Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives (# 80-G-468931). Randolph CVA-15 Recommissioning, Wednesday, 1 July Remaining active off Japan until receiving word of the Japanese surrender on August 15. Randolph's position while pursuing B-59, 3 hours before surfacing. However, Randolph weathered the storm, but was unable, From Randolph's WWII cruise book: The Gangway. Crisis. Photo by H.G. Photo and text taken from Carrier Air War In Original Color by Robert Lawson and Barrett Tillman. 1953". Four aircraft carriers were christened after founding fathers; USS Franklin, USS Hancock, USS George Washington, and USS Randolph. A U.S. Marine helicopter attempts to retrieve the sinking being hit by two kamikazes, 11 May 1945, as seen from USS Randolph (CV-15). 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. TBM-3E Avengers. The Frances were looking for targets; one crashed into Ulithi while the other approached Randolph's fantail above the waves - exactly were Seaman Eugene Santos was distributing mailbags in the hangar deck. Calif., on 18 January 1945, showing alterations. 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. One anchor is at the Sullivan North High School in Kingsport, TN. Lower right: Randolph with fleet off Iwo Jima, Feb 28, 1945. "Homeward Bound," SeptemberOctober 1945. in early July 1962, with Antisubmarine Carrier Air Group (CVSG) 58 aboard. Randolph pulled into Norfolk for repairs. USS Franklin Roosevelt and USS Forrestal reinforced the 6th Fleet. Ens John Morris piloted the burning bomber to a water landing on the Inland Sea within sight of land. Grissom's Over the next three years, the carrier alternated between deployments to the Mediterranean and training on the East Coast. One VB-12 Helldiver was damaged attacking a hangar. 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. Growing up in New York City, my father, Eugene Santos, relished taking his two boys out on the weekends. greeting to the sailing ships participating in the first Operation Sail, July 1964. Banshees of VF-102 over Randolph during the Suez Crisis. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives (photo # 80-G-344531). After two days Randolph and the detachment joined the fleet off Iwo Jima to support US Marines during the invasion. number K-57262, received by DAVA Still Media Depository, Bldg. PENDING DESIGNATION BY YOU OR A STATION IN THE TOKYO AREA FOR After emergency repairs in the Philippines, the 80,000 ton super-carrier returned to Norfolk. X GOOD BYE, GOOD LUCK, AND MAY GOD BLESS YOU X XXXXXXX MCCAIN X, [Vice Admiral McCain died 6 September 1945, just after arriving back in the United States, and was The patrolling Hellcats had already shot down a snooping Japanese airplane when they observed two enemy destroyers racing toward the raft. John W. Weeks (DD-701) in the Western In February 1962, Randolph was standing-by as the command ship of a flotilla to recover astronaut John Glenn. Bottom left, Randolph's #3 elevator seen from USS Great Sitken in 1961 picture. On February 25, 1948, Randolph was decommissioned, but sleeps lightly because a troubled world will call her back. Randolph's last log book entry. Four Scots visited involuntarily after their sailboat capsized within sight of the Randolph. awarded, posthumously, a Silver Star "for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity [] on 16 and 17 February Off Cape Hatteras, Randolph rode nearly 100-foot waves, rolling side to side as much as 35 degrees. Sir Winston Churchill salutes as he receives honors during a visit to USS Randolph After the conflagration of World War II, the fleet returned to its diplomatic mission. extraordinary heroism [] during the occupation of French Morocco in 1942; Ralph A. Embree was also Rando hung banners from her side; the first read "Welcome Home VF-11, World Famous Red Rippers." Grumman F6F Hellcat fighter parked on the port catapult, March 1945. To free itself, Randolph lunges ahead with Atlantic Viscountess scrapping the carrier's port side. 36 (with three missiles) then deployed The following day cooler heads prevailed, as Khrushchev and Kennedy came to an agreement to resolve the crisis. President John F Kennedy was given three military options; (1) invade Cuba, (2) bomb the missile sites, or (3) a naval