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1945. Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth. TBM-3E Avengers. 1945. The carrier began fueling the destroyer at 5:48pm. National Archives and Records Administration photo (# 80-G-469986). USS Randolph (CVA-15) 19531955. capsule sank. Hurricane Edna battered the carrier. For the first time the crew of the Randolph saw the ravages of war up close. After two days Randolph and the detachment joined the fleet off Iwo Jima to support US Marines during the invasion. GIVE X PROPER CALL SIGNS X FREQUENCIES AND DATA --- IT IS DESIRED AS THE RADIO COMMUNICTES WITH MY HEADQUARTERS A U.S. Navy Vought F4U-4 Corsair of Bombing Fighter Squadron (VBF) Five-inch gun in the foreground. Their worries proved for naught. Planes from Randolph and other carriers had attacked Japanese factories (# NH 55804). The collision of Fitzgerald - and the subsequent collision of USS John McCain (DDG-56) with a merchant tanker off Singapore on Aug. 20, 2017, that killed 10 sailors - resulted in the removal . Dippers" in attendance. The ship's expansion joints stretched wildly, appearing as though the vessel would snap in half. Lawson Photograph Collection. be painted on the structure of an Essex-class carrier. . Sir Winston Churchill salutes as he receives honors during a visit to USS Randolph Canberra was recommissioned on 15 June 1956, and homeported at Norfolk, Virginia. On February 25, 1948, Randolph was decommissioned, but sleeps lightly because a troubled world will call her back. He became Randolph's 168, N.D.W., Washington D.C. 20374, After the conflagration of World War II, the fleet returned to its diplomatic mission. The 27,000-ton ship shook violently. Forrestal had incurred the largest loss of life on a US warship during the Vietnam War. While some 250 allied warships participated in the surrender ceremony, Randolph steamed in open waters to provide an umbrella over the fleet in case of a sneak attack. He insisted that this was an actual piece of the kamikaze plane itself. Air Group 12 was replaced by Air Group 16, skippered USS Randolph (CVS-15) as she prepares to depart Norfolk for Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives (photo # 80-G-K-5339). The Liberty Bell 7 was eventually recovered from 15,000 feet (4,572 m) below the surface of He would have been consumed with emotion. In contrast to the 16 bombers launched by Doolittle in 1942, Task Force 58 sent 1,100 aircraft over Tokyo. and Records Administration (NARA) photo, # 80-G-322066. John Maxwell Walker (center) playing the "fiddle" with some buddies. San Pedro Bay, Leyte Gulf, Philippine Islands. The tanker's prow buried into the carrier. This choreography was flawlessly maintained all day. From Randolph Mediterranean Cruise Book 1962. Entering the Sargasso Sea on October 27th, the Randolph Task Group immediately cornered a submerged Russian submarine, the B-59. Carolina (BB-55). USS North Carolina Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives (photo # 80-G-274099). COMPLETION OF A GREAT TASK X PLEASE SEND TO THE COMMANDERS OF THE FLEETS AND FORCES THROUGHOUT THE She exited the hurricane heavily damaged. In Copenhagen, Randolph found herself in a diplomatic scuffle. 25, 1959: "USS Randolph, CVS-15, making high speed turn." IN MANILA --- IN ENGLISH Repair crews from USS Jason went to work with help from the Randolph sailors. To further complicate global dynamics, four Soviet submarines were traversing into the Caribbean as a prelude to a larger Russian naval presence. Below, Randolph's crew 'mans the rail' as Forrestal is maneuvered onto Pier 12. 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean Sea. By 1966 Randolph was no longer the behemoth of the 1940s. PERMIT LANDING STOP IT IS EXPECTED THAT SURRENDER DOCUMENT WILL BE There are 474 crew members registered for the USS Randolph (CV 15). VA-72 was redesignated from Fighter Squadron (VF) 72 on 3 January 1956, when it transitioned ", "Earl Hanson, representing the Federation Aeronautique Internationale, walks with John Glenn through CREATE PROBLEMS TAXING PATIENCE AND CONTROL ALMOST AS GREAT AS THE TENSIONS OF WAR X I ASK THAT THE BuNo 133242 is owed by the Collings Foundation and currently housed in Houston. The 5" gun turrets were removed and the island shorten to clear deck space. Tests completed, she rejoined the fleet at Okinawa. USS Turner (DDR-834) is in the 8, Thursday, National Archives and Records Administration photo (# 80-G-469988). USS Randolph (CV-15), 23 March 1945. 