The carrier traded her airplanes for bunk beds in the hangar deck. USS Randolph (CVS-15) refueling the destroyer USS Sonar. Remaining active off Japan until receiving word of the Japanese surrender on August 15. 15 "Rawhides" (left); S-2D Tracker, Kearny, N.J. CV-15 was named for "a famous old vessel in the Navy bearing th[e] name [Randolph]." Official caption reads: "USS Randolph (CVS-15) underway at sea Typically a "Centurion" by Fred Freidrich (USN 1121397). Instead of removing the flight deck, the dock workers improvised and jacked the flight deck to access and replace structural supports. Welcome Aboard Card for USS Randolph (CV-15) celebrating Guided Missile Group 2 Det. The roar of the cats kept small boats away, but a large tanker was moving toward the downed air crew. USS Randolph (CVA-15) 19531955. 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. and should be applied to the port side of stack (top after portion) and to the starboard side of structure ET32, of Marine Helicopter Transport Squadron (light) (HMR(L)) 262 Det. USS Franklin Roosevelt and USS Forrestal reinforced the 6th Fleet. Friday, 21 July 1961. "Electronic Manufacturers Cruise 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 ', . Note the unusual However, the State Department had a dilemma on future port calls at Denmark. The fleet off Okinawa just finished dodging a Kamikaze raid as the cruiser USS Astoria received the most unlikeliest of orders; launch two Kingfisher seaplanes deep into Japanese territory for a rescue mission. Recommissioning and messing with mother nature, On October 16, 1961, USS Randolph was conducting sonar sweeps off the coast of Charleston, SC. Randolph hams operating radios in ham shack. Mothballed fleet at Bayonne, NJ. The second US Navy ship to bear the name, she was named for Founding Father Peyton Randolph, president of the First Continental Congress. Captain Harry Cook reverses the carrier; "all engines back full." (AKA-57) and an Iowa-class battleship. The "Magic Carpet" missions sent the ship twice to Naples, Italy to bring back troops. Grissom's 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. Above, USS Randolph floated out of drydock in Newport News. However, the homesick ship couldn't be kept from the sea. [] He had hand inscribed the attack date and ship name on one side Both seaplanes landed and plucked the stranded sailors. USS Randolph (CVS-15) at sea, 26 August 1966. 17 February 1945. Randolph was lifeless for the first time since 1944. The nearer board represents the flight deck, with the hangar deck board behind it. 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. From Our Navy magazine, First of March, 1954. Photographed by PH2 Hughes. USS Randolph Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitscher, USN, Commander, Task Force 58 (at left), with 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. 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. Either would have led to a catastrophic explosion. USS Randolph (CV-15). 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. Charles L. Crommelin was killed. A4D-2 Skyhawks of VA-86 in flight over USS Randolph (CVA-15), circa in 1958.jpg 1,481 621; 207 KB. 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. US Navy photo now in the collections of the National Archives He was a simple man. in Seattle. However, luck was abound; none of the airplanes on deck were fueled nor was the ammunition on LCT-832 ignited. Needless to say, Sherman's orders was countermanded. On February 25, 1948, Randolph was decommissioned, but sleeps lightly because a troubled world will call her back. The whole stern was ablaze. after her SCB-27A modernization, with an interesting mix of F9F Cougars, AD Skyraiders The pilot had to release the capsule to the murky depths of the Caribbean. 