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USS Midway (CVA-41) 1972 YEARS END SUMMARY CHAPTER XXVI APPENDIX VI
“January 1, 1972 found USS Midway (CVA-41) undergoing Restricted Availability Period (RAV) in Hunters Point Naval Shipyard from 1 January to 3 February 1972. Midway conducted a Fast Cruise with no major problems encountered from 29 to 30 January 1972; departed Hunters Point Naval Shipyard to conduct Sea Trials from 3 to 4 February 1972, with Midway returning to Alameda upon completion the following day” (Ref. USS MIDWAY Command History for Calendar Year 1972).
“USS Midway (CVA-41) remained at Naval Air Station, Alameda, California (RFS) from 4 to 13 February 1972, departing NAS, Alameda, California on 14 February 1972, for Independence Steaming Exercise (ISE) in northern California waters from 14 to 17 February 1972; remaining at NAS, Alameda, California (RFS) from 17 to 21 February 1972” (Ref. USS MIDWAY Command History for Calendar Year 1972).
“USS Midway (CVA-41) returned to Naval Air Station, Alameda, California on 11 March 1972, steaming from 22 to 23 February 1972, her first port of call and those that followed were at Naval Air Station, North Island, San Diego, California (24, 26 to 27 Feb. and 2 to 5 Mar.) in between Refresher Training intervals (28 Feb. to 1 Mar. and 6 to 9 Mar.), with Midway passing each test with flying colors en route Alameda on 10 March 1972. Midway remained at Naval Air Station, Alameda, California (RFS) from 11 to 19 March 1972; departing NAS, Alameda, California to conduct Carrier Qualifications from 20 to 28 March 1972; remaining at NAS, Alameda, California (RFS) from 29 March to 3 April 1972” (Ref. USS MIDWAY Command History for Calendar Year 1972).
“USS Midway (CVA-41) returned to Naval Air Station, Alameda, California on 6 April 1972, with CVW-5 and attached squadrons reporting aboard for Refresher Operations during the period from 4 to 6 April 1972. On the 6th Midway was made the "Ready" Carrier in the Eastern Pacific, and was called upon to deploy to the Western Pacific with ninety hours notice; remaining at Naval Air Station, Alameda, California (RFS) from 7 to 9 April 1972” (Ref. USS MIDWAY Command History for Calendar Year 1972).
“USS Midway (CVA-41) with Rear Admiral W. R. Flanagan relieving Rear Admiral J. L. Butts, as Commander and Captain K. L. Shugart, as Chief of Staff, Carrier Division One and Captain C. E. Myers, Commander, Carrier Air Wing 5 (CVW-5) embarked departed Naval Air Station, Alameda, California 10 April 1972, Captain S, R. Foley, Jr. relieved Captain W. L. Harris, Jr., as Commanding Officer, on her Ninth “WestPac” deployment, operating with the Pacific Fleet and the 7th Fleet, her ninth South China Sea deployment, on her third Vietnam Combat Cruise on “Yankee Station,” in the Gulf of Tonkin in the Far East, returning to the war zone seven weeks earlier than her scheduled deployment date. She will under go her second deployment since her second recommission on 31 January 1970, following completion of a four-year conversion-modernization at the San Francisco Bay Naval Shipyard, arriving on 11 February 1966, ending the year of 1965 upon arrival from her sixth “WestPac” deployment operating with the Pacific Fleet and tour of duty with the 7th Fleet, on her first Vietnam Combat Cruise in the Far East. She will under go her eighth deployment since her first recommission upon completion of SCB-110 (August 1955 to 30 September 1957), decommissioning in August 1955 upon completion of her World Cruise for a five month SCB-110 modernization that included new innovations such as an enclosed bow and an angled flight deck to be installed at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton Washington; redesignated CVA-41 on 1 October 1952. She will under go her 18th Foreign Water Fleet Deployment (FWFD) since her commission 10 September 1945, having the destination of being the lead ship of her class, and the first to be commissioned after the end of lead ship of her class, and the first to be commissioned after the end of World War II” (Ref. 1-Midway, 72, 1181, 1181A, 1181B, 1181C, 1181DD, 1181E, 1181E1, 1181F, 1181G, 1181H, 1181I, 1181J, 1181N & USS MIDWAY Command History for Calendar Year 1972).
USS Midway (CVA 41) WestPac Cruise Book 1972-73 – Ref. 1181 The Cruise – Ref. 1181A Chain of Command – Ref. 1181B Carrier Division One Staff– Ref. 1181C Highlights and Places Visited – Ref. 1181DD
USS Midway (CVA-41) with CVW-5 (NF) (10 April 1972 to 8 March 1973)
CVW-5 (NF) Squadrons: VF-161, F-4B; VF-151, F-4B; VA-93, A-7B; VA-56, A-7B; VA-115, A-6A KA-6D; VFP-63 Det. 3, RF-8G; VAW-115, E-2B; VAQ-130 Det. 2, EKA-3B; HC-1 Det. 2, SH-3G and *HC-7 Det., 110, HH-3A” (Ref. USS MIDWAY Command History for Calendar Year 1972).
“USS Worden (CG-18) and USS Towers (DDG-9) joined up with USS Midway (CV-41) as part of her task force” (Reef. 84A).
“With a full complement of crew and Air wing, USS Midway (CVA-41) sailed from Naval Air Station, Alameda, California on 10 April 1972, and arrived at Subic Bay, Republic of Philippines on 22 April 1972, departing after a one day stay for fuel and supplies Midway set sail for work up of the Air wing and subsequent combat missions on her first line period of seven line periods in the South China Sea and the Gulf of Tonkin “Yankee Station” by years end” (Ref. 405 & USS MIDWAY Command History for Calendar Year 1973).
