Select the period (starting by the reporting year): precomm - 1944 | 1945 - 1953 | 1954 - 1956 | 1957 - 1958 | 1959 - 1960 | 1961 - 1962 | 1963 - 1965 | 1966 - now Register and add yourself to the Crew List of the USS Randolph (CV 15). Circa 1957ish.". Friday, 21 July 1961. USS Jason (ARH-1) at Ulithi Atoll, Caroline Islands, 13 March 1945 with USS Randolph alongside. During the first journey, Randolph fed turkey dinners on Thanksgiving. Photograph is dated June 1945, but was probably taken in May. On July 14, 1956, Randolph departed for a seven-month cruise in the Mediterranean. The ship was set to "Condition Zebra," which is the maximum state of readiness for survivability. Randolph emerged from the yard a new ship. Squadron (VB) 12 crashed while trying to recover on the flight deck of USS Randolph (CV-15), Bottom left, Randolph's #3 elevator seen from USS Great Sitken in 1961 picture. from the Grumman F9F-5 Panther to the A4D-1. Feel free to leave a Message in the Bottle on any Randolph related subject, or, if you prefer, honor a sailor. This Randolph was unrecognizable from her World War II angular appearance. 1 September 1945. After the conflagration of World War II, the fleet returned to its diplomatic mission. Randolph's aircraft raided airfields, and naval bases. Chief of Staff, Commodore Arleigh A. Burke, on board USS Randolph (CV-15) during operations Bunker USS North Carolina HMNB Portsmouth, 1966. in 1945. By 1950 China had fallen to Communism, and US forces became embroiled in Korea, fighting a Communist invasion. An accidental rocket launch on deck detonated a fully loaded A-4 Skyhawk, manned by future Senator, John McCain. US Navy and Marine Corps Museum/Naval Aviation Museum, Photo No. NAVAL AND AIR ELEMENTS STOP SUBJECT TO WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT WILL USS Randolph (CV-15), 4 December 1946. I would love to hear from Randolph sailors. Legendary CBS news man, Walter Cronkite, filmed a documentary on-board Randolph -- aptly named: "Sub-Killers." capsule sank soon after splashdown and was not recovered until nearly forty years later. probably taken during her shakedown cruise, November 1944. U.S. ships operating off the coast of Japan in final stages of World War At 1636 hours on May 15, 1945, the Admiral's flag is transferred to Randolph. Only two Frances made it to Ulithi, arriving at night. off Norfolk, VA. Randoo Can Do deployed to the Med, FebruaryMay 1965, with Antisubmarine July 1963, off the coast of Virginia. The film features everything from Spads, Banshees, Cougars, and . UNITED KINGDOM AND THE UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS X AND EMPOWERED TO ARRANGE DIRECTLY WITH Center Number: S61-02894 AS YOU HAVE BEEN VICTORIOUS IN WAR, I AM NOW TALKING TO ONE HUNDRED AND TEN THOUSAND PROSPECTIVE MILLIONAIRES Twenty seven sailors were dead and 105 injured, but the crew heroically fought the fire, saving the ship. Base (HMNB) Portsmouth, 1966. LT John A. Ens John Morris piloted the burning bomber to a water landing on the Inland Sea within sight of land. Aircraft carriers are given the designation of "CV" by the US Navy. However, USS Randolph is forgotten. At that time I was the First Lieutenant. to orbit Earth. The collision ruptures a gasoline line on the carrier causing a flash fire which is extinguished in less than 5 minutes. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives (photo # 80-G-344531). Randolph's Captain advised the crew that war with the Russians could break out at any moment. Photo was taken circa 1951-1952, just after SCB-27A modernization, with Carrier Air Group 1 (CVG-1) aboard. Grumman S-2D Tracker, BuNo 147870, modex AV46, Antisubmarine Squadron Fuel spilled from Kennedy . While navigating crisis after crisis, she maintained the fragile peace without firing a shot in anger. Sixth Fleet ships withdrew US citizens from the ports of Haifa, Israel and Alexandria, Egypt as Randolph's jets flew overhead. The 5" gun turrets were removed and the island shorten to clear deck space. ENVOYS FOR TOKYO TO REPORT TO THEIR EMPEROR STOP DELEGATES LEFT MANILA The crew is gone, electricity powered down, combustible fluids drained, weapons and essential equipment removed, while the ship is sealed for humidity control. Randolph's Captain advised the crew that war with the Russians could break out at any moment. awarded, posthumously, a Silver Star "for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity [] on 16 and 17 February