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  USS Coral Sea (CV-43) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Coral Sea sailed from Norfolk, Virginia on 7 June 1948 for a midshipmen cruise to the Mediterranean Sea and Caribbean Sea, and returned to Norfolk, Virginia 11 August.
Coral Sea trained pilots in carrier operations off the Virginia Capes and Mayport, Florida, and in April 1953 she embarked the Judiciary Committee of the United States House of Representatives for a three-day cruise.
Coral Sea returned to the Mediterranean Sea from 7 July to 20 December 1954, and during this tour was visited by Generalissimo Francisco Franco as she lay off Valencia, Spain.
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 U.S. Navy - A Brief History of Aircraft Carriers - USS Coral Sea (CVB 43)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Coral Sea trained pilots in carrier operations off the Virginia Capes and Mayport, Fla., and in April 1953 she embarked the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives for a three-day cruise.
Coral Sea returned to the Mediterranean from 7 July to 20 December 1954, and during this tour was visited by Generalissimo Franco as she lay off Valencia, Spain.
Coral Sea relieved Midway in the northern part of the Arabian Sea on 5 February 1980 in connection with the continuing hostage crisis in Iran.
www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/ships/carriers/histories/cv43-coralsea/cv43-coralsea.html   (2084 words)

  
 USS Coral Sea (CV 43)
USS CORAL SEA trained pilots in carrier operations off the Virginia Capes and Mayport, Fla., and in April 1953 she embarked the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives for a three-day cruise.
USS CORAL SEA returned to the Mediterranean from 7 July to 20 December 1954, and during this tour was visited by Generalissimo Franco as she lay off Valencia, Spain.
USS CORAL SEA relieved MIDWAY in the northern part of the Arabian Sea on 5 February 1980 in connection with the continuing hostage crisis in Iran.
navysite.de /cvn/cv43.htm   (2542 words)

  
 Military Families: Special
USS Coral Sea CVA-43, went on a 7th cruise to the Mediterranean 7 July 1954, was visited by Generalissimo Franco off Valencia, Spain and participated in NATO exercises; it returned to Norfolk, 20 December 1954.
USS Coral Sea was decommissioned on 24 April 1957; and sent to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard for modernization as part of a rework plan ordered for all three Midway Carriers.
The Coral Sea was the last of the three, receiving the most extensive overhaul: widened by eight feet with overall displacement increased to 63,600 tons.
www.rkpuma.com /coralsea.htm   (900 words)

  
 VA-153 Photograph Album   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
BuNo148308 and 148488 aboard CVA-43, USS Coral Sea in 1963.
BuNo.148306 and 148310 aboard CVA-43, USS Coral Sea in 1963.
BuNo.148306, 148310 and 148488 aboard CVA-43, USS Coral Sea in 1963.
www.a4skyhawk.org /3E/va153/va153p.htm   (1188 words)

  
 World Aircraft Carriers List Photo Gallery: USS Coral Sea (CV 43)
USS Coral Sea (CV 43), the last Midway class carrier to be completed, served from 1947 to 1989.
Coral Sea participated in the Vietnam conflict, and flew air strikes in support of the Mayaguez rescue operation.
Coral Sea and USS Wasp (LHD 1) at the end of Coral Maru's final deployment, 28 September 1989.
www.hazegray.org /navhist/carriers/coralsea   (765 words)

  
 Battle of the Coral Sea -- Abandoning USS Lexington
USS Lexington (CV-2) burning on 8 May 1942, as she was being abandoned.
USS Lexington (CV-2) burning during the afternoon of 8 May 1942, at the time she was abandoned.
USS Lexington (CV-2) is abandoned, after she had been mortally damaged by fires and explosions during the afternoon of 8 May 1942.
www.history.navy.mil /photos/events/wwii-pac/coralsea/cs-5m.htm   (827 words)

  
 Ship review
Coral Sea spent her early years as part of the Atlantic fleet with frequent deployments to the Mediterranean.
After that conversion Coral Sea had the dimensions and appearance she remained until her decommissioning in spring 1990: 978 feet length, flight deck beam 236 feet and an aircraft capacity of about 80 modern jets.
Coral Sea had her last fight in April 1986 when her aircraft were part of the strike against Libya.
www.modelwarships.com /reviews/ships/cv/cv-43/700-fi/coral-sea.html   (1581 words)

