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to end of pageDeployments of USS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT:
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.
* not embarked for the entire deployment
| Date of Departure | Date of Return | Cruise Book | CVW | Squadrons (Aircraft) | Tail code | Area of Operations | Battle Group | Operations/Exercises | Ports of Call |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 8, 1946 | March 19, 1946 | CVBG-75 | VF-75 (F4U-4) VBF-75 (F4U-4) VB-75 (SB2C-4E) VT-75 (SB2C-4E) | FF | Southern Atlantic | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |||
| August 8, 1946 | October 4, 1946 | CVBG-75 | VF-75 (F4U-4) VBF-75 (F4U-4) VB-75 (SB2C-5) VT-75 (SB2C-5) | FF | Mediterranean | Piraeus, Greece | |||
| September 13, 1948 | January 23, 1949 | CVG-4 | VF-41 (F4U-4) VF-42 (F4U-4) VA-44 (AD-1) VA-45 (AD-1) | F | Mediterranean | ||||
| October 27, 1949 | November 23, 1949 | CVG-6 | VF-61 (F8F-2) VF-62 (F8F-2) VF-63 (F8F-2) | C | Northern Atlantic | ||||
| January 10, 1951 | May 18, 1951 | CVG-6 | VA-25 (AD-4) VC-62 Det. VC-33 Det. VC-12 Det. HU-2 Det. | C | Mediterranean | ||||
| September 3, 1951 | February 4, 1952 | CVG-17 | VA-175 (AD-4/4L) VC-62 Det. VC-33 Det. VC-12 Det. HU-2 Det. | R | Mediterranean | ||||
| August 26, 1952 | December 19, 1952 | CVG-17 | VF-172 (F2H-2) VF-174 (F4U-4) VA-175 (AD-4/4L) VC-62 Det. VC-33 Det. VC-12 Det. HU-2 Det. | R | Northern Atlantic, Mediterranean | Operation Mainbrace Operation Longstep | |||
| June 11, 1953 | December 3, 1953 | CVG-1 | VF-12 (F2H-2) VA-15 (AD-4) VC-62 Det. (F2H-2P) VC-33 Det. VC-12 Det. HU-2 Det. (HUP-2) | T | Mediterranean | ||||
| January 7, 1954 | March 5, 1954 |  | Transit from Norfolk, Va, to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash., for SCB-110 conversion. No air wing and aircraft assigned. | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Montevideo, Uruguay Argentina Lima, Peru Panama San Francisco, Ca. | |||||
| June 14, 1956 | August 8, 1956 |   | Transit from Bremerton, Wash., to Mayport, Fla., after SCB-110 conversion. | San Francisco, Ca. San Diego, Ca. Panama Valparaiso, Chile Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |||||
| July 12, 1957 | March 5, 1958 |  | CVG-17 | VF-74 (F4D-1) VF-171 (F2H) VAH-3 (A3D-1) VA-175 (AD-6) VAW-12 Det. 37 VFP-62 Det. 37 VA(AW)-33 Det. 37 HU-2 Det. | AL | Mediterranean | Gibraltar Cannes, France Barcelona, Spain Athens, Greece Corfu, Greece Rhodes, Greece Genoa. Italy Palma de Mallorca, Spain | ||
