva 21 westpac cruise book 1953 vc35 det. She received eight battle stars for her service in korea.
Boxer received eight battle stars for her service off korea. Uss boxer cvcvacvs21, lph4 was one of 24 essexclass aircraft carriers of the united. Uss boxer was the th essex class aircraft carrier and the fifth ship in the navy to bear the name. Uss boxer cva 21 1953 cruise book great naval images llc on.
The first ship to move forward with the revised essexclass design was uss hancock cv14 which was later renamed ticonderoga it was followed by several others including uss boxer cv21. An aircraft gun fired a round, another aircrafts fuel tank exploded igniting other aircraft. Bennington cv20 1945 bennington cva20 1953, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1958a, 1961, 1964, 1965,1967, 1968, 1969. Uss boxer lph4 the fifth boxer cv21 was launched 14 december 1944 by newport news shipbuilding and dry dock co. Uss boxer, a 27,100ton essex class aircraft carrier, was built at newport news, virginia. The uboat war in world war two kriegsmarine, 19391945 and world war one kaiserliche marine, 19141918 and the allied efforts to counter the threat. Uss boxer cv21 korean war cruise book 1953 loveless. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of. Laid down on september, 1943, the construction of boxer began at newport news shipbuilding and rapidly moved forward. Uss boxer cv21 korean war deployment cruise book year log 1953 u s navy see all items.
Dec 12, 1944the aircraft carrier uss boxer cv21 sits poised on the ways at newport. Probably taken in san francisco bay, california, upon her return from the far east. Navy cruise book for sale us military collectibles. Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb. Boxer was reclassified to an attack aircraft carrier cva21 on 1 on october 1952, and on 15 november 1955, to an antisubmarine warfare support aircraft carrier cvs21. Uss boxer cv21 was one of 24 essexclass aircraft carriers of the united states navy, and. Uss boxer cv21 1950 oriental cruise book tyrone power michelene prelle. Korea 1953 cruise book rare find bring the cruise book to life with this multimedia presentation. Uss boxer lhd 4 is a wasp class amphibious assault ship of the united states navy.
Gene top right and friends, 17mile drive california. Each page has been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable computer viewing. You would be purchasing the uss boxer cruise book during the korean war. Boxer made three more korean war cruises, in marchoctober 1951, marchseptember 1952 and maynovember 1953. Shop for uss cv cruise book from u s naval history store. With worldclass production and customer support, your satisfaction is guaranteed.
Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection 7300 total words in this text. Cv21 honor strength courage click to view crew list. Uss boxer cv 21 westpac cruise book 1950 did you serve aboard uss boxer cva 21. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss boxer cruise book during the korean war. The task force later transitted to san diego, california between july and 23 july.
If you were on the boxer during this time please respond id love to go over old times. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment. Named for hms boxer which had been captured by the us navy during the. Smith in command completed too late to take part in world war ii, boxer joined the pacific fleet at san diego in august 1945. After three additional korean war deployments between 1951 and 1953, the uss boxer. Back to uss boxer cva 21 westpac cruise book 1953 page.
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Uss america cv66 1984 cruise book navy deployment slipcase history ephemera. Uss boxer cv21 cruising off the korean coast in the 1950s. Uss boxer cv 21 all men are created equal but only the. On 23 april 1949, during exercises off oahu, hawaii, the uss fechteler dd870 and the mason were damaged in a collision. Overton daughter of the senator from louisiana and commissioned 16 april 1945 captain d. Commissioned in april 1945, she did not complete initial training in time to participate in world.
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