1950 to 1959

Historical research documents 

A History of the USS Calvert (APA-32) – by David B. Cullen, 1986 – Pages 20 to 26, covering the 1950s. This information provides the backbone for the historical research  documents listed below.

The next set of documents contain detailed research notes, in chronological order, covering the 1950s. Certain periods of time include day-by-day chronological details from the USS Calvert’s deck logs.

  • August 1950 to December 1953
    • 42 pages in length, a compilation of historical details related to the Calvert’s activities, crew members’ memories, and related research notes from this time frame.
    • Includes details on the following events and activities:
      • Called out the mothball fleet in August of 1950 and recommissioning in October 1950 in Norfolk, VA
      • Voyage from Norfolk to the West Coast in early 1951
      • “First” Far East Cruise – April 1951 to August 1951
      • Second Far East Cruise – October 1952 to April 1953
      • Third Far East Cruise – August 1953 to September 1953
  • January 1, 1954 to December 31, 1954 – Including Operation Passage to Freedom
    • 64 pages in length, a compilation of historical details related to the Calvert’s activities, crew members’ memories, and related research notes from this time frame.
    • Includes daily details for much of the Calvert’s time participating in the Passage to Freedom, including excerpts from the Calvert’s deck log and mentions of the Calvert in newspaper articles.
  • January 1, 1955 to December 31, 1959
    • 34 pages in length, a compilation of historical details related to the Calvert’s activities, crew members’ memories, and related research notes from this time frame.
    • Includes details on the following events and activities:
      • 1955 Far East Cruise – March 1955 to September 1955
      • 1956 Far East Cruise – August 1956 to April 1957
        • Including details on Operation Tradewinds, Hawaii, and filming of sequences for the movie South Pacific
      • 1958 Far East Cruse – June 1958 to December 1958
      • A series of combined Navy-Marine beach landings and helicopter landing exercises during 1959 in Southern California and Hawaii, used to develop and test new techniques for joint Navy and Marine amphibious assaults.

1950-era historical records and documents provided by former Calvert crew members, family members, and online articles:

Ship’s deck logs

Daily logs of the Calvert’s movements and activities are available for online viewing and download from The National Archives Catalog website.

1950 – Not available

1951 – Not available

1952 – Not available

1953 – Not available

1954 – Not available

1955 – Not available

1956

1957

1958

1959

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