These photos were probably taken during her post-modernization shakedown The Pacific Ocean covers 30 percent of the Earth's surface, approximately 60 million square miles. There were no serious injuries on the carrier. The US President chose the naval blockade, which he chose to call a quarantine. August 15, 1945, Captain Jackson Tate, who replaced Felix Baker as Randolph's commander weeks earlier, reads the announcement of the Japanese surrender. Randolph returned to Norfolk, VA on October 15. Eugene Santos (working in the supply department) was one of the sailors who brought the Randolph to life. This was a much sexier ship, more capable, almost doubling her displacement to 47,000 tons. Grissom's Robert L. patch is issued and proudly worn on the flight jacket. "Flying Tigers." Recovery of Liberty Bell 7, Mercury-Redstone STATES THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA THE June 7, 1945: the fleet temporarily retires from the war zone -- off the Philippines for replenishment. Rando hung banners from her side; the first read "Welcome Home VF-11, World Famous Red Rippers." The carrier began fueling the destroyer at 5:48pm. 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. USE AS ABOVE INDICATED STATION JUM REPEAT JUM FREQ 13705 KILOCYCLES WILL BE USED FOR THIS PURPOSE -- On February 25, 1948, Randolph was decommissioned, but sleeps lightly because a troubled world will call her back. with two AJ Savage attack planes and 14 FJ Fury fighters parked on the flight deck, forward. Stanley Svec. These Kamikazes each carried a 1,700 pound bomb. A4D-2 Skyhawks of VA-86 in flight over USS Randolph (CVA-15), circa in 1958.jpg 1,481 621; 207 KB. suborbital flight boosted by the Mercury-Redstone vehicle. and FJ-3M Furies of VF-84 "Vagabonds" on the angled deck. With seawater entering the capsule, named Liberty Bell 7, Grissom's life was endangered. The second Randolph anchor resides in Kingsport, TN. Michael's father-in-law, Elmer Menke, was one of the soldiers who came home from World War II aboard During the morning of May 14, 1945, 60 planes of Randolph's Group 12 were streaking over Japan's southern most island, Kyushu -- bombing, strafing, and rocketing Usa Airfield. Photographed from a USS Miami Randolph's operating area was euphemistically called 'Point Moses'. (CVS-15), HMNB Portsmouth, 1966. AT ONE PM (MANILA TIME) AFTER SUPPLYING "ALL INFORMATION REQUIRED"FOR Astronaut "Flying Tigers" rescues astronaut Virgil To complicate matters, Glenn's capsule, Friendship 7, developed a malfunction on the third orbit, precipitating its early return. The carriers Randolph and Coral Sea were participating in amphibious exercises in nearby Crete and were ideally suited for evacuating Americans from the war zone. of the piece. They faced kamikaze strikes, hurricanes, a drowning astronaut, and nuclear Armageddon with a righteous resolve, while promoting the best of American values. Official U.S. Navy photograph of USS Randolph (CVS-15), serial USS Turner (DDR-834) is in the 21 March 1954 Two US Navy AD-4 Skyraiders, from VA-145 and VC-35 Det F, lauched from the USS Randolph (CVA 15) launched on a simulated strike mission against a West German airfield. "Hundreds of Randolph sailors vie for viewing space on the recovery carrier's flight The following day cooler heads prevailed, as Khrushchev and Kennedy came to an agreement to resolve the crisis. He became Randolph's The ship began combat in February of 1945. Operating USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) burns after "The crew of the USS Randolph (CVS-15) proudly form their two USS Randolph They were enclosed with the 5 October 1945 Commander Air Force, Pacific Fleet letter FF39/S1, With batteries low and crew fatigued, B-59 surfaced amongst the Task Group at 8:53pm. Repair to the gaping Left to right: USS Shangri-La, USS Yorktown, USS Essex, and USS Randolph. The MA-6 mission flight lasted The destroyer that the Randolph was refueling on October 16, 1961, at the time of the collision with the Atlantic Viscountess was the U.S.S. Crew of USS Randolph (CVA-15) muster on the flight deck while 1, Ed. 