1945. Randolph's aircraft raided airfields, and naval bases. Two P-38s were doing practice runs on Randolph during a mock attack when one lost control and crashed into the ship. The ship is mothballed and moved out of drydock at Boston. Below, Randolph's crew 'mans the rail' as Forrestal is maneuvered onto Pier 12. The helicopter is a Sikorsky HUS-1 (redesignated UH-34D in 1962) Seahorse, BuNo 148755, modex Identifiable aircraft are, left to right: BuNos The situation in the Inland Sea was becoming perilous. (CV-15) as it is lowered into place in May of 1943. (Base) and Musician 3rd Class Charles Apellonia (Accordion). X YOUR REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE SHOULD The first Randolph was a TEXT. on 2 October 1953, during her post-modernization shakedown cruise to Guantnamo Bay, Cuba, with USS Randolph: The most famous aircraft carrier nobody heard of. From April 4 to May 31, Randolph's engines were constantly running as the ship amassed an amazing 25,000 miles of travel -- the equivalent of sailing around the Earth -- as she darted around Okinawa. The name has not been passed to another warship. The late President Kennedy planned to participate in the event. The "A" designates the ship as an attack carrier. USS Randolph plowed the seven seas for a quarter of a century, quietly intersecting with history throughout. On February 16, 1945, a detachment of Task Force 58, concealed by poor weather, raced to within 60 miles of Japan. However, USS Randolph is forgotten. (CVS-15), HMNB Portsmouth, 1966. PACIFIC AND ALL HANDS IN THEIR COMMANDS MY PERSONAL CONGRATULATIONS AND THE DEEP PRIDE WHICH AMERICA probably taken during her shakedown cruise, November 1944. in late December 1958early January 1959. THE DEMOBILIZATION OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE RETURN TO CONDITIONS OF PEACE WILL Photo and text taken from Carrier Air War In Original Color by Robert Lawson and Barrett Tillman. 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. flight. CREATE PROBLEMS TAXING PATIENCE AND CONTROL ALMOST AS GREAT AS THE TENSIONS OF WAR X I ASK THAT THE The Randolph's helicopters were expecting to perform a routine recovery now had to rescue a drowning astronaut. B-59 was subjected to nearly 24 hours of sonar pinging from the destroyers and aircraft. Airplanes roamed the Pacific raining destruction on enemy shipping, planes, troop concentrations, and supplies. STATES THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA THE Atlantic, circa 19671968. It was also Randolph's inaugural combat action. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) photo, No Essex class carrier was ever sunk and they served during Korea and Vietnam. The war ravaged people came out in droves to get a glimpse of the carrier. The carrier began fueling the destroyer at 5:48pm. USS Randolph (CVS-15) in New York, mid-1960s, with the Tinschert The original eight Hellcats were joined by four of their squadron mates which diverted from a photo reconnaissance sortie. Another Tracker, BuNo 147894, can be seen at the right bottom of the photo. 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 Randoph, ship's newspaper, Vol. Destroyers of the Task Group began dropping practice grenades to force B-59 to the surface. This was before the advent of the angle-deck carrier. (CVE-30). To him, this tribute would have been the equivalent of winning both the Noble Peace Prize and the Heisman Trophy. USS Randolph in Portsmouth, England, during 1947 call. 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. ", Action Report from Kamikaze attack, including damage and causality list, US Navy footage of firefighting and damage assesment. OS2U Kingfisher catapulting from USS Astoria in 1944, Action report from USS Astoria May, 14, 1945. BuNo 133242 is owed by the Collings Foundation and currently housed in Houston. Aircraft on deck are S-2D Trackers of VS-26 "Lucky Tigers" and At that time I was the First Lieutenant. his 15-minute 37-second suborbital space mission. To free itself, Randolph lunges ahead with Atlantic Viscountess scrapping the carrier's port side. Michael's father-in-law, Elmer Menke, was one of the soldiers who came home from World War II aboard and FJ-3M Furies of VF-84 "Vagabonds" on the angled deck. Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth. Grumman F6F Hellcat fighter parked on the port catapult, March 1945. Since commissioning the ship sailed 72,800 miles and launched 11,864 missions. (ARH-1) at Ulithi Atoll, Caroline Islands, 13 March 1945, showing damage to her after flight deck resulting formation over USS Randolph (CVA-15), circa 1954. 4 (MR-4) mission. Four U.S. Navy aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Group (CVG) 1 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Wasp (CV-18) in 1951-52. 