Ranger saw combat in that theatre and provided air support for Operation Torch. [66], Ranger returned to Scapa Flow on 6 October. [39] Arriving in Norfolk on 8 December,[40] she sailed on 21 December for patrol in the South Atlantic. 1969-70 Vietnam cruise What Division or Squadron were you in? 1953) PART IV. Each day that one or more sorties are flown in accordance with these criteria shall count as one day toward the 30 or 60-day requirement. [12] Three elevators were provided to move aircraft between the flight deck and hangar deck. On 27 January 1973, the Vietnam cease-fire, announced four days earlier, came into effect and ORISKANY, AMERICA, ENTERPRISE and RANGER, on Yankee Station, cancelled all combat sorties into North and South Vietnam. Vietnam Defense Campaign (8 March 1965 - 24 December 1965) Ranger was deployed to WestPac from 5 August 1964 - 6 May 1965. Following Navy Day celebrations there, she sailed on 30 October[74] for brief operations at Pensacola, Florida, as a training carrier, later relieved in that role by Saipan. Keeping the flightdeck clear of obstacles complicated the arrangement of machinery. She remained on the eastern seaboard until decommissioned at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard on 18 October 1946. These reports provide very limited information regarding port visits. The catapults were dropped to save cost. [41] Ranger was one of 14 ships to receive the early RCA CXAM-1 radar. [2], Casablanca capitulated to the American forces on 11 November. On 11 July, she departed from Norfolk and headed for Panama. 25 May 1976 - 1 June 1976 (Typhoon Olga - Subic Bay, PI), This is basically the same requirements as the the Vietnam Service Medal except that it requires 6 months of cumulative service. During the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam conflict (starting in 1961 and ending on 2 January 1973) the Navy lost 726 fixed-wing aircraft and 13 helicopters to hostile action. Air operations off Okinawa were followed by maneuvers with SEATO naval units out of Subic Bay. The ship was especially active in Vietnam, earning thirteen battle stars over the course of the conflict. Fantastic website and great stories/pictures! By December the 33rd Fighter Group had taken heavy losses in Tunisia and need reinforcement. The ship was sold for scrap in 1947. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. United States naval ship classes of World War II. After Lexington and Saratoga,[a] there were 69,000 long tons (70,000 t) remaining for construction of aircraft carriers. One battle star awarded for participation in 1 or more of the North African occupation actions. USS Ranger (CV-4) was an interwar United States Navy aircraft carrier, the only ship of its class.As a Treaty ship, Ranger was the first U.S. vessel to be designed and built from the keel up as a carrier. Only one thing we regret. Ranger was deployed to WestPac from 9 November 1962 - 14 June 1963. The smaller plant also produced less gasses than a 100,000shp plant. Vietnam Counter-offensive II Home Naval Surface Vessels FTP 218, Navy and Marine Corps Award Manual, NAVPERS 15,790 (REV. [2] Ranger was the only pre-war U.S. carrier never to have engaged Japanese forces in battle. This is the USS Ranger (CVA/CV-61) History and Memorial site. For her service Ranger was awarded two Service stars and the following ribbons/awards. [16], Ranger was laid down on 26 September 1931 by the Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Newport News, Virginia, and launched on 25 February 1933, sponsored by Lou Henry Hoover, First Lady of the United States. Outriggers at the edge of the flight deck provided extra stowage for aircraft on deck. [56] Ranger departed from the Moroccan coast on 12 November,[57] returning to Hampton Roads on 24 November and Norfolk on 14 December 1942. Ranger was not deployed during this period. Jean Bart's 15 in turret was quickly repaired. The machine guns were arrayed along the gallery and the 5-inch guns arrayed with one at each corner of the gallery, two at the bow, and two on the fantail. Named for the term used for a military scout, the ship reported for service in the Pacific Fleet. [47] Upon return to Quonset Point on 28 May, she made a patrol to Argentia, Newfoundland. Her first few voyages were for WESTPAC operations in the western Pacific. Ranger