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Officially Licensed US Navy VP-47 Golden Swordsmen Patch — Patrol Squadron 47 Maritime Patrol Aviation Embroidered Patch
The Golden Swordsmen — Pacific Fleet maritime patrol warriors hunting from Hawaii.
Patrol Squadron 47 (VP-47), the "Golden Swordsmen," was a U.S. Navy maritime patrol squadron based at NAS Barbers Point and later MCAS Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. VP-47 operated the P-3C Orion on anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, and maritime surveillance missions across the vast Pacific Ocean — tracking submarine movements, monitoring shipping lanes, and maintaining the maritime domain awareness that underpinned American naval superiority from Hawaii to the Western Pacific.
The Golden Swordsmen were part of the patrol aviation community that formed the Navy's first line of defense against the Soviet submarine threat during the Cold War. P-3 Orion crews flew missions lasting ten hours or more over the open ocean, deploying sonobuoys, operating magnetic anomaly detection equipment, and using advanced acoustic and radar sensors to find and track enemy submarines. VP-47's Hawaiian home base placed the squadron at the strategic crossroads of the Pacific, allowing rapid deployment to forward operating locations from Japan to Diego Garcia. The Golden Swordsmen were disestablished as part of the consolidation of the maritime patrol community, but their legacy endures among Pacific Fleet patrol aviation veterans.
Perfect For:
VP-47 Golden Swordsmen veterans, P-3 Orion aircrew, Hawaii-based naval aviation personnel, Cold War maritime patrol aviators, and US Navy patrol squadron patch collectors.
Golden Swordsmen. Pacific patrol.
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