 VS-41 was originally activated in 1960 to train the crews of Grumman S-2 "Tracker" anti-submarine aircraft for the United States Navy.Two squadrons equipped with the "Tracker" were based each on the anti-submarine carriers (CVS) of the Essex-class to counter the threat of the large Soviet submarine fleet.In the mid-1970 both the CVS-carriers and the S-2 "Tracker" were phased out.