Last update on Mar.20, 2024
Sea Control Squadron 31 (VS-31)
Lineage
28Sep1948 established VC-31 (Composite Squadron)
20Apr1950 redesignated VS-31 (Antisubmarine Squadron)
01Oct1993 redesignated VS-31 (Sea Control Squadron)
27Mar2008 disestablished
Nickname
28Sep1948 - 27Mar2008 Topcats
Deployments
16Apr1952 - Jun1952 AF-2S/2W CVE-122 CARDIV16 SP-xx Med
25Sep1956 - 21Dec1956 S2F-1/2,TF-1 CVS-36 CARDIV18 SP-xx Med
May1957 - Jun1957 S2F-1/2 CVS-32 SP-xx WestLant
03Sep1957 - 29Nov1957 S2F-1/2 CVS-32 CARDIV18 MC-xx Med
12Nov1957 - 22Nov1957 S2F-1/2 CVS-40 CARDIV14 MC-xx Bermuda
10Mar1958 - 29Apr1958 S2F-1/2 CVS-18 CARDIV14 MC-xx Guantanamo Bay
12May1958 - 11Oct1958 S2F-1/2 CVS-18 CARDIV14 MC-xx Med
26Nov1958 - 13Dec1958 S2F-1/2 CVS-18 MC-xx NorLant
Feb1959 - Mar1959 S2F-1/2 CVS-18 MC-xx WestLant
May1959 - Jul1959 S2F-1/2 CVS-18 MC-xx WestLant
Aug1959 - Oct1959 S2F-1/2 CVS-18 MC-xx WestLant
Dec1959 - Dec1959 S2F-1/2 CVS-18 MC-xx WestLant
Jan1960 - Feb1960 S2F-1/2 CVS-18 MC-xx WestLant
11Jun1960 - Jun1960 S2F-1/1S/2 CVS-18 CVSG-52 AS-3x WestLant
09Jul1960 - 11Aug1960 S2F-1/1S/2 CVS-18 CVSG-52 AS-3x SoLant
28Nov1960 - 10Dec1960 S2F-1/1S/2 CVS-18 CVSG-52 AS-3x Caribbean
09Jan1961 - Feb1961 S2F-1/1S CVS-18 CVSG-52 AS-3x WestLant
Mar1961 - Apr1961 S2F-1/1S CVS-18 CVSG-52 AS-3x WestLant
09Jun1961 - 01Sep1961 S2F-1/1S CVS-18 CVSG-52 AS-3x Med
Nov1961 - Dec1961 S2F-1/1S CVS-18 CVSG-52 AS-3x WestLant
11Jan1962 - 01Feb1962 S2F-1/1S CVS-18 CVSG-52 AS-3x Bermuda
18Feb1962 - 16Jun1962 S2F-1/1S/1S1,TF-1 CVS-18 CVSG-52 AS-3x NorLant
02Nov1962 - 22Nov1962 S-2B/F CVS-18 CVSG-52 AS-3x Caribbean
Jan1963 - Feb1963 S-2B/F CVS-18 CVSG-52 AS-3x WestLant
Mar1963 - 04Apr1963 S-2F CVS-18 CVSG-52 AS-3x Caribbean
11May1963 - 18May1963 S-2F/E CVS-18 CVSG-52 AS-3x SoLant
Jun1963 - Jul1963 S-2F/E CVS-18 CVSG-52 AS-3x WestLant, Caribbean
29Aug1963 - 09Nov1963 S-2E CVS-39 CVSG-52 AS-3x Caribbean
Nov1963 - Dec1963 S-2E CVS-39 CVSG-52 AS-3x WestLant
Apr1964 - 04May1964 S-2E CVS-18 CVSG-52 AS-3x Narragansett Bay
21Jul1964 - 07Aug1964 S-2E CVS-18 CVSG-52 AS-3x NorLant
08Sep1964 - 18Dec1964 S-2E CVS-18 CVSG-52 AS-3x Med
08Feb1965 - Apr1965 S-2E CVS-18 CVSG-52 AS-3x Fleet Exercises in the Caribbean
31May1965 - 10Jun1965 S-2E CVS-18 CVSG-52 AS-3x off the Florida coast
Jul1965 - Jul1965 S-2E CVS-18 CVSG-52 AS-3x Lant
Aug1965 - Nov1965 S-2E CVS-18 CVSG-52 AS-3x Lant, Med
Dec1965 - 22Dec1965 S-2E CVS-18 CVSG-52 AS-3x Lant
24Jan1966 - 18Feb1966 S-2E CVS-18 CVSG-52 AS-3x Fleet Exercises off Puerto Rico
18Apr1966 - 06May1966 S-2E CVS-18 CVSG-52 AS-3x Guantanamo Bay
13May1966 - Jun1966 S-2E CVS-18 CVSG-52 AS-3x SoLant
20Jun1966 - 01Jul1966 S-2E CVS-18 CVSG-52 AS-3x "ASWEX III" in the Lant
25Jul1966 - 01Sep1966 S-2E CVS-18 CVSG-52 AS-3x "ASWEX IV" in the Lant
05Nov1966 - 18Nov1966 S-2E CVS-18 CVSG-52 AS-3x Gulf of Mexico
