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Sixth Mediterranean Sea deployment (1 December 1952 to 19 May 1953), Overhaul (29 May to 26 October 1953); Norfolk Navy Yard was followed by sea trials and air operations off Mayport and Jacksonville, Florida, thence to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for Refresher Training (26 October to 19 December 1953). (1 December 1952 to 3 January 1954) CHAPTER XII
“USS Midway (CVA-41) with Rear Admral Stuart H. Ingersoll, U.S.N., Commander Carrier Division Four and Commander E. J. Kroeger, Commander, Carrier Air Group Six (CVG-6) embarked departed Norfolk, Va. 1 December 1952, with Captain Frank O'Beirne, USNA ‘26, as Commanding Officer and Commander Albert B. Furer as Executive Officer, on her sixth Mediterranean Sea deployment operating with the 6th Fleet, extending operations into the Aegean Sea, operating with the 6th Fleet, steaming through the Atlantic, operating with the U.S. Atlantic Command (USLANTCOM) (Atlantic Fleet), operational control extending to the U.S. Second Fleet and ComAirLant to the Mediterranean Sea, to participate in NATO Operation “Rendezvous,” a simulated exercise designed to maintain the high standard of readiness and battle efficiency of the NATO Defense Forces; redesignated CVA-41 on 1 October 1952. She will under go her eighth 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 World War II” (Ref. 1-Midway, 72, 1175A1, 1175A2, 1175G, 1175H, 1175I, 1175K2 & 1175K3).
USS Midway (CV 41) Mediterranean Cruise Book 1952-53 – Ref. 1175H Cruise Map (1 December 1952 to 19 May 1953) covering 32,000 miles – Ref. 1175A1 Underway and Ports of Call – Ref. 1175A2
USS Midway (CVA-41) with CVG-1 (C) (1 December 1952 to 19 May 1953)
“USS Midway (CVA-41) was underway from 1 to 10 December 1952, making a port call at Gibraltar, B.C.C. from 10 to 14 December 1952.
USS Midway (CVA-41) was underway from 10 to 20 December 1952, making a a port call at Golfe Juan, France from 20 to 26 December 1952” (Ref. 1175U).
“In 1951-1952, the Royal Navy developed the concept of an angled landing area on carriers. An aircraft that missed the arresting wires could accelerate and take off again, rather than crash into a barrier or aircraft parked at the forward end of the flight deck. In 1952, USS Midway (CVA-42) had an angled-deck layout painted on her flight deck and conducted touch and-go landings. Midway’s arresting gear and barriers remained rigged for centerline or axial landings. The trials were a success, and later that year the carrier USS Antietam (CVA-36) became the world’s first angled-deck carrier. The shift from piston-engine to turbojet aircraft and the value of the angled flight deck to carrier operations led to the three Midways undergoing major modifications” (Ref. 1083).
“USS Midway (CVA-41) was underway on 26 December 1952, making a port call at Marseilles, France from 27 December 1952 to 5 January 1953.
USS Midway (CVA-41) was underway from 5 to 8 January 1953, making a port call at Barclona, Spain from 9 to 14 January 1953.
USS Midway (CVA-41) was underway from 14 to 19 January 1953, making a port call at Algiers, Algeria from 19 to 21 January 1953.
USS Midway (CVA-41) was underway from 21 to 23 January, making a port call at Gibraltar, B.C.C. a second time from 23 to 26 January 1953.
USS Midway (CVA-41) was underway from 26 January to 3 February 1953, making a port call at Augusta, Sicily from 3 to 6 February 1953.
USS Midway (CVA-41) was underway from 6 to 8 February 1953, making a port call at Taranto, Italy from 8 to 12 February 1953.
USS Midway (CVA-41) was underway from 12 to 21 February 1953, making a port call at Naples, Italy from 21 to 25 February 1953.
USS Midway (CVA-41) was underway from 25 to 27 February 1953, making a port call at Genoa or Genoa pron, Italy from 27 February to 2 March 1953.
USS Midway (CVA-41) was underway from 2 to 10 March 1953, making a port call at La Spezia, Italy from 10 to 14 March 1953.
USS Midway (CVA-41) conducted NATO Operation “Rendezvous” from 15 to 24 March 1953.
