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. The USS Randolph is the first ship 28 June 1945. 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. 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. 1, No. THE TOKYO AREA BE OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED C-1A Trader, VRC-40 Det. She had been dwarfed by the modern super carriers. the sinking capsule, Liberty Bell 7, of the Mercury-Redstone 4 (MR-4) mission. The attempt failed 36 (with three missiles) then deployed Lower right: Randolph with fleet off Iwo Jima, Feb 28, 1945. "Gus" Grissom, pilot of the Mercury spacecraft, Liberty Attack Carrier Air Wing (CVAG) 17, 15 November 1946. 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. in 1945. NS021886. machinery at Naval Shipyard Portsmouth Virginia", A rubber stamp reads: "New York N.Y., U.S.S. Randolph directed the destroyer Stormes to execute an "emergency breakaway." system) Trackers of Anti-Submarine Squadrons (VS) 26 "Lucky Tigers" and 36 "Gray Wolves," Antisubmarine The Pacific war was now being prosecuted from the Randolph's bridge. (AO-108), circa 1960. They faced kamikaze strikes, hurricanes, a drowning astronaut, and nuclear Armageddon with a righteous resolve, while promoting the best of American values. After the incident, Admiral Forrest Sherman threaten to shoot down any Air Force planes practicing strafing runs on the fleet. Official U.S. Navy photos of USS Randolph (CVA-15) This would set NATO policies for decades afterwards. "Homeward Bound," SeptemberOctober 1945. Randolph had a 25-foot rupture in the hull and a torching fire, which was quickly brought under control. Retired in 1996 as a CWO4. His son, Tom, explains: "[My father] had a piece of metal that he said was shrapnel from the kamikaze Operation Jamboree was the first carrier airstrike on the Japanese homeland since the famed Doolittle raid, three years earlier. Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth. August 15, 1945, Captain Jackson Tate, who replaced Felix Baker as Randolph's commander weeks earlier, reads the announcement of the Japanese surrender. Aviation News, October THE JAPANESE AUTHORITIES FOR THE July 1963, off the coast of Virginia. formation over USS Randolph (CVA-15), circa 1954. At right, in her final cast-off, Randolph prepares to depart Norfolk for decommissioning at Boston on February 13, 1969. 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean Sea. 13 lost. # 80-G-273768. MCARTHUR TOLD TOKYO THAT HE EXPECTED TO SIGN SURRENDER DOCUMENT IN (Naval History and Heritage Command photo, # NH 67959). USS Randolph (CV-15) alongside repair ship USS Jason Crewmen fighting fires on the ship's flight deck, after she was hit by a kamikaze, 11 March Squadron (VA) 72 "Hawks" is loaded aboard the aircraft carrier USS Randolph (CVA-15), This photo was possibly taken in the summer of 1967, since it shows Antisubmarine Carrier Air Group dated 25 July 1963. . Randolph sounded fire quarters and man overboard alarms -- then came to a stop and turned on the man overboard lights. On the second trip, Randolph raced to bring 6,700 soldiers home before Christmas but was slowed by, hurricane gales. patch is issued and proudly worn on the flight jacket. There were no serious injuries on the carrier. (VS) 36 "Gray Wolves," Antisubmarine Carrier Air Group 58, aboard USS Randolph (CVS-15), Stormes (DD-780). Log entries are usually mundane but the accounts of the Oct 16, 1961 collision are quite dramatic, Video taken of the collision damage by Randolph sailor Rudi Markl. 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 USS Fitzgerald collided with a Philippine-flagged container ship off the coast of Japan on June 17, 2017. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives (photo # 80-G-287672). and F4U Corsairs on deck. Official US Navy photo (# USN 1061643), dated June 29, 1962. Within a minute the speedy Stormes clears out. and capsule were actually recovered by USS Noa But, alas, it came to an untimely end in October 1968, when the Navy announced Randolph would be retired. He pointed to the handsome figure of a Essex-Class carrier in the distance and stated it was the same type he served on. Official U.S. Navy photograph, USS Randolph in Portsmouth, England, during 1947 call. 1953". Over the next three years, the carrier alternated between deployments to the Mediterranean and training on the East Coast. To free itself, Randolph lunges ahead with Atlantic Viscountess scrapping the carrier's port side. A U.S. Marine helicopter attempts to retrieve the sinking Roster of Officers, USS Randolph (CV-15) and Air Group Sixteen, Randolph had a 25-foot rupture in the hull and a torching fire, which was quickly brought under control. 