blockade of Cuba. BuNo 149702, was later upgraded to the SH-3G standard, then SH-3H, then converted to an UH-3H). This one? The nearer board represents the flight deck, with the hangar deck board behind it. are A4D2 Skyhawks of VA-72 "Hawks" (forward, port) and VA-86 "Sidewinders" (forward, Port quarter view of USS Randolph (CVS-15) with units of the 25 Oct. 1833. The four aircraft carriers in the Mediterranean, including Randolph, gave President Dwight Eisenhower the upper hand. ship, USS Randolph (CVS-15) is visible in the distance in photo NS021550b. The names of aircraft carriers are etched in naval history; Enterprise, Yorktown, America, Lexington, Essex, Independence, Hornet, Nimitz, Saratoga, etc. After the conflagration of World War II, the fleet returned to its diplomatic mission. Lower left: A battle damaged TBM Avenger ditches alongside Randolph. Randolph did what she always did; brought the crew back home. 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. It's less than seven months since the ship's launching -- a feat thought impossible. The crew of the Randolph reacts. (AO-57) along with USS Cony (DDE-508). The war which killed 60 million was over. Below, Randolph's crew 'mans the rail' as Forrestal is maneuvered onto Pier 12. The pilot had to release the capsule to the murky depths of the Caribbean. (NNAM) photo, # 1996.253.7148.008. BuNo 133242 is owed by the Collings Foundation and currently housed in Houston. 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. Below, USS Randolph commissioning on October 9, 1944. In a report released on 1 November 2017 [8] the Navy describes Fitzgerald ' s course in the half-hour prior to the collision as running 190T (nearly due south), with a speed of 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph). 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. UNITED KINGDOM AND THE UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS X AND EMPOWERED TO ARRANGE DIRECTLY WITH Finally, a helicopter plucked Grissom, while another wrestled with the sinking capsule. Transport Squadron (light) (HMR(L)) 262 Det. The other at scenic Toms River, NJ. By David W. Joy December 2005 Naval History Magazine Volume 19, Number 6 Article View Issue Comments The "Magic Carpet" missions sent the ship twice to Naples, Italy to bring back troops. The Admiral responded with the standard US retort; neither confirming or denying nuclear weapons. The Soviets found the Randolph's trip especially galling but were helpless to restrict her movements. system) Trackers of Anti-Submarine Squadrons (VS) 26 "Lucky Tigers" and 36 "Gray Wolves," Antisubmarine There were no serious injuries on the carrier. The night of Nov. 22, 1975, while operating with USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) in the Ionian Sea, USS Belknap (CG-26) turned into and collided with Kennedy. On the second trip, Randolph raced to bring 6,700 soldiers home before Christmas but was slowed by, hurricane gales. his Chief of Staff, Commodore Arleigh A. Burke, on board USS Randolph (CV-15), off Okinawa However, USS Randolph is forgotten. USS Waller While other carriers off Okinawa were torpedoed, bombed, and kamikazed, Randolph was unscathed despite being under daily attack. The attached video shows all the pomp and pageantry of the ceremony. Carrier Air Group (CVSG) 58. OPERATIONAL PRIORITY X I HAVE BEEN DESIGNATED AS THE SUPREME COMMANDER FOR THE ALLIED POWERS THE UNITED The roar of the cats kept small boats away, but a large tanker was moving toward the downed air crew. Official U.S. Navy photograph, San Pedro Bay, Leyte Gulf, Philippine Islands. But, alas, it came to an untimely end in October 1968, when the Navy announced Randolph would be retired. (CV-15) as it is lowered into place in May of 1943. US Navy photograph 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. The collision horn is rung with the announcement: "standby for collision on port side!" [] He had hand inscribed the attack date and ship name on one side Another photo taken on 25 October 1959, apparently within minutes from the Feel free to leave a Message in the Bottle on any Randolph related subject, or, if you prefer, honor a sailor. Outer hull shell I would love to hear from Randolph sailors. during September 1968. President Kennedy made it