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| Keywords: USS Kearsarge (CVS-33) Ashtabula (AO-51) Bronstein (DE-1037) off Vietnam 1969.jpeg The U S Navy oiler USS Ashtabula AO-51 refuels the aircraft carrier USS Kearsarge CVS-33 and destroyer escort USS Bronstein DE-1037 in the Tonkin Gulf Kearsarge was deployed to Vietnam with Carrier Anti-Submarine Air Group 53 CVSG-53 from 29 March to 4 September 1969 This was her last deployment before her decommissioning on 15 January 1970 Note the fifferent colour schemes of the Sikorsky SH-3A Sea King helicopters of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron HS-6 Indians The dark-painted Sea Kings were often stripped of their ASW-gear armed and used to rescue downed aviators from Vietnam http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/AdvQuery php U S Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Display php irn 30578 QueryPage 2Femuwebdoncoms 2Fpages 2Fdoncoms 2FAdvQuery php 1996 488 198 018 1969-06-12 U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy General views of USS Kearsarge CV-33 USS Ashtabula AO-51 USS Bronstein FF-1037 Vietnam War in 1969 | ||||
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