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Previous Updates

January 5, 2005:

New Sites

• Added a list of US Navy ships deployed to Southeast Asia in support of humanitarian assistance missions following the disastrous tsunami on December 26, 2004

December 2004:

New Sites

• USS HAYLER (DD 997) 1993-94 MEF Cruise Book and the USS NASHVILLE (LPD 13) 2001 MARG 1-01 Cruise Book
• USS JAMES E. WILLIAMS (DDG 95)
• started the new section "People's Biographies" which will be expanded in the future
• added more than 100 new photos and cruise patches to several ships' pages throughout the website

May / June 2004:

New Sites

• USS JOHN YOUNG (DD 973) 1992 Arabian Gulf Cruise Book, USS HERMITAGE (LSD 34) 1963 Mediterranean Cruise Book and the USS CHARLES F. ADAMS (DDG 2) Middle East Cruise Book to the Cruise Book Section
• All POWHATAN (T-ATF 166) - class Fleet Ocean Tugs
• BALTOPS 2004 Photo Specials - Photos of international warships during their port visit to Kiel, Germany, June 18 - 21, 2004.
• USS BOSTON (CAG 1)
• USS COLUMBUS (CG 12)
• All SOUTH DAKOTA (BB 57) - class Battleships
• USS PINCKNEY (DDG 91)
• USS CHUNG-HOON (DDG 93)
• USS EL PASO (LKA 117)

April 2004:

New Sites

• USS SITKOH BAY (CVE 86) 1945 Cruise Book to the Cruise Book Section
• USS JASON (AR 8)
• The BRONSTEIN FF 1037 - class
• All missing FORREST SHERMAN and DECATUR - class Destroyers
• Some missing GARCIA - class Frigates

March 2004:

New Sites

• Cruise Book Section featuring two Cruise Books so far
• USS ALABAMA (BB 60)
• HSV-X1 JOINT VENTURE
• Some FORREST SHERMAN and BARRY - class Destroyers

February 2004:

New Sites

• Photos from 2001 to the BALTOPS / Kiel Week Photo Special
• USS ANTIETAM (CV 36)
• USS OSPREY (MHC 51)
• USS JOSEPHUS DANIELS (CG 27)
• USS WILLIAM H. STANDLEY (CG 32)
• USS BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (SSBN 640)

January 2004:

New Sites

• All ships of the following classes have been added:
  
  
  • ALGOL T-AKR 287 class
  • SHUGHART T-AKR 295 class
  • WATSON T-AKR 310 class
  • SGT MATEJ KOCAK T-AK 3005 class
  • GYSGT FRED W. STOCKHAM T-AK 3017 class
  • RIGEL T-AF 58 class
    
    
• Additionally, the following individual ships have been added:

December 2003:

• Added missing ships of the AOR 1 WICHITA - class, DDG 37 FARRAGUT - class, T-AK 3008 2ND LT JOHN P. BOBO - class and CVE 55 CASABLANCA - class (except for 2 ships)
• Newly added the AO 143 NEOSHO - class and several ships of the FF 1052 KNOX - class and SSBN 616 LAFAYETTE - class
  
  I probably forgot to list some classes but there are about 60-70 new ships that have been added to the site in December.

November 2003:

New Sites

October 2003:

New Sites

September 2003:

New Sites

August 2003:

New Sites

• The Crew List System now allows registered users to add a photo to their entries.

July 6, 2003:

New Sites

• The new Crew List System is now online on most of the ship pages. It allows visitors to instantly add their information to the website and to change and update the submitted dates.

June 26, 2003:

New Sites

• Kiel Week / BALTOPS 2003 Photo Special Page. Contains photos of international warships that participated in BALTOPS 2003. The Photos were taken during the ships' port visit to Kiel, Germany, on June 20-23, 2003.

June 2003:

New Sites

• OLIVER HAZARD PERRY FFG 7 -class Page

Additions

• New photos to the Image Gallery of LHD 5
• In some days I hope to have the new crew list up and running. The new system will allow visitors to instantly add their information and to change/update it if required.