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. Reference Numbers: 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. IN MANILA --- IN ENGLISH As the sun set, the destroyer USS Stormes (DD-780) came alongside for fuel. Ship is USS Randolph (CVA-15). Photographed from USS Charger In 1966, the tanker operator settled with the US Government for $277,000 in damages for Randolph. from the back seat of an SB2C Helldiver that has just launched, FebruaryMarch 1945, in The repair at sea was so exceptional, Randolph didn't require follow-up at a yard. Randolph's first post-war cruise. D. Ward Harrigan ", "Col Glenn and Admiral Eastwold admire one of the hundreds of gifts Glenn received after his historic Magic Carpet loading of US Army soldiers at Naples, Italy, 24 November Hitting the bottom of swells, Randolph would come to an abrupt stop, shuddering violently. With honor decommissioning the Randolph on 9 Feb. 1969. attack while at anchor at Ulithi Atoll, 11 March 1945. Official U.S. Navy photo of USS Randolph (CVS-15) during an Randolph's position while pursuing B-59, 3 hours before surfacing. ship, USS Randolph (CVS-15) is visible in the distance in photo NS021550b. The flight deck at the bow was twisted and raised 11 inches. Archives and Records Administration, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Hazegray & Underway World Aircraft Carrier Pages. in early July 1962, with Antisubmarine Carrier Air Group (CVSG) 58 aboard. Over the next three years, the carrier alternated between deployments to the Mediterranean and training on the East Coast. The Soviet Union placed ballistic missiles in Cuba which could strike New York and Washington, DC. (CL-89) floatplane. Reclassified as an "Antisubmarine Warfare Support Aircraft Carrier" and redesignated CVS-38, 30 June 1969. The Randolph seafarers saw the Admiral as jinxed. 1945. Photo by H.G. After the incident, Admiral Forrest Sherman threaten to shoot down any Air Force planes practicing strafing runs on the fleet. Second page details the extensive damage, Sir Winston Churchill exchanges salute with Randolph Captain Strean, Churchill tours Randolph with telegram below, One of the most influential figures of the 20th century toured USS Randolph on October 26, 1958. During the morning of May 14, 1945, 60 planes of Randolph's Group 12 were streaking over Japan's southern most island, Kyushu -- bombing, strafing, and rocketing Usa Airfield. USS George Washington and Nissho Maru: On April 9th, 1981 world's first nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, George Washington, collided with the cargo ship Nissho Maru off the coast of. US Navy photo now in the collections of the National Archives National Naval Aviation Museum During my father's lifetime, I never knew one of the Randolph's anchors was a mere 60 miles away in New Jersey. A U.S. Marine helicopter attempts to retrieve the sinking CDR Embree was in turn killed in action (KIA) on 12 May 1945, when Randolph directed the destroyer Stormes to execute an "emergency breakaway." A ship is an inanimate object forged out of cold steel. 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. When a crew is placed on-board, the ship, maliciously, becomes a living thing. Identifiable aircraft are, left to right: BuNos Navy Day, 27 October 1945, at NOB Norfolk, Va. "U.S.S. To further complicate global dynamics, four Soviet submarines were traversing into the Caribbean as a prelude to a larger Russian naval presence. sometime in 1963. 16 February to 4 May 1945. CV-15 (on left) tied up in Bayonne around the time my dad was reunited with her. His son, Tom, explains: "[My father] had a piece of metal that he said was shrapnel from the kamikaze The Jolly Roger, USS Randolph, Vol. Top: Randolph alongside legendary ocean liner SS United States at Newport News during SCS-27A modification. ", Action Report from Kamikaze attack, including damage and causality list, US Navy footage of firefighting and damage assesment. File name: CVA 15 647437-5-54, US Navy Photo, 5/8/54. ISSUED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DEPARTURE OF THE JAPANESE SURRENDER 13 crew aboard C-119G-FA, CP-23, c/n 10951, . Parks. the Pacific Ocean. late 1958early 1959, during her last deployment as an attack aircraft carrier. 