| February 13, 1959 | September 1, 1959 |  | CVG-1 | VF-14 (F3H-2) VMF(AW)-114 (F4D-1) VA-172 (A4D-2) VA-15 (AD-6) VAH-11 (A3D-2) VFP-62 Det. 37-59 (F8U-1P) HU-2 Det. 37 | AB | Mediterranean | Exercise TUNERUP Exercise Top Weight Exercise Green Swing Exercise MEDFLEX | Naples, Italy Cannes, France Toulon, France Genoa, Italy Athens, Greece Leghorn, Italy Palermo, Sicily, Italy Barcelona, Spain Palma de Mallorca, Spain Gibraltar | |
| January 28, 1960 | August 24, 1960 |  | CVG-1 | VF-14 (F3H-2) VF-11 (F8U-1) VA-172 (A4D-2) VA-46 (A4D-2) VA-15 (AD-6) VAH-11 (A3D-2) VAW-12 Det. 37 VFP-62 Det. 37 (F8U-1P) HU-2 Det. 37 | AB | Mediterranean | Genoa, Italy Rhodes, Greece Athens, Greece Naples, Italy Cannes, France Barcelona, Spain | ||
| February 15, 1961 | August 28, 1961 |  | CVG-1 | VF-14 (F3H-2) VF-11 (F8U-1) VA-172 (A4D-2) VA-12 (A4D-2) VA-15 (AD-6) VAH-11 (A3D-2) VAW-12 Det. 37 (WF-1) VFP-62 Det. 37 (F8U-1P) HU-2 Det. 37 | AB | Mediterranean | Naples, Italy Tripoli, Libya Cannes, France Palermo, Italy Athena, Greece Genoa, Italy | ||
| September 14, 1962 | April 22, 1963 |  | CVG-1 | VF-14 (F-3B) VF-11 (F-8E) VA-172 (A-4C) VA-12 (A-4C) VA-15 (A-1H) VAH-11 (A-3B) VAW-12 Det. 42 (E-1B) VFP-62 Det. (RF-8A) HU-2 Det. | AB | Mediterranean | Rhodes, Greece Athens, Greece Istanbul, Turkey Cannes, France Naples, Italy Palermo, Italy Genoa, Italy Barcelona, Spain | ||
| April 28, 1964 | December 23, 1964 |  | CVW-1 | VF-14 (F-4B) VF-11 (F-8E) VA-172 (A-4C) VA-12 (A-4E) VA-15 (A-1H) VAH-11 (A-3B) VAW-12 Det. (E-1B) VFP-62 Det. (RF-8A) HU-2 Det. (UH-2A) | AB | Mediterranean | Exercise Fairgame II Exercise Fallex 4-64 Haystrike 4-64 | Barcelona, Spain Palma de Mallorca, Spain Valletta, Malta Athens, Greece Cannes, France Naples, Italy Taranto, Italy Messina, Italy Rhodes, Greece Bayonne, NJ (for screw repairs) Palermo, Italy Valencia, Spain | |
| June 28, 1965 | December 17, 1965 |  | CVW-1 | VF-14 (F-4B) VF-11 (F-8E) VA-172 (A-4C) VA-12 (A-4E) VAH-10 (A-3B) VAW-12 Det. (E-1B) VFP-62 Det. (RF-8G) HC-2 Det. (UH-2A) | AB | Mediterranean | USS Douglas H. Fox (DD 779) USS Goodrich (DD 831) | PHIBLEX 2-66 Exercise Lafayette IX | Naples, Italy Valencia, Spain Marseilles, France Istanbul, Turkey Taranto, Italy Palma de Mallorca, Spain Barcelona, Spain |
| June 21, 1966 | February 21, 1967 |  | CVW-1 | VF-14 (F-4B) VF-32 (F-4B) VA-172 (A-4C) VA-12 (A-4E) VA-72 (A-4E) VAH-10 Det. 42 (A-3B) VAW-12 Det. 42 (E-1B) VFP-62 Det. 42 (RF-8G) VQ-1 Det. 42* (EA-3B) VAW-13 Det. 42* (EA-1F) HC-2 Det. 42 (UH-2A/B) | AB | Vietnam | St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Subic Bay, Philippines Yokosuka, Japan Hong Kong Cape Town, South Africa | ||
| August 24, 1967 | May 19, 1968 |  | CVW-1 | VF-14 (F-4B) VF-32 (F-4B) VA-172 (A-4C) VA-12 (A-4E) VA-72 (A-4B) VAH-10 Det. 42 (KA-3B) VAW-121 Det. 42 (E-1B) VFP-63 Det. 42 (RF-8G) HC-2 Det. 42 (UH-2) | AB | Mediterranean | Naples, Italy Barcelona, Spain Taranto, Italy Malta Marseille, France Cannes, France Athens, Greece Valencia, Spain Genoa, Italy | ||
