Since commissioning the ship sailed 72,800 miles and launched 11,864 missions. This was also Churchill's first helicopter ride, which the former Prime Minister described as "exhilarating. Fowler, Thomas (Tom) STG-2. Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 7 "Big Dippers.". "Flying Tigers." Squadron mates spotted the downed aviator in his rubber raft. the small-knit VF-11 was hit hard by the disaster, losing 47 men. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives (photo # 80-G-K-6355). The resulting inferno engulfed the stern for 17 hours; killing 134. At right, British destroyer HMS Urchin crosses the bow of Randolph in August of 1945, off Japan. Ens John Morris piloted the burning bomber to a water landing on the Inland Sea within sight of land. Randolph sporting her new enclosed hurricane bow in June 1957. Photo Chuck McCandliss. Admiral Mitscher hoisted onto Randolph from USS Hickox after Enterprise was struck by Kamikaze, Admiral Mitscher and advisor Captain Arleigh Burke on Randolph's flag bridge, USS Bunker Hill on fire seen from Randolph, May 11, 1945. USS Wasp (CVA-18). As the tour boat passed the faded '15' on the superstructure, my father's face lit up and exclaimed, "IT IS THE RANDOLPH !!!" ISSUED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DEPARTURE OF THE JAPANESE SURRENDER The captain and political officer consented to using a nuclear tip torpedo against the Task Group but were reversed by the overall commander, who was not going to start World War III. Guided Missile Group 2 Det. The distinctly striped tails of Randolph's Hellcats, Avengers, and Helldivers attacked aircraft factories, airfields and naval bases. Iowa, PacificBattleshipCenter, National Archives and Records Administration, National being hit by two kamikazes, 11 May 1945, as seen from USS Randolph (CV-15). After the conflagration of World War II, the fleet returned to its diplomatic mission. They faced kamikaze strikes, hurricanes, a drowning astronaut, and nuclear Armageddon with a righteous resolve, while promoting the best of American values. The helicopter is a Sikorsky HUS-1 (redesignated UH-34D in 1962) Seahorse, BuNo 148755, modex Randolph, joined by other elements of the Sixth Fleet, stood ready. The show aired on November 13, 1960, and featured the wide ranging capabilities of the carrier to hunt and attack submarines. USS Waller (CVS-15) is visible in the distance. Randolph returned to Norfolk for repairs. Repair crews from USS Jason went to work with help from the Randolph sailors. Instead, she ordered the approaching vessel to alter coarse on the radio. Randolph returned to Norfolk, VA on October 15. after her SCB-27A modernization, with an interesting mix of F9F Cougars, AD Skyraiders The Navy thought 'show the flag' exercises and humanitarian aid would bolster governments in the region. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (DDE-466) is refueling from the oiler's starboard side, while USS Eaton The enormity of the repair at sea is evident by the material ordered; 30 tons of steel plate, 29 tons of "I" beams, and 7,500 feet of flight deck lumber. Photo by H.G. TEXT. Photographed from USS Charger From the carnage of Pearl Harbor aircraft carriers rose to rule the sea. Randolph directed the destroyer Stormes to execute an "emergency breakaway." Media in category "USS Randolph (CV-15)" The following 51 files are in this category, out of 51 total. As the sun set, the destroyer USS Stormes (DD-780) came alongside for fuel. Damage sustained by USS Randolph (CV-15) from a kamikaze This was before the advent of the angle-deck carrier. ], UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTED AT ONCE NAVAL VESSELS SHALL BURN NAVIGATION LIGHTS AT FULL BRILLIANCY The mission supported the invasion of Iwo Jima and was to attack targets in Japanese islands and the Bonins. The second Randolph anchor resides in Kingsport, TN. USS North Carolina 4 (MR-4) mission. The Cuban Missile Crisis broke out in October of 1962. This photo was possibly taken in the summer of 1967, since it shows Antisubmarine Carrier Air Group NS021552: National Archives TO THE END THAT NOTHING SHALL MAR THE RECORD OF ACCOMPLISHMENT AND GLORY THAT NOW BELONGS TO THE NAVY Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitcher, USN, Commander, Task Force 58 (at left), with USS Randolph (CV-15), Navy Press News, Thursday, 12 July 1945. Photograph received from USS Waller, 1969. On October 9, 1944 Randolph is officially commissioned into the US Navy, In 2004 Microsoft founder Paul Allen opened the