On 10 November 1994, USS Constellation (CV-64) stood out of San Diego for a six-month deployment to the Western Pacific and the Persian Gulf.
With Carrier Air Wing Two embarked, she operated off Korea, took up station in the Arabian Gulf for Operation Southern Watch, called at ports across two oceans, and returned home on 10 May 1995. This archive holds the full cruise book from that deployment — every page, searchable by shipmate name, division, squadron, and port. The pages below tell the story around it.
Questions & Answers
What is the Connie WESTPAC '94–95 archive?
A free, non-commercial digital edition of the USS Constellation (CV-64) 1994–95 Western Pacific and Persian Gulf deployment cruise book — plus original written history of the ship, the deployment, Carrier Air Wing Two, and every port of call. The scanned book lives in the interactive viewer at /book/; the surrounding pages tell the story of the cruise.
When did the 1994–95 WESTPAC deployment run?
USS Constellation departed San Diego on 10 November 1994 and returned on 10 May 1995 — a six-month Western Pacific and Persian Gulf deployment that included Operation Southern Watch over Iraq and Maritime Interception Operations enforcing UN sanctions in the Northern Persian Gulf.
Which squadrons made up Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) on this cruise?
Ten squadrons embarked under CVW-2: VF-2 ‘Bounty Hunters’ (F-14), VFA-137 ‘Kestrels’ (F/A-18), VFA-151 ‘Vigilantes’ (F/A-18), VMFA-323 ‘Death Rattlers’ (F/A-18, USMC), VAQ-131 ‘Lancers’ (EA-6B), VAW-116 ‘Sun Kings’ (E-2C), VS-38 ‘Red Griffins’ (S-3B), HS-2 ‘Golden Falcons’ (SH-60F/HH-60H), VQ-5 Det A ‘Sea Shadows’ (ES-3A), and VRC-30 Det 2 ‘Providers’ (C-2A).
Which ports did Constellation visit on the 1994–95 cruise?
Seven ports of call: Pusan, Republic of Korea; Hong Kong; Singapore; Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates; Perth/Fremantle, Australia; Sydney, Australia; and Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on the way home.
What was Operation Southern Watch?
A multinational mission — led by the U.S. and joined by the UK, France, and Saudi Arabia — that enforced the no-fly zone over Iraq south of the 32nd parallel from 1992 to 2003. Constellation's air wing flew combat air patrols and reconnaissance sorties over southern Iraq during her Persian Gulf line periods in early 1995.
What is a Navy cruise book?
A printed yearbook produced by the crew at the end of a deployment, documenting the ship, the air wing, each department and division, the ports visited, and the people who served on board. Cruise books are copyrighted by the cruise book committee that produced them, not the U.S. government. This archive preserves the 1994–95 edition for the crew.
Can I search the book by shipmate name?
Yes. The /book/ viewer runs OCR-backed substring search across all 435 pages — type a last name, a division code like IM-3 or V-2, a squadron like VF-2, or a port name and it surfaces every page that mentions it. Printed text scans well; some stylized roster fonts may need you to browse the division directly. The roster pages are intentionally kept out of search-engine indexes to protect privacy.
Is this site affiliated with the U.S. Navy or the USS Constellation Association?
No. This is an independent preservation project built by a shipmate from the 1994–95 deployment. It is non-commercial and carries no advertising, paywall, or download of the scanned book. Outreach to the USS Constellation (CVA/CV 64) Association is underway.