1964 issue, p.21.). July 1963, off the coast of Virginia. (Base) and Musician 3rd Class Charles Apellonia (Accordion). (AKA-57) and an Iowa-class battleship. starboard), an HUP-2 Retriever of HU-2 Det. Navy Day, 27 October 1945, at NOB Norfolk, Va. "U.S.S. AT ONE PM (MANILA TIME) AFTER SUPPLYING "ALL INFORMATION REQUIRED"FOR Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives (photo # 80-G-K-5395). USS Randolph (CV-15) at anchor in the western Pacific, June 1945. Essex-class carriers were normally the most prestigious vessels in port. The collision horn is rung with the announcement: "standby for collision on port side!" At 6:19pm Liberian-registered oil tanker Atlantic Viscountess gorged into the Randolph's port (left) bow. The Hellcats relentlessly tore into the destroyers, forcing them to retreat. This was also Churchill's first helicopter ride, which the former Prime Minister described as "exhilarating. 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. Official U.S. Navy Photograph (#1039207), dated 24 September 1958. Recommissioning and messing with mother nature, On October 16, 1961, USS Randolph was conducting sonar sweeps off the coast of Charleston, SC. In 1966, the tanker operator settled with the US Government for $277,000 in. National Archives and Records Administration photo, # 80-G-466983. The second US Navy ship to bear the name, she was named for Founding Father Peyton Randolph, president of the First Continental Congress. ship, USS Randolph (CVS-15) is visible in the distance in photo NS021550b. The Randolph seafarers saw the Admiral as jinxed. (AO-57) along with USS Cony (DDE-508). HAS IN THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS X LET US KEEP IN REVERENT RECOLLECTION THE MEMORIES OF THOSE OF OUR COMRADES The Cuban Missile Crisis broke out in October of 1962. The Pacific Ocean covers 30 percent of the Earth's surface, approximately 60 million square miles. Since the age of wooden vessels, the US Navy served as a quasi-diplomat, bringing American values and aid to distant shores. Tensions eventually defused, allowing diplomacy to prevail. Randolph did send a medical team to Atlantic Viscountess to render aid for an injured man, who was later bought on the carrier for treatment. The USS Randolph is the first ship in the Atlantic Fleet to win the Engineering Award six consecutive years." Official U.S. Navy photograph, dated 25 July 1963. Quarters for Inspection, Presentation of Awards and Commendations, 9 September The Soviets found the Randolph's trip especially galling but were helpless to restrict her movements. Fuel spilled from Kennedy . Outer hull shell The "A" designates the ship as an attack carrier. The museum's F6F-5 is beautifully adorned in Randolph Air Group 12 colors. The State Department readied another statement but was no longer required since Randolph's planned visit had ended and the ship sailed on. Wish died as a result of injury received from a falling small pair of shears at the New York Navy Yard. On this day, Randolph set a record with 199 launches and 197 recoveries. Unbeknownst to the Americans, the Japanese launched 24 twin-engine Yokosuka P1Y1 "Frances" bombers from Japan, over 1,300 miles away. RANDOLPH'S BLOOD IN THE ASHES OF HIROSHIMA. Yorktown was spared demolition and is now a museum at Charleston, SC Patriot's Point. Fowler, Thomas (Tom) STG-2. The USS Randolph was in the thick of the action during the last year of the war. Pensacola, Fla., in July 1831. Randolph's log for the 27th simply reads; "2053 Submerged contact being kept under surveillance during the day surfaced at this time.". Morris and Phegley were returned to Randolph in time for dinner. Original USS Randolph (CVS-15) refueling the destroyer USS Over the next three years, the carrier alternated between deployments to the Mediterranean and training on the East Coast. On 20 February 1962 Lt Col John H. Glenn, Jr., USMC, became the first American II, July 1945. Hangar Bay Two, after Glenn's physical examination in Sick Bay. Center: Johnson Space Center (JSC) flight deck is seen here. USS Randolph (CV-15) underway, probably in early 1945. Official U.S. Navy Photograph (photo This photo is stamped on the back: "USS Randolph and overhauling The carrier began fueling the destroyer at 5:48pm. Since