April 17, 2003:

New Sites

• USS LEAHY (CG 16)
• USS HARRY E. YARNELL (CG 17)
• USS GRIDLEY (CG 21)
• USS HALSEY (CG 23)
• USS REEVES (CG 24)
• USS BAINBRIDGE (CGN 25)
• Numerous small updates

March 15, 2003:

I would like to apologize to all whose names have not been added to the crew list so far but I have not been at home for the last three weeks. I was deployed to Mannheim, Germany, guarding the US Army Spinelli Barracks there as part of the German Armed Forces' effort to provide military guards for US military facilities in Germany.

Additions

• Small General Update of the Aircraft Carrier Deployment Lists.
• USS PAUL F. FOSTER (DD 964) and USS GEORGE PHILIP (FFG 12) have been decommissioned on March 14, 2003 and March 15, 2003, respectively.

January 2003:

New Sites

• USS McCAMPBELL (DDG 85)
• USNS MARS (T-AFS 1)
• USNS NIAGARA FALLS (T-AFS 3)
• USS WHITE PLAINS (AFS 4)
• USNS CONCORD (T-AFS 5)
• USNS SAN DIEGO (T-AFS 6)
• USNS SAN JOSE (T-AFS 7)
• USNS SPICA (T-AFS 9)
• USNS COMFORT (T-AH 20)

Additions

• Added more than 50 new accidents, especially to the aircraft carriers.
• USS KINKAID (DD 965) has been decommissioned on January 7, 2003.

12/24/2002:

New Sites

• USS NEW YORK CITY (SSN 696)
• USS RATHBURNE (FF 1057)

Additions

• USS NICHOLSON (DD 982) has been decommissioned on December 18, 2002.
• Histories to SSN 689 and LPD 12

12/08/2002:

Additions

• Small General Update (Crew List, CVN/CV Deployment Lists, new Accidents)

09/20/2002:

Additions

• USS JOHN YOUNG (DD 973) has been decommissioned September 19, 2002.

09/16/2002:

New Sites

• PEGASUS PHM 1 - class Page

09/12/2002:

Additions

• New Accidents to the Accident Sections of AO 179, T-AO 197, DD 989, SSN 770, LHA 1, LHA 4, LHD 5, LHD 6

New Sites

• Forum
• USS HOUSTON (SSN 713)

08/09/2002:

New Sites

• Site Search
• Photo Specials Section
• USS SHOUP (DDG 86)
• USS PREBLE (DDG 88)

08/03/2002:

Additions

• Updated all TICONDEROGA-class Guided Missile Cruisers
• New Videos to the Downloads Section

07/29/2002:

Additions

• New photos to DD 968, DD 978, DD 988, DD 989, DDG 52, DDG 57, DDG 67, DDG 71, DDG 78, FFG 47, FFG 59, LSD 41, LHD 7 and LPD 13. Thanks to Brian Barton who contributed these photos.

07/19/2002:

Additions

• New Patches to the Patch Sections of CVN 74, CVN 72, CVN 71, CVN 70, CV 67 and CV 63
• New Accidents to the Accident Sections of CVN 74, CG 55, CG 64, FFG 36, LPD 12 and LSD 51
• USS INCHON (MCS 12) has been decommissioned

New Sites

• RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) System
• USS SAFEGUARD (ARS 50)
• USS SALT LAKE CITY (SSN 716)
• A basic US Attack submarine classes Comparison Page
• USS PORTLAND (LSD 37)

06/29/2002:

Additions

• Feature:
  • Added Photos of USS ANZIO (CG 68) and USS CAPE ST. GEORGE (CG 71) during their port visit to Kiel, Germany, from June 21-24, 2002, to the pages of both ships.
    
    
  • Added Photos of ORP PULASKI - the former USS CLARK (FFG 11) - during her port visit to Kiel, Germany, from June 21-24, to the FFG 11 Page
  
  
  
• USS WAINWRIGHT (CG 28) has been sunk as a target on June 12, 2002 in the Atlantic Ocean.

