1989 United States Navy order of battle explained
In 1989, the United States Navy was on the verge of massive cuts to military spending including ship and aircraft procurement.[1] These forces were expected to fight the Soviet Union, Warsaw Pact and other potential adversaries in case of a war breaking out. At this time, the of the Pacific Fleet was out of commission for Service Life Extension Program (SLEP) modernization[2] leaving the 3rd Fleet with less carriers.
United States Atlantic Fleet
- Carrier Group 2
- USS Coral Sea CV-43 - Midway Class Aircraft Carrier (Flagship)
- Carrier Air Wing 13 - Tail Code: AK
- VFA-132 Privateers - 12x F/A-18A Hornet - (NAS Cecil Field, Florida, US)
- VFA-137 Kestrels - 12x F/A-18A Hornet - (NAS Cecil Field, Florida, US)
- VMFA-451 Warlords (US Marine Corps) - F/A-18A Hornet - (MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina, US)
- VA-55 Warhorses - A-6E TRAM Intruder - (NAS Oceania, Virginia, US)
- VA-65 Tigers - A-6E TRAM Intruder/KA-6D Intruder - (NAS Oceania, Virginia, US)
- VAQ-133 Wizards - EA-6B Prowler
- VAW-127 Seabats - E-2C Hawkeye
- HS-17 Neptune's Riders - SH-3H Sea King
Cruiser-Destroyer Group 2 - (Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, US)
Carrier Group 6 - (Naval Station Mayport, Florida, US)
Carrier Group 8 - (Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, US)
Destroyer Squadron 6 (Charleston Naval Shipyard, South Carolina, US)
- Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Battlegroup *(Part of 6th Fleet Jan 11 to June 20)[9]
- Carrier Group 8 - (Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, US)
- USS South Carolina CGN-37 - California Class Cruiser - (Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, US)
- USS Leyte Gulf CG-55 - Ticonderoga Class VLS Cruiser - (Naval Station Mayport, Florida, US)
- USS Charles F. Adams DDG-2 - Charles F. Adams Class Destroyer (Naval Station Mayport, Florida, US)
- USS Sellers DDG-11 - Charles F. Adams Class Destroyer (Charleston Naval Shipyard, South Carolina, US)
- USS Conyngham DDG-17 - Charles F. Adams Class Destroyer
- USS Farragut DDG-37 - Farragut Class Destroyer - (Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, US)
- USS William V. Pratt DDG-44 - Farragut Class Destroyer - (Charleston Naval Shipyard, South Carolina, US)
- Submarine Squadron 8 (Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, US)
Commander in Chief, United States Pacific Fleet
Commander, Carrier Group 1
- Battle Group Echo[12]
- Cruiser-Destroyer Group 5
- USS Ranger CV-61 - Forrestal Class Aircraft Carrier
- Carrier Air Wing 2 - Tail Code: NE
- VF-1 Wolfpack - 8x F-14A Tomcat - (NAS Miramar, California, US)
- VF-2 Bounty Hunters - 6x F-14A Tomcat - (NAS Miramar, California, US)[13]
- VA-145 Swordsmen - 12x A-6E TRAM Intruder - (NAS Whidbey Island, Washington State, US)
- VMA(AW)-121 Green Knights (US Marine Corps) - 14x A-6E TRAM Intruder - (MCAS El Toro, California, US)
- VAQ-131 Lancers - 4x EA-6B Prowler
- VAW-116 Sun Kings - 4x E-2C Hawkeye - (NAS Miramar, California, US)[14]
- VS-38 Red Griffins - 9x S-3A Viking
- HS-14 Chargers - 6x SH-3H Sea King
- Carrier Group 3 (NAS Alameda, California, US)[15]
- Battle Group Delta
- USS Constellation CV-64 - Kitty Hawk Class Aircraft Carrier (NAS North Island, San Diego, California, US)
- Carrier Air Wing 14 - Tail Code: NK
- VF-21 Freelancers - 8x F-14A Tomcat - (NAS Miramar, California, US)
- VF-154 Black Knights - 8x F-14A Tomcat - (NAS Miramar, California, US)
- VFA-25 Fist of the Fleet - 10x F/A-18A Hornet - (NAS Lemoore, California, US)
- VFA-113 Stingers - 11x F/A-18A Hornet - (NAS Lemoore, California, US)
- VA-196 Main Battery - 10x A-6E TRAM Intruder/4x KA-6D Intruder - (NAS Whidbey Island, Washington State, US)
- VAQ-139 Cougars - 4x EA-6B Prowler - (NAS Whidbey Island, Washington State, US)
- VAW-113 Black Eagles - E-2C Hawkeye - (NAS Miramar, California, US)
- VS-37 Sawbucks - S-3A Viking - (NAS North Island, San Diego, California, US)
- HS-8 Eightballers - SH-3H Sea King - (NAS North Island, San Diego, California, US)
- USS Buchanan DDG-14 - Charles F. Adams Class Destroyer[18]
- USS Harold E. Holt FF-1074 - Knox Class Frigate
Reference:
- USS Enterprise CVN-65 - Enterprise Class Aircraft Carrier - (NAS Alameda, California)
- Carrier Air Wing 11 - Tail Code: NH