commissioning the ship sailed 72,800 miles and launched 11,864 missions. Official U.S. Navy photo of USS Randolph (CVS-15) during an US Navy and Marine Corps Museum/Naval Aviation Museum, Photo No. Robert L. Lawson However, a seaplane arriving seven hours later couldn't find him. President John F Kennedy was given three military options; (1) invade Cuba, (2) bomb the missile sites, or (3) a naval blockade of Cuba. ), modex AW63, I encourage surviving Randolph sailors to make the pilgrimage to Toms River or Kingsport. To him, this tribute would have been the equivalent of winning both the Noble Peace Prize and the Heisman Trophy. OF THE WAR AGAINST JAPAN AND PRIDE IN THE PART PLAYED BY THEM IN ACCOMPLISHING THAT RESULT X PARA X Nantahala, In 1963, Grumman Aircraft produced its own anti-submarine film. 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. Photo is dated 22 February 1962 (Randolph "Report on Strike.". Banshees of VF-102 over Randolph during the Suez Crisis. The tanker's prow buried into the carrier. In 1959, Randolph underwent such a conversion and redesignated CVS-15. USS Randolph in Portsmouth, England, during 1947 call. USS Randolph (CVS-15) anchored off Barcelona, Spain, probably Four Scots visited involuntarily after their sailboat capsized within sight of the Randolph. Left to right: HUS-1 Seahorse BuNo 148755 (modex ET32), Marine Helicopter Transport Today several are Museums located through a total of 4 hours, 55 minutes, and 23 seconds before Friendship 7 splashed down in the ocean. The film features everything from Spads, Banshees, Cougars, and . Randolph's last log book entry. the ship was in Naples, Italy on 8 May 1954. Source: Seattle NARA, Record Group 181, "Ship's Files ca 19401950.". ", "Col Glenn and Admiral Eastwold admire one of the hundreds of gifts Glenn received after his historic Chalk notes and diagrams adorn this internal piece for Randolph 1953". With seawater entering the capsule, named Liberty Bell 7, Grissom's life was endangered. She was recommissioned on July 1, 1953 as CVA-15. As seen from USS Essex (CV-9), USS Astoria 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. . Randolph sailed straight into a category 3 hurricane during the night of September 10-11, 1954. September 14, 1967, USS Randolph awaits the arrival of USS Forrestal. No Essex class carrier was ever sunk and they served during Korea and Vietnam. on 2 October 1953, during her post-modernization shakedown cruise to Guantnamo Bay, Cuba, with USS Wasp (CVA-18). On the second trip, Randolph raced to bring 6,700 soldiers home before Christmas but was slowed by, hurricane gales. C-1A Trader, VRC-40 Det. . She had been dwarfed by the modern super carriers. The Randolph's helicopters were expecting to perform a routine recovery now had to rescue a drowning astronaut. Randolph hams operating radios in ham shack. USS Randolph (CVS-15) visited Northern Europe on a good will Official U.S. Navy photo of USS Randolph (CV-15) at anchor, Randolph CVA-15 Recommissioning, Wednesday, 1 July FF12-5/(15-on), serial 06820, on carrier markings, to illustrate how the ship's hull number should This was the only time Churchill boarded a US warship after World War II. The Hellcats pounced and the ship fled the area burning. For hours Randolph withstood the fury of Edna. (Text adapted from Naval Pilot was CDR Ralph A. Embree, USN (USNA 1936), commanding officer of VB-12. Sonar. A U.S. Marine helicopter attempts to retrieve the sinking The Navy thought 'show the flag' exercises and humanitarian aid would bolster governments in the region. USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) burns after Astronaut Michael's father-in-law, Elmer Menke, was one of the soldiers who came home from World War II aboard By David W. Joy December 2005 Naval History Magazine Volume 19, Number 6 Article View Issue Comments The war ravaged people came out in droves to get a glimpse of the carrier. The $1.8 billion destroyer, manned by a 300-member crew, had been steaming on a secret . The war ravaged people came out in droves to get a glimpse of the carrier. Randolph's last log book entry. "Gus" Grissom, pilot of the Mercury spacecraft, Liberty ENVOYS FOR TOKYO TO REPORT TO THEIR EMPEROR STOP DELEGATES LEFT MANILA "Flying Tigers" rescues astronaut Virgil during September 1968. Grumman S-2D Tracker, BuNo 147870, modex AV46, Antisubmarine Squadron She was fitted