USS Coral Sea Tribute Site - Coral Sea Artwork

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	1947 Commissioning Drawing made for commissioning pamphlet.. [Artist - T.C.S.]
	1952 "Coral Sea in heavy weather" Painted by one of our own, Jack Dillon V2 div 49 to 52. [Artist - Jack Dillon]
	1952 "Coral Sea sunset" Painted by one of our own, Jack Dillon V2 div 49 to 52. [Artist - Jack Dillon]
Copies of the above two paintings are availble for purchase from Jack Dillon, $25 for both or any one for $15. All proceeds over costs of shipping, duplication etc. will go to the Diasbled Vets in the name of the USS Coral Sea Association. Size is roughly 12"X 17". Contact Jack at: dibe@erols.com
	1972 Jerry "Devil" Houston with Kevin Moore riding shotgun, swings his brightly painted CAG bird onto the center-line of the USS Coral Sea aircraft carrier, returning from a successful combat mission over North Vietnam. Having successfully placed an AIM-9 missile up the tail pipe of a MiG-17 over North Vietnam on May 6, 1972. [Artist - Philip West]
	1972 "Launch At Sundown". This dramatic, colorful painting catches the moment as an F-4B of VF-111 (Sundowners) launches from the deck of the USS Coral Sea in the Gulf of Tonkin, in 1972. [Artist - Philip West]
	1972 "USS Coral Sea" Ship being replenished by USS Seattle (AOE-3) as two of the carriers F-4s of VF-111 "The Sundowners" make a low pass. [Artist - Ivan Berryman]
	1980 "Thunder on the Deck" - A Marine F-4 of VMFA-531 launches from the deck of the USS Coral Sea during the Iran hostage crisis. [Artist - John R. Doughty, Jr.]
	1995 This was taken at the scrapyard in Baltimore. It was a mural painted by a crewman from one of the last cruises. Ric Crutcher thinks it was located at the aft end of the foc'sle. The hatch to the right leads to the forward paint locker. Can anybody identify the signature? [Artist - Unknown]
	1960's This is the artwork that appears on one of the two Revell model ships of the USS Coral Sea. [Artist - John Steel]
	1960's This is the artwork that appears on one of the two Revell model ships of the USS Coral Sea. [Artist - Jack Leynnwood]
	1969 "Sudden Squall" The USS de Haven (DD-727) provides anti-aircraft and anti-submarine protection for the carrier USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) while on Yankee Station, an operational staging area just off the coast of North Vietnam. The winter monsoon in that region is characterized by consistent heavy clouds and rainfall that make operations difficult. [Artist - R. G. Smith]
	1965 Sketch from the 1965 cruise book. [Artist - Unknown]
	1964 Notecard/Christmas Card Fred Redeker bought it in the ship's store while aboard in 1965. Moe Wadle also bought a box of these that were Christmas Cards. [Artist - Woodward]
	1980s Laser Plaque of the ship in the 80s. [Artist - Unknown]
	1971-72 One of the last aircraft to come aboard following the day's combat actions was the RF-8G Crusader. Unarmed, apart from cameras and film, the eyes of the fleet roamed far and wide throughout Vietnam to bring back vital post-strike photographs and reconnaissance information. The USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) represented one of twenty-one attack and anti-submarine carriers deployed to the Gulf of Tonkin. Their crews displayed courage, duty, sacrifice, and service. [Artist - Philip West]
	1996 Sketch of CV-43. [Artist - Michael Donegan]
	1958 Sketch of CVA-43 bridge. From the book NAVAER 00-80T-58, Naval Aviation in Review, issued by the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, USN in 1958. [Artist - US Navy]
	1970's Painting of CV-43. [Artist - Robert Moak]
	1989 Ageless Warriors, A VA-65 Intruder overflies USS Coral Sea. [Artist - Dr. Carl Eddy]
	1950's Sketch used on stationary from the early 1950's. [Artist - US Navy]
	1986 A nice photo effect of USS Coral Sea. [Submitted By - Rich Girard]

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