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CVS-33 USS Kearsarge

CV-33 USS Kearsage

Class

Essex class "Long Hull"

Builder

New York Navy Yard

New York

Laid down

1. March 1944

Launched

5. May 1945

Commissioned

2. March 1946

 

NTIL

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NS Norfolk VA
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CVAG-3

7. June 1947 - 11. August 1947
North Atlantic / Caribbean

VF-3A

F8F-1

K 100

VF-4A

F8F-1

K 200

VA-3A

SB2C-5

K 300

VA-4A

TBM-3E / 3Q / 3J

K 400

last update 7. March 2007
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CVAG-3

1. June 1948 - 2. October 1948
Mediterranean

VF-3A

F8F-1

K 100

VF-4A

F8F-1

K 200

VA-3A

SB2C-5

K 300

VA-4A

TBM-3E / 3Q / 3J

K 400

HU-2 Det.

HO3S-1

UR 00
last update 7. March 2007
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Decommissioned

16. May 1950

Recommissioned

15. February 1952

Redesiganation from CV-33to CVA-33

1. October 1952

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CVG-101

11. August 1952 - 17. March 1953

West Pacific (Korea)

VF-11

F2H-2

T 100

VF-721

F9F-2B

A 100

VF-884

F4U-4

A 400

VA-702

AD-4 / 4L

A 500

VC-3 Det. F

F4U-5NL

NP 01

VC-11 Det. F

AD-4W

ND 50

VC-35 Det. F

AD-4N

NR 00

VC-61 Det. F

F9F-2P

PP 30

HU-1 Det. 15

HO3S-1

UP 00

last update 3. January 2007
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CVG-11
1. July 1953 - 18. January 1954
West Pacific 
VF-112 F9F-5 V 200
VF-113 F9F-5 V 300
VF-114 F9F-5 V 400
VA-115 AD-4NA V 500
VC-3 Det. C F2H-3 NP 00
VC-11 Det. C AD-4W ND 00
VC-35 Det. C AD-4N NR 00
VC-61 Det. C F9F-5P PP 00
HU-1 Det. 3 HO3S-1 UP 00
last update 8. January 2008
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CVG-11
7. October 1954 - 12. May 1955
West Pacific 
VF-112 F9F-6 V 200
VF-113 F9F-5 V 300
VF-114 F9F-5 V 400
VA-115 AD-6 V 500
VC-11 Det. C AD-4W ND 00
VC-35 Det. C AD-5N NR 00
VC-61 Det. C F9F-6P PP 00
HU-1 Det. 3 HUP-2 UP 00
last update 8. January 2008
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CVG-5
29. October 1955 - 17. May 1956
West Pacific 
VF-51 FJ-3 S 100
VF-91 F9F-6 N 100
VF-141 F2H-3 S 200
VF-54 AD-6 S 400
VC-11 Det. B AD-5W ND 80
VC-35 Det. B AD-5N NR 00
VC-61 Det. B F9F-8P PP 00
HU-1 Det.  HUP-2 UP 30
last update 20. November 2007
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ATG-3
9. August 1957 - 2. April 1958
West Pacific
VF-53 FJ-3M NC 100
VF-194 F2H-3 NC 200
VA-26 F9F-8B NC 300
VA-96 AD-6 NC 400
VAH-16 Det. J AJ-2 ZH 00
VAW-11 Det. J AD-5W RR 720
VA(AW)-35 Det. J AD-5N VV 850
VFP-61 Det. J F9F-8P PP 960
HU-1 Det. HUP-2 UP 00
Source: The Hook Magazine Sprinf 1983 issue
last update 3. January 2008
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Redesiganation from CVA-33 to CVS-33

1. October 1958

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4. September 1959 - 18. March 1960
West Pacific  
Capt: Capt. Robert L. Townsend CAG:
VS-21 S2F-1, S2F-2 YA 00 Cdr. ?
HS-6 HSS-1 UB 00 Cdr. ?
VAW-13 Det. A  AD-5Q VR 700  
Port calls at: Pearl Harbor HI., Nagoya, Yokosuka & Kobe Japan, Subic Bay Philippnes, Buckner Bay Okinawa, Hong Kong
 

 

 

HS-6 VAW-13
last update 21. August 2023
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CVSG-53
3. March 1961 - 18. September 1961
West Pacific
VS-21 S2F-1 NS 10
VS-29 S2F-1 NS 30
VAW-11 Det. R AD-5W RR 700
HS-6 HSS-1 NS 50
last update 7. March 2007
Yardtime
1. Nov. 1961 - May 1962

Upgrade at Puget Sound Naval Yard as part of the (SCB-144) FRAM II program. They received a bow-mounted AN/SQS-23 sonar, as well as improved displays in the Combat Information Center.

