Patrol Squadron 47
"Blue Whales", "Golden Swordsmen"
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History |
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| 1. June 1944 | VP-27 established at NAS Norfolk VA |
| 1. October 1944 | VP-27 redesignated VPB-27 |
| 15. May 1946 | VPB-27 redesignated VP-27 |
| 15. November 1946 | VP-27 redesignated VP-MS-7 |
| 1. September 1948 | VP-MS-7 redesignated VP-47 |
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Tailcodes |
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| 1946 - 1957 | BA |
| 1957 - today | RD |
| Planes: |
PBM-3D
PBM-5
P5M-2
SP-5B
P-3A
P-3B
P-3C
P-8A
| VP-27, VPB-27, VP-MS-7, VP-47 Deployments | ||||
| - later more - | - | - | - | - |
| VP-27, VPB-27, VP-MS-7, VP-47 Home Port Assignments | ||
| NAS Norfolk VA | 1 Jun 1944 | 3 Jun 1944 |
| NAAS Harvey Point NC | 3 Jun 1944 | 28 Sep 1944 |
| NAS Alameda CA | 28 Sep 1944 | 9 Dec 1944 |
| NAS Kaneohe HI | 9 Dec 1944 | 16 Sep 1945 |
| Sasebo, Japan | 16 Sep 1945 | Mar 1946 |
| NAS Kaneohe HI | Mar 1946 | 2 Mar 1949 |
| NAS San Diego CA | 2 Mar 1949 | Feb 1951 |
| NAS Alameda CA | Feb 1951 | Aug 1960 |
| NAS Whidbey Island WA | Aug 1960 | 1 Mar 1965 |
| NAS Moffett Field CA | 1 Mar 1965 | Jun 1993 |
| NAS Barbers Point HI | Jun 1993 | Dec 1999 |
| MCAS Kaneohe HI | Dec 1999 | |
| today | ||
| VP-27, VPB-27, VP-MS-7, VP-47 Commanding Officers | ||
| LCDR E. N. Chase II | 3 Jun 1944 | Nov 1945 |
| CDR James F. Vorhies | Nov 1945 | Jun 1946 |
| LCDR W. H. Genest | Jun 1946 | 19 May 1947 |
| LCDR Warren Weeks | 19 May 1947 | 1 Jul 1948 |
| CDR Beecher Snipes | 1 Jul 1948 | 11 Jun 1949 |
| CDR J. H. Arnold | 11 Jun 1949 | 31 Jan 1951 |
| CDR W. T. Hardaker | 31 Jan 1951 | 28 Mar 1952 |
| LCDR H. E. Thayer | 28 Mar 1952 | Oct 1953 |
| CDR Edgar F. Hazleton | Oct 1953 | Oct 1954 |
| CDR John W. Lawyer, Jr | Oct 1954 | Apr 1956 |
| CDR Lloyd E. Sloan | Apr 1956 | 20 May 1957 |
| CDR Jewell S. Fahlgren | 20 May 1957 | 14 Nov 1958 |
| CDR J. D. Hazard | 14 Nov 1958 | 15 Oct 1959 |
| CDR H. Gorman | 15 Oct 1959 | 14 Oct 1960 |
| CDR J. S. Musial | 14 Oct 1960 | 16 Oct 1961 |
| CDR J. F. Dow | 16 Oct 1961 | 22 Oct 1962 |
| CDR J. H. Hensen | 22 Oct 1962 | 9 Oct 1963 |
| CDR T. E. Smithey | 9 Oct 1963 | 6 Oct 1964 |
| CDR Leroy V. Altz, Jr. | 6 Oct 1964 | 1965 |
| CDR A. L. Jansen | 1965 | 1966 |
| CDR J. R. Pickens | 1966 | 5 Aug 1967 |
| CDR D. B. Quigley | 5 Aug 1967 | 19 Jul 1968 |
| CDR C. M. Lentz | 19 Jul 1968 | Jun 1969 |
| CDR A. L. Raithel, Jr. | Jun 1969 | 5 Jun 1970 |
| CDR J. G. Gahafer | 5 Jun 1970 | 30 Apr 1971 |
| CDR R. D. Munson | 30 Apr 1971 | 28 Apr 1972 |
| CDR Daniel J. Wolkensdorfer | 28 Apr 1972 | 26 Apr 1973 |
| CDR R. W. Featherston | 26 Apr 1973 | 19 Apr 1974 |
| CDR John M. Lorusso | 19 Apr 1974 | 29 Apr 1975 |
| CDR Peter T. Smith | 29 Apr 1975 | 28 Apr 1976 |
| CDR Dennis T. Graff | 28 Apr 1976 | 5 Apr 1977 |
| CDR Gary A. Wells | 5 Apr 1977 | 28 Apr 1978 |
| CDR Daniel J. Denike, Jr. | 28 Apr 1978 | 16 Mar 1979 |
| CDR Robert L. Testwuide, Jr. | 16 Mar 1979 | 30 Apr 1980 |
| CDR Daniel T. Twomey | 30 Apr 1980 | 15 Apr 1981 |
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CDR Dennis A. Pignotti |
15 Apr 1981 | 16 Apr 1982 |
| CDR Bruce W. Barker | 16 Apr 1982 | 5 Apr 1983 |
| CDR Stanley M. Brown III | 5 Apr 1983 | 12 Jul 1984 |
| CDR Stephen T. Quigley, Jr. | 12 Jul 1984 | 12 Sep 1985 |
| CDR Karl O. Krumbholz | 12 Sep 1985 | 8 Sep 1986 |
| CDR Fredrick A. Cast | 8 Sep 1986 | 8 Sep 1987 |
| CDR Christopher S. Larsen | 8 Sep 1987 | 26 Aug 1988 |
| CDR Martin R. Hill | 26 Aug 1988 | 6 Sep 1989 |
| CDR Frederick S. Gay | 6 Sep 1989 | 31 Aug 1990 |
| CDR William E. Munsee | 31 Aug 1990 | 12 Sep 1991 |
| CDR Robert R. Schutzenhofer | 12 Sep 1991 | 11 Sep 1992 |
| CDR Richard S. Hammond | 11 Sep 1992 | 3 Sep 1993 |
| CDR Robert J. Connelly | 3 Sep 1993 | 3 Sep 1994 |
| CDR Walter M. Skinner | 3 Sep 1994 | 3 Aug 1995 |
| CDR Steven L. Briganti | 3 Aug 1995 | 25 Jul 1996 |
| CDR Arthur J. Johnson | 25 Jul 1996 | 18 Jun 1997 |
| CDR Michael D. Morgan | 18 Jun 1997 | 17 Jun 1998 |
| CDR James C. Grunewald | 17 Jun 1998 | ? |
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History |
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