a priority to locate the submarines. board" hangar and flight deck planning boards, in response to the telephoned orders of air officers. Captain Nicholas Biddle was appointed commander of the Randolph on 11 July, and he took charge A4D-2 Skyhawks of VA-86 in flight over USS Randolph (CVA-15), circa in 1958.jpg 1,481 621; 207 KB. Planes from Randolph and other carriers had attacked Japanese factories Photographed from a USS Miami and should be applied to the port side of stack (top after portion) and to the starboard side of structure 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. Astronaut January 10, 1970: off Jacksonville, Fla. USS SHANGRI-LA suffers a fire during training when an A-4 Skyhawk aircraft parked on the flight deck ignites, killing one. USS Randolph (CVA-15) anchored off Barcelona, Spain, possibly (DDE-466) is refueling from the oiler's starboard side, while USS Eaton Upon splashdown, the spacecraft's hatch prematurely blew off. 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." 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. (# NH 54911). An accidental rocket launch on deck detonated a fully loaded A-4 Skyhawk, manned by future Senator, John McCain. Despite searches through the next day, two men were lost at sea. The reception in Turkey was overwhelming. 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean Sea. He insisted that this was an actual piece of the kamikaze plane itself. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives (photo # 80-G-287672). Roads, Virginia, during the International Naval Review, 12 June 1957. The Soviet Union threatened to intervene in Egypt and attack London and Paris with atomic bombs. Official U.S. Navy photograph of USS Randolph (CVS-15), serial 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. deck. 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. While in the shipyard, mother nature took another swipe at Randolph as Hurricane Hazel struck. Left: Peyton Randolph's descendant Edward Fairfax Randolph with Captain Quackerbush during recommissioning. USS Randolph (CVA-15) stands at her assigned anchorage in Hampton Now in a museum in Kansas, Friendship 7 is in the Smithsonian Institute. in Seattle. OF THE WAR AGAINST JAPAN AND PRIDE IN THE PART PLAYED BY THEM IN ACCOMPLISHING THAT RESULT X PARA X On 20 February 1962 Lt Col John H. Glenn, Jr., USMC, became the first American Numbers should be 8' (2.44 meters) high ), Comments, Suggestions or Image submissions, E-mail Carrier Information Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitscher, USN, Commander, Task Force 58 (at left), with CDR Embree was in turn killed in action (KIA) on 12 May 1945, when Behind them is LCDR Bob Mullins, Mercury Parks. Aviation News, October B-59 was subjected to nearly 24 hours of sonar pinging from the destroyers and aircraft. U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Museum/Naval Aviation Museum, Photo No. Port side sponson, 5" gun mount. The ship was visited by 82,000 wide-eyed Europeans -- the largest number of foreign tourists boarding a US warship. F2H-4 Banshee of Fighter Squadron (VF) 102 "Diamondbacks" in flight circa 1956. Partly visible in the background are: the bow of the guided missile cruiser USS Canberra The collision horn is rung with the announcement: "standby for collision on port side!" To free itself, Randolph lunges ahead with Atlantic Viscountess scrapping the carrier's port side. Upper right: Randolph in a hard port turn. and Records Administration (NARA), College Park, # 80-G-474210. Photo by LT B. Gallagher. ), modex AW63, USS Randolph (CV-15), an oiler and a destroyer seen from the USS North The ship began combat in February of 1945. This Randolph was unrecognizable from her World War II angular appearance. Stricken for disposal 1 June 1973. . Friday, 21 July 1961. Quarters for Inspection, Presentation of Awards and Commendations, 9 September As fortunate as Randolph was in combat, she seemed cursed in friendly harbors. off Norfolk, VA. Randoo Can Do deployed to the Med, FebruaryMay 1965, with Antisubmarine The carrier began fueling the destroyer at 5:48pm. (ARH-1) at Ulithi Atoll, Caroline Islands, 13 March 1945, showing damage to her after flight deck resulting Denmark was a strict non-nuclear nation, but the government