VS-23

VS-23 was an Anti-Submarine Squadron of the U.S. Navy. It was disestablished on 27 September 1968.

Anti-Submarine Squadron 23
VS-23 squadron patch
Active	1950s-27 September 1968
Country	United States
Branch	United States Navy
Role	Anti-submarine warfare
Part of	Inactive
Nickname(s)	Black Cats
Engagements	Korean War Vietnam War

Operational history

VS-23 S-2 Tracker lands on USS Yorktown c.1964

From 19 June-2 December 1958, VS-23 was assigned to USS Princeton for a Western Pacific deployment.

From 1961-68, VS-25 and VS-25 Golden Eagles were part of Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 55 (CVSG-55), assigned to USS Yorktown.

VS-23 was embarked on USS Yorktown for three Vietnam deployments:^[1]

• 23 October 1964 – 16 May 1965
• 6 January-27 July 1966
• 28 December 1967 – 5 July 1968

On 17 March 1968, an S-2E disappeared on a night anti-submarine patrol. Four days later, aircraft wreckage was recovered, and assumed to be from the plane. All four crewmen were listed as killed in action, but their bodies were never recovered.^[2]

Home port assignments

The squadron was assigned to these home ports:

• NAS North Island
• Los Alamitos NAS, Los Alamitos, California

Aircraft assignment

• TBM Avenger
• S-2 Tracker

See also

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