U.S. Navy Carrier

Ports of Call Visits

Posted by Dennis Lund
The following listing covers "port visits" for the Aircraft carriers USS Oriskany (CVA-34), and USS Hancock (CVA-19),
on which VA-163/VA-164 were deployed to Vietnam during the
conflict. Sources for the information are listed in the text.

(Compiled in August 2003 by the Naval Aviation History Branch, Naval Warfare Division, Naval Historical Center.)

THE LIST OF RECORDS BELOW ARE THE ONLY DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE IN
THE ARCHIVES OF THE NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER THAT WILL PROVIDE
PORT VISITS FOR AIRCRAFT CARRIERS (CV, CVA, CVAN, CVS) DURING THE
VIETNAM CONFLICT. THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES HOLD DECK LOGS FOR
AIRCRAFT CARRIERS FOR THE VIETNAM CONFLICT. THE ADDRESS IS
NATIONAL ARCHIVES, MODERN MILITARY RECORDS,
8601 ADELPHI ROAD, COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND 20740-6001


USS ORISKANY (CVA-34)

Deployment Dates: 26 May 1966 - 16 Nov 1966

Source: Oriskany Air Intelligence Cruise

In ports for above dates:

Pearl Harbor:  1 - 6 Jun 1966
Yokosuka:  14 - 21 Jun 1966
Subic Bay:  26 - 27 Jun 1966
Subic Bay:  30 Jun - 5 Aug 1966
Subic Bay:  10 - 15 Sep 1966
Hong Kong:  17 - 23 Sep 1966
Subic Bay:  28 Oct - 3 Nov 1966

Deployment Dates: 16 Jun 1967 - 31 Jan 1968

Source: Oriskany Command History Report for 1967

In ports for above dates:

Pearl Harbor:  20 - 21 Jun 1967
Cubi Point:  2 - 12 Jul 1967
Subic Bay/Cubi Point:  9 - 16 Aug 1967
Sasebo:  19 Sep - 1 Oct 1967
Yokosuka:  6 -15 Nov 1967
Subic Bay/Cubi Point:  18 - 23 Dec 1967
Hong Kong:  24 - 30 Dec 1967
Cubi Point:  14 - 17 Jan 1968


USS HANCOCK (CVA-19) 

Deployment Dates: 18 Jul 1968 - 3 Mar 1969 (CVW-21) 

Source: Hancock Command History Report for 1968 and 1969 

In ports for above dates:

Pearl Harbor:  24 Jul 1968
Pearl Harbor:  27-31 Jul 1968
Yokosuka:  8 - 11 Aug  1968 
Subic Bay:  15 -17 Aug  1968 
Subic Bay:  6 - 11 Sep 1968
Subic Bay:  17 - 22 Oct 1968
Singapore:  25-31 Oct 1968
Sasebo:  5-11 Dec 1968
Hong Kong:  14 - 20 Dec 1968
Subic Bay:  16-27 Jan 1969
Subic Bay:  circa 10 Feb - 12 Feb 1969
At anchor - Yokosuka:  16 - 17 Feb 1969
Yokosuka:  17-21 Feb 1969


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