  
 USS Coral Sea CVA-43; My USN Years - ETCS Andrew H. Barr, United States Navy, Retired
Coral Sea (CVE-57) was renamed ANZIO 15 September 1944.
Coral Sea (CV-42) was renamed Franklin D. Roosevelt 8 May 1945.
Coral Sea trained pilots in carrier operations off the Virginia Capes and Mayport, Fla., and in April 1953 she embarked the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives for a 3-day cruise.
members.cox.net /ironbarr3/cva43.htm   (708 words)

  
 USS Coral Sea - CV 43
Coral Sea (CVB-43) was commissioned 1 October 1947.
I served on the USS Coral Sea from September 1971 until July 1972, in the contigent waters of Vietnam, Republic of.
I remember when they were filmingthe movie navy seals aboard the coral sea it was during are final deployment to the med sea.
www.military.com /HomePage/UnitCreatedPage/0,11003,200202,00.html   (259 words)

  
 The Infinite Beyond
The Coral Sea entered the star's corona, only to be attacked by a seemingly suicidal Breen.
A shockwave followed, and a Breen ship knocked out the Coral Sea's quadracore assemble as she was moving away from the shockwave.
The Coral Sea arrived in the Omicron Theta system, severly damged, a huge hole in its starboard side from a Breen mine.
home.cshore.com /id4/news/080901sf.html   (279 words)

  
 USN Ships--USS Coral Sea (CVB-43, later CVA-43 and CV-43)
USS Coral Sea, a 45,000-ton Midway class large aircraft carrier built at Newport News, Virginia, was commissioned on 1 October 1947 to begin a career that lasted more than four decades.
At the end of June 1975, Coral Sea was reclassified CV-43 to reflect expansion of her air group to include anti-submarine warfare aircraft.
USS Coral Sea decommissioned in April 1990 and was sold for scrapping in May 1993.
www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-c/cvb43.htm   (951 words)

  
 Bio, Estes, Walter O II
The A1 Skyraider fighter aircraft was retired from the USS CORAL SEA in 1968.
The CORAL SEA participated in Operation Eagle Pull in 1975, evacuating American personnel from beleaguered Saigon, and remained on station to assist the crew of the MAYAGUEZ, which was captured by Cambodian forces in 1975.
The attack carriers USS CORAL SEA, USS HANCOCK and USS RANGER formed Task Force 77, the carrier striking force of the U.S. Seventh Fleet in the Western Pacific.
www.pownetwork.org /bios/e/e036.htm   (745 words)

  
 Lt. Dickson
Thirty-four aircraft launched from the USS RANGER, but were prevented from carrying out that attack by poor weather, and the RANGER aircraft were not allowed to join the forty-nine planes from the USS CORAL SEA and USS HANCOCK, which struck the North Vietnamese army barracks and port facilities at Dong Hoi.
LT Edward A. Dickson was an A4E Skyhawk pilot assigned to Attack Squadron 155 onboard the CORAL SEA.
The loss of one A4E Skyhawk pilot from the USS CORAL SEA and eight damaged aircraft.
www.va155.us /index_files/Page446.htm   (825 words)

  
 USS Coral Sea
Two ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Coral Sea, commemorating the Battle of the Coral Sea during World War II.
The first Coral Sea (CVE-57) was an escort aircraft carrier named Alikula Bay during construction, renamed just before launching in 1943, renamed to Anzio a year later, and decommissioned in 1946.
The second Coral Sea (CV-43) was an aircraft carrier in service from 1946 to 1990, including nearly a decade of action in the Vietnam War.
www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/uss_coral_sea   (154 words)