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. The ship is mothballed and moved out of drydock at Boston. Hurricane Edna battered the carrier. (NNAM) photo, # 1996.253.7148.008. 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. Numbers should be 8' (2.44 meters) high However, the State Department had a dilemma on future port calls at Denmark. September 14, 1967, USS Randolph awaits the arrival of USS Forrestal. Finally, a helicopter plucked Grissom, while another wrestled with the sinking capsule. (CVA-15), FebruaryMarch 1956. One VB-12 Helldiver was damaged attacking a hangar. Admiral Thomas Moorer, a WWII hero, passed command of the fleet to another WWII hero, Admiral Ephraim Holmes. Calif., on 18 January 1945, showing alterations. Stanley Svec. (light) (HMR(L)) 262 Det. . and Records Administration, Battleship I would love to hear from Randolph sailors. From Randolph Mediterranean Cruise Book 1962. (AKA-57) and an Iowa-class battleship. B-59 was subjected to nearly 24 hours of sonar pinging from the destroyers and aircraft. US Navy Photo. IN MANILA --- IN ENGLISH Soviet forces deployed to Syria for an invasion of Israel. STATES THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA THE The tanker's prow buried into the carrier. AT ONE PM (MANILA TIME) AFTER SUPPLYING "ALL INFORMATION REQUIRED"FOR The reception in Turkey was overwhelming. Damage sustained by USS Randolph (CV-15) from a kamikaze FRAM II life extension 1960-1961. / This / piece of deck planking from / the aircraft carrier / USS Randolph (CV-15) / 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. Hopefully, the buyer will keep as a Randolph bird. # USN 1059601).". [] He had hand inscribed the attack date and ship name on one side USE AS ABOVE INDICATED STATION JUM REPEAT JUM FREQ 13705 KILOCYCLES WILL BE USED FOR THIS PURPOSE -- The "A" designates the ship as an attack carrier. Feel free to leave a Message in the Bottle on any Randolph related subject, or, if you prefer, honor a sailor. The fantail rising out of the water with the screws whining in the air. . To further complicate global dynamics, four Soviet submarines were traversing into the Caribbean as a prelude to a larger Russian naval presence. Reference Numbers: Randolph paid with her dearest blood; losing 102 sailors and pilots since leaving Norfolk. These great warships stand ready to assert American might in times of war, peace, and humanitarian relief. Randolph was the first U.S. Atlantic Fleet carrier As above. Rando was also able to retrieve the capsized sailboat. Seaman 1st Class Leonard A. Cassidy spots model aircraft on the ship's "ouija (CVE-30). On February 25, 1948, Randolph was decommissioned, but sleeps lightly because a troubled world will call her back. (Text adapted from Naval 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 He is flanked by military medical officers. ", "Col Glenn and Admiral Eastwold admire one of the hundreds of gifts Glenn received after his historic San Pedro Bay, Leyte Gulf, Philippine Islands. number K-57262, received by DAVA Still Media Depository, Bldg. The destroyer USS Holder (DD-814), trailing the carrier as the "lifeguard," retrieved three sailors from the water. Repair crews from USS Jason went to work with help from the Randolph sailors. File name: CVA 15 647437-5-54, US Navy Photo, 5/8/54. The carrier was floated out of drydock on November 1, 1954, months earlier than expected. Twenty-four Essex carriers were built. Denmark was a strict non-nuclear nation, but the government quietly allowed her American allies visitation rights knowing these vessels were nuclear capable. In the attached telegram, he recounted the trip as a "delightful and exciting experience." Off Cape Hatteras, Randolph rode nearly 100-foot waves, rolling side to side as much as 35 degrees. The Soviet Union placed ballistic missiles in Cuba which could strike New York and Washington, DC. March 11, 1945, the US fleet rested comfortably, anchored at Ulithi Atoll -- approximately 850 miles from the nearest Japanese base -- air attack was not considered viable. The Soviets found the Randolph's trip especially galling but were helpless to restrict her movements. In contrast to the 16 bombers launched by Doolittle in 1942, Task Force 58 sent 1,100 aircraft over Tokyo. Known as a SCB-27A modification, the flight deck and elevators were strengthen to handle the heavier jets. capsule sank soon after splashdown and was not recovered until nearly forty years later. 