with a bow sonar and her air group consisted of a mix of sub hunting helicopters and twin-engine airplanes. his Chief of Staff, Commodore Arleigh A. Burke, on the Flag Bridge of USS Randolph (CV-15), Eight Hellcats of VF-12 and VBF-12 circled overhead. During the night of April 1st 1964, off the coast of Virginia, while launching and recovering planes, a fire broke out on the ship's Number 3 deck elevator. at top. Behind them is LCDR Bob Mullins, Mercury The Navy successfully evacuated 3,000 Americans without injuries. ET32, of Marine Helicopter Transport Squadron (light) (HMR(L)) 262 Det. [Signature]". "The crew of the USS Randolph (CVS-15) proudly form their two Nelson, 311 Grandby St. Norfolk 10, VA. USS Randolph (CV-15) in a photo dated 5 November 1944. just before entering Pearl Harbor on return trip from Japan'Some men from Fighting Squadron 16". 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 Topside, catwalks, antennas, guns, and lights were ripped off. Liberty Bell 7 was fully submerged and pulling the helicopter into the water. At about 01:17 Fitzgerald ' s OOD ( Officer of the Deck, responsible for the ship's course and maneuvering) misjudged the course of ACX Crystal. Bergen, Norway; Copenhagen, Denmark; Hamburg, Germany (July); Rotterdam, Holland; and Portsmouth, England. The elevator broke off dropping into the sea taking with it five sailors, a Grumman Tracker, and a vehicle. Admiral Marc Mitscher raised his flag on the Randolph on May 15, 1945. 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. Randolph's radar detected a ship approaching fast on a collision course. 'Randolph' was an old family name and one of the reasons precipitating the visit, Sir Winston explained to Randolph's Captain Strean. Randolph did send a medical team to Atlantic Viscountess to render aid for an injured man, who was later bought on the carrier for treatment. The patrolling Hellcats had already shot down a snooping Japanese airplane when they observed two enemy destroyers racing toward the raft. The "Magic Carpet" missions sent the ship twice to Naples, Italy to bring back troops. was the primary recovery ship for spacecraft Mercury-Atlas 6 Friendship 7, with astronaut John CDR Embree was in turn killed in action (KIA) on 12 May 1945, when The U.S.S. The other vessels weren't as fortunate. 1967 US State Dept telegram reviewing the events surrounding Randolph in Copenhagen, and guidelines for future visits to Denmark, The first pages of Randolph's glorious history preserved in the ship's log. She was built by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Virginia, and commissioned on October 9, 1944. 2 December 1944. Iowa, PacificBattleshipCenter, National Archives and Records Administration, National There was a genuine concern of Communism spreading from Eastern Europe to the rim of the Mediterranean. An SSM-N-8 Regulus I cruise missile is launched from USS Randolph He and his gunner Cletis Phegley scurried onto the survival raft. HUS-1 Seahorse BuNo 148754 (modex ET30), Marine Helicopter Transport Squadron A series of seven photos taken at Hunters Point, San Francisco, 13 crew aboard C-119G-FA, CP-23, c/n 10951, . Yet, Randolph's port calls in Europe of that year was record breaking. Four aircraft carriers were christened after founding fathers; USS Franklin, USS Hancock, USS George Washington, and USS Randolph. 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. Recovery of Liberty Bell 7, Mercury-Redstone Elevators raise and lower aircraft between the flight deck and hangar deck. She is wearing camouflage Measure 32 Design 17a. THE DEMOBILIZATION OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE RETURN TO CONDITIONS OF PEACE WILL USS Randolph (CV-15), 4 December 1946. USS Franklin Roosevelt and USS Forrestal reinforced the 6th Fleet. Donna's father, Daniel Rosamonda, is in the third row. The crew scurries out of the sinking bomber. Operating NAVAL AND AIR ELEMENTS STOP SUBJECT TO WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT WILL in 1945. number K-57262, received by DAVA Still Media Depository, Bldg. During my father's lifetime, I never knew one of the Randolph's anchors was a mere 60 miles away in New Jersey. However, the State Department had a dilemma on future port calls at Denmark. This was a much sexier ship, more capable, almost doubling her displacement to 47,000 tons. August 15, 1945, Captain Jackson Tate, who replaced Felix Baker as Randolph's commander weeks earlier, reads the announcement of the Japanese surrender. and FJ-3M Furies of VF-84 "Vagabonds" on the angled deck. Center Number: S61-02894 Four McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee aircraft of VF-41 "Black Aces" in flight The MR-4 mission, manned by astronaut Virgil I. Grissom, was the second manned The ship is mothballed and moved out of drydock at Boston. Tethered to the destroyer by a fuel line, Randolph couldn't maneuver. 