also incorporated a gallery deck between the flight deck and hangar deck. On 10 November, Jean Bart opened fire again, and almost hit the heavy cruiser Augusta, the Task Force 34 flagship. In retaliation, bombers from Ranger inflicted severe damage on Jean Bart with two heavy bombs hitting the bow and the stern, causing the French battleship to sink into the harbor mud with decks awash. Other aircraft operating improvements were contemplated. Across the years many alterations were made to her armament. King’s draft response to Churchill’s insistence displayed a lack of tact. 1953) American Service Medal Atlantic "A" Device for USS, Royal Navy, Home Fleet, Admiralty War Diary September to October 1943 – USS, Royal Navy, Home Fleet, Admiralty War Diary November to December 1943 – USS, Royal Navy, Home Fleet Destroyer Command, Admiralty War Diary July to December 1943 – USS, HMS Duke of York, SERVICE HISTORIES of ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS in WORLD WAR 2 – USS, Universal Newsreel, 72 P-40Fs of the 57th Fighter Group fly off of the Aircraft Carrier, National Archives Online FLIGHT OPERATIONS ABOARD USS RANGER (CV-4), 07/1942, Flight Operations on the Aircraft Carrier, List of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=USS_Ranger_(CV-4)&oldid=998087216, Aircraft carriers of the United States Navy, World War II aircraft carriers of the United States, Short description is different from Wikidata, Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Acquired for scrap for $259K on 31 January 1947, North African occupation: Algeria-Morocco landings. The large height and open girders of the flight deck structure allowed for stowage of spare fuselages. The college’s solution was to maximize the number of aircraft and hulls allowable under the treaty. Our team extensively researched ways to simplify the process of verifying whether coordinates from ships’ logs were inside the zone. Following this broadcast, German news releases reported that Commander Otto von Bülow of the U-boat U-404, personally decorated by Adolf Hitler with Oak Leaves to the Knight's Cross, had "in addition to torpedoing four steamers, caught and sank the American aircraft carrier Ranger.". [58], On 2 December 1942, Ranger was again requested for in a cable from Churchill to Roosevelt, this time in connection to American misfortunes. This document represents data taken from the SECNAV 1650 Report which alleges to … [24] Ranger's ultimate armament was six 40mm quadruple mounts and forty-six 20mm mounts. On 8 November 1942, Allied landings in French North Africa (Operation Torch) began. Transiting the Panama Canal on 7 April,[31] she arrived in San Diego on 15 April. [7][5][b], Initially, Ranger was designed as a flush-decker, like Langley, with nothing extending above the flight deck. Awards 95. Admiral King favored having the conversions done, but the Bureau of Ships insisted that allocating the manpower and resources required to accomplish this would considerably delay the completion of new aircraft carriers under construction. Authorized in 2002 the KDSM period of eligibility is July 28, 1954, to a future date to be determined by the Secretary of Defense. Wargames had indicated that severe attrition to airframes and hulls would occur in any war. At 06:18, Ranger launched 20 Douglas SBD Dauntless dive bombers and an escort of eight Wildcats. [72] After embarking the men and aircraft of Night Fighting Squadron 102 and nearly 1,000 U.S. Marines, Ranger steamed for Hawaiian waters on 28 July, reaching Pearl Harbor on 3 August. Achtung! [69] Steaming out on 24 April for her fifth and final transatlantic ferry mission, she arrived at Casablanca on 4 May. $2.95 shipping. After Rommel's victories in May and June, most notably the fall of Tobruk during the Battle of Gazala, the United States agreed to commit to the North African theater a total of nine combat groups, of which seven groups were to be in operation by the end of 1942. [18] Commencing trials on 1 May 1934, Ranger made 30.35 kn and generated 58,700 shp. [54][55], In addition to damaging and sinking Jean Bart, Ranger's attack aircraft scored two direct bomb hits on the French destroyer leader Albatros, completely wrecking her forward half and causing 300 casualties. In November, Newport News Shipbuilding received the contract to build her. Earlier (1922–24) studies had proposed alternative carrier designs of 23,000 tons and 27,000 tons. During this downtime, the warship was upgraded extensively with all-modern sensors, communications and processing systems to help extend her service life. On 4 January 1939, she departed San Diego for winter fleet operations in the Caribbean based at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. [67] She patrolled with the British 2nd Battle Squadron in waters extending northwestward to Iceland,[68] and then she departed from Hvalfjord on 26 November,[68] arriving at Boston on 3 December.