1964 issue, p.21.). Crisis. Photographed from a . However, in the post-war era a 6,700-ship navy is unaffordable. Struck by a long range kamikaze on 11 March 1945, the hole in her At the press conference, after docking, Task Group R/Admiral Paul Hartman was asked if Randolph had nuclear weapons. Two views of USS Randolph (CV-15), possibly taken in late AugustSeptember While other carriers off Okinawa were torpedoed, bombed, and kamikazed, Randolph was unscathed despite being under daily attack. Remaining active off Japan until receiving word of the Japanese surrender on August 15. The ship was set to "Condition Zebra," which is the maximum state of readiness for survivability. Robert L. The video features the Essex -class aircraft carrier USS Randolph (CVA-15) and Carrier Air Group FOUR (CVG-4). Behind them is LCDR Bob Mullins, Mercury off Norfolk, VA. Randoo Can Do deployed to the Med, FebruaryMay 1965, with Antisubmarine (DD-841) and later transferred to the Primary Recovery Ship (PRS), USS Randolph (CVS-15). Field commanders had their fingers on the nuclear trigger rather than the leadership of the United States and Soviet Union. awarded, posthumously, a Silver Star "for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity [] on 16 and 17 February Collision at Sea A Cold War exercise turned tragic after poor signaling led two U.S. Navy warships to collide in the South China Sea, slicing off the bow of the destroyer USS Floyd B. (CV-15) as it is lowered into place in May of 1943. "Flying Tigers" rescues astronaut Virgil the ship was in Naples, Italy on 8 May 1954. Hangar Bay Two, after Glenn's physical examination in Sick Bay. As the tour boat passed the faded '15' on the superstructure, my father's face lit up and exclaimed, "IT IS THE RANDOLPH !!!" The collision ruptures a gasoline line on the carrier causing a flash fire which is extinguished in less than 5 minutes. Friday, 21 July 1961. The elevator broke off dropping into the sea taking with it five sailors, a Grumman Tracker, and a vehicle. SATISFACTION AND PRIDE THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE FROM SECNAV: "MY WARMEST CONGRATULATIONS ON THE SUCCESSFUL USS Randolph (CVS-15) refueling at sea from USS Pawcatuck USS Turner (DDR-834) is in the Allen has restored and flies an impressive collection of vintage aircraft. Above, USS Randolph floated out of drydock in Newport News. By 1950 China had fallen to Communism, and US forces became embroiled in Korea, fighting a Communist invasion. USS Wasp (CVA-18). (CVS-15) is visible in the distance. J. Francillon Collection, photo, ID:42766478, Catalog: 17_000139. This S2F Tracker is in the markings of Randolph's VS-34. ], UNLESS OTHERWISE DIRECTED AT ONCE NAVAL VESSELS SHALL BURN NAVIGATION LIGHTS AT FULL BRILLIANCY Tests completed, she rejoined the fleet at Okinawa. After World War II, this venerable carrier accomplished something extraordinary. Hill and Randolph were part of Task Group 58.3, under RADM Frederick C. Sherman. UNREP (UNderway REPlenishment) in the Atlantic, somewhere along the East coast, while conducting ASW After the conflagration of World War II, the fleet returned to its diplomatic mission. Randolph directed the destroyer Stormes to execute an "emergency breakaway." attack while at anchor at Ulithi Atoll, 11 March 1945. and should be applied to the port side of stack (top after portion) and to the starboard side of structure USS Randolph (CVS-15) refueling the destroyer USS Randolph's deck logs from Edna. The second US Navy ship to bear the name, she was named for Founding Father Peyton Randolph, president of the First Continental Congress. (CVA-15), 26 October 1958. TOKYO WITHIN TEN DAYS PARA IN MESSAGE TO TOKYO MCARTHUR SAID,"I SHALL 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. Randolph's radar detected a ship approaching fast on a collision course. The State Department readied another statement but was no longer required since Randolph's planned visit had ended and the ship sailed on. NAVAL AND AIR ELEMENTS STOP SUBJECT TO WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT WILL CAG (Air Group Commander) in mid-April 1945, when CDR Robert Franklin Climes served aboard USS Randolph "USS Randolph (CVA-15) island. 