  
 WESTWOOD, NORMAN PHILIP, JR. Compiled by Task Force Omega Inc
SYNOPSIS: The USS Coral Sea participated in combat action against the communists in Vietnam as early as August 1964.
The USS Coral Sea continued to serve in Task Force 77, the carrier strike force of the US Seventh Fleet in the Western Pacific, until the fall of Saigon the end of April 1975.
After the fall of Saigon, the carrier remained on station in the South China Sea and in May 1975 assisted in the operation to rescue the crew of the Mayaguez, a merchant ship that had been seized by Cambodian forces.
www.taskforceomegainc.org /w381.html   (634 words)

  
 U.S.S. CORAL SEA-NCC-62899
That is the motto of an extraordinary group of men in women, and their ship as they protect citizens of the United Federation Of Planets from all enemies, foreign and domestic.
The crew of the Coral Sea is a very diversed group of individuals who work in unison for the goal stated in the motto.
The Coral Sea herself is calssified as an Akira Class Cruiser.
www.angelfire.com /scifi2/wolverine/indexNCC.html   (253 words)

  
 USS Coral Sea   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
While on sea duty, ports 'o call were San Diego, Seattle, Honolulu, Yokosuka and Sasebo (Japan), Subic Bay (Philippines), Hongkong, and Singapore.
Coral Sea's helicopters executed a dramatic rescue mission in 70-knot winds with 30-foot high seas, saving a crew of 37 seamen.
Coral Sea's aircraft led the strike in a bombing run over the Dong Hoi military barracks.
www1.itech.net /~bmcnamee/coralsea1.html   (268 words)

  
 USS Coral Sea
USS Coral Sea in fine art naval print, by naval artist Ivan Berryman.
USS Coral Sea (CV-43 being replenished by fast combat support ship USS Seattle (DE-3) as two of the carriers compliment of F.4s of VF-111 The Sundowners makes a low pass.
The USS Coral Sea represented one of 21 attack and anti-submarine carriers deployed to the Gulf of Tonkin.
www.art-of-america.com /uss_coral_sea.htm   (764 words)

  
 POW/MIA Marvin Benjamin Christopher Wiles
SYNOPSIS: The USS CORAL SEA participated in combat action against the Communists as early as August 1964.
One of the aircraft that launched from the decks of the CORAL SEA was the Vought A7 Corsair II single-seat attack jet.
LT Marvin B.C. Wiles was a Corsair pilot assigned to Attack Squadron 22 onboard the CORAL SEA.
www.powmiaff.org /California/mia159.html   (1033 words)

  
 The Virtual Wall® - Tom Cress, LT, Navy, Milwaukee WI, 06Jan61 01E004
On 09 Sep 1960 USS CORAL SEA departed on her first Western Pacific cruise since the Korean War.
During the last three months of 1960 she operated in various parts of WestPac, but as the crisis in Laos grew she was directed to take up station in the South China Sea.
CORAL SEA's airwing, which included Skyraider and Skyhawk ground attack aircraft, provided the basis for immediately available military support for the pro-Western elements in Laos.
www.virtualwall.org /dc/CressTJ01a.htm   (227 words)

  
 Ship's News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
Even though the battle resulted in a withdrawl of the Federation forces, the crew of the USS Coral Sea deserve a job well done.
The USS Coral Sea, along with the other ships of Task Force 38, have been ordered to the Miral System in Cardassian space, to help them expell the Breen, who have encroached into their territory.
All diplomatic efforst have failed, with the USS Terranstar abd the CUS Lakar destroyed during diplomatic talks.
www.angelfire.com /scifi2/wolverine/indexncc5.html   (376 words)

  
 AV8R Stuff - Military Patches & Emblems
The Wildcats were established in October 1983 as a new Hornet squadron and belonged to CVW-7 aboard the USS Eisenhower (CVN-69).
They participated in exercises against Libya in 1986 from the USS Coral Sea (CV-43).
The "Knighthawks" of VFA-136 fly the F/A-18C Hornet as part of CVW-7 from the USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67).
www.av8rstuff.com /airwing7b.html   (680 words)