25, 1959: "USS Randolph, CVS-15, making high speed turn." The reception in Turkey was overwhelming. This choreography was flawlessly maintained all day. Above, USS Randolph floated out of drydock in Newport News. [Signature]". She was built by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Virginia, and commissioned on October 9, 1944. . BuNo 149702, was later upgraded to the SH-3G standard, then SH-3H, then converted to an UH-3H). UNREP (UNderway REPlenishment) in the Atlantic, somewhere along the East coast, while conducting ASW The RANDOLPH was subsequently scrapped. The Piaseki HUP Retriever BuNo 147607 in the National Naval Aviation Museum at Pensacola is identified as operating off USS Randolph in the early 1960s. However, the Kamikazes had spiraled down from altitude when the interceptors arrived. Landing aircraft couldn't be spotted on the side but, rather, lowered in the forward elevator, fueled and armed in the hangar deck, then raised in the aft elevator for launch. The patrolling Hellcats had already shot down a snooping Japanese airplane when they observed two enemy destroyers racing toward the raft. Aerial view of USS Randolph (CVA-15) underway . These great warships stand ready to assert American might in times of war, peace, and humanitarian relief. March 1947. attack on March 11th, 1945. F2H-4 Banshee of Fighter Squadron (VF) 102 "Diamondbacks" in flight / This / piece of deck planking from / the aircraft carrier / USS Randolph (CV-15) / and Records Administration (NARA) photo, # 80-G-322066. after her SCB-27A modernization, with an interesting mix of F9F Cougars, AD Skyraiders USS Randolph (CV-15) alongside repair ship USS Jason The video features the Essex -class aircraft carrier USS Randolph (CVA-15) and Carrier Air Group FOUR (CVG-4). Floating at sea for four days, a Japanese fishing boat finally picked up the pilot and delivered Hantschel to the Hiroshima jail, where he was killed by the 15-kiloton atomic blast that help end the war. Official U.S. Navy photo of USS Randolph (CV-15) at anchor, flight. Hangar Bay Two, after Glenn's physical examination in Sick Bay. The Italians were homeless, starving, and dispirited. In the previous three days the flag ships, Bunker Hill and Enterprise, were blown up from under Mitscher's feet. On August 30, 2017, the city of Toms River installed a memorial paver, with dad's name, steps away from the Randolph's anchor. Upper left: F6F Hellcats catapulting from Randolph. Remaining active off Japan until receiving word of the Japanese surrender on August 15. OPERATIONAL PRIORITY X I HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED AS THE SUPREME COMMANDER FOR THE ALLIED POWERS THE UNITED The crew of the Randolph reacts. capsule, Liberty Bell 7, of the Mercury-Redstone 4 (MR-4) mission. Air Group 12 was replaced by Air Group 16, skippered September 14, 1967, USS Randolph awaits the arrival of USS Forrestal. Two views of USS Randolph (CV-15), possibly taken in late AugustSeptember Calif., on 18 January 1945, showing alterations. The players are Musician 3rd Class Joseph Calicari (Violin), Musician 2nd Class Wilfred Batchelder The tanker's prow buried into the carrier. Deployments like these by Randolph and other capital ships reaffirmed America's leadership in global dynamics, and peacefully prevented a Communist takeover of the Mediterranean. Four Scots visited involuntarily after their sailboat capsized within sight of the Randolph. Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitcher, USN, Commander, Task Force 58 (at left), with (BB-55), and USS Randolph (CV-15) at left. Sonar. Seen behind the Corsairs are Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldivers and Eastern Tests completed, she rejoined the fleet at Okinawa. USS Randolph plowed the seven seas for a quarter of a century, quietly intersecting with history throughout. Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitscher, USN, Commander, Task Force 58 (at left), with circa 1956. Lawson Photograph Collection. The landscape was apocalyptic -- the images would haunt my father. On the second trip, Randolph raced to bring 6,700 soldiers home before Christmas but was slowed by, hurricane gales. Ens John Morris piloted the burning bomber to a water landing on the Inland Sea within sight of land. Their worries proved for naught. commissioned October 9, 1944 / to plankowner / Jack D. Kerr, Lt.j.g., U.S.N.R.". The USS Fitzgerald collided with a Philippine-flagged container ship off the coast of Japan on June 17, 2017. Randolph sounds 3 more blasts. Fortunately, some of the bombers returned with engine problems, while others became lost in squalls. (Base) and Musician 3rd Class Charles Apellonia (Accordion). to launch a Regulus missile. A permanent peace after World War II was impossible. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History & Heritage Command Randolph became the first US capital ship sailing directly into combat, after shakedown, without returning to the yard for refitting. Photo believed to have been taken by F. Ramn Pay. housing the aerological balloon room. Port quarter view of USS Randolph (CVS-15) with units of the 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. 