Date of Departure | Date of Return | Cruise Book | CVW | Squadrons (Aircraft) | Tail code | Area of Operations | Battle Group | Operations/Exercises | Ports of Call |
April 26, 1953 | December 4, 1953 | | CVG-4 | VF-22 (F2H-2) VF-62 (F2H-2) VF-44 (F4U-4) VF-111 (F9F-5) VA-45 (AD-4) VC-4 Det. (F2H-2, F3D-2, F4U-5N) VC-62 Det. (F2H-2P) VC-12 Det. (AD-4W) VC-33 Det. 44 (AD-4N) HU-2 Det. (HO3S-1) | F | Mediterranean, Indian Ocean, Korea | | | Athens, Greece Aden, Yemen Colombo, Ceylon Manila, Philippines Yokosuka, Japan Sasebo, Japan Hong Kong Singapore Cannes, France Lisbon, Portugal |
September 28, 1954 | April 22, 1955 |
| CVG-8 | VF-61 (F9F-6) VF-82 (F2H-4) VF-84 (F9F-5) VA-85 (AD-6) VC-4 Det. 34 (F2H-4) VC-8 Det. 34 VC-33 Det. 34 VC-62 Det. VC-12 Det. 34 HU-2 Det. 34 | E | Mediterranean | | | Leghorn, Italy Cannes, France Salonika, Greece Istanbul, Turkey La Spezia, Italy Genoa, Italy Marseille, France Barcelona, Spain Algiers, Algeria Naples, Italy Toulon, France Beirut, Lebanon Athens, Greece |
September 9, 1955 | March 31, 1956 |
| CVG-6 | VF-33 (FJ-3) VF-62 (F2H-3) VF-74 (F9F-8) VA-25 (AD-6) VMA-324 (AD-4) VC-4 Det. (F2H-4) VC-33 Det. VC-12 Det. VC-62 Det. HU-2 Det. | C | Mediterranean | | | Gibraltar Barcelona, Spain Beirut, Lebanon Cannes, France Souda Bay, Crete, Greece Izmir, Turkey Rhodes, Greece Genoa, Italy Palermo, Sicily, Italy Naples, Italy Valencia, Spain Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy Athens, Greece Palma de Mallorca, Spain |
January 21, 1957 | July 27, 1957 |
| ATG-182 | VF-81 (F9F-8/8B) VMA-533 VA-16 (AD-6) VAH-7 Det. 34 (AJ-2) VFP-62 Det. 34 (F9F-8P) VAW-12 Det. 34 VA(AW)-33 Det. 34 HU-2 Det. 34 | O | Mediterranean | | | Gibraltar Valencia, Spain Naples, Italy Istanbul, Turkey Salonika, Greece Athens, Greece Livorno, Italy Barcelona, Spain Cannes, France Marseille, France Palma de Majorca, Spain |
September 5, 1957 | October 31, 1957 | | | VMF-312 (FJ-3) VMA-324 (AD-4B) VMA-533 (F9F-8) HMR(L)-261 (HUS-1) HMR(L)-262 (HUS-1) HMR(M)-461 (HR2S-1) | | Mediterranean | | Operation Deepwater | Valencia, Spain |
June 10, 1958 | September 4, 1958 | | | VS-27 (S2F-1) HS-3 (HSS-1) VAW-12 Det. 34 (AD-5W) HU-2 Det. 34 (HUP-2) HMR(M)-461 (HR2S-1) | | Mediterranean | | | |
October 24, 1962 | December 4, 1962 | | CVSG-54 | VS-22 (S-2) VS-32 (S-2) HS-5 (SH-34J) VAW-33 Det. 39 (EA-1E) HU-2 Det. 39 | AT | Caribbean, Cuba | | Cuban Missile Crises | |
October 8, 1964 | November 25, 1964 | | CVSG-54 | VS-22 (S-2F) VS-32 (S-2F) HS-5 (SH-3A) VAW-33 Det. 39 (EA-1E) | AT | Mediterranean | | | Barcelona, Spain |