Lake Champlain (CVS 39) - Naval Cruise Book

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Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron One, the first helo squadron with an ASW mission, played a key role in convincing naval planners that the heli- copter had a definite place on the ASW team. Commissioned at NAS, Key West, Florida in October 1951, the squadron utilizes the Sikorsky HSS aircraft which is equipped to localize and destroy submarines in all types of Weather. The helicopter's dipping sonar gives the pilot and crew the ability to see and hear beneath the surface of the sea. While on the Champ, preparing for the l959 Mediterranean cruise, the first night screening operation was successfully conducted by HS-l pilots who formed a protective net with helicopters traveling hundreds of yards before the ship on a similar course. With Commander Pt. G. Mellin as Commanding Officer and Commander Birton McMullen as Executive Officer, HS-l established a safety record of 13000 accident free hours flown during a period from November li-356 to November 1958. For this, the squadron received recognition from the Chief of Naval Operations and the Chief Naval Air Force, U. S. Atlantic Fleet.