05/13/2002:

Additions

• New Photos to CGN 9, CV 59, CV 60, CV 61, DDG 3, DDG 22, DDG 23, DDG 24, PHM 1, PHM 2, PHM 3, AS 39
• New Cruise Patches to CV 63

New Sites

• USS GEMINI (PHM 6)
• USS WASP (LHD 1) class Page

05/07/2002:

Additions

• Added COMSUBPAC Distress Call following the collision of SSN 772 with EHIME MARU to the Accident Section of SSN 772 Page
• Video Galleries to DDG 58 and DDG 59

05/03/2002:

New Sites

• New Section: About the US Navy (Section will be expanded during the next weeks)
  • US Navy Facts and Figures Page
  • Fleet Photo Gallery
• Frigate Index Page
• Patrol Combatant Missile (Hydrofoil) Page
• USS PEGASUS (PHM 1)
• USS HERCULES (PHM 2)
• USS TAURUS (PHM 3)
• USS AQUILA (PHM 4)
• USS KNOX (FF 1052)

04/27/2002:

Additions

• New Photos to the Accident Section of the T-AO 202 Page
• New Photos to SSN 701, SSN 772, FFG 58, DDG 67, LSD 43, T-AOE 6
• New Patches to FFG 26, FFG 31, FFG 37, LHA 5
• Coat of Arms to LST 1196
• USS SAMUEL ELIOT MORISON (FFG 13) has been decommissioned and was turned over to the Turkish Navy on April 11, 2002
• This website has won the Military World TOP HONORS Website Award. See the Awards Page for more information.

04/18/2002 (Summary of the last two weeks):

Additions

• Added exclusive Photos of USS MISSOURI (BB 63) during a port visit to Dubai, V.A.E., to the BB 63 page
• New Cruise Patches to CV 61, CV 62
• This website has won a new award. See the Awards Page for more information.

New Sites

• USS WILLIAM V. PRATT (DDG 44)
• USS LONG BEACH (CGN 9)

04/01/2002:

Additions

• Coat of Arms to CG 30
• New Photos to CVN 74, DDG 54

New Sites

• USS SAGINAW (LST 1188)
• USS HARLAN COUNTY (LST 1196)
• USS UNITED STATES (CVA 58)
• USS FANSHAW BAY (CVE 70)
• USNS JOSHUA HUMPHREYS (T-AO 188)

03/28/2002:

Additions

• New Patches to CVN 71, CVN 70, CVN 68, CV 67, CVN 65, CV 64, CV 63, CV 62

New Sites

• USS CHARLES F. ADAMS (DDG 2)
• USS JOHN KING (DDG 3)
• USS SAMPSON (DDG 10)
• USS RICHARD E. BYRD (DDG 23)

03/24/2002:

New Sites

• A basic Frequently asked Questions Page
• Page about the Arrangement of Planes on the Flight Deck to the "About Aircraft Carriers" section.
• Escort Carriers Index Page
• USS WINDHAM BAY (CVE 92)
• USS ROI (CVE 103)
• USS MUNDA (CVE 104)

03/19/2002:

Additions

• Added a Site Search to the Site.
• Update of the Installations on the Flight Deck Page.
• New accident to the accident section of CVN 71

03/12/2002:

Additions

• New accident to the accident section of DD 997. One of USS HAYLER's SH-60B helicopters crashed in the Mediterranean today.

03/08/2002:

Additions

• New accident to the accident section of CVN 74
• Added Coat of Arms to FFG 25 and CG 33
• New photos to the image galleries of CVN 71, CG 72, AOE 3, AOE 4 and LCC 20
• New cruise patches to CV 63, CV 67, CVN 69

New Sites

• USS WORDEN (CG 18)

03/04/2002:

Additions

• New accident to the accident section of CV 67
• Replaced the DDG 71 port visit photos by higher quality photos.
• Added Coat of Arms and new photos to FFG 48
• USS DAVID R. RAY (DD 971) has been decommissioned

02/15/2002:

Additions

• New photos to CG 73, CG 72, CG 56, CG 51, DDG 51, DDG 53, DDG 54, DDG 64, DDG 70, DDG 83, FFG 59, FFG 25, FFG 7, DDG 996, SSN 756, SSN 769, T-AO 187
• Image Gallery to the SH-60 Page
• New photos to the accident sections of the FFG 31 and DD 990 Page
• New accidents to the accident sections of CVN 73, CV 67, DD 965 and AOE 3
• Added Coat of Arms to CG 20, FFG 33, FFG 16, T-AE 28 and AOE 1
• New cruise patches to CVN 74, CVN 72, CVN 71, CVN 70, CVN 68, CVN 65, CV 64, CV 59, DD 970, DD 969, FFG 58, FFG 54, FFG 49 and FFG 26
• Video Gallery to S-3B Page

02/02/2002:

Additions

• On January 27, 2002, USS GREENEVILLE (SSN 772) collided with USS OGDEN (LPD 5) off the coast of Oman.

