VS-25 explained

Unit Name:	Anti-Submarine Squadron 25
Dates:	1 April 1949 – 27 September 1968
Country:	United States
Branch:	United States Navy
Role:	Anti-submarine warfare
Command Structure:	Inactive
Nickname:	Golden Eagles
Battles:	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

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

VS-25 was embarked on the 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

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

Notes and References

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