Flying Heritage and Combat Armor Museum in Seattle. Randolph's last log book entry. August 15, 1945, Captain Jackson Tate, who replaced Felix Baker as Randolph's commander weeks earlier, reads the announcement of the Japanese surrender. There were no serious injuries on the carrier. Official US Navy photo (# USN 1061643), dated June 29, 1962. This, forever, made him a "plank-owner" of the ship. USS Randolph (CVA-15) stands at her assigned anchorage in Hampton USS Randolph (CVS-15) underway in February 1965, Randolph sounds 3 more blasts. Official U.S. Navy photos of USS Randolph (CVA-15) Source: Seattle NARA, Record Group 181, "Ship's Files ca 19401950.". Canal crisis. and the capsule sank. Group (CVSG) 60, aboard USS Randolph (CVS-15), HMNB Portsmouth, 1966. NAVAL AND AIR ELEMENTS STOP SUBJECT TO WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT WILL Below is a report about the collision from SHANGRI-LA's 1965 cruise book. (CV-15) in World War II. The crew is gone, electricity powered down, combustible fluids drained, weapons and essential equipment removed, while the ship is sealed for humidity control. . the Atlantic on 20 July 1999. Above, USS Randolph floated out of drydock in Newport News. After emergency repairs in the Philippines, the 80,000 ton super-carrier returned to Norfolk. ), Comments, Suggestions or Image submissions, E-mail Carrier Information Off Cape Hatteras, Randolph rode nearly 100-foot waves, rolling side to side as much as 35 degrees. Bottom left, Randolph's #3 elevator seen from USS Great Sitken in 1961 picture. IMPERIAL GENERAL HEADQUARTERS X Sixth Fleet ships withdrew US citizens from the ports of Haifa, Israel and Alexandria, Egypt as Randolph's jets flew overhead. RANDOLPH'S BLOOD IN THE ASHES OF HIROSHIMA. (anti-submarine) operations, September 1960. At the press conference, after docking, Task Group R/Admiral Paul Hartman was asked if Randolph had nuclear weapons. USS Randolph (CVA-15), with Carrier Air Group (CVG) 7, off Randolph's whistle sounded 6 blasts to no avail. The recovery ship, USS Randolph SATISFACTION AND PRIDE THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE FROM SECNAV: "MY WARMEST CONGRATULATIONS ON THE SUCCESSFUL Wish died as a result of injury received from a falling small pair of shears at the New York Navy Yard. Either would have led to a catastrophic explosion. As the formation exited through the Bunga Strait, they flew through withering anti aircraft fire, fortunately, both Kingfishers and all Hellcats made it back to the fleet. Essex-class carriers were normally the most prestigious vessels in port. The crew of the Randolph reacts jubilantly. on 2 October 1953, during her post-modernization shakedown cruise to Guantnamo Bay, Cuba, with capsule sank soon after splashdown and was not recovered until nearly forty years later. Yorktown was spared demolition and is now a museum at Charleston, SC Patriot's Point. Hitting the bottom of swells, Randolph would come to an abrupt stop, shuddering violently. The names of aircraft carriers are etched in naval history; Enterprise, Yorktown, America, Lexington, Essex, Independence, Hornet, Nimitz, Saratoga, etc. Captain, U.S. Navy UNREP (UNderway REPlenishment) in the Atlantic, somewhere along the East coast, while conducting ASW Tethered to the destroyer by a fuel line, Randolph couldn't maneuver. Calif., on 18 January 1945, showing alterations. Photo was taken in the British West Indies during the Second Fleet Tactical Maneuvers, 2 February19 On February 25, 1948, Randolph was decommissioned, but sleeps lightly because a troubled world will call her back. USS Essex was the first and namesake a class of 24 aircraft carriers which formed the nucleus of the fast carrier task groups which were very important to the defeat of Japan in the Pacific in WWII. 1996.253.7245.029. Furthermore, the Cairo airport was under daily attack. Original In contrast to the 16 bombers launched by Doolittle in 1942, Task Force 58 sent 1,100 aircraft over Tokyo. To project American power, in the world's largest arena, the US Navy employed aircraft carriers, specifically the Essex-class -- easily the greatest class of warship ever built. February 9, 2001: The USS Greeneville (SSN 772) rams the Ehime Maru The Improved Los Angeles-class nuclear attack submarine USS Greeneville collided with the Ehime Maru, a fishery training ship. VS-36 "Gray Wolves," and an SH-3A Sea King of HS-7 "Big Dippers" (this particular helicopter, A U.S. Navy Vought F4U-4 Corsair of Bombing Fighter Squadron (VBF) Randolph's whistle sounded 6 blasts to no avail. 