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Vintage U.S.S. Ranger CV-61 Color Photo Postcard
Forrestal Class Supercarrier
She was launched 29 September 1956 and commissioned 10 August 1957
She served extensively in the
Pacific, especially the Vietnam War, for which she earned 13 battle
stars. Near the end of her career she also served in the Indian Ocean
and Persian Gulf
On 21 April 1992, in harmony
with other World War II 50th Anniversary festivities, Ranger
participated in the commemorative re-enactment of the Doolittle Raid on
Tokyo, Japan
Fully combat ready, Ranger began her 21st and final western Pacific and Indian Ocean deployment on 1 August 1992
Ranger left the Persian Gulf on 4
December 1992 and steamed at high speed to the coast of Somalia. Ranger
played a significant role in the massive relief effort for starving
Somalis in Operation Restore Hope
Ranger was decommissioned on 10 July 1993, and is at the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility, Bremerton, Washington
In September 2010, the
not-for-profit USS Ranger Foundation submitted an application to Naval
Sea Systems Command proposing the donation of Ranger for use as a museum
ship and multi-purpose facility, to be located on the Columbia River at
Chinook Landing Marine Park in Fairview, Oregon
According to U.S. Navy plans, the pier space it occupies at the facility is available until September 2014
As of September 2011, the re-fitted Ranger at its new permanent mooring is scheduled to open to the public in October 2015
If it becomes clear that the USS
Ranger Foundation will miss the Navy's September 2014 removal deadline,
the Ranger will be sold for scrap
If the foundation is successful,
the Ranger will become the world's largest floating museum, joining
projects such as the USS Midway Museum and Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum
Unused vintage color photo postcard
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