Kearsarge (CVS 33) - Naval Cruise Book

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A CONCEPT Since the time pre-historic man could first think, he no doubt found time to reflect on the hunt just completed, the day spent, the trails traveled, and perhaps a journey taken. . .The world has turned over many times since first primitive man took time by his fires to contemplate his existance, life, and future. The wonders of science developed by man since those primi- tive days have improved and changed his way of life geometrically to a point barely dreamed of by even visionary wisemen of two decades ago. Yet, through the years the basic contemplations of man haven ' t changed. The paths and journeys may differ geographically for each of us today, but Man still gazes in wonder and appreciation at the blazing beauty of a brilliant sunset or at the quiet radiance of a moon gently bathing a calm sea with its eerie light. When he is fortunate enough to capture these moments at sea, Man finds them a time for peaceful thought and recall to memory of loved ones, home, places visited, and the wonder of what the future wdll hold. Perhaps only a seafaring man can truly capture the spirit of those re- flections of which we speak . . .

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HISTORY For one hundred and three years, the name USS KEARSARGE has per- severed, written indeHbly in the pages of United States history and registry, and on the hulls of a Sloop of War ( 1861 ) , a Battleship ( 1898) , and most recently a forty thousand ton Aircraft Carrier ( 1946) . USS MOUNT KEARSARGE UNION SLOOP OF WAR This sleek warship of the Union Navy was the forerunner of naval vessels to carry the proud name KEARSARGE. Christened MOUNT KEARSARGE by the daughter of a U.S. Representative in 1861, the fast one thousand thirty-one ton, seven gun sloop was to become a Union star three years later by engaging the Confederate Cruiser Alabama oflF the coast of Cherbourg, France. This moment in history has been preserved in the following account.