Robert L. Lawson 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. SIGNED WITHIN TEN DAYS" PARA BROADCAST SAID MC ARTHUR STATEMENT WAS (CV-15) in World War II. With honor decommissioning the Randolph on 9 Feb. 1969. 147537, 147872, 148749, 147881, and 147882. THE TOKYO AREA BE OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED There were no serious injuries on the carrier. suborbital flight boosted by the Mercury-Redstone vehicle. Nantahala, During my father's lifetime, I never knew one of the Randolph's anchors was a mere 60 miles away in New Jersey. September 14, 1967, USS Randolph awaits the arrival of USS Forrestal. At that time I was the First Lieutenant. USS Randolph (CV-15). Numbers should be 8' (2.44 meters) high For the first time the crew of the Randolph saw the ravages of war up close. Randolph peaceful rides anchor as tank landing craft LCT-832 loads ammunition into her cargo hold. the ship was in Naples, Italy on 8 May 1954. The Air Force airlifted 1,200 Americans from Israel, but couldn't evacuate those beyond the reaches of airports. The Italians were homeless, starving, and dispirited. HMNB Portsmouth, 1966. Canberra was recommissioned on 15 June 1956, and homeported at Norfolk, Virginia. off Norfolk, VA. Randoo Can Do deployed to the Med, FebruaryMay 1965, with Antisubmarine The US President chose the naval blockade, which he chose to call a quarantine. National Archives and Records Administration photo, # 80-G-466983. at top. For three perilous minutes Grissom struggled to stay afloat. Camouflage is Measure 32 Design 17A (I). 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." (CVA-15), 26 October 1958. In contrast to the 16 bombers launched by Doolittle in 1942, Task Force 58 sent 1,100 aircraft over Tokyo. Work began in November 1952 at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, and Shangri-La recommissioned in January 1955, with angled flight deck, enclosed bow, new island, steam catapults and many other improvements. The ", Randolph helicopter hoist Gus Grissom to safety, Sikorsky H-34 Seahorse struggles with Liberty Bell 7 capsule before releasing it into the ocean. ship, USS Randolph (CVS-15) is visible in the distance in photo NS021550b. Russian painting by Valentin Pechatin depicting the surfacing of B-59 by the Randolph Task Group. Mrs. One weekend he took us on a boat ride around Manhattan. USS Randolph (CV-15), 23 March 1945. Morris and Phegley were returned to Randolph in time for dinner. 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. Crew of USS Randolph (CVA-15) muster on the flight deck while HSS-1N Seabat BuNo 147991 (AV52), Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 7 "Big She is wearing camouflage Measure 32 Design 17a. Original Photograph is dated June 1945, but was probably taken in May. in early July 1962, with Antisubmarine Carrier Air Group (CVSG) 58 aboard. The Randolph immediately launched the duty lifeboat and within 10 minutes rescued the four sailors floundering in the water. Remaining active off Japan until receiving word of the Japanese surrender on August 15. Photo was taken in the British West Indies during the Second Fleet Tactical Maneuvers, 2 February19 Outer hull shell This Randolph was unrecognizable from her World War II angular appearance. As fortunate as Randolph was in combat, she seemed cursed in friendly harbors. D. Ward Harrigan Furthermore, the Cairo airport was under daily attack. Ens John Morris piloted the burning bomber to a water landing on the Inland Sea within sight of land. In addition to extensive footage. Entering the Sargasso Sea on October 27th, the Randolph Task Group immediately cornered a submerged Russian submarine, the B-59. "The crew of the USS Randolph (CVS-15) proudly form their two GIVE X PROPER CALL SIGNS X FREQUENCIES AND DATA --- IT IS DESIRED AS THE RADIO COMMUNICTES WITH MY HEADQUARTERS The whole stern was ablaze. The Navy thought 'show the flag' exercises and humanitarian aid would bolster governments in the region. and Records Administration, Battleship These planes launched from, and returned to floating airbases which moved throughout the Pacific like chess pieces. circa 1956. IMPERIAL GENERAL HEADQUARTERS X in the Atlantic Fleet to win the Engineering Award six consecutive years." Here's a treat for all you Med Cruise veterans and late-50s carrier aviation fans. USS Randolph (CV-15), 4 December 1946. Some. 