Date of Departure | Date of Return | Cruise Book | CVW | Squadrons (Aircraft) | Tail code | Area of Operations | Battle Group | Operations/Exercises | Ports of Call |
May 26, 1955 | November 22, 1955 |
| CVG-4 | VF-22 (F2H-) VF-173 VF-44 (F2H-2) VA-45 (AD-6) VAH-7 (AJ-2) VC-4 Det. (F2H-2N) VC-62 Det. (F2H-2P) VC-33 Det. (AD-) VC-12 Det. (AD-) HU-2 Det. | F | Mediterranean | | | Cadiz, Spain Gibraltar Livorno, Italy Naples, Italy Rapallo, Italy Salonika, Greece Athens, Greece Valencia, Spain Marseille, France Cannes, France Rhodes, Greece Istanbul, Turkey |
March 12, 1956 | September 5, 1956 |
| CVG-8 | VF-82 (F2H-3) VF-61 (F9F-8) VA-83 (F7U-8) VA-85 (AD-6) VAH-5 Det. 33 (AJ-2) VFP-62 Det. 33 VC-12 Det. 33 VC-33 Det. 33 HU-2 Det. 33 | E | Mediterranean | | | Gibraltar Naples, Italy Cannes, France Souda Bay, Crete, Greece Salonika, Greece Rhodes, Greece Athens, Greece Genoa, Italy Palma de Mallorca, Spain |
September 3, 1957 | October 22, 1957 | | CVG-6 | VF-71 VF-33 (FJ-3) VA-66 (F9F-8B) VA-25 (AD-6) VAH-11 (AJ-2) VFP-62 Det. VA(AW)-33 Det. (AD-5N) VAW-12 Det. (AD-5W) HU-2 Det. | C | Northern Atlantic | | | |
June 9, 1958 | August 8, 1958 |
| ATG-181 | VF-41 (F3H-2) VF-81 (F9F-8) VA-76 (F9F-8B) VA-42 (AD-6) VFP-62 Det. (F9F-8P) VA(AW)-33 Det. (AD-5N) VAW-12 Det. (AD-5W) HU-2 Det. | AM | Northern Atlantic | | | Lisbon, Portugal Oslo, Norway Rotterdam, The Netherlands |
February 13, 1959 | August 30, 1959 |
| CVG-6 | VF-74 (F4D-1) VF-33 (F11F-1) VA-66 (A4D-2) VA-65 (AD-6) VA-46 (A4D-2) VFP-62 Det. 33 VAW-33 Det. 33 (AD-5N) VAW-12 Det. 33 (AD-5W) HU-2 Det. 33 | AF | Mediterranean | | | Gibraltar Palma de Mallorca, Spain Naples, Italy Cannes, France Athens, Greece Barcelona, Spain Palermo, Sicily, Italy Leghorn, Italy |
August 4, 1960 | February 17, 1961 |
| CVG-6 | VF-74 (F4D-1) VF-33 (F11F-1) VA-66 (A4D-2) VA-65 (AD-6) VA-76 (A4D-2) VFP-62 Det. 33 (F8U-1P) HU-2 Det. (HUP-2) | AF | Mediterranean | | | Livorno, Italy Rome, Italy Athens, Greece Istanbul, Turkey Beirut, Lebanon Augusta Bay, Sicily, Italy Naples, Italy Genoa, Italy Cannes, France Gibraltar Rota, Spain |
August 3, 1961 | March 1, 1962 |
| CVG-6 | VF-162 (F4D-1) VF-33 (F8U-1E) VA-66 (A4D-2N) VA-65 (AD-6) VA-76 (A4D-2) VFP-62 Det. 33 (F8U-1P) HU-2 Det. (HUP-2) | AF | Mediterranean | | NATO exercises Checkmate I & II NATO exercise Greenstone Exercise Big Game | Naples, Italy Corfu, Greece Rhodes, Greece Athens, Greece Genoa, Italy Livorno, Italy Cannes, France Barcelona, Spain |
January 23, 1963 | March 23, 1963 |
| CVSG-56 | VS-24 (S-2) VS-27 (S-2) HS-3 (SH-3A) VAW-33 Det. 11 (EA-1E) | AU | Western Atlantic, Caribbean | | | |
June 11, 1964 | December 1964 | | CVSG-56 | VS-24 (S-2F) VS-27 (S-2F) HS-3 (SH-3A) VAW-33 Det. (EA-1E) | AU | Mediterranean | | | |
April 4, 1966 | November 21, 1966 |
| CVW-10 | VA-165 (A-1H/J) VA-15 (A-4B) VA-176 (A-1H) VA-95 (A-4B) HC-2 Det. 11 (UH-2A) | AK | Vietnam | | | Naples, Italy Subic Bay, Philippines Yokosuka, Japan Sasebo, Japan Hong Kong |
May 11, 1967 | December 30, 1967 |
| CVW-10 | VSF-3 (A-4B) VA-15 (A-4C) VA-34 (A-4C) VFP-63 Det. 11 (RF-8G) VA-145 (A-1H/J) VF-111 Det. 11 (F-8C) VAW-121 Det. 11 (E-1B) VAW-33 Det. 11 (EA-1F) HC-2 Det. 11 (UH-2A/B) | AK | Vietnam | | | Subic Bay, Philippines Yokosuka, Japan Hong Kong |
June 4, 1968 | February 8, 1969 |
| CVW-10 | VF-111 Det. 11 (F-8C) VA-106 (A-4E) VA-66 (A-4C) VFP-63 Det. 11 (RF-8G) VA-36 (A-4C) VAQ-33 Det. 11 (EA-1F) VAW-121 Det. 11 (E-1B) HC-2 Det. 11 (UH-2B) | AK | Vietnam | | | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Subic Bay, Philippines Sasebo, Japan Hong Kong Singapore Sydney, Australia Wellington, New Zealand |
September 1969 | 1970 | | CVSG-52 | VS-28 (S-2E) VS-31 (S-2E) HS-11 (SH-3A) VAW-121 Det. (E-1B) | AS | Mediterranean | | | |
April 16, 1971 | October 15, 1971 |
| CVSG-56 | VS-24 (S-2E) VS-27 (S-2E) VS-31 (S-2E) HS-11 (SH-3D) VA-45 Det. 11 (A-4C) VAW-121 Det. 11 (E-1B) | AU | Northern Atlantic, Mediterranean | | | Lisbon, Portugal Plymouth, UK Kiel, West Germany Naples, Italy Cannes, France Barcelona, Spain Hamburg, West Germany Copenhagen, Denmark Greenock, UK Rosyth, UK Portsmouth, UK Bergen, Norway |
September 1972 | 1973 |
| CVSG-56 | VS-24 (S-2G) VS-27 (S-2G) VS-31 (S-2E) HS-3 (SH-3D) HS-11 (SH-3D) VA-45 Det. 1 (A-4E) VAW-121 Det. 11 (E-1B) | AU | Northern Atlantic, Mediterranean | | Operation Strong Express Operation Sunny Seas Exercise National Week XV | Copenhagen, Denmark Bergen, Norway Rotterdam, The Netherlands Portsmouth, UK Greenock, Scotland Rota, Spain Barcelona, Spain Palma de Mallorca, Spain Naples, Italy Cannes, France Lisbon, Portugal Genoa, Italy Athens, Greece |
1973 | 1973 | | CVSG-56 | VS-24 (S-2G) VS-27 (S-2G) VS-31 (S-2E) HS-3 (SH-3D) HS-11 (SH-3D) VA-45 Det. 1 (A-4E) VAW-121 Det. 11 (E-1B) | AU | | | | |