12/28/2001:

Additions

• New photos to the Image Galleries of CG 49, CG 58, CG 69, DDG 54, FFG 39, FFG 40, FFG 48, FFG 50, FFG 51, SSN 718, LHA 5 and of the S-3B
• New Image Gallery to the LCAC Page
• New Cruise Patches to FFG 45, CVN 70 and CVN 74
• Photo Gallery Page for CV 63

New Sites

12/09/2001:

Additions

• New accidents to CV 60, T-AO 202, AOE 3, FFG 43, CV 64 and CV 66 added.
• Update of the People on the Flight Deck and Handsignals pages.
• New Patches to DD 982, DD 988, FFG 8 and FFG 38
• Coat of Arms to FFG 30 and FFG 34 page added.
• New Photos to CG 49, DD 975, DDG 54, DDG 56, FFG 51, LSD 42 and LHD 5

12/02/2001:

Additions

• Several new patches to the Patch Galleries of CG 19, CG 54, CV 41, CV 63, CV 64, CVN 65, CVN 68, CVN 71, DD 980, DD 981, DDG 996, FFG 40 and FFG 52.
• New photos to DDG 79, DDG 80 and DDG 81.

New Sites

• USNS KILAUEA (T-AE 26)
• USNS BUTTE (T-AE 27)
• USNS SANTA BARBARA (T-AE 28)
• USNS SHASTA (T-AE 33)
• USNS KISKA (T-AE 35)
• LST Index Page
• USS MANITOWOC (LST 1180)
• USS FREDERICK (LST 1184)

11/24/2001:

Additions

• New accident to DD 969 page added
• New pictures to the Image Galleries of CG 54, CG 59, CG 70, CG 72, CVN 65, CVN 68, CVN 70, CVN 71, CVN 73, CVN 74, DD 985, DDG 54, DDG 67, DDG 74, LHA 5, LHD 2, LCC 19 and MCM 5
• New cruise patches to SSN 706, SSN 709, SSN 718, SSN 755 and CVN 65

11/12/2001:

Additions

• Several new patches to the Patch Galleries of CV 60, CV 61, CV 64, CV 66, CVN 69, CVN 70, CVN 71, CVN 72, CG 65, DD 980 and FFG 31
• This website has won the Destroyer Escort Sailors Association Award of Excellence. Read the Awards Page to learn more.
• New accident to the CV 63 page added.

New Sites

• USS RICHMOND K. TURNER (CG 20)
• USS ENGLAND (CG 22)

10/30/2001:

Additions

• Coat of Arms to FFG 23
• New Cruise Patches to CV 61, CVN 65, CVN 70, CVN 72, CG 69, FFG 39
• New photos to the model gallery of CV 59.
• New pictures to the galleries of CG 62, DD 975, DDG 56, LCC 19, ARS 51, ARS 52 and ARS 53
• New accident to MCS 12 page added.
• New photos by William Chiu to CG 50, CG 54, CG 59, CG 31, DD 966, FFG 38, LHA 5, LHA 3, LHA 1, LPD 8

10/11/2001:

Additions

• New photos to AGF 3, AGF 11, CG 62, CG 54, CG 59, CG 49, DD 966, FFG 46, LHA 1 and LHA 5. All photos (except AGF 3 and 11) were taken by Mr William Chiu.
• USS CARON (DD 970) has been decommissioned Oct. 10

New Sites

• USS STERETT (CG 31)

09/29/2001:

Additions

• New exclusive photos to CG 47, CG 50, CG 51, CG 54, CG 55, CG 56, CG 60, CG 61, CG 62, CGN 37, DD 982, DD 989, DDG 51, DDG 52, DDG 55, DDG 67, FFG 30, FFG 42, FFG 53, FFG 59, T-AO 189, CVN 65, CV 63, LHD 3, AOE 6. All photos were taken by Mr Karl-Heinz Ahles.