- VF-114 Aardvarks - 8x F-14A Tomcat - (NAS Miramar, California, US)
- VF-213 Black Lions - 8x F-14A Tomcat - (NAS Miramar, California, US)
- VA-22 Fighting Redcocks - 10x A-7E Corsair II - (NAS Lemoore, California, US)
- VA-94 Shrikes - 10x A-7E Corsair II - (NAS Lemoore, California, US)
- VA-95 Green Lizards - 10x A-6E TRAM Intruder/4x KA-6D Intruder - (NAS Whidbey Island, Washington State, US)
- VAQ-135 Black Ravens - 4x EA-6B Prowler - (NAS Whidbey Island, Washington State, US)
- VAW-117 Wallbangers - 4x E-2C Hawkeye - (NAS Miramar, California, US)
- VS-21 Redtails - 11x S-3A Viking - (NAS North Island, San Diego, California, US)
- HS-6 Indians - 6x SH-3H Sea King - (NAS North Island, San Diego, California, US)
- USS Valley Forge CG-50 - Ticonderoga Class Cruiser - (Naval Base San Diego, California)
- USS Fox CG-33 - Belknap Class Cruiser - (Naval Base San Diego, California)
Commander, Battle Force 7th Fleet (CTF-70) - Battle Group Alfa - (U.S. Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan)
References
- Web site: Swartz. Peter M.. Duggan. Karin. March 2012. The U.S. Navy in the World (1991-2000): Context for U.S. Navy Capstone Strategies and Concepts. September 15, 2020.
- Book: Naval Aeronautical Organization October 1989. United States Navy. 1989.
- Book: USS Dwight D. Eisenhower CVN-69 Command Operation Report - 1989. United States Navy. 1989.
- Book: USS Carr FFG-52 - Command Operation Report - 1989. United States Navy. 1989.
- Web site: Baton Rouge. 2020-09-16. NHHC. en-US.
- Book: USS Memphis SSN-691 - Command Operation Report 1989. United States Navy. 1989.
- Book: USS Jacksonville SSN-699 - Command Operation Report 1989. United States Navy. 1989.
- Book: USS Augusta SSN-710 - Command Operations Report 1989. United States Navy. 1989.
- Book: USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71 Command Operation Report - 1989. United States Navy. 1989.
- Book: USS Hyman G. Rickover SSN-709 - Command Operation Report 1989. United States Navy. 1989.
- Book: USS Antietam CG-54 - Command Operation Report 1989. United States Navy. 1989.
- Book: USS Valley Forge CG-50 Command Operation Report 1989. 1989.
- Book: VF-2 Bounty Hunters - Command Operation Report 1989. United States Navy. 1989.
- Book: VAW-116 Sun Kings - Command Operation Report 1989. United States Navy. 1989.
- Book: USS Carl Vinson CVN-70 - Command Operation Report 1989. United States Navy. 1989.
- Book: Naval Aviation News - Volumes 79-80 . Chief of Naval Operations - United States Navy . 1996.
- Web site: History. 2020-09-16. www.public.navy.mil. 2020-09-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20200917004801/https://www.public.navy.mil/airfor/vaq134/Pages/History.aspx. dead.
- Web site: 1989. 2020-09-18. www.uss-buchanan-ddg14.org.
- Book: USS Los Angeles SSN-688 - Command Operation Report - 1989. United States Navy. 1989.
- Book: USS Louisville SSN-724 - Command Operation Report 1989. United States Navy. 1989.
- Book: USS Alabama SSBN-731 - Command Operation Report 1989. United States Navy. 1989.
- Book: USS Alaska SSNB-732 - Command Operation Report 1989. United States Navy. 1989.
- Book: USS Blue Ridge LCC-19 - Command Operation Report 1989. United States Navy. 1989.
- Book: USS Bunker Hill CG-52 Command Operation Report 1989. United States Navy. 1989.
- Web site: VAQ-136 Gauntlets Squadron History. 2020-09-16. www.vaq136.com.
- Web site: Towers. 2020-09-15. NHHC. en-US.
- Web site: Cochrane (DDG-21). 2020-09-16. NHHC. en-US.
- Book: USS Curts FFG-38 Command Operation Report 1989. United States Navy. 1989.
- Web site: Dubuque II (LPD-8). 2020-09-16. NHHC. en-US.
- Web site: USS Darter (SS 576) History. 2020-09-16. www.ss563.org.
- Web site: Barbel II (SS-580). 2020-09-16. NHHC. en-US.
Further reading
- Norman Polmar, The Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet, Fourteenth Edition, 1987, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD., "Fleet Organization" chapter, lists units and formations drawn from Standard Naval Distribution List (SNDL) and elsewhere
- Norman Polmar, The Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet, Fifteenth Edition, 1992, Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, MD., "Fleet Organization" chapter, lists units and formations drawn from Standard Naval Distribution List (SNDL) and elsewhere