USS Salem CA 130
Jan 1 - Oct 1 1954 Med Cruise Book
Bring the Cruise Book to Life with this Multimedia Presentation
This CD will Exceed your Expectations
A great part of Naval history. (Most Sailors consider the cruise book one of their most valued treasures)
You would be purchasing the USS Salem CA 139 cruise book during this time period. Each page has been placed on a CD for years of enjoyable computer viewing. The CD comes in a plastic sleeve with a custom label. Every page has been enhanced and is readable. Rare cruise books like this sell for a hundred dollars or more when buying the actual hard copy if you can find one for sale.
This would make a great gift for yourself or someone you know who may have served aboard her. Usually only ONE person in the family has the original book. The CD makes it possible for other family members to have a copy also. You will not be disappointed we guarantee it.
Some of the items in this book are as follows:
- Ports of Call: Guantanamo Bay Cuba. Port-Au-Prince, New York City, Boston, Tangier, Algiers, Gibraltar, Malta, Villefranche, Toulan, Naples, Barcelona, Athens and Istanbul.
- Divisional Crew Photos
- Sports and Recreation
- Crew Roster (Name, Rank and Hometown) by Division
- Many Crew Activity Photos
- Plus, Much More
Over 442 Photos on Approximately 121 Pages.
Once you view this book you will know what life was like on this Heavy Cruiser during this time period.
Additional Bonus:
- Several Additional Images of the USS Salem CA 139(National Archives)
- 6 Minute Audio of "Sounds of Boot Camp" in the late 50's early 60's
- Other Interesting Items Include:25 Hi Res Images of the "World War II Memorial" in Washington DC
- The Oath of Enlistment
- The Sailors Creed
- Core Values of the United States Navy
- Military Code of Conduct
- Navy Terminology Origins (8 Pages)
- Examples: Scuttlebutt, Chewing the Fat, Devil to Pay,
- Hunky-Dory and many more.
Why a CD instead of a hard copy book?
- The pictures will not be degraded over time.
- Self-contained CD no software to load.
- Thumbnails, table of contents and index for easy viewing reference.
- View as a digital flip book or watch a slide show. (You set the timing options)
- Background patriotic music and Navy sounds can be turned on or off.
- Viewing options are described in the help section.
- Bookmark your favorite pages.
- The quality on your screen may be better than a hard copy with the ability to magnify any page.
- Full page viewing slide show that you control with arrow keys or mouse.
- Designed to work on a Microsoft platform. (Not Apple or Mac) Will work with Windows 98 or above.