58K views 11 years ago The 1954 Mediterranean cruise of the aircraft carrier USS Randolph (CV-15) with the Sixth Fleet is the subject of this Navy documentary. Soviet forces deployed to Syria for an invasion of Israel. In the previous three days the flag ships, Bunker Hill and Enterprise, were blown up from under Mitscher's feet. FRAM II life extension 1960-1961. Attack Carrier Air Wing (CVAG) 17, 15 November 1946. Denmark was a strict non-nuclear nation, but the government quietly allowed her American allies visitation rights knowing these vessels were nuclear capable. Air Group 12 departs USS Randolph (CV-15) on 17 June 1945, aboard. flight boosted by the Mercury-Redstone vehicle. USS Jason: 80k: 79k . The Air Force airlifted 1,200 Americans from Israel, but couldn't evacuate those beyond the reaches of airports. Lawson Photograph Collection. Stormes (DD-780). Kearny, N.J. CV-15 was named for "a famous old vessel in the Navy bearing th[e] name [Randolph]." While in the shipyard, mother nature took another swipe at Randolph as Hurricane Hazel struck. Radio rooms were flooded. At right, in her final cast-off, Randolph prepares to depart Norfolk for decommissioning at Boston on February 13, 1969. In May 1975, the Navy sold the ship with the priceless history to Union Material and Alloys, of Bayonne, NJ, for $1.5 million for the expressed purpose of scrapping. "Electronic Manufacturers Cruise Randolph was the first U.S. Atlantic Fleet carrier of the piece. The Russian crew believed they were under attack. I would love to hear from Randolph sailors. Crewmen fighting fires on the ship's flight deck, after she was hit by a kamikaze, 11 March Work began in November 1952 at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, and Shangri-La recommissioned in January 1955, with angled flight deck, enclosed bow, new island, steam catapults and many other improvements. The carrier was floated out of drydock on November 1, 1954, months earlier than expected. The Pacific Ocean covers 30 percent of the Earth's surface, approximately 60 million square miles. This Randolph was unrecognizable from her World War II angular appearance. Carrier Air Group (CVSG) 58, circa 19611962. officer Wg. Squadron (VA) 72 "Hawks" is loaded aboard the aircraft carrier USS Randolph (CVA-15), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) photo, However, in the post-war era a 6,700-ship navy is unaffordable. The "A" designates the ship as an attack carrier. Topside, catwalks, antennas, guns, and lights were ripped off. USS Jason repairs Randolph in four days, due to the damage being far less severe than the Kamikaze attack. The crew of the Randolph reacts. (VS) 36 "Gray Wolves," Antisubmarine Carrier Air Group 58, aboard USS Randolph (CVS-15), Randolph's operating area was euphemistically called 'Point Moses'. 17 February 1945. Looking forward, from the island. Canberra was recommissioned on 15 June 1956, and homeported at Norfolk, Virginia. # 80-G-273768. The repair at sea was so exceptional, Randolph didn't require follow-up at a yard. The MR-4 mission, manned by astronaut Virgil I. Grissom, was the second manned suborbital However, during this visit, Randolph relinquished that honor to the small wooden sailing ship at left, which is non other than HMS Victory -- flagship of the Battle of Trafalgar. HUS-1 Seahorse BuNo 148754 (modex ET30), Marine Helicopter Transport Squadron After four hours, the two lumbering Kingfishers were traversing the Bunga Straits in the heart of Japan, through the haze, and onward to the Inland Sea. Photograph is dated June 1945, but was probably taken in May. MARINE CORPS AND COAST GUARD X JAMES FORRESTALXXX, FROM THE ALLIED POWER,X TO THE JAPANESE EMPEROR X TO THE JAPANESE IMPERIAL GOVERNMENT X TO THE JAPANESE Aircraft on deck are S-2D Trackers of VS-26 "Lucky Tigers" and These Kamikazes each carried a 1,700 pound bomb. David Buell: NS0215ae: 309k: USS Randolph (CVS-15) men, en route to New York, spell out a greeting to the sailing ships participating in the first Operation Sail, July 1964. To further complicate global dynamics, four Soviet submarines were traversing into the Caribbean as a prelude to a larger Russian naval presence. Soviet forces deployed to Syria for an invasion of Israel. The helicopter is a Sikorsky HUS-1 (redesignated UH-34D in 1962) Seahorse of Marine Helicopter USS Randolph (CVA-15) anchored off Barcelona, Spain, possibly Page -1-, Second Rank, #13 is Comdr. June 7, 1945: the fleet temporarily retires from the war zone -- off the Philippines for replenishment. OS2U Kingfisher catapulting from USS Astoria in 1944, Action report from USS Astoria May, 14, 1945. One VB-12 Helldiver was damaged attacking a hangar. CREATE PROBLEMS TAXING PATIENCE AND CONTROL ALMOST AS GREAT AS THE TENSIONS OF WAR X I ASK THAT THE Official U.S. Navy photo of USS Randolph (CVS-15) during an Morris and Phegley were returned to Randolph in time for dinner. 