1996.253.7242.001. Within a minute the speedy Stormes clears out. Aircraft on deck are S-2D Trackers of VS-26 "Lucky Tigers" and Captain Nicholas Biddle was appointed commander of the Randolph on 11 July, and he took charge There was a genuine concern of Communism spreading from Eastern Europe to the rim of the Mediterranean. Squadron (VA) 72 "Hawks" is loaded aboard the aircraft carrier USS Randolph (CVA-15), I. Grissom. Atomic-bomb survivor and Japanese historian Shigeaki Mori spent 30 years researching the American POWs killed in Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, and persuading his government to add their names to the Hiroshima Memorial. Allen has restored and flies an impressive collection of vintage aircraft. With the early morning light, they clearly saw 'RANDOLPH' inscribed on the fantail. US Navy photograph VBF-82 was assigned to Carrier Air Group (CVG) 82 for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea, 22 over USS Randolph (CVA-15) in the Mediterranean Sea in October 1956, during the Suez One weekend he took us on a boat ride around Manhattan. CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES AT THE EARLIEST PRACTICABLE DATE X IT IS DESIRED THAT THE RADIO STATION IN the small-knit VF-11 was hit hard by the disaster, losing 47 men. X YOUR REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE SHOULD At 6:19pm Liberian-registered oil tanker Atlantic Viscountess gorged into the Randolph's port (left) bow. Pilot was CDR Ralph A. Embree, USN (USNA 1936), commanding officer of VB-12. Some of the "I" beams were procured from a Japanese sugar mill in recently captured Saipan. 1945. Media in category "USS Randolph (CV-15)" The following 51 files are in this category, out of 51 total. The MR-4 mission, manned by astronaut Virgil I. Grissom, was the second manned circa May 1945. Five-inch gun in the foreground. 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. Canberra was recommissioned on 15 June 1956, and homeported at Norfolk, Virginia. Photo and text taken from Carrier Air War In Original Color by Robert Lawson and Barrett Tillman. 'Randolph' was an old family name and one of the reasons precipitating the visit, Sir Winston explained to Randolph's Captain Strean. ET32, of Marine Helicopter Transport Squadron (light) (HMR(L)) 262 Det. On February 25, 1948, Randolph was decommissioned, but sleeps lightly because a troubled world will call her back. Since the days of sail, crews coveted the distinction of serving as the flag ship. Randolph's last log book entry. USS Randolph (CVA-15) anchored off Naples, Italy, The museum's F6F-5 is beautifully adorned in Randolph Air Group 12 colors. The Okinawa campaign was the peak period for Kamikazes, and were fast becoming problematic for the fleet. Robert Franklin Climes served aboard USS Randolph Official US Navy photo (# USN 1061643), dated June 29, 1962. Donna's father, Daniel Rosamonda, is in the third row. The Homeward/Bounder, Vol. by the Naval Photographic Science Laboratory on 15 June 1945. Friday, 21 July 1961. In a scene out of a Hollywood action movie, the Kingfisher piloted by Comb, picked up Phegley, just as his engine sputtered to a stop. Instead, she ordered the approaching vessel to alter coarse on the radio. Upper right: Randolph in a hard port turn. VS-36 "Gray Wolves," and an SH-3A Sea King of HS-7 "Big Dippers" (this particular helicopter, Of these, fourteen saw combat in World War II. The destroyer USS Holder (DD-814), trailing the carrier as the "lifeguard," retrieved three sailors from the water. Guy M. Gillette, wife of the senator from Iowa, christens the future The Randolph immediately launched the duty lifeboat and within 10 minutes rescued the four sailors floundering in the water. The State Department readied another statement but was no longer required since Randolph's planned visit had ended and the ship sailed on. Page -1-, Second Rank, #13 is Comdr. Original "Flying Tigers." The carrier traded her airplanes for bunk beds in the hangar deck. He was a simple man. The attack killed 25 of her crew. The 1,700 pound bomb blew downward, destroying 4,000 square feet of flight deck. Carrier in the background might be USS Bunker Hill (CV-17). of U.S. nationals from Alexandria. 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