USS New Orleans Commissioning at US Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia, PA 16 November 1968
Commissioning Information
- Commissioning Ceremony Front Cover (pdf)
- Commissioning Of a Navy Ship/The Commission Pennant (pdf)
- Keel Laid, Launched, and Commissioned Dates (pdf)
- The Honorable Paul R. Ignatius - Secretary of the Navy (pdf)
- Letter to Captain Even from Paul R. Ignatius (pdf)
- Admiral Thomas H. Moorer - Chief of Naval Operations (pdf)
- Letter to Captain Even from Thomas H. Moorer (pdf)
- Vice Admiral Luther C. Heinz - Commander, Amphibious Forces, Atlantic Fleet (pdf)
- Letter to Captain Even from Luther C. Heinz (pdf)
- Letter from Victor H. Schiro - Mayor of the City of New Orleans (pdf)
- Principal Speaker Dr. Homer L. Hitt (pdf)
- Christening of USS New Orleans (LPH-11) (pdf)
- Rear Admiral Robert H. Speck & Captain Floyd W. Gooch, Jr. (pdf)
- Commissioning Cermoney - Page 1 (pdf)
- Commissioning Ceremony - Page 2 (pdf)
- USS New Orleans Heritage - Page 1 (pdf)
- USS New Orleans Heritage - Page 2 (pdf)
- Captain Glen M. Even, U.S. Navy (pdf)
- Captain Glen M. Even Biography (pdf)
- Commander James R. Williford Biography (pdf)
- Department Heads (pdf)
- Ship's Officers - Page 1 (pdf)
- Ship's Officers - Page 2 (pdf)
- Crew - Page 1 (pdf)
- Crew - Page 2 (pdf)
- Crew - Page 3 (pdf)
- Sailors' Creed (pdf)
- Pictures of USS New Orleans (LPH-11) Under Construction (pdf)
- Ship Emblem and History (pdf)
- Commissioning Ceremoy Back Cover (pdf)
Decommissioning Information
- Decommissioning Invitation (pdf)
- Decommissioning Ceremony Front Cover pdf)
- Ship's Emblem (pdf)
- The Decommissioning Cermony - An Observance of Naval Tradition (pdf)
- Secretary of the Navy and Charman, Joint Chiefs of Staffpdf)
- Chief of Naval Operations, Commandant of the Marine Corps (pdf)
- USCINCPAC & CINCPACFLT (pdf)
- COMNAVAIRPAC & COMNAVSURFPAC (pdf)
- COMSEVENTHFLT & COMTHIRDFLT (pdf)
- CG, Camp Pendleton & COMPHIBFRU THREE (pdf)
- Mayor of National City, California & Mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana (pdf)
- Governor of Califorrnia & Governor of Louisiana (pdf)
- USTRANSCOM (J5) & COMMANDING OFFICER (pdf)
- Commander, Amphibious Group Three Rear Admiral David L. Brewer, III Biography (pdf)
- Rear Admiral Richard J. Naughton Biography (pdf)
- Captain Richard C. Perkins Command Officer Biography (pdf)
- Captain Richard F. Sears Executive Officer Biography (pdf)
- Major General Charles F. Bolden, Jr. , Deputy Commanding General, I MEF Biography (pdf)
- Rear Admiral William H. Butler Biographypdf)
- ENCM(SW) Johnnie L. D. Smith, Command Master Chief Biography (pdf)
- New Orleans' Commanding Officers (pdf)
- Command at Sea (pdf)
- Schedule of Events - Page 1 (pdf)
- Schedule of Events - Page 2 (pdf)
- The Story of New Orleans - Page 1 (pdf)
- The Story of New Orleans - Page 2 (pdf)
- The Story of New Orleans - Page 3, New Orleans' Ancestors (pdf)
- Historical Highlights - Page 1 (pdf)
- Historical Highlights - Page 2 (pdf)
- Historical Highlights - Page 3 (pdf)
- A Look at History - Page 1 (pdf)
- A Look at History - Page 2 (pdf)
- Standard Aircraft Complement (pdf)
- The Iwo Jima Class (pdf)
- Unit Decorations (pdf)
- Ship's Statistics (pdf)
- Decommissioning Crew (pdf)
- USS New Orleans (LPH11) Personnel Roster - Page 1 (pdf)
- USS New Orleans (LPH11) Personnel Roster - Page 2 (pdf)
- USS New Orleans (LPH11) Personnel Roster - Page 3 (pdf)
- USS New Orleans (LPH11) Plan of the Day (pdf)
- USS New Orleans (LPH11) at Sea (pdf)
- Decommissioning Ceremony Back Cover (pdf)