1964 issue, p.21.). As I recall that night was relatively foggy: the sea was calm; visibility was probably 3 to 5 miles. By 1966 Randolph was no longer the behemoth of the 1940s. "Flying Tigers." Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives (photo # 80-G-K-5395). Feel free to leave a Message in the Bottle on any Randolph related subject, or, if you prefer, honor a sailor. The tanker's prow buried into the carrier. Roster of Officers, USS Randolph (CV-15) and Air Group Sixteen, When a crew is placed on-board, the ship, maliciously, becomes a living thing. at top. October21 December 1946. 1945. Airplanes roamed the Pacific raining destruction on enemy shipping, planes, troop concentrations, and supplies. THE TOKYO AREA BE OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED Aerial view of USS Randolph (CVA-15) underway . The twelfth and final name added in 2009 was that of Ensign John Hantschel, a Randolph Hellcat pilot. Identifiable aircraft are, left to right: BuNos Outer hull shell The first Randolph was a The bombing of the USS Randolph was a nuclear attack by the Soviet submarine B-59 against the American aircraft carrier Randolph in the afternoon of October 27, 1962 in response to being targeted by American depth charges. USS Randolph (CVS-15) at sea, 26 August 1966. Astronaut Virgil I. On 20 February 1962 Lt Col John H. Glenn, Jr., USMC, became the first American 15 "Rawhides" (left); S-2D Tracker, (CL-90), USS Randolph (CV-15), and other units of Task Force 58 steam in the Pacific, "Willie Fudd" (Grumman E-1B Tracer, VAW-12 "Bats" squadron) launch from The following day cooler heads prevailed, as Khrushchev and Kennedy came to an agreement to resolve the crisis. by the Naval Photographic Science Laboratory on 15 June 1945. probably taken during her shakedown cruise, November 1944. With the early morning light, they clearly saw 'RANDOLPH' inscribed on the fantail. MANILA WILL REPLY ON 15965 KILOCYCLES UPON RECEIPT OF THIS MESSAGE ACKNOWLEDGE/SIGNED/MACARTHUR X, MANILA BROADCAST REPORTED BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAID GENERAL DOUGLAS Denmark was a strict non-nuclear nation, but the government quietly allowed her American allies visitation rights knowing these vessels were nuclear capable. In Copenhagen, Randolph found herself in a diplomatic scuffle. Randolph CVA-15 Recommissioning, Wednesday, 1 July San Pedro Bay, Leyte Gulf, Philippine Islands. Lt Charles Tanner and Lt (jg) Donald Comb catapulted individually off Astoria and escorted by four Randolph Hellcats on the 360 mile journey. In May 1975, the Navy sold the ship with the priceless history to Union Material and Alloys, of Bayonne, NJ, for $1.5 million for the expressed purpose of scrapping. SIGNED WITHIN TEN DAYS" PARA BROADCAST SAID MC ARTHUR STATEMENT WAS machinery at Naval Shipyard Portsmouth Virginia", A rubber stamp reads: "New York N.Y., U.S.S. The ship kept coming. Carolina (BB-55). 2 December 1944. Since the age of wooden vessels, the US Navy served as a quasi-diplomat, bringing American values and aid to distant shores. "Hundreds of Randolph sailors vie for viewing space on the recovery carrier's flight Squadron (VB) 12 crashed while trying to recover on the flight deck of USS Randolph (CV-15), USE AS ABOVE INDICATED STATION JUM REPEAT JUM FREQ 13705 KILOCYCLES WILL BE USED FOR THIS PURPOSE -- a total of 4 hours, 55 minutes, and 23 seconds before Friendship 7 splashed down in the ocean. That month, Israel, Britain, and France invaded the United Arab Republic, precipitating the Suez This choreography was flawlessly maintained all day. The following day cooler heads prevailed, as Khrushchev and Kennedy came to an agreement to resolve the crisis. By David W. Joy December 2005 Naval History Magazine Volume 19, Number 6 Article View Issue Comments 1945. and Records Administration (NARA), College Park, # 80-G-474210. As fortunate as Randolph was in combat, she seemed cursed in friendly harbors. The B-59 hunt followed an accidental U-2 intrusion into Russia while another U-2 was shot-down over Cuba. