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:
- Photographs of the USS Calvert from the early 1950s
- Artifacts from the Calvert’s time in Japan, summer of 1951 and Korea, winter of 1952, provided by the son of Robert B. Hile, BM3
- Photographs between late 1950 and early 1954, provided by the son of Robert B. Hile, BM3.
- Deck photos, early 1950s (provded by Irving Hall, RDM ’51-’53)
- Boat and deck division crew group photo, 1951
- Photos from Bob Seye, Electrician, 1952 – 1954
- 1952-October to 1953-October: Ports, dates and distance travelled pamphlet
- 1954 Far East Cruise Book
- 1954 Passage to Freedom – Information related to the USS Calvert’s participation in this humanitarian operation:
- USS Skagit’s page for the Passage to Freedom operation – includes several comments regarding crew members’ aboard the Calvert for this operation.
- Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Gerald Rose, Mills – Newspaper article. By Douglas R. Cubbison, Casper Star Tribune, Aug 2, 2015. Mr. Rose was a Coxswain aboard the Calvert.
- The Vietnam Center & Sam Johnson Vietnam Archive, located here: https://vva.vietnam.ttu.edu/ which includes access to the Calvert’s deck logs from the fall of 1954, interviews with crew members from the early 2000s, and other related research content. Using the search feature at this site will result in a good number of USS Calvert related resources.
- 1954 & 1955 Far East Cruise photographs provided by Al Bradbury, RDM ’53-’56
- 1955 Far East Cruise Book
- 1956 Far East Cruise Book
- 1956 Far East Cruise photographs provided by Ivan Roy Vail, Gunners Mate
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
- January, 1956 – Deck Log Book – https://catalog.archives.gov/id/217331495
- February, 1956 – Deck Log Book – https://catalog.archives.gov/id/217331639
- March, 1956 – Deck Log Book – https://catalog.archives.gov/id/217331773
- April, 1956 – Deck Log Book – https://catalog.archives.gov/id/214000131
- May, 1956 – Deck Log Book – https://catalog.archives.gov/id/213999361
- June, 1956 – Deck Log Book – https://catalog.archives.gov/id/213999503
- July, 1956 – Deck Log Book – https://catalog.archives.gov/id/213999627
- August, 1956 – Deck Log Book – https://catalog.archives.gov/id/213999755
- September, 1956 – Deck Log Book – https://catalog.archives.gov/id/213999883
- October, 1956 – Deck Log Book – https://catalog.archives.gov/id/214000003
- November, 1956 – Deck Log Book – https://catalog.archives.gov/id/214000131
- December, 1956 – Deck Log Book – https://catalog.archives.gov/id/214000255
1957
- January, 1957 – Deck Log Book – https://catalog.archives.gov/id/214000383
- February, 1957 – Deck Log Book – Not available online
- March, 1957 – Deck Log Book – Not available online
- April, 1957 – Deck Log Book – Not available online
- May, 1957 – Deck Log Book – https://catalog.archives.gov/id/219920287
- June, 1957 – Deck Log Book – Not available online
- July, 1957 – Deck Log Book – Not available online
- August, 1957 – Deck Log Book – https://catalog.archives.gov/id/219920667
- September, 1957 – Deck Log Book – Not available online
- October, 1957 – Deck Log Book – https://catalog.archives.gov/id/219920919
- November, 1957 – Deck Log Book – Not available online
- December, 1957 – Deck Log Book – https://catalog.archives.gov/id/219921171
1958
- January, 1958 – Deck Log Book – Not available online
- February, 1958 – Deck Log Book – Not available online
- March, 1958 – Deck Log Book – https://catalog.archives.gov/id/219921443
- April, 1958 – Deck Log Book – https://catalog.archives.gov/id/214000755
- May, 1958 – Deck Log Book – https://catalog.archives.gov/id/214000879
- June, 1958 – Deck Log Book – https://catalog.archives.gov/id/214001007
- July, 1958 – Deck Log Book – Not available online
- August, 1958 – Deck Log Book – Not available online
- September, 1958 – Deck Log Book – Not available online
- October, 1958 – Deck Log Book – https://catalog.archives.gov/id/214001507
- November, 1958 – Deck Log Book – https://catalog.archives.gov/id/214001635
- December, 1958 – Deck Log Book – Not available online
1959
- January, 1959 – Deck Log Book – https://catalog.archives.gov/id/214001891
- February, 1959 – Deck Log Book – https://catalog.archives.gov/id/214002019
- March, 1959 – Deck Log Book – https://catalog.archives.gov/id/214002135
- April, 1959 – Deck Log Book – https://catalog.archives.gov/id/214002263
- May, 1959 – Deck Log Book – https://catalog.archives.gov/id/214002387
- June, 1959 – Deck Log Book – https://catalog.archives.gov/id/214002515
- July, 1959 – Deck Log Book – https://catalog.archives.gov/id/214002639
- August, 1959 – Deck Log Book – https://catalog.archives.gov/id/214002767
- September, 1959 – Deck Log Book – https://catalog.archives.gov/id/214002895
- October, 1959 – Deck Log Book – https://catalog.archives.gov/id/214003019
- November, 1959 – Deck Log Book – https://catalog.archives.gov/id/182417915
- December, 1959 – Deck Log Book – https://catalog.archives.gov/id/182418039