[68]. [15] On 10 December, the name Ranger was assigned to the planned aircraft carrier. [2] After New York City, she moved to Norfolk for refit on 19 May 1944. [38], In December 1941, she was returning to Norfolk from an ocean patrol extending to Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Awarded AFEM. The hangar deck was semi-open and had large roll-up metal curtain doors which could be closed in bad weather. [10], Nearly her entire upper deck was devoted to the hangar. Be engaged in actual combat during an armed engagement, regardless of the time in the area of eligibility. Ships Ranger with emphasis on the 7th ship to bear that name, CVA-61. Date Signed: June 05, 2008 7:20 PM Reference ID: 1723241 From IP: 71.202.51.5 [Block IP] Weight and protection issues were to be solved by blistering the hull. USS RANGER (CVA-61) Deployment Dates: 5 August 1964 - 6 May 1965. Admiral (former Commanding Officer USS Ranger) Hank Glindeman, passed away Sunday, 15 Feb 2015, night at his home. The two Service stars awarded to Ranger were awarded based on her participation in the operations detailed below. [36], Ranger cruised along the eastern seaboard out of Norfolk and into the Caribbean Sea. Meanwhile the Ranger, still very much afloat, is doing her job." [23] Similarly, the 1.1-in battery was swapped with quadruple Bofors 40mm guns in December 1942. [51], It was still dark at 06:15 that day, when Ranger—stationed 30 mi (48 km) northwest of Casablanca—began launching her aircraft to support the landings made at three points on the Atlantic coast of North Africa (Operation Torch). [59], Following training in Chesapeake Bay, Ranger underwent an overhaul at the Norfolk Navy Yard from 16 December 1942–7 February 1943. U.S. Navy Ships in Vietnam The Blue Water Navy Veteran’s Act of 2019 Map provides a way for veterans to determine if their ship entered the zone created by the law. CAMPAIGN AND SERVICE MEDALS for USS, Navy and Marine Corps Award Manual, NAVPERS 15,790 (REV. The carrier spent the remainder of 1958 in pilot qualification training for Air Group 14 and fleet exercises along the California coast. To meet the request, Churchill offered both Illustrious and Victorious in exchange for Ranger replacing Victorious in the Home Fleet. Inspired designs on t-shirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. The first change was to consolidate the 5-in gun battery by pairing the four main deck guns with the four gallery deck guns. As a Treaty ship, Ranger was the first U.S. vessel to be designed and built from the keel up as a carrier. [61], On 25 April 1943, German radio announced "Achtung! These provided air superiority during the amphibious invasion of Vichy-ruled French Morocco. original vintage united states navy * rare * cruise book for the aircraft carrier uss ranger cva-61 vietnam deployment 1967-1968. published by the crew as a permanent record of the ship during her vietnam deployment 1967-68. hard covered book measures 9" x 12" profusely illustrated 308 pages with photos of the ship and crew. USS Ranger (CV-4), AWARDS RECEIVED BY USS RANGER (CVA/CV-61)TOP GUN OF THE PACIFIC FLEET, All original material copyright ©2000-2018 by Shutterbug Design. [63] Departing from Halifax on 11 August,[64] she joined the British Home Fleet at Scapa Flow, Scotland, on 19 August, with which she patrolled the approaches to the British Isles. [65] The objective of the force was the northern Norwegian port of Bodø. The day before in response to advance notice of the reinforcement request routed through General George Marshall, who was then visiting London, Admiral Ernest King had already definitely stated that Ranger and any other major fleet unit could not be made available for the Indian Ocean. USS Ranger (CV-4) was