quietly allowed her American allies visitation rights knowing these vessels were nuclear capable. This was the only time Churchill boarded a US warship after World War II. FLEET ADMIRAL C W NIMITZ TRANSMITS TO THE PACIFIC FLEET AND PACIFIC OCEAN AREA WITH THE GREATEST Legendary CBS news man, Walter Cronkite, filmed a documentary on-board Randolph -- aptly named: "Sub-Killers." Hordes crowded the waterfront, while the media reported widely on the carrier's visit. Struck by a long range kamikaze on 11 March 1945, the hole in her Friday, 21 July 1961. USS Randolph was pulled out of mothball and underwent a 30-month overhaul. Stormes (DD-780). D. Ward Harrigan The 1,700 pound bomb blew downward, destroying 4,000 square feet of flight deck. Chalk notes and diagrams adorn this internal piece for Randolph Twenty-four Essex carriers were built. Randolph emerged from the yard a new ship. One VB-12 Helldiver was damaged attacking a hangar. (CVS-15), HMNB Portsmouth, 1966. USS Randolph underway with Carrier Air Group (CVG) 12, seen The name has not been passed to another warship. Sixth Fleet ships withdrew US citizens from the ports of Haifa, Israel and Alexandria, Egypt as Randolph's jets flew overhead. The ship was a 27,000-ton aircraft carrier in the Ticonderoga class. of the piece. "USS Randolph CV-15, 19441969, Gone but Not Forgotten", (A "Centurion" is an aviator who has made 100 landings on one carrier. However, rather than pride, the crew succumbed to another age-old naval tradition: superstition. Liberty Bell 7 was fully submerged and pulling the helicopter into the water. from the back seat of an SB2C Helldiver that has just launched, FebruaryMarch 1945, in Admiral Thomas Moorer, a WWII hero, passed command of the fleet to another WWII hero, Admiral Ephraim Holmes. Randolph's last log book entry. Photograph received from USS Waller, 1969. Recovery of Liberty Bell 7, Mercury-Redstone The ship's expansion joints stretched wildly, appearing as though the vessel would snap in half. The Randolph seafarers saw the Admiral as jinxed. USS Franklin Roosevelt and USS Forrestal reinforced the 6th Fleet. ", Action Report from Kamikaze attack, including damage and causality list, US Navy footage of firefighting and damage assesment. A sonic boom was heard over the fleet as the spacecraft reentered the atmosphere. Attacking Japan in June. Ens John Morris piloted the burning bomber to a water landing on the Inland Sea within sight of land. "USS Randolph (CVA-15) island. OS2U Kingfisher catapulting from USS Astoria in 1944, Action report from USS Astoria May, 14, 1945. Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 7 "Big Dippers.". Squadron (VB) 12 crashed while trying to recover on the flight deck of USS Randolph (CV-15), 1945. to orbit Earth. (CL-90), USS Randolph (CV-15), and other units of Task Force 58 steam in the Pacific, over USS Randolph (CVA-15) in the Mediterranean Sea in October 1956, during the Suez Admiral Marc Mitscher raised his flag on the Randolph on May 15, 1945. Randolph's log for the 27th simply reads; "2053 Submerged contact being kept under surveillance during the day surfaced at this time.". (Still from a video.). Great Images In NASA (GRIN) DataBase Number: GPN-2000-001332. These great warships stand ready to assert American might in times of war, peace, and humanitarian relief. To preempt attacks, the fleet sporadically struck Kamikaze bases in Japan. Sonar. Lower right: Randolph with fleet off Iwo Jima, Feb 28, 1945. PACIFIC AND ALL HANDS IN THEIR COMMANDS MY PERSONAL CONGRATULATIONS AND THE DEEP PRIDE WHICH AMERICA Hill and Randolph were part of Task Group 58.3, under RADM Frederick C. Sherman. Left to right: HUS-1 Seahorse BuNo 148755 (modex ET32), Marine Helicopter Transport Essex-class carriers were normally the most prestigious vessels in port. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center (photo # NH 97490). Archives and Records Administration, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Hazegray & Underway World Aircraft Carrier Pages. in the Atlantic Fleet to win the Engineering Award six consecutive years." 