09/14/2001:

Additions

• New photos to CG 49, CG 53, DD 967, DD 972, DDG 81, FFG 43, LCC 20 and LCC 19
• Update of the Mk-15 Phalanx page
• Photos of USS JOHN L. HALL (FFG 32) during a port visit to Kiel, Germany, as part of the STANAVFORLANT

08/20/2001:

Additions

• Patch gallery to CVN 70, CVN 68 and CV 67
• New (cruise) patches to CV 61, CVN 65, CVN 71, CVN 72, CVN 73, DDG 993, DDG 996, CG 49, CG 61, DD 965, FFG 29
• New photos to T-AO 202, CG 54, CG 62 and DDG 20
• USS HEWITT (DD 966) has been decommissioned
• This website has won a new award. See the awards page for more information

New Sites

• USS CONYNGHAM (DDG 17)
• USS DENVER (LPD 9)

07/20/2001:

Additions

• Patch gallery to CVN 72 and CVN 65
• New deployment patches to CVN 75, FFG 28, FFG 36, LHA 4

New Sites

• USS DALE (CG 19)
• FGS MÖLDERS (D 186 -> DDG 29)

07/11/2001:

Additions

• New patches to CG 51, CG 67, CG 69, CVN 71, CVN 75, DD 966, DD 973, DD 981, DD 992, DDG 20, DDG 62, DDG 79, FFG 32, FFG 37, FFG 45, FFG 53 and SSN 752

07/10/2001:

Additions

• New deployment patch to CVN 74
• New pictures to the galleries of CG 63, SSN 724, SSN 770 and SSN 771
• Design update of the carrier, SSN and SSBN index sites

New Sites

• TRUXTUN - class site
• USS JOHN RODGERS (DD 983)
• USS ANTRIM (FFG 20)
• USS GALLERY (FFG 26)
• USS MAHLON S. TISDALE (FFG 27)
• USS BREMERTON (SSN 698)
• USS HONOLULU (SSN 718)
• USS PASADENA (SSN 752)

07/05/2001:

Additions

• New deployment patches to CG 56, BB 62, CV 61, CVN 73, FFG 39
• New pictures to the image galleries of CG 50, CG 54, CG 57, CG 62, CG 67, CG 71
• Update of the FFG 32 site

New Sites

• USS O'BANNON (DD 987)
• USS CLAUDE V. RICKETTS (DDG 5)
• USS BARNEY (DDG 6)
• USS LYNDE McCORMICK (DDG 8)
• USS SELLERS (DDG 11)
• USS BUCHANAN (DDG 14)
• USS JOSEPH STRAUSS (DDG 16)
• USS TATTNALL (DDG 19)
• USS GOLDSBOROUGH (DDG 20)
• USS BENJAMIN STODDERT (DDG 22)
• USS WADDELL (DDG 24)

06/24/2001:

Additions

• Feature: Photos of USS ANZIO (CG 68) and USS CAPE St. GEORGE (CG 71) during their port visit to Kiel, Germany, on June 16, 2001.
• Coming soon...photos of the USS JOHN L. HALL (FFG 32) during her port visit to Kiel on June 23, 2001.

New Sites

• USNS JOHN LENTHALL (T-AO 189)
• USNS WALTER S. DIEHL (T-AO 193)
• USNS BIG HORN (T-AO 198)
• USNS TIPPECANOE (T-AO 199)
• USNS GUADALUPE (T-AO 200)

06/09/2001:

Additions

• Deployment patch to LHA 2 and CG 52 added.
• Patch Gallery added to CVN 74, CVN 73, CV 61 and CV 60.

New Sites

• USS KIDD (DDG 993)
• USS DULUTH (LPD 6)

05/26/2001:

Additions

• Deployment patch to CGN 41 added.
• Gallery added to ARS 51

New Sites

• USS CIMARRON (AO 177)
• USS MERRIMACK (AO 179)
• USS WILLAMETTE (AO 180)
• USS PLATTE (AO 186)
• USNS HENRY J. KAISER (T-AO 187)
• USNS LEROY GRUMMAN (T-AO 195)
• USNS KANAWHA (T-AO 196)
• USNS PATUXENT (T-AO 201)

05/24/2001:

Additions

• Deployment patches to CV 62, CV 63, CV 64, CVN 69, CVN 71, CVN 72 and CGN 39 added.