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CVSG-53
1. August 1962 - October 1962
Coast of California / Recovery Mercury 8 (3. Oktober 1962)
VS-21 S2F-1 NS 10
VS-29 S2F-1 NS 30
VAW-11 Det. R AD-5W RR 700
HS-6 HSS-1 NS 50
last update 7. March 2007
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CVSG-53
Jan 1963 - Feb 1963
Coast of California 
VS-21 S2F-1 NS 10
VS-29 S2F-1 NS 30
VAW-11 Det. R AD-5W RR 700
HS-6 HSS-2 NS 50
last update 7. March 2007
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CVSG-53
April 1963 - May 1963
Coast of California / Recovery Mercury 9 (16. May 1963)
VS-21 S-2F NS 10
VS-29 S-2F NS 30
VAW-11 Det. R EA-1E RR 700
HS-6 SH-3A NS 50
last update 3. March 2009
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CVSG-53
4. June 1963 - 3 December 1963
West Pacific
VS-21 S-2F NS 10
VS-29 S-2F NS 30
VAW-11 Det. R EA-1E RR 700
VA-22 Det. R A-4B        10
HS-6 SH-3A NS 50
HU-1 Det. R UH-2A UP 00
last update 22. June 2009
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CVSG-53
April 1964 - May 1964
East Pacific (of coast of California)
VS-21 S-2F NS 10
VS-29 S-2F NS 30
VAW-11 Det. R EA-1E RR 700
HS-6 SH-3A NS 50
HU-1 Det. R UH-2A UP 00
last update 22. June 2009
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CVSG-53
19. June 1964 - 16 December 1964
West Pacific (Vietnam)
VS-21 S-2F NS 10
VS-29 S-2F NS 30
VAW-11 Det. R EA-1E RR 700
VA-153 Det. R A-4B NS 00
HS-6 SH-3A NS 50
HU-1 Det. R UH-2A UP 00
last update 7. March 2007
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CVSG-53
11. July 1966 - 11. December 1966
West Pacific (Vietnam)
VS-21 S-2E NS 10
VS-29 S-2E NS 30
VAW-11 Det. R E-1B RR 700
HS-6 SH-3A NS 50
last update 7. March 2007
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CVSG-53
June 1967 - July 1967
East Pacific (Hawaii)
VS-21 S-2E NS 10
VS-29 S-2E NS 30
VAW-11 Det. R E-1B RR 700
HS-6 SH-3A NS 50
last update 22. June 2009
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CVSG-53
17. August 1967 - 6. April 1968
West Pacific (Vietnam)
VS-21 S-2E NS 10
VS-29 S-2E NS 30
VAW-111 Det. 33 E-1B RR 760
HS-6 SH-3A NS 50
last update 7. March 2007
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CVSG-53
November 1968 - December 1968
East Pacific (Off the California Coast)
VS-21 S-2E NS 10
VS-29 S-2E NS 30
VAW-111 Det. 33 E-1B RR 760
HS-6 SH-3A NS 50
last update 22. June 2009
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CVSG-53
12. January 1969 - 10. March 1969
East Pacific 
VS-21 S-2E NS 10
VS-29 S-2E NS 30
VAW-111 Det. 33 E-1B RR 760
HS-6 SH-3A NS 50
last update 7. March 2007
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CVSG-53
29. March 1969 - 4. September 1969
West Pacific (Vietnam)
VS-21 S-2E NS 10
VS-29 S-2E NS 30
VAW-111 Det. 33 E-1B RR 760
HS-6 SH-3A NS 50
last update 7. March 2007
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Decommissioned

13. February 1970

Commanding Officers 
1946 - 1947
Capt. Francis Joseph McKenna 2. Mar. 1946 16. Apr. 1947
Capt. William Theodore Rassieur 16. Apr. 1947 15. Jan. 1948
Capt. Curtis Stanton Smiley 15. Jan. 1948 Dec. 1948
Capt. Walter Victor Rudolph Vieweg Dec. 1948 25. Feb. 1950

Cdr. Harlan Thode Johnson

25. Feb. 1950 16. Jun. 1950
1951 - 1972
Capt. Louis Eaton French 15. Feb. 1952 6. Feb. 1953
Capt. Thurston Booth Clark 6. Feb. 1953 19. Dec. 1953
Capt. Thomas Barbee Neblett 19. Dec. 1953 13. Sep. 1954
Capt. William Leverette Kabler 13. Sep. 1954 10. Sep. 1955
Capt. Edwin Otto Wagner 10. Sep. 1955 18. Sep.r 1956
Capt. Ward Thorton Shields 18. Sep.r 1956 23. Sep. 1957
Capt. Paul Edgar Emrick 23. Sep. 1957 30. Aug. 1958
Capt. William Arthur Dean, Jr. 30. Aug. 1958 26. Jun. 1959
Capt. Robert Lee Townsend 26. Jun. 1959 23. Jun. 1960

Capt. Percival William Jackson

23. Jun. 1960 23. Jun. 1961
Capt. Louis Earle DeCamp 23. Jun. 1961 10. Jul. 1962

Capt. Eugene Parchman Rankin

10. Jul. 1962 3. Jul. 1963
Capt. Paul Nagle Gray 3. Jul. 1963 26. Jun. 1964

Capt. Charles Paul Muckenthaler, Jr.

26. Jun. 1964 29. Apr. 1965
Capt. Merle Murray Hershey 29. Apr. 1965 22. Apr. 1966

Capt. Willard Lloyd Nyburg

22. Apr. 1966 24. Mar. 1967
Capt. Benjamin Colonna Tate 24. Mar. 1967 7. Oct. 1967

Capt. Creighton William Cook

7. Oct. 1967 17. Jan. 1969

Capt. Leonard Maynard Nearman

17. Jan. 1969 13 Feb. 1970

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