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Attack Transport, 1942-1966: WWII, Korea, Vietnam

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USS Calvert ashtray (Auction ended on ebay)

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Here is a Calvert ashtray that was posted for auction on Ebay a few times in early 2016. Please comment if you know anything about this Calvert artifact. The Calvert Marine Museum won this item and has added it to their USS Calvert collection.

2016-03-27 11_03_53-Vintage USS Calvert APA 32 Navy _Arita_ Hand Painted Ashtray Japan _ eBay

 

This entry was posted in 1950s, Memorabilia, USS Calvert on March 27, 2016 by Chris Funck.

USS Calvert’s 1955 Far East Cruise Book

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Here’s another win from Ebay: The Calvert’s 1955 far east cruise book.

Click on the link above, or the image below, to see the content of the entire book.

1955 - USS Calvert 5th Far East Cruise - 0001

This entry was posted in 1950s, Cruise Book on February 17, 2016 by Chris Funck.

Video tour of the former Sparrows Point Shipyard, MD – Birthplace of the USS Calvert

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Here are several videos and photos from the 2015 USS Calvert reunion, showing parts of the narrated a bus tour of the former Sparrows Point Shipyard, outside Baltimore, MD.

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

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A few photographs from the tour of the shipyard:

This entry was posted in Reunion, Ship, WWII on January 11, 2016 by Chris Funck.

USS Calvert’s 1960-1961 Far East Cruise Book

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I purchased this 1960-1961 cruise book on Ebay. Click the image below to go the page with the all of the pages.

USS Calvert 60-61 FEC - 0 - Cover

 

This entry was posted in Uncategorized on January 9, 2016 by Chris Funck.

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