USS TARAWA CVA-40 MEDITERRANEAN CRUISE BOOK LOG JANUARY-JULY 1953

Description: SHIP: UNITED STATES SHIP TARAWA CVA-40. USS Tarawa (CV/CVA/CVS-40, AVT-12) was one of 24 Essex-class aircraft carriers built during and shortly after World War II for the United States Navy. The ship was the first US Navy ship to bear the name, and was named for the bloody 1943 Battle of Tarawa. Tarawa was commissioned in December 1945, too late to serve in World War II. After serving a short time in the Far East, she was decommissioned in 1949. She was soon recommissioned after the Korean War began, serving in the Atlantic as a replacement for carriers sent to Korea. In the early 1950's, she was redesignated an attack carrier (CVA) and then an antisubmarine warfare carrier (CVS). Except for one tour in the Far East, she spent her entire second career operating in the Atlantic and Caribbean. Unlike many of her sisters, Tarawa received no major modernizations, and thus throughout her career retained the classic appearance of a World War II Essex-class ship. S he was decommissioned in 1960, and while in reserve was redesignated an aircraft transport (AVT). She was sold for scrap in 1968.CRUISE: JANUARY 1953 - JULY 1953DESCRIPTION: This is a RARE cruise book for the USS Tarawa CVA 40! This book covers the 1953 Mediterranean voyage. Comes in the original gray, faux leather slipcover. Includes other ephemera from the cruise. Contains extensive coverage of the cruise and various ports of call. Contains 368 color pages. Hardback. Annual has title, year and embossed ship’s seal on front cover. A great addition to your U.S. Navy, military, militaria, cruise book or family genealogy reference collection!CONTENTS: Includes extensive photo coverage of life onboard the U.S.S. TARAWA, as well as of the various ports of call and shore leave trips. CONDITION DETAILS: VG MINT SLIPCOVER / NEAR MINT COVERS / MINT CONTENTS. No cover wear. No writing, signatures, inscriptions, rips, tears or age toning noted. PLEASE SEE SCANS.

Price: 100 USD

Location: Dearborn, Michigan

End Time: 2024-09-03T12:11:00.000Z

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