VS-25

Anti-Submarine Squadron 25
VS-25 squadron patch
Active	1 April 1949 – 27 September 1968
Country	United States
Branch	United States Navy
Role	Anti-submarine warfare
Part of	Inactive
Nickname(s)	Golden Eagles
Engagements	Korean War Vietnam War

Military unit

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.

Operational history

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:

NAS North Island

Aircraft assignment

TBM-3E Avenger
AF Guardian
S-2 Tracker

References

^ Wagner, Ray (1982). American Combat Planes. Doubleday & Company. p. 498. ISBN 0385131208.
^ 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.
^ "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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