USS Kearsarge CVS-33

Scenes onboard and ashore during 1959-1961 Far East Cruises. ▌ Русские солдаты были потеряны в море течение сорока девяти (49) дней ▐ former crew should check out: these pages at

►http://www.navysite.de/crewlist/commandlist.php?&commandid=89&startye...

►http://www.navysite.de/crewlist/commandlist.php?&commandid=89&startye...

49-days long drift in the Pacific

On January 17, 1960, the man-of-war's crew of four was preparing the barge for loading on the Kuril Islands, when they encountered heavy weather. The tackle was torn and the crew, junior sergeant Askhat Ziganshin (Russian: Асхат Рахимзянович Зиганшин, Tatar Cyrillic: Әсхәт Рәхимҗан улы Җиһаншин, Latin: Äsxät Räximcan ulı Cihanşin), and crewmen Filipp Poplavsky (Russian: Филипп Григорьевич Поплавский), Anatoly Kryuchkovsky (Russian: Анатолий Фёдорович Крючковский), and Ivan Fedotov (Russian: Иван Ефимович Федотов), drifted for 49 days until the U.S. aircraft carrier Kearsarge picked up them on 7 March in stormy waters 1,200 miles off Wake Island.

There was not enough food on the barge: one loaf of bread and a bucket of potatoes, sodden in black oil. As they drifted in the area, where the Soviet missiles were tested and navigation was forbidden, no ship found them until the Americans did. The crew also ate their leather belts, wristlets and finally boots to prolong their food reserves.
The drift of Askhat "Victor" Ziganshin's crew took a resonance in the worldwide press. Returning to the USSR, the crew had popularity close to the popularity of cosmonauts, and took a major role in Soviet pop-culture

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-propelled_barge_T-36
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Самоходная баржа Т-36
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[ATFSCrash]

Superb vintage/historical video. 5 stars. Youre liable to get some ignorant punk trolls that will complain about the quality of the video. I think from the era and how long ago that this movie was shot its in superb condition and looks like there may have even been some effort to restore. I suspect it was originally shot in 8 or 16 mm. For the era it was unusual to even have color. Is this all private footage or part or all official footage?

[ScotchTreat]

It's an 8mm transfer to DVD, from a hand held Bell & Howell.

Actually, all the effort I needed to restore it was finally to trust someone to do it after 50 years. There was some water damage in the rescue scenes. The Navy originally developed that film and returned it to me.

[skinner4360]

Great Video- I made the 1964 WestPac Cruise on Kearsarge. I was a Helo Air Crewman in HS 6. That was our 1st cruise to Viet Nam. There is a Kearsarge reunion Apr 22-26, 2012 in Pensacola, Fl. Call 330 205 0129 for info.

[vonnajoe]

My father served on the "Mighty Kay" between the years 1955 ~ 1959. He was an EM3 while on board. Thank you for sharing this footage. Thank you for your service to our country!!!

[navydoctrinidad]

Ah yes. The grand old S2F's. I was on the Tarawa (CVS-40) for two years in the Atlantic and Caribbean. Grand movies here. I had an Argus C3 35mm camera. Great slides. The celebration, 6700 landings. Can you even imagine that. Long great service. I also was a Corpsman then but I did not do Flight Deck Aid Station duty. Hats off to all the Flight Deck folks. That is what a Carrier is all about. Charlie (USN 1948-1969)

[enterprisebaby]

OMG, this is incredible footage! My father-in-law served on the Kearsarge as a Radio Airman during the 1940s. He and the Kearsarge each launched their Naval careers in 1945--Dad enlisted in April 1945 and was on the Kearsarge right after she was launched. Thanks for sharing your memories, and thanks for your service to our country.

[rhino004]

Forgot to tell you that one day as I was driving in Tucson, Arizona at Davis Monthan AFB where they put aircraft in storage until they scrape them, I saw the S-2's lined up in a row by the fence that were on the Kearsarge. They still had their markings on the fuselage. Later that year they were offered for sale for $65,000 a piece. Some were still able to fly out of the bone yard to a new home. If I had the money I would have bought one since I am now a pilot. Sure do miss the Navy.

[rhino004]

I was a hospital corpsman and also worked on the flight deck on its last cruise to Viet Nam. Almost got blown over board on my first day! What an adventure. Never worked so hard in my iife.  I sure have fond memories of the "K". I was with her for 3 months as we started to decommission her in Long Beach. Thanks for posting the video.

[Shveik1]

@Fait2 Мидуэй - это пиндосский Сталинград, если кто не знает.

[mattrspam]

@ScotchTreat -> Not sure if you still monitor these comments, but you made my Father's Day! Dad served aboard Kearsarge during this cruise (ETR2 - maintained the radar repeaters!) Would love to see any other stills or film you might have from that period!