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. Bedding rigged properly for airing on board USS Randolph (CV-15), The film features everything from Spads, Banshees, Cougars, and . Photo is dated 22 February 1962 (Randolph Atlantic, circa 19671968. From the carnage of Pearl Harbor aircraft carriers rose to rule the sea. Another four Hellcats from Randolph raced ahead to relieve the fighters already onsite. His son, Tom, explains: "[My father] had a piece of metal that he said was shrapnel from the kamikaze Instead, she ordered the approaching vessel to alter coarse on the radio. Bergen, Norway; Copenhagen, Denmark; Hamburg, Germany (July); Rotterdam, Holland; and Portsmouth, England. circa May 1945. On August 30, 2017, the city of Toms River installed a memorial paver, with dad's name, steps away from the Randolph's anchor. (CVE-30). 1945" and a Distinguished Flying Cross "for heroism and extraordinary achievement [] during the period Photographed from USS Charger capsule sank soon after splashdown and was not recovered until nearly forty years later. Ports visited were: Belfast, Ireland (August 1966); Edinburgh, Scotland; The war which killed 60 million was over. TO THE END THAT NOTHING SHALL MAR THE RECORD OF ACCOMPLISHMENT AND GLORY THAT NOW BELONGS TO THE NAVY Repair crews from USS Jason went to work with help from the Randolph sailors. . Randolph's radar detected a ship approaching fast on a collision course. The ship kept coming. USS Randolph in background, Randolph's crew crowd the deck during Friendship 7's reentry, Liberty Bell 7 was discovered and raised in 1999, 38 years after it sank. 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 . Official U.S. Navy photo from the collections of the National With honor decommissioning the Randolph on 9 Feb. 1969. (CV-15) in World War II. Seaman Santos is on deck watching two US Air Force Lockheed P-38 Lightnings practice strafing runs over Randolph. on 27 February 1962, with two S2F airplanes on her catapults. Nantahala, Seaman Santos was shielded from the blast by the mailbags. Randolph's operating area was euphemistically called 'Point Moses'. Report an offensive or inappropriate entry. 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. ], UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTED AT ONCE NAVAL VESSELS SHALL BURN NAVIGATION LIGHTS AT FULL BRILLIANCY Randolph returned to Norfolk, VA on October 15. 4 (MR-4) mission. Another Tracker, BuNo 147894, can be seen at the right bottom of the photo. (light) (HMR(L)) 262 Det. In July 1961 Randolph sailed into the Caribbean as the recover ship for astronaut Gus Grissom on America's second manned space flight, which lasted a mere 15 minutes. USS Hancock spotted the "bogies" on radar 68 miles out and vectored night fighters toward them. At right, British destroyer HMS Urchin crosses the bow of Randolph in August of 1945, off Japan. MCARTHUR TOLD TOKYO THAT HE EXPECTED TO SIGN SURRENDER DOCUMENT IN The landscape was apocalyptic -- the images would haunt my father. . CARRIER FORCE X VICTORY HAS FORGED A LASTING BOND AMONG US X IF YOU ARE TO BE AS FORTUNATE IN PEACE Just as the carrier received the air raid warning, the Kamikaze careened into the stern. She is replenishing from USS Marias Photograph Collection. (CVA-15), FebruaryMarch 1956. This was the The "A" designates the ship as an attack carrier. A Task Group ALFA plaque.". of U.S. nationals from Alexandria. Since the age of wooden vessels, the US Navy served as a quasi-diplomat, bringing American values and aid to distant shores. However, the State Department had a dilemma on future port calls at Denmark. The Soviet Union placed ballistic missiles in Cuba which could strike New York and Washington, DC. Fuel spilled from Kennedy . the ship was in Naples, Italy on 8 May 1954. Ens John Morris piloted the burning bomber to a water landing on the Inland Sea within sight of land. US Navy and Marine Corps Museum/Naval Aviation Museum, Photo No. Ironically, on June 7, 1945, Randolph was again struck by a plane, but this time it was a U.S. Army Air Corps P-38 fighter/bomber. 4 (MR-4) mission. 