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. 36 "Fleet Angels" (amidships, near the island), (CVA-15), 26 October 1958. Hantschel was flying a mission over the Sea of Japan when his plane crashed into the water on July 25, 1945. (Naval History and Heritage Command photo, # NH 67959). Randolph's aircraft raided airfields, and naval bases. in late December 1958early January 1959. probably taken during her shakedown cruise, November 1944. Instead, she ordered the approaching vessel to alter coarse on the radio. Randolph's Captain advised the crew that war with the Russians could break out at any moment. "The Naval Historical Center / of / The Department of the Navy / presents Rando hung banners from her side; the first read "Welcome Home VF-11, World Famous Red Rippers." Guy M. Gillette, wife of the senator from Iowa, christens the future At 6:19pm Liberian-registered oil tanker Atlantic Viscountess gorged into the Randolph's port (left) bow. (CVE-30). formation over USS Randolph (CVA-15), circa 1954. Randolph (CV-15) The war which killed 60 million was over. As above. 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. Attacking Japan in June. Russian submarine B-59 forced to the surface with a Randolph Sikorsky Seabat helicopter hovering above. The Randoph, ship's newspaper, Vol. Numbers should be 8' (2.44 meters) high It was also Randolph's inaugural combat action. USS Randolph (CVS-15) at sea, 26 August 1966. [1] Port quarter view of USS Randolph (CVS-15) with units of the to orbit Earth. The four aircraft carriers in the Mediterranean, including Randolph, gave President Dwight Eisenhower the upper hand. Moments later, one of the P-38 loses control and slams into Randolph's forward deck, killing thirteen sailors and destroying ten of Randolph's aircraft. Randolph's aircraft raided airfields, and naval bases. Remaining active off Japan until receiving word of the Japanese surrender on August 15. 36 (with three missiles) then deployed Randolph sounded fire quarters and man overboard alarms -- then came to a stop and turned on the man overboard lights. A musical trio plays for crewmen in the carrier's sickbay, 11 August 1945. CAG (Air Group Commander) in mid-April 1945, when CDR decommissioning, 13 February 1969. Bottom right, Grumman Tracker on Randolph's #3 elevator circa 1962. US Navy photograph The ship kept coming. This was a much sexier ship, more capable, almost doubling her displacement to 47,000 tons. 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 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. This SB2C-4 Helldiver (BuNo 20831) assigned to Bombing dated 25 July 1963. The Homeward/Bounder, Vol. Photographed from a USS Miami Friday, 21 July 1961. The US President chose the naval blockade, which he chose to call a quarantine. OS2U Kingfisher catapulting from USS Astoria in 1944, Action report from USS Astoria May, 14, 1945. The pilot of the J-8 II (81192) involved in the collision, Wang Wei, ejected and was lost at sea. After the conflagration of World War II, the fleet returned to its diplomatic mission. flight. March 1947. board" hangar and flight deck planning boards, in response to the telephoned orders of air officers. of U.S. nationals from Alexandria. The Danish media reports on the subject pressured the tiny NATO country to publically ask the same questions. in early July 1962, with Antisubmarine Carrier Air Group (CVSG) 58 aboard. USS Randolph (CV-15) Randolph was commissioned in October of 1944 and was built at Newport News, Virginia. For a quarter of a century, the Randolph sailor distinguished themselves as a special breed of seafarer. 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. The crew is gone, electricity powered down, combustible fluids drained, weapons and essential equipment removed, while the ship is sealed for humidity control. 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