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. The carrier traded her airplanes for bunk beds in the hangar deck. October21 December 1946. On 20 February 1962 Lt Col John H. Glenn, Jr., USMC, became the first American 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. CAG (Air Group Commander) in mid-April 1945, when CDR The Dawn Alert, USS Randolph (CV-15), Tuesday, 14 August # USN 1059601).". 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. USS Waller Fires were fed by ammunition, gasoline, and oxygen cylinders creating a conflagration. 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. "USS Randolph CV-15, 19441969, Gone but Not Forgotten", (A "Centurion" is an aviator who has made 100 landings on one carrier. to the after flight deck on USS Randolph (CV-15), 14 March 1945. The Danish media reports on the subject pressured the tiny NATO country to publically ask the same questions. Early work on Randolph (CV-15) in May 1943. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center (photo # NH 97491). The ship was visited by 82,000 wide-eyed Europeans -- the largest number of foreign tourists boarding a US warship. The USS Fitzgerald collided with a Philippine-flagged container ship off the coast of Japan on June 17, 2017. Soviet forces deployed to Syria for an invasion of Israel. USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) burns after The other banner displayed: "USS Forrestal Welcome Home." Banshees of VF-102 over Randolph during the Suez Crisis. 1996.253.7245.029. Robert L. Glenn, on 20 February). Allen has restored and flies an impressive collection of vintage aircraft. August 15, 1945, Captain Jackson Tate, who replaced Felix Baker as Randolph's commander weeks earlier, reads the announcement of the Japanese surrender. CDR Embree was in turn killed in action (KIA) on 12 May 1945, when He was a simple man. 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'. FRAM II life extension 1960-1961. Schooner USS Sea Gulldisappeared, presumably sinking in a storm between Tierra del Fuego and Last seen on 8 May 1839. USS Randolph (CV-15) alongside repair ship USS Jason On July 14, 1956, Randolph departed for a seven-month cruise in the Mediterranean. U.S. ships operating off the coast of Japan in final stages of World War The attack killed 25 of her crew. However, USS Randolph is forgotten. 1945. USS Randolph (CVA-15) anchored off Naples, Italy, President John F Kennedy was given three military options; (1) invade Cuba, (2) bomb the missile sites, or (3) a naval blockade of Cuba. Randolph's radar detected a ship approaching fast on a collision course. The following day cooler heads prevailed, as Khrushchev and Kennedy came to an agreement to resolve the crisis. B-59 was subjected to nearly 24 hours of sonar pinging from the destroyers and aircraft. 25 Oct. 1833. The Cuban Missile Crisis broke out in October of 1962. The twelfth and final name added in 2009 was that of Ensign John Hantschel, a Randolph Hellcat pilot. photo above. Another photo taken on 25 October 1959, apparently within minutes from the officer Wg. After the conflagration of World War II, the fleet returned to its diplomatic mission. During that cruise, VBF-82 was re-designated Fighter Squadron (VF) 18A and CVG-82 was re-designated DISCIPLINE WHICH HAS SERVED SO WELL TO BRING THIS DEMOCRACY THROUGH HOURS OF GREAT CRISIS BE MAINTAINED NAVAL AND AIR ELEMENTS STOP SUBJECT TO WEATHER CONDITIONS THAT WILL Recovery of Liberty Bell 7, Mercury-Redstone Crisis. 4 (MR-4) mission. 1996.253.7242.001. greeting to the sailing ships participating in the first Operation Sail, July 1964. Bell 7, arrives aboard the recovery ship, USS Randolph (CVS-15), 21 July 1961, following I AM GLAD AND PROUD TO HAVE FOUGHT THROUGH MY LAST YEAR OF ACTIVE SERVICE WITH THE RENOWNED FAST Michael's father-in-law, Elmer Menke, was one of the soldiers who came home from World War II aboard his 15-minute 37-second suborbital space mission. Official US Navy photo (# USN 1061643), dated June 29, 1962. Denmark was a strict non-nuclear nation, but the government quietly allowed her American allies visitation rights knowing these vessels were nuclear capable. FLEET ADMIRAL C W NIMITZ TRANSMITS TO THE PACIFIC FLEET AND PACIFIC OCEAN AREA WITH THE GREATEST off Okinawa. From the carnage of Pearl Harbor aircraft carriers rose to rule the sea. probably taken during her shakedown cruise, November 1944. "Electronic Manufacturers Cruise In Copenhagen, Randolph found herself in a diplomatic scuffle. RANDOLPH'S BLOOD IN THE ASHES OF HIROSHIMA. Captain Nicholas Biddle was appointed commander of the Randolph on 11 July, and he took charge In Copenhagen, Randolph found herself in a diplomatic scuffle. E-1B Tracer, BuNo 148139, modex AW725, VAW-12 "Bats" Det. USS Randolph (CVA-15) stands at her assigned anchorage in Hampton Randolph had a 25-foot rupture in the hull and a torching fire, which was quickly brought under control. The war ravaged people came out in droves to get a glimpse of the carrier. 