The helo crew and the aviation staff officer were able to escape and were rescued. Leaver, Jr., USN, Surface Operations Officer. Killed in the accident were Rear Admiral Robinson, Capt. The helo, with Admiral Robinson, three members of his staff and the helo crew aboard, on approach to the Providence, suffered an operational malfunction, crashing into the fantail of the Providence and fell overboard into the Gulf. The helo was returning from a conference aboard the aircraft carrier USS Coral Sea (CV 43) where senior officers met with the Commander of the US 7 th Fleet and others at the onset of a major escalation of the Vietnam War. Robinson, USN, the Commander (i.e., CTG) of various naval surface ships afloat constituting task groups TG70.8 and TG77.7. Navy’s guided missile light cruiser USS Providence (CLG 6), flagship of Rear Adm. Navy SH-3 Sea King helicopter was making its approach to the U.S. If you are interested in deck logs that are not available on the list below, please contact the textual reference staff at Archives II in College Park, MD by emailing To learn more about these records, please see A History of Naval Deck Logs.Fifty-years ago, in the Gulf of Tonkin, during the evening of May 8, 1972, offshore North Vietnam, a U.S. Below you can follow links to the deck logs that we have completely digitized and are available to view in the National Archives Catalog. The National Archives has embarked on a multi-year project to digitize these deck logs which are some of our most requested records. They also served as evidence in legal proceedings in naval, admiralty, or civil courts when necessary. Learn moreĭeck logs for naval vessels were created to form a chronological account of notable events occurring in and around a ship, to remind the officers of the deck of their duties, and to check on the activities of the officers.
We are working expeditiously to make the millions of resulting digital images available in our National Archives Catalog.
While the VA completed scanning, the National Archives continues to process the images from the VA in batches. The National Archives recently partnered with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to digitize the Vietnam-era log books in support of the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019. Coast Guard Deck Log series are partially closed.
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