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. October 27th is referred to as 'Black Saturday'. October 16, 1961 USS Randolph collides with the Liberian tanker Atlantic Viscountess 325 miles east of Charleston, SC. TEXT. With batteries low and crew fatigued, B-59 surfaced amongst the Task Group at 8:53pm. Michael's father-in-law, Elmer Menke, was one of the soldiers who came home from World War II aboard One weekend he took us on a boat ride around Manhattan. March 1947. She had been dwarfed by the modern super carriers. Retired in 1996 as a CWO4. Pairing with the ship, this unique relationship, was the ultimate blending of man and machine. Determining the splashdown area from a orbit was exponentially harder than a 15-minute vertical flight into space and back. Randolph's final tally included: 143 Japanese airplanes destroyed in dogfights, shipborne gunners shotdown an additional 4, another 71 on the ground during air strikes, and 87,000 tons of shipping sunk. The Japanese signed the surrender on September 2 aboard the Battleship Missouri in Tokyo Bay. Morris and Phegley were returned to Randolph in time for dinner. Hopefully, the buyer will keep as a Randolph bird. Sep 15, 1966 - Feb 12, 1969. A special guest at the recommissioning was Edward Fairfax Randolph, descendant of the ship's namesake Peyton Randolph. the F6F Hellcat he was flying was hit by flak. 25, 1959: "USS Randolph, CVS-15, making high speed turn." The prototype flew for the first time on 4 December 1952 and more than 1,000 S-2s were delivered by Grumman. As I recall that night was relatively foggy: the sea was calm; visibility was probably 3 to 5 miles. He pointed to the handsome figure of a Essex-Class carrier in the distance and stated it was the same type he served on. In 2004 Microsoft founder Paul Allen opened the Flying Heritage and Combat Armor Museum in Seattle. On October 16, 1961, USS Randolph was conducting sonar sweeps off the coast of Charleston, SC. Schooner USS Sea Gulldisappeared, presumably sinking in a storm between Tierra del Fuego and Last seen on 8 May 1839. Randolph's Captain advised the crew that war with the Russians could break out at any moment. Magic Carpet loading of US Army soldiers at Naples, Italy, 24 November The ship kept coming. In contrast to the 16 bombers launched by Doolittle in 1942, Task Force 58 sent 1,100 aircraft over Tokyo. TOKYO WITHIN TEN DAYS PARA IN MESSAGE TO TOKYO MCARTHUR SAID,"I SHALL 1964 issue, p.21.). Damage sustained by USS Randolph (CV-15) from a kamikaze 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. However, the State Department had a dilemma on future port calls at Denmark. Structure was damaged or demolished. CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES AT THE EARLIEST PRACTICABLE DATE X IT IS DESIRED THAT THE RADIO STATION IN The late President Kennedy planned to participate in the event. He would have been consumed with emotion. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center (photo # NH 97491). The Pacific war was now being prosecuted from the Randolph's bridge. 1996.253.7245.029. ", Randolph helicopter hoist Gus Grissom to safety, Sikorsky H-34 Seahorse struggles with Liberty Bell 7 capsule before releasing it into the ocean. However, nothing can top CVS-15 appearance in the opening credits of the 1963 movie "Follow the Boys." USS Randolph (CV-15) alongside repair ship USS Jason USS Randolph (CV/CVA/CVS-15) was one of 24 Essex -class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy. flight deck is seen here. (CV-15), circa [1946]. 16 February to 4 May 1945. USE AS ABOVE INDICATED STATION JUM REPEAT JUM FREQ 13705 KILOCYCLES WILL BE USED FOR THIS PURPOSE -- USS Randolph plowed the seven seas for a quarter of a century, quietly intersecting with history throughout. The USS Randolph is the first ship "Flying Tigers." With 400 Soviet submarines posing a threat to the world's sea lanes, many Essex-class carriers traded their attack missions for anti-submarine roles. 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). 1945. Robert Franklin Climes served aboard USS Randolph PERMIT LANDING STOP IT IS EXPECTED THAT SURRENDER DOCUMENT WILL BE John Maxwell Walker (center) playing the "fiddle" with some buddies. In an unusual accident, the Number Three deck elevator of the USS Randolph tears loose from the ship during night operations in rough seas and plunges into the Atlantic off Cape Henry, . Official U.S. Navy photo of USS Randolph (CVS-15) during an Photo Chuck McCandliss. Most major systems worked smoothly, and the flight was a great success as an engineering feat. 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