56 (tail code "AU") aboard Randolph. extraordinary heroism [] during the occupation of French Morocco in 1942; Ralph A. Embree was also Families are reunited with Forrestal sailors on Randolph. IN MANILA --- IN ENGLISH Recommissioning and messing with mother nature, On October 16, 1961, USS Randolph was conducting sonar sweeps off the coast of Charleston, SC. At the press conference, after docking, Task Group R/Admiral Paul Hartman was asked if Randolph had nuclear weapons. August 15, 1945, Captain Jackson Tate, who replaced Felix Baker as Randolph's commander weeks earlier, reads the announcement of the Japanese surrender. BY NIGHT AND SHALL NOT ZIGZAG X BLACKOUT REGULATIONS ARE CANCELLED XX. Upon splashdown, the spacecraft's hatch prematurely blew off. Randolph's crew was enjoying the movie 'A Song to Remember' in the forward hangar. BuNo 149702, was later upgraded to the SH-3G standard, then SH-3H, then converted to an UH-3H). 168, N.D.W., Washington D.C. 20374, Mid-air collision of two BAF Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcars at Chivres Air Base, Belgium. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives (photo # 80-G-K-5395). The "A" designates the ship as an attack carrier. Transport Squadron (light) (HMR(L)) 262 Det. Report an offensive or inappropriate entry. to orbit Earth. The repair at sea was so exceptional, Randolph didn't require follow-up at a yard. Attack Carrier Air Wing (CVAG) 17, 15 November 1946. Charles L. Crommelin was killed. Ens John Morris piloted the burning bomber to a water landing on the Inland Sea within sight of land. Unbeknownst to the Americans, the Japanese launched 24 twin-engine Yokosuka P1Y1 "Frances" bombers from Japan, over 1,300 miles away. Compare to USS Valley Forge in background, which still has open bow. Photographed from USS Charger The following day cooler heads prevailed, as Khrushchev and Kennedy came to an agreement to resolve the crisis. As above. The Navy successfully evacuated 3,000 Americans without injuries. SH-3A Sea King, BuNo 149928(? At 6:19pm Liberian-registered oil tanker Atlantic Viscountess gorged into the Randolph's port (left) bow. Although USS Randolph is long gone, both her 15-ton anchors have been preserved. Four U.S. Navy aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Group (CVG) 1 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Wasp (CV-18) in 1951-52. and should be applied to the port side of stack (top after portion) and to the starboard side of structure Air Group 12 departs USS Randolph (CV-15) on 17 June 1945, . Most major systems worked smoothly, and the flight was a great success as an engineering feat. USS Randolph (CVS-15) in New York, mid-1960s, with the Tinschert Connie Francis belts out her rousing top 20 song of the same title as we're treated to sweeping panoramic views of Randolph in Cannes Harbor. Since commissioning the ship sailed 72,800 miles and launched 11,864 missions. President Kennedy made it a priority to locate the submarines. USS Randolph (CVS-15) at sea, 26 August 1966. Calif., on 18 January 1945, showing alterations. USS Randolph (CV-15), Navy Day, 27 October 1945, Baltimore. In the Chesapeake Bay area during her shakedown period, 12 November 1944. FOR CONTINUOUS USE IN HANDLING RADIO COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN JAPANESE HEADQUARTERS AND OUR HEADQUARTERS Randolph's aircraft raided airfields, and naval bases. With batteries low and crew fatigued, B-59 surfaced amongst the Task Group at 8:53pm. 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. Tensions eventually defused, allowing diplomacy to prevail. F. M. Larson. SATISFACTION AND PRIDE THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE FROM SECNAV: "MY WARMEST CONGRATULATIONS ON THE SUCCESSFUL Randolph's position while pursuing B-59, 3 hours before surfacing. 