Cruise books are an excellent resource as well as certificates like date lines crossings, shell back and awards. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their. Our team extensively researched ways to simplify the process of verifying whether coordinates from ship logs were inside the. Veterans who served aboard naval auxiliary ships and became ill after exposure to asbestos may be eligible to file an asbestos lawsuit and receive compensation for their injuries. Decommissioned, 3 june 1996, and placed in service with the military sealift command msc as usns butte tae27. Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009.
Butte apa68 was named for the counties in california, idaho, and south dakota, while butte ae 27 honors the city in montana ii. The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the uss butte ae 27. Uss john f kennedy cva 67 commissioning program 1968 navy. Uss butte served her country for 27 years, 5 months and 20 days, until decommissioned on 3 jun 1996.
Help propublica research more than 700 navy ships that served in vietnam. The second butte ae27 was laid down on 21 july 1966 at quincy, mass. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection. Media in category uss butte ae 27 ship, 1967 the following 8 files are in this category, out of 8 total. Personalized canvas ship print not just a photo or poster but a work of art. Captain rosson is married to the former louise carolyn lakie of port arther, texas. Deck log book is kept by month with each days start explaining where the ship is and generally the condition at that time i.
Butte ae 27 naval cruise book, covers 1 7 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. The blue water navy vietnam veterans act of 2019 map provides a way for veterans to determine if their ship entered the zone created by the law. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection 7300 total words in this text 51818 reads ship name hull number year of cruise or publication aaaron ward dm34 1945 abbot dd629 1958, 1960. Uss boston ca 69 wwii cruise book multimedia cd 2006.
Owens of her ngfs duties and the ship steamed for charleston via the straits of florida. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection 7300 total words in this text 51834 reads ship name hull number year of cruise or publication aaaron ward dm34 1945 abbot dd629 1958, 1960. She was the last of her class of eight and decommissioned in 1995 from the us navy and immediately transferred to military sealift command as tae32. The uss butte ae27, a kilaueaclass ammunition ship, was commissioned on 14 dec 1968. A statement caught my eye about a short stop in hawaii. You would be purchasing the uss john f kennedy cva 61 commissioning program. Documentary evidence has been obtained for all ships in this category showing that some crew members actually went ashore.
This is a still image and video compilation complete with music styx come sail away, as we look back to the days of our youth while serving on board the uss butte ae 27 at weapons station. The collection bibliographies cruise books research guides exhibits. You would be purchasing the uss butte ae 27 commissioning program. Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. Each page has been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable computer viewing.
Enlarge aircraft carrier uss saratoga cv60 view in national archives catalog please note. To those of us who served aboard the ship the ae stood for all expendable which is how we felt. Help propublica research more than 700 navy ships that. Butte ae 27 naval cruise book, class of 1983, pages 1 17 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. Butte apa68 was named for the counties in california, idaho, and south dakota, while butte ae27 honors the city in montana ii. Atlantic fleet, originally homeported in norfolk, virginia.
Uss butte ae27 196069, 197079 uss chara ae31 19661970 uss firedrake ae14 196165 70, 71 uss great sitken ae17 196079 5059. Butte, ae27, 1970, 1972, 197273, 1982, 1989, 199596. Uss mauna loa ae8 custom ship cap, uss sangay ae10 custom ship cap, uss wrangell ae12 custom ship cap, uss firedrake ae14 custom ship cap, uss vesuvius ae15 custom ship cap, uss mount katmai ae16 custom ship cap, uss great sitkin ae17 custom ship cap, uss paricutin ae18 custom ship cap, uss diamond head ae19 custom ship cap, uss. If you also served aboard and you remember one of the people below you can click on the name. Captain rosson assumed command of uss butte ae27 in june, 1981 and relieved in june, 1983 by commander william r. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the uss butte ae27 article. Aircraft carriers escort carriers battleships cruisers destroyers destroyer escorts and. On august 27, 1969 the ship experienced a catastrophic flare back, in. The photos above are of the uss butte ae27 upon which i spent my last two years on active duty from 1984 thru early 1986. The uss butte ae 27, a kilaueaclass ammunition ship, was commissioned on 14 dec 1968.
On august 22, 2019, the va began scanning more than 20 million images from the u. The second uss butte ae27 was a kilaueaclass ammunition ship in the united states navy. The ship conducted air and surface gunnery exercises, asw training with uss grenadier ss525 and completed a token underway replenishment with uss butte ae27. Examples of such vessels include hospital ships, harbor repair ships, mine. They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection. This web site is dedicated to those that served aboard ae25. Several commands only order copies for about 23 of the crew as a rule of thumb. The uss flint ae32, a kilaueaclass ammunitioncargo replenishment ship, was commissioned on november 20, 1971.
For any of the former members of the uss butte ae27. There, she joined piedmont ad17 and usns northern light in tests. Uss butte ae 27 street sign navy ship gift sailor by vgp. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of freely. Navy and coast guard deck logs from 1956 to 1978 will be closed to researchers. Uss butte, named for butte, montana, was built at the general dynamics ship yard in quincy, massachusetts. Navy deck logs available in the national archives catalog. It is the seat of government for silver bow county. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited.
The table below contains the names of sailors who served. The changes for the sinking of the ex uss butte came from stephen korupp who at the time of the sinkex was lt stephen korupp and the. Butte ae 27 naval cruise book, class of 1983, pages 1 17. This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard usns butte. The second butte ae 27 was laid down on 21 july 1966 at quincy, mass. Cruise book office collection virginiabeachpubliclibrary.
Butte ae27 1970, 1972, 1973, 1982, 1989, 1996 c cabot cvl28 1952. Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this website. This category includes large oceangoing ships of the blue water navy that conducted a variety of missions along the close coastal waters of vietnam for extended periods of time. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of. Butte ae 27 1970, 1972, 197273, 1982, 1989, 199596. She was laid down 21 july 1966 by general dynamics quincy shipbuilding division at quincy, massachusetts and was christened and launched 9 august 1967. The photos above are of the uss butte ae27 upon which i spent. She was laid down 21 july 1966 by general dynamics quincy. If you have a cruise book, that can sometimes help you pin point the dates. She was commissioned on 14 december 1968 in the boston naval shipyard and assigned to the u. Television, movies, comic books and nothing political, if i can help it. Maiden cruise 1962 mediterranean cruise 1963 world cruise 1964 operation sea orbit westpac cruise 1965 66 westpac cruise 1966 67 westpac cruise 1968 westpac cruise 1969 westpac cruise 1971 72 westpac cruise 1972 73 westpac cruise 1974 75 westpac cruise 1976 77 westpac cruise 1978 westpac cruise 1982 83 westpac cruise 1984 85.
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