25 Oct. 1833. Rando hung banners from her side; the first read "Welcome Home VF-11, World Famous Red Rippers." Official U.S. Navy photo from the collections of the National Only two Frances made it to Ulithi, arriving at night. Recovery of Liberty Bell 7, Mercury-Redstone be painted on the structure of an Essex-class carrier. Planes from Randolph and other carriers had attacked Japanese factories (# NH 55804). The ship was visited by 82,000 wide-eyed Europeans -- the largest number of foreign tourists boarding a US warship. 15 "Rawhides" (left); S-2D Tracker, Wish died as a result of injury received from a falling small pair of shears at the New York Navy Yard. 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. Elevators raise and lower aircraft between the flight deck and hangar deck. Then LT Embree had been awarded a Navy Cross "for Carrier Air Group (CVSG) 58. The carrier traded her airplanes for bunk beds in the hangar deck. This photo is stamped on the back: "USS Randolph and overhauling Seaman Santos was shielded from the blast by the mailbags. Fowler, Thomas (Tom) STG-2. (Thanks to Robert M. Cieri). USS Randolph (CVS-15) at sea, 26 August 1966. The USS Randolph was in the thick of the action during the last year of the war. The Okinawa campaign was the peak period for Kamikazes, and were fast becoming problematic for the fleet. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History & Heritage Command As the sun set, the destroyer USS Stormes (DD-780) came alongside for fuel. Nantahala, 56 (tail code "AU") aboard Randolph. 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. Efficiency Award presented to the Engineering Dept. On February 16, 1945, a detachment of Task Force 58, concealed by poor weather, raced to within 60 miles of Japan. Barcelona, Spain, in late December 1958early January 1959. "The crew of the USS Randolph (CVS-15) proudly form their two Below, Randolph's crew 'mans the rail' as Forrestal is maneuvered onto Pier 12. 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. The Tracker is a twin 1,136.4kW Wright R-1820-82WA-powered carrier-based antisubmarine search and attack aircraft, produced originally for the US Navy but currently also in service with the air forces and navies of several countries. Designed by Joshua Humphreys, she was launched on 10 July 1776, by Wharton and Humphreys at Philadelphia. Photo was taken circa 1951-1952, just after SCB-27A modernization, with Carrier Air Group 1 (CVG-1) aboard. The crew is gone, electricity powered down, combustible fluids drained, weapons and essential equipment removed, while the ship is sealed for humidity control. USS Randolph (CVA-15) stands at her assigned anchorage in Hampton Bedding rigged properly for airing on board USS Randolph (CV-15), Pilot was CDR Ralph A. Embree, USN (USNA 1936), commanding officer of VB-12. Upper left: F6F Hellcats catapulting from Randolph. near the Suez Canal, her aircraft provided air cover and surface and air reconnaissance for the evacuation Randolph returned to Norfolk for repairs. Lower right: Randolph with fleet off Iwo Jima, Feb 28, 1945. 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. after her SCB-27A modernization, with an interesting mix of F9F Cougars, AD Skyraiders Photo by H.G. The "Magic Carpet" missions sent the ship twice to Naples, Italy to bring back troops. Despite searches through the next day, two men were lost at sea. "we are such stuff as dreams are made on". Wang Wei was a pilot in the 25th Regiment of the 9th Division . Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives (photo # 80-G-K-5395). The Dawn Alert, USS Randolph (CV-15), Tuesday, 14 August The Cuban Missile Crisis broke out in October of 1962. 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. (CL-89) floatplane. Five-inch gun in the foreground. "Goblin at the Doorstep" highlighted the company's S2F Trackers flying off the deck of the USS Randolph. You see, my father, Eugene Santos, called this ship home during World War II. 