| Description |
1 online resource (443 pages) |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments; Preface; Scuttling of a U.S. Naval Super Aircraft Carrier; USS America (CVA-66) Joins the Fleet; The Skippers: Profiles of Extraordinary Men; Capt. Thomas H. Replogle (April 1973-September 1974); New USS America (LHA-6); Appendix A: Early Ships Named USS America; Appendix B: Flight Deck Colors; Appendix C: Career Summary of Medals Won by the Captions; Bibliography; List of Names and Terms |
| Summary |
Only the best officers are given command of U.S. Navy ships, and only the elite of these are selected for aircraft carriers. The USS America was the third of four Kitty Hawk-class super-carriers. Commissioned in 1965, decommissioned in 1996, she served three times in Vietnam, and once each in Libya, the Persian Gulf and Bosnia. This book profiles the 23 men who commanded the America and her crew of 5,000 during 31 years. Most of them were combat veterans--World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Mayaguez Rescue Operations, Lebanon, Haiti, Libya, Bosnia, and Desert Storm. Four were Naval Academy graduates |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-238) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
America (Aircraft carrier)
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| SUBJECT |
America (Aircraft carrier) fast |
| Subject |
Ship captains -- United States -- Biography
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Marine & Naval.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science.
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Ship captains
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Baron, Scott
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| ISBN |
9781476615684 |
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1476615683 |
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