VS-25

VS-25 was an Anti-Submarine Squadron of the U.S. Navy. Originally established as Composite Squadron 25 (VC- 25) on 1 April 1949, it was redesignated Anti-Submarine Squadron (VS-25) on 20 April 1950 and disestablished on 27 September 1968.

Anti-Submarine Squadron 25
VS-25 squadron patch
Active1 April 1949-27 September 1968
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Navy
RoleAnti-submarine warfare
Part ofInactive
Nickname(s)Golden Eagles
EngagementsKorean War
Vietnam War

Operational history
VS-25 TBM-3E Avengers in flight c.1950
National Naval Aviation Museum AF Guardian in the colors of VS-25 in 1980
VS-25 S-2E Tracker in flight in 1967

The squadron was the second to be equipped with the Grumman AF Guardian.[1]

VS-25 was embarked on the USS Bairoko when it was deployed to Korea from 1 December 1951 to 10 June 1952.[2]

From 1961 to 1968, VS-25 and VS-23 were part of Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 55 (CVSG-55), assigned to the USS Yorktown (CVS-10)

VS-25 was embarked on USS Yorktown for three Vietnam deployments:[3]

  • 23 October 1964 – 16 May 1965
  • 6 January-27 July 1966
  • 28 December 1967 – 5 July 1968

Home port assignments

The squadron was assigned to these home ports:

Aircraft assignment

See also

References
  1. Wagner, Ray (1982). American Combat Planes. Doubleday & Company. p. 498. ISBN 0385131208.
  2. Campbell, Douglas (2013). U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and MATS Aircraft Lost During the Korean War. Syneca Research Group Inc. pp. 11–12. ISBN 9781304610737.
  3. "Carrier, Carrier Based Squadrons and Non-Carrier Based Squadron Deployments to Vietnam" (PDF). Washington, D.C.: Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy. 1995. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
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