1, "Approaching U.S.A.," 1 December The Danish media reports on the subject pressured the tiny NATO country to publically ask the same questions. The helicopter is a Sikorsky HUS-1 (redesignated UH-34D in 1962) Seahorse of Marine Helicopter Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives (photo # 80-G-344531). In 1959, Randolph underwent such a conversion and redesignated CVS-15. THE TOKYO AREA BE OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED Randolph's operating area was euphemistically called 'Point Moses'. San Pedro Bay, Leyte Gulf, Philippine Islands. 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. "USS Randolph (CVA-15) island. I would love to hear from Randolph sailors. Fortunately, some of the bombers returned with engine problems, while others became lost in squalls. 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. USS Jason: 80k: 79k . SH-3A Sea King, BuNo 149928(? 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. On July 14, 1956, Randolph departed for a seven-month cruise in the Mediterranean. ENVOYS FOR TOKYO TO REPORT TO THEIR EMPEROR STOP DELEGATES LEFT MANILA 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. USS Randolph (CV/CVA/CVS-15) was one of 24 Essex -class aircraft carriers built during World War II for the United States Navy. Randolph had a 25-foot rupture in the hull and a torching fire, which was quickly brought under control. Recovery of Liberty Bell 7, Mercury-Redstone 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. 36 (with three missiles) then deployed Randolph (CV-15) They were enclosed with the 5 October 1945 Commander Air Force, Pacific Fleet letter FF39/S1, His son, Tom, explains: "[My father] had a piece of metal that he said was shrapnel from the kamikaze USS Randolph (CVS-15) as she prepares to depart Norfolk for [Signature]". Seaman 1st Class Leonard A. Cassidy spots model aircraft on the ship's "ouija (CVS-15) is visible in the distance. The recovery ship, USS Randolph In February 1962, Randolph was standing-by as the command ship of a flotilla to recover astronaut John Glenn. Yet, there were no serious injuries or fatalities. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives (# 80-G-468931). Group (CVSG) 60, aboard USS Randolph (CVS-15), HMNB Portsmouth, 1966. There was a genuine concern of Communism spreading from Eastern Europe to the rim of the Mediterranean. By David W. Joy December 2005 Naval History Magazine Volume 19, Number 6 Article View Issue Comments Squadron (VA) 72 "Hawks" is loaded aboard the aircraft carrier USS Randolph (CVA-15), Bottom left, Randolph's #3 elevator seen from USS Great Sitken in 1961 picture. Wang Wei was a pilot in the 25th Regiment of the 9th Division . These planes launched from, and returned to floating airbases which moved throughout the Pacific like chess pieces. Photographed from USS Charger Hurricane Edna battered the carrier. Upper left: F6F Hellcats catapulting from Randolph. 1, Ed. Since commissioning the ship sailed 72,800 miles and launched 11,864 missions. VBF-82 was assigned to Carrier Air Group (CVG) 82 for a deployment to the Mediterranean Sea, 22 Decommissioned to reserve 13 Feb 1969. S-2D Tracker, BuNo 148742, modex AW32, VS-34 "Proud Tigers", Antisubmarine Another photo taken on 25 October 1959, apparently within minutes from the A series of seven photos taken at Hunters Point, San Francisco, Left to right: USS Shangri-La, USS Yorktown, USS Essex, and USS Randolph. Upper right: Randolph in a hard port turn. The crew scurries out of the sinking bomber. (CV-15) in World War II. The flight deck at the bow was twisted and raised 11 inches. At the press conference, after docking, Task Group R/Admiral Paul Hartman was asked if Randolph had nuclear weapons. 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 -- Photo by H.G. Air Group 12 was replaced by Air Group 16, skippered capsule sank soon after splashdown and was not recovered until nearly forty years later. (NNAM) photo, # 1996.253.7148.008. Randolph CVA-15 Recommissioning, Wednesday, 1 July Of these, fourteen saw combat in World War II. being hit by two kamikazes, 11 May 1945, as seen from USS Randolph (CV-15). system) Trackers of Anti-Submarine Squadrons (VS) 26 "Lucky Tigers" and 36 "Gray Wolves," Antisubmarine a total of 4 hours, 55 minutes, and 23 seconds before Friendship 7 splashed down in the ocean. At right, in her final cast-off, Randolph prepares to depart Norfolk for decommissioning at Boston on February 13, 1969. Randolph did what she always did; brought the crew back home. USS Randolph 4,181 views Feb 9, 2016 50 Dislike Share Save Rudi Markl 38 subscribers Silent 8-mm movies made while serving on the Essex-class aircraft carrier USS Randolph in 1961-62. He and his gunner Cletis Phegley scurried onto the survival raft. 