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). On October 16, 1961, USS Randolph was conducting sonar sweeps off the coast of Charleston, SC. IMPERIAL GENERAL HEADQUARTERS X He became Randolph's Inspections and clean-up began that night. Air Group 12 departs USS Randolph (CV-15) on 17 June 1945, capsule sank. Photograph Collection. the small-knit VF-11 was hit hard by the disaster, losing 47 men. and Records Administration (NARA), College Park, # 80-G-474210. Since commissioning the ship sailed 72,800 miles and launched 11,864 missions. Group (CVSG) 60, aboard USS Randolph (CVS-15), HMNB Portsmouth, 1966. Friday, 21 July 1961. A sonic boom was heard over the fleet as the spacecraft reentered the atmosphere. Forrestal had incurred the largest loss of life on a US warship during the Vietnam War. 20 22 May 1947 USS Randolph (CVS-15), New York City, August 1960. The museum's F6F-5 is beautifully adorned in Randolph Air Group 12 colors. 1945. This was before the advent of the angle-deck carrier. Chalk notes and diagrams adorn this internal piece for Randolph At 6:19pm Liberian-registered oil tanker Atlantic Viscountess gorged into the Randolph's port (left) bow. USS Randolph (CVS-15) as she prepares to depart Norfolk for ", (More information about CDR Embree available here.). USS Randolph (CV-15). Chief of Staff, Commodore Arleigh A. Burke, on board USS Randolph (CV-15) during operations The Russian crew believed they were under attack. For a quarter of a century, the Randolph sailor distinguished themselves as a special breed of seafarer. 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 . CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES AT THE EARLIEST PRACTICABLE DATE X IT IS DESIRED THAT THE RADIO STATION IN One weekend he took us on a boat ride around Manhattan. Denmark was a strict non-nuclear nation, but the government quietly allowed her American allies visitation rights knowing these vessels were nuclear capable. One VB-12 Helldiver was damaged attacking a hangar. The ship is mothballed and moved out of drydock at Boston. SH-3A Sea King helicopters, HS-7 "Big Dippers" squadron, on flight deck, has been started for a ship that would serve the US Navy for nearly 26 years. Hitting the bottom of swells, Randolph would come to an abrupt stop, shuddering violently. A U.S. Marine helicopter attempts to retrieve Glenn and Friendship 7 were transferred to Randolph. USS Randolph (CV-15), Wednesday, 28 June 1944. 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. Just as the carrier received the air raid warning, the Kamikaze careened into the stern. Ens John Morris piloted the burning bomber to a water landing on the Inland Sea within sight of land. cruise, MaySeptember 1966. She exited the hurricane heavily damaged. The Danish media reports on the subject pressured the tiny NATO country to publically ask the same questions. Medical Officer, assigned to the recovery force. The RANDOLPH was subsequently scrapped. Magic Carpet loading of US Army soldiers at Naples, Italy, 24 November USS Randolph (CV-15) at anchor in the western Pacific, June 1945. Upper right: Randolph in a hard port turn. The film features everything from Spads, Banshees, Cougars, and . Below is a report about the collision from SHANGRI-LA's 1965 cruise book. Guided Missile Group 2 Det. However, the State Department had a dilemma on future port calls at Denmark. In 1966, the tanker operator settled with the US Government for $277,000 in. Charles L. Crommelin was killed. The pierside photos were taken at Pearl Harbor about 6 days after the collision: John Juarez HT1 USN Ret. Yorktown was spared demolition and is now a museum at Charleston, SC Patriot's Point. Randolph was lifeless for the first time since 1944. 36 "Fleet Angels" (amidships, near the island), This was a much sexier ship, more capable, almost doubling her displacement to 47,000 tons. 1945. USS Randolph underway with Carrier Air Group (CVG) 12, seen In Copenhagen, Randolph found herself in a diplomatic scuffle. Instead, she ordered the approaching vessel to alter coarse on the radio. "Flying Tigers." Randolph's Captain advised the crew that war with the Russians could break out at any moment. USS Randolph (CVS-15) with S2F-3 (S-2D under the 1962 designation It's less than seven months since the ship's launching -- a feat thought impossible. The $1.8 billion destroyer, manned by a 300-member crew, had been steaming on a secret . The Jolly Roger, USS Randolph, Vol. Randolph's crew was enjoying the movie 'A Song to Remember' in the forward hangar. 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