Lineage
  11Aug1948  established VF-173
  01Feb1959  disestablished

Nickname
  11Aug1948 - 01Feb1959  Jesters

Deployments
  04Jan1949 - 05Mar1949  F8F-2    CVB-41  CVG-17  R-3xx   Med
    Feb1950 - 29Mar1950  F4U-5    CVB-42  CVG-17  R-3xx   Guantanamo Bay
  09Sep1950 - 01Feb1951  F4U-5    CVB-43  CVG-17  R-3xx   Med
  16Sep1953 - 01May1954  F9F-6    CVA-18  CVG-17  R-3xx   World Cruise : Norfolk to San Diego
    Feb1955 -   Feb1955  FJ-3     CVA-11  CVG-4   F-3xx   Caribbean
  26May1955 - 22Nov1955  FJ-3     CVA-11  CVG-4   F-3xx   Med
    Feb1957 -   Feb1957  FJ-3/3M  CVA-42  CVG-17  R-5xx   Gulf of Maine
    Mar1957 -   Apr1957  FJ-3/3M  CVA-42  CVG-17  R-5xx   WestLant
  01Jul1957 - 24Feb1958  FJ-3M    CVA-15  CVG-4   AD-2xx  Med