USS Solomons CVE 67

USS Solomons CVE 67 by Joseph E. Comeau Jr. Download PDF EPUB FB2

This book is an Historical Account (some may say it is a Museum Exhibit all by itself) of the USS SOLOMONS CVE 67 and U which was sunk by the USS Solomons CVE It is told by the crewmen and their photos. Its in the format of a Family Photo Album, by the time you finish reading this book, you will know these men Personally.5/5(1).

This book is an Historical Account (some may say it is a Museum Exhibit all by itself) of the USS SOLOMONS CVE 67 and U which was sunk by the USS Solomons CVE It is told by the crewmen and their photos.

Its in the format of a Family Photo Album, by the time you finish reading this book, you will know these men Personally. 21 rows  My father is Frank's son and he found the book about the USS Solomons.

It meant. My husband really enjoyed reading about the US Solomons CVE 67 because his father was on it and mentioned in the book. Most importantly his father was really excited to see the book and started telling stories about being on the USS Solomonso CVE /5.

USS SOLOMONS CVE 67 BOOK Over Photos & Documents, Pages, The History, And Memories Of An Escort Aircraft Carrier In The Atlantic Theater During World War II, As Told By Her Crew And Pilots.

BOOK REVIEWS. The second Solomons (CVE), an escort aircraft carrier, was converted from a Maritime Commission hull (MC hull ) built by the Kaiser Shipbuilding Company of Vancouver, Wash.

Her keel was laid down on 19 March Soon thereafter, she was assigned the first of her three names, Emperor. After being designated an auxiliary aircraft carrier, ACV, she was. USS SOLOMONS was the 13 th CASABLANCA - class escort carrier and USS Solomons CVE 67 book second ship in the Navy to bear the name.

Decommissioned at the Boston Naval Shipyard onthe SOLOMONS was struck from the Navy List on June 5. Sold for scrap to the Patapsco Scrap Corp., Bethlehem, Pa., she was delivered to its agent on Decem at Newport, R.I.

The second Solomons (CVE), an escort aircraft carrier, was converted from a Maritime Commission hull (MC hull ) built by the Kaiser Shipbuilding Company of Vancouver, Wash. Her keel was laid.

As of last Friday June 10thI had finally verified the location of the 'missing' CVE USS Solomons decklog. A minor success for me, but potentially a huge one for anyone following in my steps and researching the flight mystery. The written record covering the official ship activities from May to June ; come to find out.

On 13 Marchthe USS Solomons CVE 67 was in Savannah Georgia for St. Patrick's Day, along with the USS OTTER DEUSS BORUM DEand USS DURIK. (1.) On 15 MaySOLOMONS was decommissioned at Boston Naval Shipyard and struck from the Navy List on 5 June USS Solomons was built at Vancouver, Washington, and commissioned on Nov.

21, Named for an island in the mouth of a river in Maryland, the ship was designated an escort carrier, CVE After an initial ferrying and transport run to Hawaii, the ship was then sent to the Atlantic.

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and Name: 67 Solomons Date of Commission: 21 Nov ; Decommission or Loss***: 15 May Designations: Comments: Stricken 5 Jun Launched as USS Nassuk Bay (CVE 67) on 6 Oct and renamed Solomons (CVE 67) in Nov Hull No. and Name: 68 Kalinin Bay Date of Commission: 27 Nov ; Decommission or Loss***: 15 May Ex-USS Solomons (CVE) along with other nearly new escort carriers at Boston Navy Yard in Aprilawaiting disposal.[x] () submitted 1 year ago by irishjihad USS Cassin Young (DD).

Media in category "USS Solomons (CVE)" The following 5 files are in this category, out of 5 total. F4U-4 Corsairs of VBF-3 on USS Solomons (CVE) in July jpg 1, × Instance of: ship. USS Solomons (CVE) was a Casablanca class escort carrier of the United States Navy, the second ship to carry the name.

She was converted from a Maritime Commission hull (MC hull ) built by the Kaiser Shipbuilding Company of Vancouver, keel was laid on 19 March Soon thereafter, she was assigned the first of her three names, r: Kaiser Shipyards.

Figure 6: USS Butler (DD) comes alongside USS Solomons (CVE) to refuel, 15 October She is painted in Camouflage Meas Design 3D. Official US Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

Escort carrier USS Solomons (CVE 67). 15 Jun (position) German U-boat U was sunk in the South Atlantic south of St. Helena, in position 25°27'S, 05°30'W, by depth charges and rockets from 7 Avenger and Wildcat aircraft (Task Group ) of the US escort carrier USS Solomons.

8 Jan Capt M E Crist was CO 21/11//1/45 Capt R S Moss. Book talk:US Navy CVEs This is a Wikipedia Book, a collection of articles which can be downloaded electronically or ordered in print. Wikipedia Books are maintained by the Wikipedia community, particularly WikiProject Wikipedia-Books.

USS Solomons (CVE). The Role of Glynco, NAS Brunswick Georgia Those of you who are familiar with the Flight saga know of the reported radar contact made by the USS Solomons CVE December 5thand of the direction finding plots made by. On 15 July, she was redesignated an escort carrier, CVE She was launched on 6 October by Mrs.

F. J. McKenna while still bearing the name Nassau Bay. One month later, she received her third and final name, Solomons, and as such, was commissioned on 21 November, Capt.

M. E. Crist in command.Mr. Patch wrote that he had located the December war diary for the San Diego Naval Operating Base. In it was noted the arrival of the USS Solomons CVE 67 on the afternoon of Decem He further wrote that he had located the Solomons deck log and a war diary which confirmed a submarine attack on the 25th.

From there he went to the.Two other ships, the Casablanca-class escort carrier USS Solomons (CVE 67) and the Commencement Bay-class USS Rabaul (CVE ), were named for the campaign and the ultimate objective, respectively. Today, the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Vella Gulf (CG 72) carries on the name of one of those escort carriers, and an America-class.