1963 USS FRANCIS MARION APA-249, NAVY MED CRUISE BOOK

Description: 1963 USS FRANCIS MARION / APA 249 MEDITERRAEAN CRUISE BOOK / ANNUAL / YEARBOOK 1963 ATTACK TRANSPORT U.S.S. FRANCIS MARION, APA-249 MEDITERRANEAN CRUISE BOOK JUST ONE OF THOUSANDS OF MILITARY ACADEMY, MILITARY TRAINING UNIT, ELEMENTARY, JUNIOR HIGH, HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY VOLUMES THAT I WILL BE LISTING AT AUCTION AND IN MY EBAY STORE. BUY MORE & COMBINE FOR SHIPPING! SHIP: USS FRANCIS MARION, APA-249 DESCRIPTION: This is a SCARCE to RARE cruise book for the 1963 Mediterranean Cruise of USS Francis Marion! Covers life on board the ship, with a black and white head shot photo of each officer and an unidentified group photo of each sailor aboard the ship. Contains approx. 75 pages. Hardbound. A great addition to your U.S. Navy, military, militaria, cruise book or family genealogy reference collection! SHIP HISTORY: According to sources.com, "USS Francis Marion (APA-249) was a Paul Revere-class attack transport of the United States Navy. The ship was launched on 13 February 1954 as Prairie Mariner by the New York Shipbuilding Corp., Camden, New Jersey, sponsored by Mrs. C. A. Wolverton, and delivered on 25 May to the Maritime Administration who operated her until she was placed in the National Defense Reserve Fleet on 6 January 1955...She was transferred to the Navy on 16 March 1959, named, classified APA-249, and converted by Bethlehem Steel Co., Baltimore, Maryland. Francis Marion was commissioned on 6 July 1961, Captain David S. Bill, Jr., in command....The ship deployed on numerous major exercises from 1961 to 1968. In December 1968 she served as the secondary recovery ship for the Apollo 8 lunar mission. On January 1, 1969 she was designated an Amphibious Transport (LPA-249). From 1969 through 1975 Francis Marion participated in numerous amphibious assault exercises in the Mediterranean and Caribbean. She was in the Med 2-70 exercise and was part of the CARIB Ready Group 1-71, CARIB 2-72, and CARIB 1-73. In 1974, she participated in three amphibious exercises and in 1975 she was in two more exercises....In November 1975, the ship's status was changed to a Naval Reserve Forces Ship and manned with a mix of USN and Naval Reserve personnel. In 1976 she underwent a major overhaul in Baltimore. On June 13, 1977, Rear-Admiral John C. Dixon, Jr., his staff and crewmembers, along with 341 Midshipmen from the United States Naval Academy and NOTC Units were aboard when the ship departed Norfolk, Virginia as flagship for TG 21.6, the U.S. contingent for the Silver Jubilee Naval Review in honor of Queen Elizabeth II. On May 16, 1978 she carried 1,100 Marines to participate in Solid Shield 78. In December 1978 she received the Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet 'Golden Anchor' award....In 1979 the Navy determined the Francis Marion was excess to the Navy's needs and she was decommissioned on September 14, 1979. She was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on January 1, 1980....On July 11, 1980 the ship was sold to Span under the Security Assistance Program and renamed Aragón (L-22). She was decommissioned by the Spanish Navy in 2000 and was transferred to the Spanish Special Operations Unit (UOE) at La Carraca, Cadiz for use as a training vessel." ORIGINAL OWNER: LTJG CHARLES WILLIAM HAYES CONDITION DETAILS: VERY GOOD to NEAR MINT EXTERIOR / VERY GOOD INTERIOR. Light to normal cover wear. Thumbsoiling along bottom edge of frontpaper. Owner's name written in space so provided at bottom of frontpaper. No other writing, signatures, inscriptions, rips, tears, foxing or age toning noted. SHIPPING: MEDIA MAIL SHIPPING ($4.00). Includes Delivery Confirmation. INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING FOR $25.00. Thanks for looking, and have a blessed day.

Price: 249.99 USD

Location: Chesapeake, Virginia

End Time: 2025-02-07T14:56:27.000Z

Shipping Cost: 6.88 USD