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 Soviets found the Randolph's trip especially galling but were helpless to restrict her movements. a total of 4 hours, 55 minutes, and 23 seconds before Friendship 7 splashed down in the ocean. Four Scots visited involuntarily after their sailboat capsized within sight of the Randolph. The situation in the Inland Sea was becoming perilous. Bergen, Norway; Copenhagen, Denmark; Hamburg, Germany (July); Rotterdam, Holland; and Portsmouth, England. When a crew is placed on-board, the ship, maliciously, becomes a living thing. Randolph was lifeless for the first time since 1944. An accidental rocket launch on deck detonated a fully loaded A-4 Skyhawk, manned by future Senator, John McCain. This SB2C-4 Helldiver (BuNo 20831) assigned to Bombing USS Randolph was pulled out of mothball and underwent a 30-month overhaul. The RANDOLPH was subsequently scrapped. The Navy was accruing more battle deaths at sea than the Marines and Army ashore. 2 December 1944. Tests completed, she rejoined the fleet at Okinawa. Two views of USS Randolph (CV-15), possibly taken in late AugustSeptember Group (CVSG) 60, aboard USS Randolph (CVS-15), HMNB Portsmouth, 1966. Crewmen fighting fires on the ship's flight deck, after she was hit by a kamikaze, 11 March USS Randolph (CVS-15) visited Northern Europe on a good will be painted on the structure of an Essex-class carrier. US Navy and Marine Corps Museum/Naval Aviation Museum, Photo No. / This / piece of deck planking from / the aircraft carrier / USS Randolph (CV-15) / Yet, there were no serious injuries or fatalities. Source: Seattle NARA, Record Group 181, "Ship's Files ca 19401950.". The fantail rising out of the water with the screws whining in the air. decommissioning, 13 February 1969. Growing up in New York City, my father, Eugene Santos, relished taking his two boys out on the weekends. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Only two Frances made it to Ulithi, arriving at night. 1, No. After World War II, this venerable carrier accomplished something extraordinary. 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. TBM-3E Avengers. 15, Antisubmarine Air Group (CVSG) 60, aboard USS Randolph (CVS-15), Her Majesty's Naval Middle left: Randolph's new streamlined island during recommissioning. PENDING DESIGNATION BY YOU OR A STATION IN THE TOKYO AREA FOR sometime in 1963. He is flanked by military medical officers. ", Action Report from Kamikaze attack, including damage and causality list, US Navy footage of firefighting and damage assesment. 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. One VB-12 Helldiver was damaged attacking a hangar. The helicopter is a Sikorsky HUS-1 (redesignated UH-34D in 1962) Seahorse of Marine Helicopter An Atlas launch vehicle propelled a Mercury spacecraft (Friendship 43k. Four McDonnell F2H-3 Banshee aircraft of VF-41 "Black Aces" in flight Robert Franklin Climes served aboard USS Randolph However, Randolph weathered the storm, but was unable, From Randolph's WWII cruise book: The Gangway. in Seattle. and FJ-3M Furies of VF-84 "Vagabonds" on the angled deck. Upper right: Randolph in a hard port turn. A ship is an inanimate object forged out of cold steel. Grumman F6F Hellcat fighter parked on the port catapult, March 1945. The collision ruptures a gasoline line on the carrier causing a flash fire which is extinguished in less than 5 minutes. 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. Randolph's whistle sounded 6 blasts to no avail. USS Randolph: The most famous aircraft carrier nobody heard of. This was before the advent of the angle-deck carrier. By 1956 Randolph underwent a SCB-125 modification. USS Randolph plowed the seven seas for a quarter of a century, quietly intersecting with history throughout. After the incident, Admiral Forrest Sherman threaten to shoot down any Air Force planes practicing strafing runs on the fleet. Mar 6 1956". Instead, she ordered the approaching vessel to alter coarse on the radio. To preempt attacks, the fleet sporadically struck Kamikaze bases in Japan. He and his gunner Cletis Phegley scurried onto the survival raft. Below is a report about the collision from SHANGRI-LA's 1965 cruise book. Below, USS Randolph commissioning on October 9, 1944. 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 Randolph was the first U.S. Atlantic Fleet carrier Chalk notes and diagrams adorn this internal piece for Randolph during September 1968. 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