an interwar United States Navy aircraft carrier, the only ship of its class. USS Ranger CV-61 Rate AE Aviation Electricians Mate T … Three of the aircraft were lost to anti-aircraft fire. Is wounded or injured in the line of duty and requires medical evacuation from the area of eligibility. [75] After calling at Norfolk, she entered the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard on 19 November for overhaul. On 3 January 1944, Ranger became a training carrier out of Quonset Point, Rhode Island. The USS Ranger CV/CVA-61 was commissioned in August of 1957 and served in the Vietnam War earning 13 battle stars. One of four Forrestal-class Aircraft Carriers built in the 1950’s, the USS Ranger was commissioned by the U.S. Navy in August 1957. Further, although the Veteran has not asserted exposure by the theory that the USS Ranger was in the territorial waters of Vietnam, the theory that Agent Orange could contaminate a ship due to its proximity to the Vietnam coast, triggering the presumption of exposure to Agent Orange, was rejected in Haas. The next day we issued a denial and ... on October 4 we spread panic and chaos in the Norwegian shipping lanes. USS Ranger departing for sea trials in 1957 USS Ranger (CV-61) was the third of four Forrestal-class aircraft carriers designed and built in the 1950s for the US Navy. At it was too slow to operate with its larger successors in the Pacific, Ranger saw extensive service in the Atlantic during World War II. She was hit and moderately damaged by Ranger's dive bombers, then silenced by the fifth hit from the 16 in (406 mm) guns of the American battleship Massachusetts, which jammed the rotating mechanism of the one working turret. [43], On 15 April 1942, Prime Minister Winston Churchill cabled President Franklin Delano Roosevelt requesting North Carolina and Ranger reinforce the Eastern Fleet in the wake of the Indian Ocean Raid. While participating as a regularly assigned air crewmember flying sorties into, out of, within, or over the area of eligibility in support of military operations. [19] The ship was commissioned at the Norfolk Navy Yard on 4 June 1934, with Captain Arthur L. Bristol in command. Although all four ships of the class were completed with angled decks, Ranger had the distinction of being the first US carrier built from the very beginning as an angled deck ship.. The Vietnam War Era covered by the analysis is January 1962 through May 1975. Ranger’s contribution to the establishment of the Ninth Air Force was to ferry another 72 Army P-40s. The smoke from the ship's six boilers was vented up six small stacks, with three on each side of the aft hangar. Gary Kerans passed along pictures of his recent visit with you and your website link. The seventh USS Ranger (CV/CVA-61) is one of four Forrestal-class supercarriers built for the US Navy in the 1950s. [64], Ranger departed from Scapa Flow with the Home Fleet on 2 October to attack German shipping in Norwegian waters (Operation Leader). Commissioned in 1934, USS Ranger (CV-4) was the US Navy's first purpose-built aircraft carrier.Though relatively small, Ranger helped pioneer several design features that were incorporated in the later Yorktown-class carriers. The unusual stack arrangement is a carry-over from her flush-deck design. The Forrestal-class carriers were the first supercarriers, weighing 60,000 tons on average and stretching over a length of 1,070 feet. Another flight destroyed seven planes on the Port Lyautey field. $6.10 shipping. In the mid-1960s, the ship began voyages around Southeast Asia as tensions there began to escalate. Attempts to order one of these designs had failed. The aft elevator was to be enlarged, the amidship elevator was to be replaced with a deck-edge elevator, and two flight deck catapults were to be installed. This item will ship to United States, but the seller has not specified shipping options. King accepted one carrier but retained Ranger to use in the Atlantic or the Pacific at his discretion. RVAH 5 Comments:-----5. It is dedicated to the history of the U.S. USS Ranger was a Forrestal-class aircraft carrier commissioned on Aug. 10, 1957. Ranger departed from Pearl Harbor on 13 October[73] to train new naval pilots for combat duty. Designed as a weight-saving measure, the light wood deck was found to be easily repairable. [60] She repeated the mission with another load, 75 P-40L fighters of the Army Air Forces' 58th Fighter Group to Africa, arriving at Casablanca on 23 February. It was relatively small, just 730 ft (222.5 m) long and under 15,000 long tons (15,000 t), closer in size and displacement to the first US carrier—Langley—than later ships. Shipping and handling. Source: Ranger history report for 1 Apr-30 Sep 1964, 1 Oct 1964-31 Mar 1965 and 31 Mar 1965-30 Sep 1965. Some of Ranger's planes strafed four French destroyers in Casablanca Harbor, while others strafed and bombed nearby shore batteries.