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

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

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:

• NAS North Island

Aircraft assignment

• TBM-3E Avenger
• AF Guardian
• S-2 Tracker

See also

• List of inactive United States Navy aircraft squadrons
• History of the United States Navy

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.