TheTiconderogareceived five battle stars during World War II, three Navy Unit Commendations, one Meritorious Unit Commendation, and 12 battle stars for action during the Vietnam War. Dedication: To our ship mates lost at sea and all who sailed aboardBig "T" ...
USS Cogswell (DD-651) was a Fletcher-class destroyer in the United States Navy, serving in World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War. The ship is named in honor of Rear Admiral James Kelsey Cogswell, who served during the Spanish-American War, and Captai
Walke ( DD-723) earned six battle stars during World War II four battle stars in the Korean conflict and seven battle stars for Vietnam service. [Note: The above USS WALKE (DD-723) history may or may not contain text provided by crew members of the USS WALKE (DD-723) or by oth...
Vietnam to seek out and destroy craft moving enemy supplies From 20 to 30 November 1966 she destroyed 28 enemy watercraft and damaged 26 others with her 5-inch guns. She screened Ticonderoga (CVA-14) until sailing for San Diego in March 1967. Following an overhaul at Long Beach Mullany ...
USS Shangri-La (CV-38) was an Essex-class aircraft carrier that took part in the latter stages of World War II and served during the Vietnam War.
I was very glad to see a re-issue of this kit. I modified it to reflect changes to the weapons and electronics as they looked during the Vietnam War. I removed the depth charge racks and added radar antennas from a spare photo-etch set. I also replaced the molded rails with photo-et...
“CogswellscreenedTiconderoga, hit during an air attack, into Ulithi 24 January 1945, and sailed on to the west coast for overhaul. After sailing across the Pacific guarding convoys,Cogswellarrived off Okinawa on 27 May 1945 for dangerous and demanding duty as radar picket until 26 June. Three...
The initial vessel to begin construction with the revisedEssex-class design was USSHancock(CV-14) which was later re-designatedTiconderoga. A multitude of additional carriers followed including USSReprisal(CV-35). Laid down on July 1, 1944, work onReprisalbegan at the New York Naval Shipyard. ...
(CVA-65). She then patrolled off the Vietnam coast and the South China Sea with task forces built around Constellation, Kearsarge (CVS-33) and Ticonderoga (CVA-14). Brief sweeps were made to the Philippines and ports of Japan. She arrived in Yokosuka 15 December 1964 for upkeep, again ...