28Nov1966 - 16Dec1966 S-2E CVS-18 CVSG-52 AS-3x "LANTFLEX 66" in the Lant
24Jan1967 - 26Feb1967 S-2E CVS-18 CVSG-52 AS-3x SoLant
19Mar1967 - 07Apr1967 S-2E CVS-18 CVSG-52 AS-3x Caribbean
28Feb1968 - 06Apr1968 S-2E CVS-18 CVSG-52 AS-3x SoLant
30Apr1968 - 20May1968 S-2E CVS-18 CVSG-52 AS-3x "Fixwex C" off the Bermuda coast
DET.9 Jul1968 - Jul1968 S-2E CVS-9 CVSG-54 AS-3x WestLant
20Aug1968 - 19Dec1968 S-2E CVS-18 CVSG-52 AS-3x Med
DET.10 May1969 - May1969 S-2E CVS-10 CVSG-56 AS-3x WestLant
Oct1969 - Nov1969 S-2E CVS-11 CVSG-52 AS-20x Caribbean
Apr1970 - May1970 S-2E CVS-11 CVSG-56 AU-33x WestLant
Sep1970 - Nov1970 S-2E CVS-11 CVSG-56 AU-33x Caribbean
Jan1971 - Feb1971 S-2E CVS-11 CVSG-56 AU-33x WestLant
Feb1971 - Mar1971 S-2E CVS-11 CVSG-56 AU-33x WestLant
16Apr1971 - 15Oct1971 S-2E CVS-11 CVSG-56 AU-33x NorLant, Med
11Jul1972 - 15Oct1972 S-2G CVS-11 CVSG-56 AU-33x NorLant
24Nov1972 - 04May1973 S-2G CVS-11 CVSG-56 AU-33x NorLant, Med
19Jul1974 - 21Jan1975 S-2G CV-62 CVW-7 AG-92x Med
30Mar1977 - 21Oct1977 S-3A CV-62 CVW-7 AG-7xx Med
05Jan1978 - 31Jan1978 S-3A CVN-69 CVW-7 AG-7xx Caribbean
15Feb1978 - 18Mar1978 S-3A CVN-69 CVW-7 AG-7xx Caribbean
01Aug1978 - 25Aug1978 S-3A CVN-69 CVW-7 AG-7xx Guantanamo Bay
14Nov1978 - 04Dec1978 S-3A CVN-69 CVW-7 AG-7xx Caribbean
16Jan1979 - 13Jul1979 S-3A CVN-69 CVW-7 AG-7xx Med
15Apr1980 - 22Dec1980 S-3A/US-3A CVN-69 CVW-7 AG-7xx Med, Indian Ocean
20Aug1981 - 07Oct1981 S-3A CVN-69 CVW-7 AG-7xx NorLant
29Oct1981 - 25Nov1981 S-3A CVN-69 CVW-7 AG-7xx Puerto rican Operating area
05Jan1982 - 13Jul1982 S-3A CVN-69 CVW-7 AG-7xx Med
07Jan1983 - 05Feb1983 S-3A CVN-69 CVW-7 AG-7xx Caribbean
24Feb1983 - 01Apr1983 S-3A CVN-69 CVW-7 AG-7xx Caribbean
27Apr1983 - 02Dec1983 S-3A CVN-69 CVW-7 AG-7xx Med
08May1984 - 20Jun1984 S-3A CVN-69 CVW-7 AG-7xx Caribbean, NorLant
10Oct1984 - 08May1985 S-3A CVN-69 CVW-7 AG-7xx Med
08Jul1985 - 22Aug1985 S-3A CVN-69 CVW-7 AG-7xx Caribbean
21Jun1987 - 22Jul1987 S-3A CVN-69 CVW-7 AG-7xx Caribbean
29Feb1988 - 29Aug1988 S-3A CVN-69 CVW-7 AG-7xx Med
17Apr1989 - 20May1989 S-3B CVN-69 CVW-7 AG-7xx WestLant
06Oct1989 - 02Nov1989 S-3B CVN-69 CVW-7 AG-7xx WestLant
25Jan1990 - 10Feb1990 S-3B CVN-69 CVW-7 AG-7xx WestLant
08Mar1990 - 12Sep1990 S-3B CVN-69 CVW-7 AG-7xx Med, Arabian Gulf
26Sep1991 - 02Apr1992 S-3B CVN-69 CVW-7 AG-7xx Med
20May1994 - 18Nov1994 S-3B CVN-73 CVW-7 AG-70x Med
26Jan1996 - 23Jul1996 S-3B CVN-73 CVW-7 AG-70x Med
26Feb1998 - 26Aug1998 S-3B CVN-74 CVW-7 AG-70x World Cruise, Arabian Gulf
14Sep1999 - 29Oct1999 S-3B CVN-69 CVW-7 AG-70x Caribbean
18Feb2000 - 18Aug2000 S-3B CVN-69 CVW-7 AG-70x Med, Arabian Gulf
07Feb2002 - 17Aug2002 S-3B CV-67 CVW-7 AG-70x Med, Northern Arabian Sea
20Jan2004 - 26Jul2004 S-3B CVN-73 CVW-7 AG-70x Med, Mid-East
19Jan2007 - 28Aug2007 S-3B CVN-74 CVW-9 NG-70x WestPac, Persian Gulf