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Deployments of USS YORKTOWN:

Note:
During deployments a VRC (Fleet Tactical Support Squadron) detachment provides carrier-on-board delivery and is embarked aboard the carrier but is no real part of the Air Wing. These detachments are not listed below.

Date of DepartureDate of ReturnCruise BookCVWSquadrons (Aircraft)Tail codeArea of OperationsBattle GroupOperations/ExercisesPorts of Call
August 3, 1953March 3, 1954
  

CVG-2VF-24 (F9F-6)
VF-63 (F9F-5)
VF-64 (F9F-5)
VA-65 (AD-4B/4NA)
VC-3 Det. A (AD-4N)
VC-61 Det. A
VC-35 Det. A (AD-4N)
VC-11 Det. A (AD-4W)
HU-1 Det. A		MWestern Pacific  Pearl Harbor, Hi.
Yokosuka, Japan
Hong Kong
July 1, 1954February 28, 1955
  

CVG-15VF-152 (F2H-3)
VF-153 (F9F-6)
VF-154 (F9F-5)
VA-155 (AD-6)
VC-61 Det. D
VC-35 Det. D (AD-4N)
VC-11 Det. D (AD-4W)
HU-1 Det. D		HWestern Pacific  Pearl Harbor, Hi.
Manila, Philippines
Yokosuka, Japan
Hong Kong
March 19, 1956September 13, 1956
  

ATG-4VF-94 (F9F-8B)
VF-23 (F2H-3)
VF-214 (F9F-8)
VA-216 (AD-4B/4NA)
VC-6 Det. K (AJ-2)
VC-61 Det. K
VC-35 Det. K (AD-5N)
VC-11 Det. K (AD-5W)
HU-1 Det. K		ZWestern Pacific  Pearl Harbor, Hi.
Yokosuka, Japan
Sasebo, Japan
Kobe, Japan
Subic Bay, Philippines
Hong Kong
March 9, 1957August 25, 1957
  

CVG-19VF-191 (FJ-3)
VA-192 (F9F-8/8B)
VF-193 (F2H-3)
VA-195 (AD-6)
VAH-6 (AJ-2)
VFP-61 Det. E (F9F-8P)
VA(AW)-35 Det. E (AD-5N)
VAW-11 Det. E (AD-5W)
HU-1 Det. E		BWestern Pacific  Pearl Harbor, Hi.
Guam
Subic Bay, Philippines
Hong Kong
Yokosuka, Japan
Sasebo, Japan
Iwakuni, Japan
Kobe, Japan
November 1, 1958May 21, 1959
  

 VS-37 (S2F)
HS-2 (HSS-1)
VF-92 Det. N (F2H-3)		 Western Pacific  Pearl Harbor, Hi.
Yokosuka, Japan
Buckner Bay, Okinawa
Kobe, Japan
Sasebo, Japan
Amami, O'Shima
Subic Bay, Philippines
Hong Kong
Beppu, Japan
Singapore
Manila, Philippines
Guam
January 4, 1960July 26, 1960
  

 VS-23 (S2F)
HS-4 (HSS-1)
VAW-11 Det. T (AD-5W)		 Western Pacific  Pearl Harbor, Hi.
Yokosuka, Japan
Buckner Bay, Okinawa
Sasebo, Japan
Hong Kong
Subic Bay, Philippines
Manila, Philippines
July 29, 1961March 2, 1962
  

CVSG-55VS-23 (S2F)
VS-25 (S2F)
HS-4 (HSS-1)
VAW-11 Det. T (AD-5W)		NUWestern Pacific Operation Warm Up
Operation Philippines
Operation Base Hit
Operation Band Saw		Yokosuka, Japan
Sasebo, Japan
Hakodate, Japan
Buckner Bay, Okinawa
Subic Bay, Philippines
Hong Kong
Kobe, Japan
Iwakuni, Japan
October 26, 1962June 6, 1963
  

CVSG-55VS-23 (S-2)
VS-25 (S-2)
HS-4 (SH-34G)
VAW-11 Det. T (EA-1E)		NUWestern Pacific  Pearl Harbor, Hi.
Yokosuka, Japan
Sasebo, Japan
Kobe, Japan
Hong Kong
Subic Bay, Philippines
Manila, Philippines
October 22, 1964May 17, 1965
  

CVSG-55VS-23 (S-2E)
VS-25 (S-2E)
HS-4 (SH-3A)
VAW-11 Det. T (EA-1E)
VMA-223 Det. T (A-4C)		NUWestern Pacific, Vietnam  Pearl Harbor, Hi.
Yokosuka, Japan
Sasebo, Japan
Buckner Bay, Okinawa
Hong Kong
January 5, 1966July 27, 1966
  

CVSG-55VS-23 (S-2E)
VS-25 (S-2E)
HS-4 (SH-3A)
VAW-11 Det. T (E-1B)		NUWestern Pacific, Vietnam  Yokosuka, Japan
Subic Bay, Philippines
Sasebo, Japan
Bangkok, Thailand
Hong Kong
December 28, 1967July 5, 1968
  

CVSG-55VS-23 (S-2E)
VS-25 (S-2E)
HS-4 (SH-3A)
VAW-111 Det. 10 (E-1B)		NUWestern Pacific, VietnamUSS Brooke (FFG 1) Pearl Harbor, Hi.
Sasebo, Japan
Subic Bay, Philippines
Yokosuka, Japan
Singapore
September 2, 1969December 11, 1969
  

CVSG-56VS-24 (S-2E)
VS-27 (S-2E)
HS-3 (SH-3D)
VAW-121 Det. 10 (E-1B)
VSF-1 Det. 10 (A-4C)		AUNorthern Atlantic, Northern EuropeUSS Ingraham (DD 694)
USS Waccamaw (AO 109)		 Brest, France
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Kiel, West Germany
Copenhagen, Denmark
Portsmouth, UK



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