“First line period in the South China Sea and the Gulf of Tonkin when CVW-5 began flight operations in the Southern Stations OPS on 30 April 1972” (Ref. USS MIDWAY Command History for Calendar Year 1972).
“On 11 May 1972, aircraft from USS Midway (CVA-41) along with those from USS Coral Sea (CVA-43), USS Kitty Hawk (CVA-63), and USS Constellation (CVA-64) continued laying minefields in ports of signicance to the North Vietnamese — Thanh Hoa, Dong Hoi, Vinh, Hon Gai, Quang Khe and Cam Pha as well as other approaches to Haiphong. Ships that were in port in Haiphong had been advised that the mining would take place and that the mines would be armed 72 hours later. Early mining was not confined solely to the seven principal ports. Other locations were also seeded early in the campaign, including the Cua Sot, Cap Mui Ron, and the river mouths, Cua Day and Cua Lac Giang, south of Don Son and the Haiphong port complex” (Ref. 1-Midway & 72).
“After work up of the Air wing, en route Southern Station/TTY from 24 to 29 April 1972, USS Midway (CVA-41) conducted combat missions on her first line period in the South China Sea and the Gulf of Tonkin when CVW-5 began flight operations in the Southern Stations OPS from 30 April to 12 May 1972” (Ref. USS MIDWAY Command History for Calendar Year 1972).
“On 12 May 1972, aircraft from USS Midway (CVA-41) stood down while it proceeded North to Yankee (Station?? Something is missing from bottom of this page to top of next page), yet we can conclude in addition to missing content, Midway ‘icipated” (particpated) in armed RECCE and mining missions designed to impede the flow of men and material moving south to support the enemy war effort. The targeting effort started out with specific emphasis on lines of communication. As the existing targets in that category were damaged or destroyed, additional targeting of industrial complexes was made available for strike. Enemy defensive reactions in North Vietnam were radically different from that experienced in MR's III and IV in South Vietnam. Heaviest AAA was encountered around strategic bridges and choke points as well as within the major cities of Haiphong, Nam Dinh, Thanh Hoa and Vinh. Most of the reaction was random barrage type, but some 57mm and 85mm were of the tracking variety. The SAM Order of Battle continued to shift to the south in an apparent effort to cover enemy advance into South Vietnam and Laos” (Ref. USS MIDWAY Command History for Calendar Year 1972).
“Two MIG 19's and two 17's were shot down by VF-l6l ROCKRIVER aircraft on 18 and 23 May 1972, respectively, with both engagements in the vicinity of Kep airfield. The engagement on 18 May involved two MIG 19's and two F-4 ROCKRIVERS (crew ROCKRIVER 110, pilot LT Henry BARTHOLOMAY, RIO LT Oran BROWN / ROCKRIVER 105 pilot LT Patrich ARW00D; RIO LT Michael BELL), assigned as MIGCAP for an Alpha Strike on the Haiphong RR bridge. The MIG's were downed by a total of three sidewinders. In the 23 May engagement ROCKRIVER 100 (pilot LCDR Ron MCKEOWN; RIO LT Jack ENSCH), assigned as MIGCAP for an Alpha Strike on the Haiphong PPS, downed 2 MIG 17's using 4 sidewinders” (Ref. USS MIDWAY Command History for Calendar Year 1972).
“Midway Air wing combat missions on nine line periods in the South China Sea and the Gulf of Tonkin with CVW-5 flight operations on “Yankee Station,” conducting combat missions or strikes against North Vietnam as follows:
En route Southern Station/TTY from 24 to 29 April 1972, conducting combat missions or strikes against North Vietnam targets on her first line period in the South China Sea and the Gulf of Tonkin when CVW-5 began flight operations in the Southern Stations OPS AREA from 30 April to 12 May 1972 (13), followed by operations on “Yankee Station” from 13 to 31 May 1972 (19); Yankee Station OPS from 11 June to 7 July 1972 on her second line period (27); Yankee Station OPS from 17 July to 13 August 1972 on her third line period (89); Yankee Station OPS from 24 August to 10 September 1972 on her fourth line period (18); Yankee Station OPS from 20 September to 12 October 1972 on her fifth line period (23); Yankee Station OPS from 24 October to 23 November 1972 on her sixth line period (31); Yankee Station OPS from 3 to 20 December 1972 on her seventh line period (226 “Yankee Station” Days + 13 Southern Stations OPS AREA befote arriving on “Yankee Station” on 13 May 1972, totaling 238 Line Days)” (Ref. USS MIDWAY Command History for Calendar Year 1972 & 1973):
1972 North Vietnam Sortie statistics (One to Seven Line Periods):
USS MIDWAY (CVA-41) 1972 Statistics:
a. Engineering:
b. AIMD:
1. Navy Oil Analysis Program (NOAP) Laboratory was instituted. 2. Micro – Miniature Repair Program initiated. 3. Department processed approximately 48,000 items through the Aviation Maintenance Material Management (3M) System. Approximately seventy-percent of the items were repaired and returned to the supply system for re-issue.
c. Medical:
d. Communications:
e. Dental:
1. Examined and provided stannous fluoride treatments to 250 dependent children 2. Instituted emergency and preventive dentistry program for escort Destroyers 3. Total patients – 8,119 USS MIDWAY (CVA-41) 1972 Statistics:
f. Deck:
g. Weapons expenditures:
h. Air Department:
Documentary Annexes
CVA-41 1972 Schedule:
CVA-41 1972 Sequence of Events, Visitors, Awards and Caualities (1 January to 31 December 1972):
1973 Vietnam Combat Cruisse and 9th “WestPac” Ship Schedule Ship Location, Sequence of Events, Visitors, Awards and Caualities (1 January to 8 March 1973) is located in Third Vietnam Combat Cruise Summary.
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