[2][53]. The anti-aircraft armament received a major upgrade when six 1.1-in quadruple mounts were installed; the 1.1-in battery replaced a battery of 3-inch (76 mm)/50 caliber guns installed months before as placeholders. When an island was added midway through construction, rebuilding the uptakes into the island was rejected as too costly. [11], The flight deck was a light superstructure sheathed in wood. [42], Ranger served as flagship of Rear Admiral Arthur B. Cook, Commander, Carriers, Atlantic Fleet—until 6 April 1942, when he was relieved by Rear Admiral Ernest D. McWhorter, who also broke his flag in Ranger. For her service in the Vietnam War (1955-1975), USS Ranger was awarded 13 total Battle Stars. In-port, Subic Bay circa Aug – Sep 1964 for I originally had them published to my website back then. A special weapons warfare exercise and a patrol along the southern seaboard o… Operating out of San Diego under the Commander, Fleet Air, Alameda, California, Ranger continued training air groups and squadrons along the California coast throughout the remainder of the war. Final loss: A-6A 157007 (VA-35, USS America), AAA South Vietnam 24 January 1973, crew rescued; A-7 Corsair—100 total, 55 in combat First loss: A-7A 153239 (VA-147, USS Ranger), SAM North Vietnam 22 December 1967, LCdr J.M. Size of the plant influenced both the placement of the boilers and the amount of smoke generated. The information is taken from OPNAV Notice 1650, Dated 1 March 2001, sent by the CNO to all ships and stations. Vietnam Counter-offensive (25 December 1965 - 30 June 1966) 14 January 1966 - 12 February 1966 23 February 1966 - 22 March 1966 11 April 1966 - 9 May 1966 29 May 1966 - 1 July 1966: IV. One division of dive bombers attacked the 8,000 long tons (8,100 t) freighter La Plata, while the rest continued north to attack a German ship convoy. Departing San Diego on 30 September 1945,[74] she embarked civilian and military passengers at Balboa[74] and then steamed for New Orleans, Louisiana, arriving on 18 October. [52] Nine of her Wildcat fighters attacked the Rabat and Rabat-Sale aerodromes, headquarters of the French air forces in Morocco. Work began in 1925 on the design of a fourth aircraft carrier for the US Navy, as a follow-on to the small Langley, converted from a collier, and the large Lexington and Saratoga, which were in the process of being converted from incomplete battlecruisers. [25] After arriving at New York Harbor on 16 May, Ranger entered the Norfolk Navy Yard to have her flight deck strengthened, new aircraft catapults installed, and radar equipment updated. [72] During the next three months, Ranger conducted night carrier flight training operations out of Pearl Harbor.[72]. He stated the only manner at all in which the Navy could assist was by using Ranger to ferry the pursuit planes necessary to bring the 10th Air Force up to full operational strength. [62], She patrolled and trained pilots along the New England coast steaming as far north as Halifax, Nova Scotia. 35. Links
On 17 October 1941 approval was given to install torpedo stowage during the next overhaul in conjunction with the activation of a torpedo squadron. This time she ferried a complete combat unit, 57th Fighter Group, which she launched off the coast of Africa for Accra on 19 July. $6.35 $ 6. RangerGuy's photos
