Order of battle for carriers and carrier-based squadrons in the Western Pacific (WestPac) andVietnam 1964-1975
Compiled by the Naval Aviation History Branch, Naval Historical Center. The Key Notes and Footnotes are at the end of this document.

1964 WESTPAC/VIETNAM DEPLOYMENTS

USS KITTY HAWK (CVA-63) with CVW-ll (17 Oct 1963 to 20 Jul 1964)
VA-112 A-4C
VA-113 A-4C
VA-115 A-lH
VF-114 F-4B
VF-lll F-8D
VAH-13 A-3B
VFP-63 Det C RF-8A
VAW-ll Det C E-lB
HU-l Dl Unit C UH-2A
*VQ-l Det EA-3B
*VAP-61 Det RA-3B

**USS ORISKANY (CVA-34) with CVW-16 (1 Aug 1963 to 10 Mar 1964)
VF-161 F-3B
VF-162 F-8A
VA-163 A-4B
VA-164 A-4B
VA-165 A-lH & A-lJ
VAH-4 Det G A-3B
VFP-63 Det G RF-8A
VAW-ll Det G E-lB
HU-l Dl Unit G UH-2A
*VQ-l Det EA-3B

USS BON HOMME RICHARD (CVA-31) with CVW-19 (28 Jan 1964 to 21 Nov 1964)
VF-191 F-8E
VF-194 F-8C
VA-192 A-4C
VA-195 A-4C
VA-196 A-lJ & A-lH
VAH-4 Det E A-3B
VAW-ll Det E E-lB
VFP-63 Det E RF-8A
HU-l Dl Unit E UH-2A
*VQ-l Det EA-3B
*VAP-61 Det RA-3B

USS TICONDEROGA (CVA-14) with CVW-5 (14 Apr 1964 to 15 Dec 1964)
*VF-51 F-8E
VF-53 F-8E
VA-52 A-lJ & A-lH
VA-55 A-4E
VA-56 A-4E
VFP-63 Det B RF-8A
VAW-ll Det B E-lB
HU-l Dl Unit B UH-2A
*VAW-13 Det (most likely
used EA-lF)
*VQ-l Det EA-3B
*VAP-61 Det RA-3B & KA-3B
*VAH-l0 Det A-3B
*VMCJ-l Det RF-8A
VAH-4 Det B A-3B

USS CONSTELLATION (CVA-64) with CVW-14 (5 May 1964 to 1 FEB 1965)
VF-142 F-4B
VF-143 F-4B
VA-144 A-4C
VA-145 A-lJ & A-lH
VA-146 A-4C
VAH-l0 A-3B
VFP-63 Det F RF-8A
VAW-ll Det F E-lB
HU-l Dl Unit F UH-2A
*VAP-61 Det RA-3B
*VQ-l Det EA-3B
*VF-51 F-8E
*VMCJ-l Det RF-8A

USS RANGER (CVA-61) with CVW-9 (5 Aug 1964 to 6 May 1965)
VF-92 F-4B
VF-96 F-4B
VA-93 A-4C
VA-95 A-lJ & A-lH
VA-94 A-4C
RVAH-5 RA-5C
VFP-63 Det M RF-8A
VAW-ll Det M E-lB
VAH-2 Det M A-3B
HU-l Dl Unit M UH-2A
*VAP-61 Det RA-3B
*VQ-l Det EA-3B

USS HANCOCK (CVA-19) with CVW-21 (21 Oct 1964 to 29 May 1965)
VA-212 A-4E
VA-215 A-lJ & A-lH
VA-216 A-4C
VF-24 F-8C
VF-211 F-8E
VAW-ll Det L E-lB
VFP-63 Det L RF-8A
VAH-4 Det L A-3B
HU-l Det L UH-2A
*VAP-61 Det RA-3B
*VQ-l Det EA-3B

USS YORKTOWN (CVS-lO) with CVSG-55 (23 Oct 1964 to 16 May 1965)
VS-23 S-2E
VS-25 S-2E
HS-4 SH-3A
VAW-ll Det T EA-lE
VMA-223 Det T A-4C

USS CORAL SEA (CVA-43) with CVW-15 (7 Dec 1964 to 1 Nov 1965)
VA-153 A-4C
VA-155 A-4E
VA-165 A-lH & A-lJ
VAH-2 A-3B
VF-151 F-4B
VF-154 F-8D
VFP-63 Det D RF-8A
VAW-ll Det D E-lB
HU-l Dl Unit D UH-2A
(redesignated HC-l
Det D on 1 Jul 1965)
*VAP 61 Det RA-3B
*VQ-l Det EA-3B
*VAW-13 Det EA-lF
*VMCJ-l Det RF-8A

USS BENNINGTON (CVS-20) with CVSG-59 (20 Feb 1964 to 11 Aug 1964)
HS-8 SH-3A
VS-33 S-2E
VS-38 S-2E
VAW-ll Det Q EA-lE
VA-93 Det Q A-4B

USS KEARSARGE (CVS-33) with CVSG-53 (19 Jun 1964 to 16 Dec 1964)
HS-6 SH-3A
VS-21 S-2F
VS-29 S-2F
VAW-ll Det R EA-lE
VA-153 Det R A-4B

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