  
 USS Coral Sea - Willie McCool
USS CORAL SEA EXPERIENCE: Willie McCool made two MED Cruise deployments (1987-88 and 1989) aboard the USS Coral Sea attached to the VAQ-133 Wizards flying the EA-6B Prowler.
In reading his Coral Sea background I was touched by the fact that I too was stationed aboard the ship and prior to my attachment to COMCARDIV 3 I was a yeoman with VAQ -133.
I had the honor to serve with CDR McCool in VAQ-133 at Whidbey Is.,I was a plane Capt with the Wizards from 1988-1989 and made the last cruise on the Coral Sea in 1989.
www.usscoralsea.net /pages/mccool.html   (3461 words)

  
 Carrier Air Wing Fourteen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
On 30 July 1976, CVW-14 embarked on USS ENTERPRISE for a deployment to the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean.
CVW-14 embarked on USS CORAL SEA in November 1979 en route to the Western Pacific and a continuous 102-day at-sea period on "GONZO" Station in the North Arabian Sea.
On 5 August 1991, CVW-14 embarked in USS INDEPENDENCE commenced transit to Pearl Harbor for swap-out with the USS MIDWAY.
www.lemoore.navy.mil /cvw-14/history.html   (1012 words)

  
 History for USS Coral Sea - CV 43
It was a very nerve racking night as the Uss Coral Sea the America, and the Saratooga attacked Libya.
The Coral Sea readied its marines and landing party to go into Alexandria to bring out the Americans.
Coral Sea stayed out at sea going in circles.
www.military.com /HomePage/UnitPageHistory/1,13506,200202,00.html   (246 words)

  
 MONGILARDI, PETER (NMN) JR.
The USS Coral Sea deployed to the Gulf of Tonkin and in November 1964 and participated in the two raids, mission identifier "Flaming Dart," conducted by American aircraft in retaliation against the North Vietnamese for their reported attack on the USS Maddox.
After completing it cruise assignment, the USS Coral Sea docked in Japan on it way back home.
On 27 July 1968, Cmdr. Mongilardi was the pilot of an A4C Skyhawk that launched from the deck of the USS Coral Sea as the section leader in a flight of two on a armed reconnaissance/strike mission over North Vietnam.
www.taskforceomegainc.org /m431.htm   (1213 words)

  
 American Metal Market: Peck is high bidder for USS Coral Sea; offers $777,777.77 for aging carrier
PHILADELPHIA -- Peck Iron & Metal Co. Inc., Richmond, Va., was the apparent high bidder for the USS Coral Sea with an offer of $777,777.77 for the right to scrap the old aircraft carrier.
Resource Recovery previously was named apparent high bidder on a smaller carrier, the USS Bennington, while Yau Wing was the apparent high bidder on another carrier in the Bennington class, the USS Oriskany.
The Coral Sea, which is based at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, was launched in 1946 and commissioned the following year.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m3MKT/is_n45_v101/ai_13559681   (634 words)

  
 AV8R Stuff - Military Patches & Emblems
The HS-17 "Neptune's Raiders" were on the USS Coral Sea Med cruise in 87-88, as part of CVW-13 Guardians.
Ms Pauley was then a guest of the USS Coral Sea, due to filming of one day of the "Today Show" from the deck of the USS Coral Sea.
This is the aircraft patch for the Navy's H-3 Sea King.
www.av8rstuff.com /helo6.html   (717 words)

  
 U.S.S. Coral Sea CVA-43 Association   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
He is a petty officer aboard The USS Coral Sea CV 43.
Sailed with the USS Coral Sea, I was on the Uss midway from 1/74-1/76.
Not to pick nits but, the 'Warhorses' of VA-55 were attatched to CVW-13 aboard Coral Sea for the 87-88 and 89 med cruises along with VA-65.
www.usscoralsea.org /gl2001.htm   (1751 words)

  
 USS Coral Sea CVA 43 - US Navy - Korean War Project
AJ left from Port Lyautey for the Coral Sea, had hydraulic problems, diverted, and crashed into a glass factory at Naples, Italy.
Comments: I was on the USS Coral Sea CVA 43 during 1953-54.
Comments: My father spent time on the USS Coral Sea and I would like to know if there's anyone else out there that was on the carrier the same time he was.
www.koreanwar.org /html/units/navy/uss_coralsea.htm   (2214 words)

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