| January 2, 1970 | July 27, 1970 |  | CVW-6 | VF-41 (F-4J) VF-84 (F-4J) VA-15 (A-7B) VA-87 (A-7B) VA-176 (A-6A) VAQ-130 Det. 42 (EKA-3B) VAW-121 Det. 42 (E-1B) VFP-63 Det. 42 (RF-8G) HC-2 Det. 42 (UH-2) | AE | Mediterranean | USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (DD 850) USS Cone (DD 866) USS Charles F. Adams (DDG 2) USS Severn (AO 61) USS Suribachi (AE 21) USS Concord (AFS 5) | Barcelona, Spain Valletta, Malta Athens, Greece Palma de Mallorca, Spain Naples, Italy Cannes, France Rhodes, Greece Taranto, Italy | |
| January 29, 1971 | July 28, 1971 |  | CVW-6 | VF-41 (F-4J) VF-84 (F-4J) VA-15 (A-7B) VA-87 (A-7B) VA-176 (A-6A) VAQ-135 Det. 1 (EKA-3B) VAW-121 Det. 42 (E-1B) VFP-63 Det. 42 (RF-8G) HC-2 Det. 42 (UH-2) | AE | Mediterranean | USS Steinaker (DD 863) USS Albany (CG 10) USS Hammersburg (DE 1015) USS William M. Wood (DD 715) USS Lawrence (DDG 4) USS New (DD 818) USS Rich (DD 820) USS Milwaukee (AOR 2) | Palma de Mallorca, Spain Barcelona, Spain Athens, Greece Rhodes, Greece Malta Taranto, Italy Naples, Italy Trieste, Italy | |
| February 15, 1972 | December 11, 1972 |  | CVW-6 | VF-41 (F-4J) VF-84 (F-4J) VA-15 (A-7B) VA-87 (A-7B) VA-176 (A-6A/KA-6D) VAW-121 Det. 42 (E-1B) VFP-63 Det. 42 (RF-8G) HC-2 Det. 42 (SH-3G) | AE | Mediterranean | Exercise Magic Sword Exercise Dawn Patrol Exercise National Week Operation Quick Draw Exercise Deep Furrow | Rota, Spain Palma, Mallorca, Spain Naples, Italy Athens, Greece Corfu, Greece Souda Bay, Crete, Greece Rhodes, Greece Augusta Bay, Sicily, Italy Cannes, France Barcelona, Spain Mersin, Turkey | |
| September 14, 1973 | March 17, 1974 |  | CVW-6 | VF-41 (F-4B) VA-15 (A-7B) VA-87 (A-7B) VA-176 (A-6A/C/KA-6D) VAW-121 (E-1B) VFP-63 Det. (RF-8G) HC-2 Det. (SH-3G) | AE | Mediterranean | Barcelona, Spain Palma de Mallorca, Spain Athens, Greece Mayport, Fla. | ||
| January 3, 1975 | July 16, 1975 |  | CVW-6 | VF-41 (F-4N) VF-84 (F-4N) VA-15 (A-7B) VA-87 (A-7B) VA-176 (A-6A/C/KA-6D) VAW-121 VFP-63 Det. 2 (RF-8G) HC-2 Det. (SH-3G) | AE | Mediterranean | Brindisi, Italy Cannes, France Palma de Mallorca, Spain Naples, Italy Barcelona, Spain | ||
| October 4, 1976 | April 21, 1977 |  | CVW-19 | VF-51 (F-4N) VF-111 (F-4N) VA-153 (A-7B) VA-215 (A-7B) VA-155 (A-7B) VMA-231 (AV-3A) RVAW-110 Det. 4 (E-1B) VFP-63 Det. (RF-8G) HC-1 Det. 3 (SH-3G) | NM | Mediterranean | Rota, Spain Naples, Italy Catania, Sicily, Italy Taranto, Italy Genoa, Italy Monaco Cannes, France Barcelona, Spain | ||
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