Independence (CVA 62) - Naval Cruise Book

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I l CVA-62 recently celebrated its tenth anniversary, 10 Jan 1959. lt's appropriate then to review the history of present and pastships bearingthename Independence. The first Independence was a 1O-gun continental sloop. Sent to France with dispatches in September, 1777, she dis- posed of 2 prizes before the British could interfere. She was wrecked on the bar attempting to get into Ocracoke Inlet, North Carolina. Independence number two was a 74-gun vessel. War was declared on the Barbary Powers, and Indy sailed on 3 July 1815 as flagship of Commodore' Bainbridge for duty in the Med- iterranean Squadron. In 1836, she became the first 74-gun ship to be razeed Ccut down to two decks, having one cov- ered deck with poop and fore- castle decksy with 54-guns. She established a speed rec- ord crossing the Atlantic in 1837, and on 16 Nlay 1847 captured the Mexican ship Correo. Q -gg g, ' I -imriff X- V n :L-v 4 mil.. TQ X fxvfgq' ' V I XX. . .r-fha ' ' ' , . I ' 'T U .I I, 3 I nm xx . 7' :al t E N, 4, I- 4 .Z it Y 'UN K K X fnxxk . I ' .' E 0 .' I I1 If Ar I L ..' U X ,-fl, t mi Q15 2 vo l il lf I f I 'I X I ,-If ,.vrl 'n ,1- fi, ' ' If-' Z . '- 1' :9'.t' A X . 471. K ,. -.gy 1 - --P ' - In 1' Blink--'Z ,l','? hLg x .,,, r ' ' ' ' 'sf' ' I-1. '71 . ,.f' ' I X Mill r77x0fArrv10f7L4u . -4 x E 5 . R f , -.QR ge, I A, 'I . A a 71, f fbi? . ,gi Independence as a 54-gun razee, 1836, RADM J. W. Schmidt E-4-. vii l

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,.,.. ,,-.A.,.......,.,,.,,,,....f-,,., , , 193 Years Of Independence f'Of all the fabricks, a ship is most excellent, requiring more art ln, building, rigging, sayling, trimming, defending, and mooring with such a number of severall terms and names in continued mo tion, not understood of any landsman, as none would think of, but few that know them These words of John Smith are as meaningful today as they were when he wrote them. ln keeping with the spirits of his thoughts this great aircraft carrier USS INDEPENDENCE CCVA-629 lives much the same way its predecessors by the same name livedg the way a Ship-of-the-Line ready to serve our country in the pursuit and main tenance of our national security, world peace and individual free This cruise book is a pictorial journal of lNDEPENDENCE's cruise in the Mediterranean from April 1968 to January 1969 as well as the preceding deployment. Nluch of the story is omitted: the long hours of operations and the rigors of extensive operating periods No words orb pictures can fully express the satisfaction that each has experienced in making his contribution toward the security of the United States, as well as the freedom of mankind throughout the world. However, this cruise book does contain photos of you your shipmates, the ship in its many evolutions, ports of call and certain highlights of the cruise l . ln this way it is hoped that the cruise book will serve each of us as a reminder of an important period in our lives and of the truly great men that made up the crew of a great ship-USS INDEPEN DENCE CCVA-623. kfap777mUL2T'4-Q1 H. S. Matthews, Jr. Captain U.S. Navy Commanding Officer dom of man. E

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