New Sites

• USS WAINWRIGHT (CG 28)

05/10/2001:

Additions

• Several deployment patches to CV 63, CVN 65, CVN 68, CVN 70 and CG 65 added.

05/05/2001:

Additions

• Coat of arms to FFG 7 site added
• Desert Storm Patch to CG 55 site added

New Sites

• USS BELKNAP (CG 26)
• USS JOUETT (CG 29)
• USS HORNE (CG 30)

05/01/2001:

Additions

• Accident added to LHD 1.
• Pictures added to the galleries of DD 975, DD 982, DD 985, CG 48, CG 49, CG 50, CG 52, CG 63, CG 68, DDG 63, FFG 33, FFG 46, MCS 12, LCC 20 and LHD 2.

New Sites

• USS CALIFORNIA (CGN 36)

04/17/2001:

Additions

• BALTOPS / Keel Week 1996 photos to CG 66 site added.

New Sites

• USS TEXAS (CGN 39)
• USS MISSISSIPPI (CGN 40)
• USS ARKANSAS (CGN 41)

04/07/2001:

Additions

• New accidents to the accident section of CV 59 added
• New patches added to the histories of CVN 72, CVN 71, CVN 69, CV 63, CV 62, CG 53, CG 50 and FFG 48
• New pictures to the image gallery of CV 63

New Sites

• USS IWO JIMA (LHD 7)

03/31/2001:

Additions

• Patches added to the histories of CV 67, CV 66, CVN 65 and CVN 70
• New pictures to the image galleries of CVN 75 and CVN 69.

New Sites

• USS BOSTON (SSN 703)

03/23/2001:

Additions

• Patches added to the histories of CVN 72, CVN 71 and CVN 68.

03/19/2001:

Additions

• New accidents to the accident section of the CV 67 page added..

03/18/2001:

Additions

• Pictures to galleries to CV 64, CVN 65, CV 66, CVN 70 and CVN 72 sites added.
• Two new galleries to the CV 59 page added.

03/17/2001:

Additions

• Update of the CV 59 page.

01/05/2001:

Additions

• Pictures to CG 57 and CG 63 added.

01/05/2001:

Additions

• several new awards to the Award site added.

12/31/2000:

New Sites

• USS LASSEN (DDG-82)

12/29/2000:

New Sites

• USS INDIANAPOLIS (SSN-697)
• USS DALLAS (SSN-700)
• USS PORTSMOUTH (SSN-707)
• USS HYMAN G. RICKOVER (SSN-709)
• USS CHICAGO (SSN-721)
• USS MIAMI (SSN-755)
• USS ANNAPOLIS (SSN-760)
• USS BOISE (SSN-764)

Additions

• Pictures to CG-56, DD-965, DDG-56, DDG-58, DDG-66, DDG-69, DDG-70, LSD-42, and SSN-759 sites added.
• Galleries and pictures to galleries to BB-64, CG-47, CG-49, DD-963, DD-966, DD-982, DD-997, DDG-54, DDG-67, DDG-74, DDG-77, SSN-756, SSN-770 sites added.
• Many accident pictures to the accidents section of USS Cole site added.

12/16/2000:

New sites

• Awards site added. On this site you can see awards this page already won.

Additions

• Pictures to LCC 19, AO 197 and DDG 67 added.
• Gallery to BB 64 added.
• Patch of OP Desert shield to CV 67 site added.

12/10/2000:

Additions

• Pictures to SSN 725 and SSN 711 gallery added.
• some minor changes

12/08/2000:

New sites

• USS OLIVER HAZARD PERRY (FFG-7)
• USS DUNCAN (FFG-10)
• USS CLIFTON SPRAGUE (FFG-16)
• USS FLATLEY (FFG-21)
• USS OKLAHOMA CITY (SSN 723)
• USS TOLEDO (SSN-769)

Additions:

• Pictures from the Broward Navy Days to CVN 65, FFG 39 and SSN 706 added.
• Picture of the GONZO Station '84 patch to CVN 65 History added.
• Picture of the '98-'99 Westpac patch to CVN 70 History added.
• Picture to DDG 67 Accident section added.
• Crests to E-2C and Harpoon site added.

12/06/2000:

Additions

• Guestbook added to this site. See first page to view it and add your own comments.

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