USS Midway (CVA-41) was underway from 14 to 26 March 1953, making a port call at Rhodes, Greece from 26 March to 2 April 1953.
USS Midway (CVA-41) was underway from 2 to 4 April 1953, making a port call at Salomiha, Greece from 4 to 9 April 1953” (Ref. 1175U). “Change of Command was conducted on 4 April 1953” (Ref. 1175V).
“Captain Clifford Steele Cooper, USNA ‘27, assumed command during a Change of Command Ceremony aboard USS Midway (CVA-41) on 4 April 1953, relieving Captain Frank O'Beirne, USNA ‘26, 11th Commanding Officer, serving from April 2, 1952 - April 4, 1953” (Ref. 1178-G, 1175J, 1175K & 1175V).
“USS Midway (CVA-41) was underway from 9 to 17 April 1953, making a port call at Golfe Juan, France a second time from 17 to 22 April 1953.
USS Midway (CVA-41) was underway from 22 to 24 April 1953, making a port call at Palma, island of Majorca (Mallorca), Spain from 24 to 26 April 1953.
USS Midway (CVA-41) was underway from 26 to 29 April 1953, making a port call at Naples, Italy a second time from 29 April to May 1953. The Sectary of Defense inspection was conducted with great success” (Ref. 1175U).
Athens Fly-Over – Ref. 1175H1
“USS Midway (CVA-41) pulled into port at Oran, a major city on the northwestern Mediterranean coast of Algeria on 4 May 1953. Midway arrived in port Oran, France prior to USS Coral Sea (CV-43) relieving her of duty in the Mediterranean Sea” (Ref. 1175G & 1175U).
“USS Midway (CVA-41) made a port call at Oran, a major city on the northwestern Mediterranean coast of Algeria a second time from 4 to 7 May 1953, departing on the 8th” (Ref. 1175U & USS MIDWAY Command History for Calendar Year 1953).
"Navy tug, YTB-222 [Kasota], helps nose USS Midway (CVB-41) into pier after return of flattop from Mediterranean cruise." All Hands magazine, July 1953 issue. (This might be Midway's 6th Med deployment, 1 December 1952–19 May 1953.). NS024199. Submitted by: Stanley Svec. http://www.navsource.org/archives/02/024199.jpg
“On 19 May 1953, USS Midway (CVA-41) with Rear Admral Stuart H. Ingersoll, U.S.N., Commander Carrier Division Four and Commander E. J. Kroeger, Commander, Carrier Air Group Six (CVG-6) embarked arrived Norfolk, Va., Captain Clifford Steele Cooper, USNA ‘27, relieving Captain Frank O'Beirne, USNA ‘26. as Commanding Officer and Commander Albert B. Furer as Executive Officer, ending her sixth Mediterranean Sea deployment operating with the 6th Fleet, extending operations into the Aegean Sea, steaming through the Atlantic, operating with the U.S. Atlantic Command (USLANTCOM) (Atlantic Fleet), operational control extending to the U.S. Second Fleet and ComAirLant to the Mediterranean Sea, to participate in NATO Operation “Rendezvous,” a simulated exercise designed to maintain the high standard of readiness and battle efficiency of the NATO Defense Forces. Major European ports visited were deemed successful not only from the operational viewpoint, but from the diplomatic benefits accrued. By the friendliness and untiring efforts of all hands, the Midway has added new achievements to her long and enviable record in the Mediterranean Sea. Midway pulled into port at Gibraltar, B.C.C. from 10 to 14 December 1952; Golfe Juan, France from 20 to 26 December 1952; Marseilles, France from 27 December 1952 to 5 January 1953; Barclona, Spain from 9 to 14 January 1953; Algiers, Algeria from 19 to 21 January 1953; Gibraltar, B.C.C. a second time from 23 to 26 January 1953; Augusta, Sicily from 3 to 6 February 1953; Taranto, Italy from 8 to 12 February 1953; Naples, Italy from 21 to 25 February 1953; Genoa or Genoa pron, Italy from 27 February to 2 March 1953; La Spezia, Italy from 10 to 14 March 1953. Midway conducted NATO Operation “Rendezvous” from 15 to 24 March 1953. Midway pulled into port at Rhodes, Greece from 26 March to 2 April 1953 and Salomiha, Greece on 4 April 1953. Change of Command was conducted on 4 April 1953. Captain Clifford Steele Cooper, USNA ‘27, assumed command during a Change of Command Ceremony aboard Midway on 4 April 1953, relieving Captain Frank O'Beirne, USNA ‘26, 11th