List of ships with agent orange exposure confirmed salem. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment. Arlington agmr 2 naval cruise book, class of 1968, page of 164 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. In april 1965 her name was changed to uss arlington agmr 2 and she was commissioned august 1966. Rowan, usn former commanding officer, uss annapolis editors note. Uss arlington is the eighth san antonio class amphibious transport dock and the third ship in the navy named after arlington, va.
A new type ship began operating with the fleet in the fall of 1964 in effect a shoresized naval communications station but afloat and mobile. Uss arlington agmr2 communications major relay ship. List of ships with agent orange exposure confirmed. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of. The uss arlington agmr2, a saipanclass aircraft carrier coverted to a major communications relay ship, was commissioned on 14 jul 1946. The uss annapolis agmr 1 is the navys first major communications relay ship. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009. Uss arlington served her country for 23 years and 6 months, until decommissioned on 14 jan 1970. This was changed to a major relay ship agmr2 while still in the conversion yard in september 1964. They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection.
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