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USN Ships Cruise patches WESTPAC MED PG IO


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There were many patches made up by ships or individual departments and divisions to commemorate individual cruises or events. These patches were very short runs in many cases (I had 11 patches made up for my guys on the St. Louis and lost the one I had :() Here is the only one I have, It is from my '73-'74 cruise aboard USS Kitty Hawk, CV-63. Never got any more, not sure why, wish I had now of course, but such is life.

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Nice Steve,

 

Here's antother KITTY HAWK and some other carrier (air wing) cruise patches

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Cool, there was a Hawk cruise patch I passed on for my second cruise. We went to the Indian Ocean, and were the first carrier into the Persian Gulf in '75 I think it was. We hosted the Shaw of Iran and all that. They made a patch up, "Kirkseys Rangers" (Captain was Capt. Kirksey). I passed on the patch because it was $5. Big money for an E-3 in those days!

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How about some FFG's.....

 

USS ANTRIM (FFG-20) GREAT LAKES CRUISE 1988 Swiss Tex

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USS GALLERY (FFG-26) 1991 MED/MEF Cruise

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USS HALYBURTON (FFG-40) MED CRUISE 1992-1993

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USS KLAKRING (FFG-42) MEF 1987 - KEEPING PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST (HAH!)

HIGHWAY TO THE DANGER ZONE

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....just have to throw in a Vietnam Salvage Tug

 

USS ABNAKI (ATF-96)

Westpac 67-68

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I also posted this one on the OI Division topic

USS UTE (ATF-76) 1959 cruise

OPERATIONS DIVISION (which is all of 12 men aboard an ATF, including the Corpsman)

USS UTE (ATF 76) Original Patch Operations Division 1959 01a.jpg

 

USS LIPAN (ATF-85) KOREA

TF-92 and TF-77

 

USS LIPAN ATF-85 Korea Patches.jpg

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I had that Antrim Great Lakes Cruise patch once, picked it up when she came into Chicago. Went down for a visit while stationed at GL as an RCC

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HOLY CRAP! imagine going around the world on an ATF!!!

 

....with a stop for the Southeast Asian War games too.....

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USS America 72-73 Med cruise this is a another Generic type cruise patch with the ship and years added as needed.

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This one came with the Hancock Patches in the Air Craft Carrier thread another Generic but the name of the ship was never filled in.

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USS Coral Sea Medical Department Cruise 81-82

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USS Constellation Westpac Task Force 77 1964-1965

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USS Coral Sea 81-82

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USS Vancouver 1st Westpac 1965

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USS Enterprise - World Cruise 89-90

 

 

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USS Nimitz/CVW-9 Westpac/IO '91

 

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USS Abraham Lincoln/CVW-11 - Maiden Cruise Westpac '91

 

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Another from Abe's Maiden Westpac '91

 

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USS Abraham Lincoln/CVW - 11 Westpac '91

 

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Larry

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Bearmon, that is not a Shangri-La COMM Div patch! It is a Signals Division patch, For the Signalmen. On carriers, the Communications department is divided into separate divisions, CS for signal bridge, CR for radio receivers and CT for radio transmitters (CR & CT Divisions are made up of Radiomen). So, the scope of this patch is even smaller than if it had been for the entire Communications Department. As a retired Signalman, this is a really cool patch. Also, my Father was serving aboard Shangri-La when was borne

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Great Cruise patches so far. I would like to add this 6 inch Japanese made Far East Cruise patch. It has written on tape on the back USS Frank Evans DD-754

 

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Also this 6 inch generic Japanese made Far East Cruise - Vietnam "67" with Snoopy skateboarding.

Mitch

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Great Cruise patches so far. I would like to add this 6 inch Japanese made Far East Cruise patch. It has written on tape on the back USS Frank Evans DD-754

Mitch

 

Cool patch.I like the 'RED CHINA'.

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Hello All:

 

New member here. I collect Korean War Era patches and insignia. I have question about those cruise patches from Task force 77, 95, etc. How do you date these patches and were any of them created during the Korean Conflict? I would love to see some of you post more examples of these and offer any information you might have to help me out. Thanks, Joel

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