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VS-25 was an Anti-Submarine Squadron of the
The squadron was the second to be equipped with the
U.S. Navy
The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage of ...
. Originally established as Composite Squadron 25 (VC- 25) on 1 April 1949, it was redesignated Anti-Submarine Squadron (VS-25) on 20 April 1950 and disestablished on 27 September 1968.
Operational history
The squadron was the second to be equipped with the Grumman AF Guardian
The Grumman AF Guardian was the first purpose-built anti-submarine warfare (ASW) carrier-based aircraft to enter service with the United States Navy.Kowalski 1991, p. 3. It consisted of two airframe variants, one for detection gear, the other f ...
.
VS-25 was embarked on the when it was deployed to Korea from 1 December 1951 to 10 June 1952.
From 1961 to 1968, VS-25 and VS-23
VS-23 was an Anti-Submarine Squadron of the U.S. Navy. It was disestablished on 27 September 1968.
Operational history
From 19 June-2 December 1958, VS-23 was assigned to for a Western Pacific deployment.
From 1961-68, VS-25 and VS-25 ''Golde ...
were part of Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 55 (CVSG-55), assigned to the
VS-25 was embarked on USS ''Yorktown'' for three Vietnam deployments:
*23 October 1964 – 16 May 1965
*6 January-27 July 1966
*28 December 1967 – 5 July 1968
Home port assignments
The squadron was assigned to these home ports: *NAS North Island
Naval Air Station North Island or NAS North Island , at the north end of the Coronado peninsula on San Diego Bay in San Diego, California, is part of the largest aerospace-industrial complex in the United States Navy – Naval Base Coronado (NB ...
Aircraft assignment
* TBM-3E Avenger *AF Guardian
The Grumman AF Guardian was the first purpose-built anti-submarine warfare (ASW) carrier-based aircraft to enter service with the United States Navy.Kowalski 1991, p. 3. It consisted of two airframe variants, one for detection gear, the other fo ...
*S-2 Tracker
The Grumman S-2 Tracker (S2F prior to 1962) was the first purpose-built, single airframe anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft to enter service with the United States Navy. Designed and initially built by Grumman, the Tracker was of conventiona ...
See also
*List of inactive United States Navy aircraft squadrons
There are hundreds of US Navy aircraft squadrons which are not currently active dating back to before World War II (the U.S. Navy operated aircraft prior to World War I, but it did not organize them in squadrons until after that war). To be mo ...
* History of the United States Navy
The history of the United States Navy divides into two major periods: the "Old Navy", a small but respected force of sailing ships that was notable for innovation in the use of ironclads during the American Civil War, and the "New Navy" the ...
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