Essex (CVA 9) - Naval Cruise Book

Page 12 text:

.4 .,,. I M K i mr l 1 , . ,9 2. ,:1, oil- 1 q is., ,II c 3 ::1. IA 1.1:rf:+3giQLiii.3ifi12'iQf? Q1 A, qf 1 vliq I', ' commanding orcticer Ol: the ESSEX. Ca ptai n B. B. 'il' '1'l of i-rl'-iff,gif! :,: ,IQ 1Aq:qT.:,. Q. :,, Q ..A'A if C. LQVE-l-T took command oli the huge ship just ibi ,'bA:A one month later. I n'ttt ' n'n 'nA f' lz. .-.... a,.:. ..,f The ESSEX returned stateside on February 6, , .,,, . r.,, E. S AAA . iiiii,ii.iii ivo i q,Q.q IQ53, For a well deserved rest and entered the , -rrr A r' Naval Shipyard at Bremerton, Washington, For .,,,,,:,,,,,,.,,.,.,4 ,V . I WMMMM ..,, r yr .,..,...,..., E ,,.,,, ,, several months of alterations, repairs, and overhaul. E l IAIVWW X ii iii'i 'iiii iii' A lthough the ESSEX was the oldest carrier ot her 1 2 class she now had the distinction orc also bein y 1 Q 9 the most modern. Captain Christian l-i. DUBORG 0 lffiiiu V. assumed command ol: the ESSEX on March II, ri ' -f-a ' iifffi ..Q.:.:- .....,..:-:-a.::1: 2 ...:.-......-..-. -.--..-:f f l IQ53, relieving Captain LQVET-l-. . 3 ' i i 1 Cn December I, IQ53, the ESSEX sailed From fl , . iiiiit' i'i ' 'Q 1 'r12 1111 San Diego on her third tour ol: duty In the Ear ' in Z, I East since her recommissioning in January lQ5I. i ra X 2 I , i Q Q ' 5 ,- i i ' ' ' K 4 - lrll ,QQ ,',.,. .,, . A ,f V - - - ' --'---- '- ' -2-Irrx49-12:af:s:-:rp11sza-:rf:sapg:::r:r:z1:r:r:1f.-:-:-- wr: .Si R: .,:,B,,., Y - M I. I. i I, is l r r r i r ii of n G.. nv N. 'G . if Z I 1 . A rl. ,. -r 1 9 1- :.f v-1ffm4.,,.,,..,,,,,,, ...4. .,w.,,.,,,,v f-.-.-. M- Z1 . - i . r . ZVAN rl A...' ., I -M N . 1 rm . .. ,f l ,,,, . is 'Q . , ,..,.., .,. . l22l.lLQi.g.1.5filTi 1,1. zfl . ' . ..,' i H Q A- . It 3 ,, .a , , 'VIQ EZ: zl- LZ A H aa, mt, 4, a Y K, ,H . '10 Vyrl 1 iEi5g:.?E?:i::'.:E. ...,., , b , J L A . :, Iqiii v I xvylvlyvqiyi ,ii ,,.,.,,, l if , ii 'ii A v,IVVVv,:.v.ii,i,.VA7V I : V :gi5 l g 5g f -1 2531. .52 -,,,,, Z ., .ii M .,,. 13.5 - 2.-: lb ,- gy57TZ: Qg,gQQj5Qg, :V -1, Qtk- A :,v,1 55, ,.-..-,,,,,,- . C54 . Gosiw 'no ' 1' 'rrifiifggai5522523-1-j-s:gg5:v:::1: :-1+V-'--.-1-.-.fzismayi . M ,L

Page 11 text:

l-IISTCDQY The present ESSEX was launched and com- missioned in IQLLZ. It took twenty months to build her at an approximate Cost ot SI5oQ,ooo,ooo. During World War Il she earned the name orc the tighting'est ship in the Navy. ln IQLLQ, she was dry-docked For redesigning and remodelling to her to handle larger and more powerful GD o D X5 u 4ig W,,,,n-jfii She was recommissioned in Puget Sound , hipyard Bremerton Washington on January ,iq . Y A r u l I l A Wir-'Q ol: the remodelling was about 'Mlllll' l'l,9C Arcter Shakedown and training .,m llil ordered to Korean waters. She pmbat zone, on August 2I, lQ5I. eturned From the lfirst tour on l'-s departed For Korean waters ith Air -l-ask Group TWG Q Wi' MV months ot the second Ili , ll gl N if d d 3i,ooo b b d illion rounds ocigmmaichaiiie 3 FI ying 7 ,000 this tour, the ESSEX coordinated UN strikes all 'es to the Yalu lQiver in North Korea, destroying over I,I00 'buildings and damaging more than 500 others. ln close air support ol: UN Front line troops, ESSEX planes killed an estimated 500 enemy soldiers and smashed IL!-Li bunkers. Cn September 12, lQ52, Captain paul D. STR00l3 temporarily relieved Captain QQDEE as

Page 13 text:

The ESSEX was operating with Air Task Group TWO, and lQear Admiral lQobert E. Blick, Commander Carrier Division Tl-HQEE and Commander -l-ask Eorce 77, was embarked. On Eebruary I3, lQ5Li, vvliile operating in tlwe East China Sea, Captain Erank -l'Ul2NElQ relieved Captain DUBOQG and became tlwe eleventlw com- manding olikicer ol: tl'1e USS ESSEX. Eor I65 years tlwe vessels bearing time name USS ESSEX l'1ave been lieared by tlweir enemies and lwonored by the country tlwey served. The present ESSEX, last and miglwtiest of ber line, is the inberitor of a proud tradition that is almost W4 .4 1'..i: i 1f-:-:2: 2 ,dmnwfwu wikis- :-:---4:r::?!!9Wf as old as tlwe United States itselt. ,fl qmpwwmww 24,55 W wr . mffffffff ' ' J Q'l....,.,