Chain of Command
USS Coronado (LPD-11) 5/23/1970 - 9/30/2006 CAPT Grant J. Walker, USN (CO) 5/23/1970 Flagship COMPHIBRON Ten 3/25/1971 CAPT S.R. Foley, Jr., USN (CO) 8/13/1971 Flagship COMPHIBRON Six 4/7/1972 CAPT Martin J. Twite, Jr., USN (CO) 5/30/1972 LT L.B. Elliott, USN (OPS)
Other Memories
8/24/1972-2/21/1973 USS Coronado (LPD-11) CR-Division-CPR-6 9/12/1972-10/27/1972 Carib 1-72 cruise 1/10-22/1973 Exercise Agile Jouster 2/5-15/1973 Exercise Agile Jouster 2/21/1973 Separated from active duty-USNR-R 3/26/1975 Honorably Discharged 1980 USS Coronado (AGF 11) was converted to a flagship and served the Sixth and Third Fleets 1997 USS Coronado (AGF 11) completed an 18-month extensive modification of her well deck to a command facility 10/2000 USS Coronado designated as the Navy's first sea-based battle lab 11/2003 USS Coronado transferred to the Military Sealift Command for a yard period 2004 USS Coronado served as the Seventh Fleet flagship 2/25/2005 USS Coronado decommissioned and transferred to MSC as USNS Coronado (T-AGF 11) 9/30/2006 Decommissioned at San Diego and transferred to the Inactive Ship Facility at Pearl Harbor for disposition (2010). A live-fire exercise, part of Valiant Shield 2012, sank the ex-USS Coronado (LPD/AGF-11) in waters 3,045 fathoms (18,270'), 102 nautical miles south of Guam at about 3:20 PM local time on September 12, 2012.
Chain of Command
7/17-25/1972 assigned to COMFIVE, USN Liaison Assistance Mobile Training Team, Ex-USS York County (LST-1175) to Italian Navy Ship Nave Caorle (L-9891) 1979 ITS Nave Caorle (L-9891) served into this year Scrapped in Naples, Italy - steel recycled for Holland Cruise line
Chain of Command
USS York County (LST-1175) 3/5/1957 - 7/17/1972 LCDR Lauren Seeber, USN (CO) LT J. J. Franconeri, USN (XO) LTJG V.C. Rudolph, USNR (OPS) ENS J.M. Rogers, USNR (COMM) RM1 Schwendeman RM2 J.T. Conte RM2 Rick Erisman
Other Memories
1/2/1972-7/17/1972 USS York County (LST-1175) 1/2-31/1972 US Southcom Ops-Malpelo Island Expedition-Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute 2/20/1972 Rescue at sea-Henry Ward-M/V Manatra (Columbia) 4/13-16/1972 Wilmington, NC Azalea Festival 5/10-25/1972 Exercise Exotic Dancer V 7/17/1972 Ceremonies incident to the transfer of Ex-LST-1175 to Italian Navy Ship Nave Caorle (L-9891) 1979 ITS Nave Caorle (L-9891) served into this year Scrapped in Naples, Italy - steel recycled for Holland Cruise line 8/5/1992 struck from the Naval Vessel Register
Description Exercise EXOTIC DANCER V is a continuing series of joint exercises directed by the Joint Chiefs of Staff and conducted by the Atlantic Command. EXOTIC DANCER V is scheduled to take place in the time pExercise EXOTIC DANCER V is a continuing series of joint exercises directed by the Joint Chiefs of Staff and conducted by the Atlantic Command. EXOTIC DANCER V is scheduled to take place in the time period mid-May to mid-June 1972 in the central and southern portions of the North Carolina Coastal Plain.... More
Chain of Command
10/29/1971-12/10/1971 assigned to COMFIVE, USN Liaison Assistance Mobile Training Team, Ex-USS Terrebonne Parish (LST-1156) to Spanish Navy Ship, Buque Desembarco renamed Velasco (L-11) 1980 SN Velasco (L-11) was decommissioned and was used as a training hulk for the Special Operations Unit in Cadiz 1994 SN Velasco (L-11) was scrapped
Best Moment
1970-1971 "basket leave" to Paris and Rome during the Med 3-70 cruise and CNO Adm. Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr.,'s` 12/23/1970 "Z-Gram" (Z-68) which authorized civilian clothes aboard ship for wearing ashore on leave and liberty for all petty officers!
Worst Moment
Standing by for heavy rolls during radio watches!
