[50mhz] USS Essex CVS-9 Aircraft Carrier

[Carl]

The Essex was fully operational in the early 60's, and based in Quonset 
Point, RI. I steamed with her aboard another ship many times and have 
pictures I took of her flight deck about a third under water during a 
rather nasty November 1962 North Atlantic storm. I was on a fully loaded 
tanker of 32' draught and we just went straight thru the waves rather 
than up and over! The tin cans got the worst of it, they rode like 
corks.

I believe she was the last wooden deck carrier in active service and was 
being used for ASW work at that time.

Carl
KM1H


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Boone" <Cboone at earthlink.net>
To: <50mhz at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2008 7:17 PM
Subject: RE: [50mhz] USS Essex CVS-9 Aircraft Carrier


The Essex is a floating museum if memory serves, Ray......CVS is Carrier
Vessel Ship, which no operational carrier is now...all are CVNs 
(Nuclear)
and the Essex Class hasn't been in service in decades....(since WWII)

Must be a special event operation...possibly anniversary of launch or
decommissioning date.

Chris
WB5ITT

-----Original Message-----


  So... I take it you'll be operating from the USS Essex at that time?
Where will the Essex be at that time?

                Ray,   KBØSTN



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