The USS Ranger CV-61 is seen rescuing a boat of 138 Vietnamese refugees in March 1981 in the South China Sea. American Defense Service Medal ("A" device), European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal (2 stars), As built: 14,576 long tons (14,810 t) (standard), 216 officers and 2,245 enlisted men including embarked air group (as built), This page was last edited on 3 January 2021, at 19:18. [9], Concerns about smoke dispersion impacted propulsion design. Throughout the late 1960s and into the 1970s, the ship was often … Operational History The carrier operated 76 aircraft as constructed; equal to Lexington with half the displacement.[13]. Having limited experience to draw on, key characteristics of the design were derived from wargaming experience at the U.S. Cressman, pp. [14] Complementing the machine guns were eight dual-purpose 5-inch (127 mm)/25 caliber guns controlled by two Mark 33 directors. Responding to Eisenhower’s request, Ranger departed Norfolk on January 8th with the 325th Fighter Group aboard for delivery to Casablanca. The contract price was 15.2 million dollars. Apr 9, 2016 - Top Gun Bar None. Vichy French government forces attacked the Allied forces in defense of the neutrality of French Morocco, in what became known as the Naval Battle of Casablanca. The stacks were hinged and were rotated to a position parallel with the hangar deck during flight operations. On the afternoon of 4 October, Ranger was located by three German aircraft; her combat air patrol shot down two of the enemy planes and chased away the third. An island superstructure was not included in the original design, but was added after completion. Did you serve aboard the USS Ranger, if so when? [22] In March of 1942, the .50 cal machine guns were exchanged for much more capable Oerlikon 20mm cannons. [27] She returned to Norfolk on 4 October[29] for operations off the Virginia Capes and two stints in dry dock for post trial repairs[30] until 1 April 1935,[31] when she sailed for the Pacific. [3][4], The major limitation constraining any design was the Washington Naval Treaty of 1920. Deployments of USS RANGER: Note: During deployments a VRC (Fleet Tactical Support … See more ideas about ranger, aircraft carrier, navy aircraft carrier. They also sank two of four small German merchant ships in the Bodø roadstead. During April, the three carriers assigned to Task Force 77 - Ranger, Kitty Hawk, and Hancock - provided a constant two-carrier posture on Yankee Station. [70] The new aircraft were exchanged with damaged U.S. Army aircraft marked for repair in the U.S., while military passengers were embarked for the return to New York City. This resulted in modeling for three 23,000 long ton carriers, four 17,250 ton carriers, and five 13,800 ton carriers. Since Ranger’s commissioning, the size of carrier aircraft had grown enormously. Awarded AFEM: III. [66], A second attack group from Ranger—consisting of 10 Grumman TBF Avenger torpedo bombers and six Wildcats—destroyed a German freighter and a small coastal ship, and bombed a troop-laden transport. High quality Uss Ranger gifts and merchandise. Captain Nick, On the 1976 Ranger cruise I was a LTjg RIO in VF-154. [2], In December 1940, Ranger's VF-4 became one of the first units to receive the newer Grumman F4F-3 Wildcats. USS Ranger (CVA-61) The Deck Logs Project was undertaken by members of the original Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Association to document when certain ships were within Vietnam Territorial Seas defined as 12 miles from Baseline. [20], To save money, Ranger was initially designed and commissioned without torpedo stowage or a torpedo bomber squadron. Without loss to themselves, they destroyed seven planes at one field, and 14 bombers at the other. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. On 13 December 1943, Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Ernest King had approved an extensive modernization. The Vichy French battleship Jean Bart opened fire with the four 15 in (381 mm) guns of her one operational turret on U.S. warships covering the landings. In October 1943, she fought in Operation Leader, air attacks on German shipping off Norway. She transited the Panama Canal five days later, embarked several hundred U.S. Army passengers at Balboa, Panama,[71] then sailed to San Diego, arriving there on 25 July. [46] Although no difficulties were encountered in flying off Ranger’s deck, errors in crossing Africa led to the loss of 10 or so en route. 5.0 out of 5 stars 6. They also attacked the French cruiser Primauguet as she sortied from Casablanca Harbor and dropped depth charges within killing range of two submarines. [35] She then steamed north to Norfolk, arriving on 20 April. 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