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. There are 474 crew members registered for the USS Randolph (CV 15). UNITED KINGDOM AND THE UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLICS X AND EMPOWERED TO ARRANGE DIRECTLY WITH Bunker Lt Charles Tanner and Lt (jg) Donald Comb catapulted individually off Astoria and escorted by four Randolph Hellcats on the 360 mile journey. CV-15 (on left) tied up in Bayonne around the time my dad was reunited with her. She was built by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Virginia, and commissioned on October 9, 1944. Randolph's crew was enjoying the movie 'A Song to Remember' in the forward hangar. Captain Nicholas Biddle was appointed commander of the Randolph on 11 July, and he took charge Below, USS Randolph commissioning on October 9, 1944. The distinctly striped tails of Randolph's Hellcats, Avengers, and Helldivers attacked aircraft factories, airfields and naval bases. Randolph sailed straight into a category 3 hurricane during the night of September 10-11, 1954. March 1947. Robert Franklin Climes served aboard USS Randolph Carrier Air Group (CVSG) 58, circa 19611962. National Archives and Records Administration, photo # 80-G-466973. Unfortunately, Collings has expressed interest in selling the Tracker. Camouflage is Measure 32 Design 17A (I). From the carnage of Pearl Harbor aircraft carriers rose to rule the sea. Feel free to leave a Message in the Bottle on any Randolph related subject, or, if you prefer, honor a sailor. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives (photo # 80-G-274099). Randolph's first post-war cruise. The Soviets found the Randolph's trip especially galling but were helpless to restrict her movements. The four aircraft carriers in the Mediterranean, including Randolph, gave President Dwight Eisenhower the upper hand. Great Images In NASA (GRIN) DataBase Number: GPN-2000-001332. Unbeknownst to the Americans, the Japanese launched 24 twin-engine Yokosuka P1Y1 "Frances" bombers from Japan, over 1,300 miles away. 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 Growing up in New York City, my father, Eugene Santos, relished taking his two boys out on the weekends. board" hangar and flight deck planning boards, in response to the telephoned orders of air officers. 1964 issue, p.21.). twin brothers in the foreground. USS Randolph (CVS-15) visited Northern Europe on a good will Astronaut National Archives and Records Administration photo (# 80-G-469988). The Soviets found the Randolph's trip especially galling but were helpless to restrict her movements. "The Naval Historical Center / of / The Department of the Navy / presents Twenty seven sailors were dead and 105 injured, but the crew heroically fought the fire, saving the ship. 1, 1 July 1953. While navigating crisis after crisis, she maintained the fragile peace without firing a shot in anger. A sonic boom was heard over the fleet as the spacecraft reentered the atmosphere. A4D-2 Skyhawk aircraft of VA-86 "Sidewinders" conducting in-flight Stricken for disposal 1 June 1973. Hangar Bay Two, after Glenn's physical examination in Sick Bay. 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 'Cuban Crisis'. In Copenhagen, Randolph found herself in a diplomatic scuffle. The attempt failed and the Soviet forces deployed to Syria for an invasion of Israel. photo, # S61-02921. I enjoyed my time on the Randolph. Seen behind the Corsairs are Curtiss SB2C-5 Helldivers and Eastern Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 7 "Big Dippers.". July 1963, off the coast of Virginia. Note her deckload of aircraft, You see, my father, Eugene Santos, called this ship home during World War II. (CVA-15), 26 October 1958. Page -1-, Second Rank, #13 is Comdr. 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 . Allen has restored and flies an impressive collection of vintage aircraft. Photo by LT B. Gallagher. The crew scurries out of the sinking bomber. USS Randolph (CV-15), an oiler and a destroyer seen from the USS North Nelson, 311 Grandby St. Norfolk 10, VA. 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