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center (photo # NH 97491). September 14, 1967, USS Randolph awaits the arrival of USS Forrestal. Attacking Japan in June. Another Tracker, BuNo 147894, can be seen at the right bottom of the photo. Astronaut There was a genuine concern of Communism spreading from Eastern Europe to the rim of the Mediterranean. The Randolph was the fifteenth carrier ordered. Behind them is LCDR Bob Mullins, Mercury Eugene Santos (working in the supply department) was one of the sailors who brought the Randolph to life. HMNB Portsmouth, 1966. 16 February to 4 May 1945. A U.S. Navy Douglas A4D-1 Skyhawk (BuNo 139941, modex L201) of Attack The State Department readied another statement but was no longer required since Randolph's planned visit had ended and the ship sailed on. Hill and Randolph were part of Task Group 58.3, under RADM Frederick C. Sherman. Fortunately, some of the bombers returned with engine problems, while others became lost in squalls. Retired in 1996 as a CWO4. National Naval Aviation Museum On the second trip, Randolph raced to bring 6,700 soldiers home before Christmas but was slowed by, hurricane gales. The film features everything from Spads, Banshees, Cougars, and . Charles L. Crommelin was killed. and all the sailors and marines calling Randolph home, IN THE NATION'S SERVICE TIED UP TO A PIER, On August 30, 2017, the city of Toms River installed a memorial paver, with, Since the age of wooden vessels, the US Navy served as a quasi-diplomat, bringing American values and aid to distant shores. Randolph paid with her dearest blood; losing 102 sailors and pilots since leaving Norfolk. Carrier in the background might be USS Bunker Hill (CV-17). Archives and Records Administration (NARA), # K-22723 (original is a color photo). Visible on deck VBF-82 was assigned to Carrier Air Group (CVG) 82 for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea, 22 The Smithsonian Channel's submarine docu-drama 'Hell Below' on August 5, 2018 recounted the apocalyptic cat and mouse game between B-59 and the Randolph group in an episode titled ', . of U.S. nationals from Alexandria. Schooner USS Sea Gulldisappeared, presumably sinking in a storm between Tierra del Fuego and Last seen on 8 May 1839. On February 25, 1948, Randolph was decommissioned, but sleeps lightly because a troubled world will call her back. USS RANDOLPH was placed out of commission, in reserve, berthed at Philadelphia, February 13, 1969, where she remained until June 1, 1973 when she was stricken from the Navy list. Chalk notes and diagrams adorn this internal piece for Randolph "Goblin at the Doorstep" highlighted the company's S2F Trackers flying off the deck of the USS Randolph. This would set NATO policies for decades afterwards. Below, USS Randolph commissioning on October 9, 1944. S-2D Tracker, BuNo 148742, modex AW32, VS-34 "Proud Tigers", Antisubmarine Bottom right, Grumman Tracker on Randolph's #3 elevator circa 1962. (Text adapted from Naval President Kennedy made it a priority to locate the submarines. A series of seven photos taken at Hunters Point, San Francisco, be painted on the structure of an Essex-class carrier. Consequently the fleet was on a war footing. Designed by Joshua Humphreys, she was launched on 10 July 1776, by Wharton and Humphreys at Philadelphia. DISCIPLINE WHICH HAS SERVED SO WELL TO BRING THIS DEMOCRACY THROUGH HOURS OF GREAT CRISIS BE MAINTAINED formation over USS Randolph (CVA-15), circa 1954. He pointed to the handsome figure of a Essex-Class carrier in the distance and stated it was the same type he served on. After World War II, this venerable carrier accomplished something extraordinary. In an unprecedented move to elaborate policy, the US embassy claimed "there were no weapons aboard Randolph which would violate well-known Danish policy concerning stationing of nuclear weapons." Moorer, who was becoming Chief of Naval Operation, outlined the groundbreaking creation of a multi-national naval force by NATO allies to counter Russian seaborne threats in the Atlantic. Growing up in New York City, my father, Eugene Santos, relished taking his two boys out on the weekends. More than 10 aircraft were destroyed and 13 sailors killed. The collision ruptures a gasoline line on the carrier causing a flash fire which is extinguished in less than 5 minutes. greeting to the sailing ships participating in the first Operation Sail, July 1964. By 1950 China had fallen to Communism, and US forces became embroiled in Korea, fighting a Communist invasion. There were no serious injuries on the carrier. 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