Commanding Officer, serving from April 2, 1952 - April 4, 1953. Midway made a port call at Salomiha, Greece from 4 to 9 April 1953; Golfe Juan, France a second time from 17 to 22 April 1953; Palma, island of Majorca (Mallorca), Spain from 24 to 26 April 1953 and Naples, Italy a second time from 29 April to May 1953. The Sectary of Defense inspection was conducted with great success. Athens Fly-Over – Ref. 1175H1. Midway made a port call at Oran, a major city on the northwestern Mediterranean coast of Algeria a second time from 4 to 7 May 1953, departing on the 8th to the Mediterranean Sea. Ports of call include: Gibraltar, a British overseas territory located on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance of the Mediterranean Sea; Golfe Juan, France; Cannes, a city located in the French Riviera, France (Paris, France and Monte Carlo); Marseilles, the second largest city in France, after Paris, located on the southeast coast of France, France's largest city on the Mediterranean coast, largest commercial port and Marseille is the capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, as well as the capital of the Bouches-du-Rhône department; Barclona, the capital of Catalonia and the second largest city in Spain and Malaga, a city and a municipality, capital of the Province of Málaga, in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia, Spain; Algiers, the capital and largest city of Algeria; Gibraltar, B.C.C. a second time; Augusta, Sicily, a town and comune in the province of Syracuse, located on the eastern coast of Sicily (Italy). The city is one of the main harbours in Italy; Taranto, a coastal city in Apulia, Southern Italy, the capital of the Province of Taranto and is an important commercial port as well as the main Italian naval base; Naples, the capital of Campania and the third-largest municipality in Italy; Genoa or Genoa pron, the capital of Liguria and the sixth largest city in Italy; Turkey, officially the Republic of Turkey is a Eurasian country, located mostly on the Anatolia in Western Asia and on East Thrace in Southeastern Europe; La Spezia, at the head of the Gulf of La Spezia in the Liguria region of northern Italy, is the capital city of the province of La Spezia and is located between Genoa and Pisa on the Ligurian Sea and is one of the main Italian military and commercial harbours and hosts the arsenal of the Italian Navy; Rhodes, an island in Greece, located in the eastern Aegean Sea and is the largest of the Dodecanese islands in terms of both land area and population; Thessaloniki, also known as Thessalonica and Salonika, is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of the region of Central Macedonia as well as the capital of the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace; Golfe Juan, France a second time; Palma, the major city and port on the island of Majorca (Mallorca) and capital city of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain; Naples, Italy a second time; Athens Fly-Over; and Oran, a major city on the northwestern Mediterranean coast of Algeria, and the second largest city of the country and Lisbon, Portuga; redesignated CVA-41 on 1 October 1952. Squadrons: VF-21 (*1), F9F-2; VF-61 (*2), F9F-2; VF-41, F4U-4; VF-42 (*3), F4U-4; VA-25, AD-4; VC-4 Det. 5, F2H-2 & F3D-2 (F-10B); VC-5 Det., AJ-2; VC-12 Det., AD-4W; VC-33 Det., AD-4N; VC-62 Det, F2H-2P and HU-2 Det., HUP-1. (*1) Redesignated VA-42 on 1 November 1953; (*3) VF-42 redesignated VA-42 on Nov.1, 1953. Her eighth 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 World War II (1 December 1952 to 19 May 1953)” (Ref. 1-Midway, 72, 1175A1, 1175A2, 1175G, 1175H, 1175H1, 1175I, 1175J, 1175K, 1175K1, 1175K2, 1175K3, 1175W, 1175G, 1175U & USS MIDWAY Command History for Calendar Year 1953).
01/12/52 to 19/05/53
“USS Midway (CVA-41) conducted a five month Overhaul in the Norfolk Navy Yard commencing on 29 May 1953” (Ref. 1081Z9).
Sixth Mediterranean Sea deployment (1952-53) Senior Command and Staff CHAPTER XII Appendix I
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