Ranger (CVA 61) - Naval Cruise Book

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This book is dedicated to the 4700 men that are the USS RANGER, and their wish for peace and brotherhood throughout the world. Some men flew ... some tended boilers ... all gave their best. This is their story. Editor

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Ranger’s History The USS Ranger (CVA 61) is the eighth U S Navy ship to bear that name The first Ranger built in 1777. was a Continental Frigate with 18 guns She sailed for France in late 1 777. with 140 men under the command of Captain John Paul Jones who. on February 14 1778 negotiated with the French the first salute to the American Flag It was the first official recognition of the American repubhc by a foreign power Ranger harrassed British shipping and defeated HMS Drake. 20 guns, off Belfast. Northern Ireland, before returning to the United States In late 1 778 and 1 779 she made several cruises along the Atlantic Coast, taking many prizes and defeating HMS Holderness. 22 guns off Newfoundland The second Ranger was an armed schooner purchased in 1814 and sold in 1816 after routine service The third Ranger was a brig of 14 guns, purchased in 1814 to operate with Commodore Chauncey s squadron on Lake Ontario during the War of 1812 The fourth Ranger was a full-rigged, iron vessel with auxiliary steam power, mounting four guns She was commissioned in 1876. and carried a crew of 21 officers and 127 men The USS Rang (CVA 611 e«ghth itep to bear •« end the third of the FORRtSTAL ties attack carrier wai constructed by the Newport Shipbuilding and D'ydoct Company Newport Virginia N»ti Ranger we» christened on September 29 1M| sponsored by Mrs Arthur W Radford wife of th to I Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Th thpsa] commissioned August 10 1967 Ranger lomamod on the east coast until Jun when she departed for the Pacific Fleet This is Ranger ?. tenth deployment to the WesternPk | and sixth combat tout m support of Southeast Am-I operations During the five previous combat tours Range I received two Naval Unit Commendations and te:| Meritorious Unit Commendations Ranger is literally a floating city of 5 000 men w c« primary mission is to operate and maintain s mobN base, The fifth Ranger was a converted steel yacht, commissioned in 1917 to serve as a coastal patrol vessel during World War I. The seventh Ranger (CV-4) was the first U S Navy vessel designed and constructed as an aircraft carrier She was commissioned on June 4. 1934. and could operate 75 aircraft. Like any city, there are in Ranger besides her indujw I area -many personal services available to her rsufcna t The ship has barber shops a tailor and cobbler shop i L laundry and dry cleaning shop snack shops stores I various types of merchandise a library regular ch C I services, legal assistance doctors and dentists radio i cP television stations, and gymnasium facilities A da N r L sea newspaper is also published I Additional Facts Overall length................... Width at main deck............... Extreme width at flight deck...................... Depth at centerline flight deck....................... Boilers........................... Speed............................. Horsepower........................ Average displacement.............. Structural steel required......... Miles of V -inch welding.......... Number of propellers (5 blade) Number of rudders................. Miles of piping................... Miles of electric cable........... Pounds of weld metal used Number of elevators (all deck edgo) Number of catapults (steam)....... Size of propollors (diamoter)..... Weight of anchors.................. Woight of each anchor chain link.................. Number of tolophonos.............. ....1.071 feet 129 foet 4 inches . .over 270 feel .97 foet 4 inches 8 . . .over 30 knots .. over 280.000 80.000 tons . . . .52.000 tons ...... 2.400 ..............4 . 4 .... about 180 ....about 290 2 000 000 4 ..............4 ........21 feui .......30 tons .... 360 pounds .........2.000 4 S