1970 Thanksgiving dinner during 16-day Atlantic Ocean transit from Little Creek, VA to Rota, Spain (MED 3-70)
Chain of Command
USS Terrebonne Parish (LST-1156) 8/6/1952 - 10/29/1971 LCDR Frank L. Edmunds, Jr., USN (CO) 12/20/1968 LCDR Mark V.V. Nelson, USN (CO) 4/25/1970 LT Michael A. Murray, USNR (XO) LTJG R.M. Rhodes (OPS) ENS T.J. Brennan (COMM) ENS F. Fuchs (COMM) RM1 E. Johnston RM2 W. Padfield RM2 J. Rogers RM2 James Meyer
Other Memories
1/4/1970-10/29/1971 USS Terrebonne Parish (LST-1156) 1/12/1970-5/21/1970 Carib 1-70 cruise 4/25/1970 Change of Command Ceremony, LCDR Mark V.V. Nelson, USN relieved LCDR Frank L. Edmunds, Jr., USN Tobago Road Holding Area 8/1/1970 Lift Ship to Philadelphia 1970 Exercises Escort Tiger-8, Veritas-3, Escort Venus-1, Exotic Dancer-3, Bascolex 9-70 and Escort Lion II Carib 1-70 cruise, U.S. Atlantic Amphibious Forces Battle Efficiency White "E" Award Carib 1-70 cruise, Operations Green "E" Award 8/14-16/1970 Port Visit Halifax, Nova Scotia 11/16/1970-5/12/1971 Med 3-70 cruise 1971 Exercises Phiblex 6/8/9-71, Bita Grande 8-71 and Panquiaco 7/6/1971-8/27/1971 US Southcom Ops cruise-Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute 1971 Communications Green "C" Award 1971 Operations Green "E" Award 10/29/1971 Ceremonies incident to the transfer of Ex-LST-1156 to Spanish Ship Velasco (L-11) 11/1/1976 struck from the Naval Vessel Register 1980 SN Velasco (L-11) was decommissioned and used as a training hulk for the Special Operations Unit in Cadiz 1994 SN Velasco (L-11) was scrapped
Description JCS Exercise Exotic Dancer III Joint exercise involving Navy, Army, Marine and Air Force units held at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, were two of the largest military operations outside the Vietnam WarJCS Exercise Exotic Dancer III Joint exercise involving Navy, Army, Marine and Air Force units held at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, were two of the largest military operations outside the Vietnam War. Exercise EXOTIC DANCER IV is the third in a continuing series of joint exercises directed by the Joint Chiefs of Staff and conducted by the Atlantic Command. EXOTIC DANCER IV was taken place in the time period mid-March to mid-April 1971 in the central and southern portions of the North Carolina Coastal Plain.... More
Criteria The National Defense Service Medal is awarded for honorable active service as a member of the Armed Forces during the Korean War, Vietnam War, the war against Iraq in the Persian Gulf, and for service... The National Defense Service Medal is awarded for honorable active service as a member of the Armed Forces during the Korean War, Vietnam War, the war against Iraq in the Persian Gulf, and for service during the current War on Terrorism. In addition, all members of the National Guard and Reserve who were part of the Selected Reserve in good standing between August 2, 1990, to November 30, 1995, are eligible for the National Defense Service Medal. In the case of Navy personnel, Midshipment attending the Naval Academy during the qualifying periods are eligible for this award, and Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) Midshipmen ae only eligible if they participated in a summer cruise that was in an area which qualified for a campaign medal. MoreHide
Description
Operation "Escort Tiger", the gunboats operated off Vieques Island, Puerto Rico, and conducted naval special forces (SEAL) training exercises.
Description JCS Exercise Exotic Dancer III Joint exercise involving Navy, Army, Marine and Air Force units held at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, were two of the largest military operations outside the Vietnam WarJCS Exercise Exotic Dancer III Joint exercise involving Navy, Army, Marine and Air Force units held at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, were two of the largest military operations outside the Vietnam War. Exercise EXOTIC DANCER III is the third in a continuing series of joint exercises directed by the Joint Chiefs of Staff and conducted by the Atlantic Command. EXOTIC DANCER III was taken place in the time period mid-March to mid-April 1970 in the central and southern portions of the North Carolina Coastal Plain.... More
Best Moment
The new air-conditioned barracks. Graduation!
Worst Moment
The intense heat from the grinder through my boondockers! The drill instructor who called us "maggots"!
Instructors
CO, MMC Freddie Brumlow RPOC, Frederick Strohm MAA, Robert Smith Yeoman, Robert Huggins Honorman, Napoleon Bass First Platoon Leader, Rick Erisman
Other Memories
3/27/1969-6/9/1969 USNR-R, AFEES, Raleigh, NC 6/10/1969-8/8/1969 NTC/RTC, Orlando, FL Co. 136, Battalion III, Training Group 32
USS Coronado (LPD-11) 5/23/1970 - 9/30/2006 CAPT Grant J. Walker, USN (CO) 5/23/1970 Flagship COMPHIBRON Ten 3/25/1971 CAPT S.R. Foley, Jr., USN (CO) 8/13/1971 Flagship COMPHIBRON Six 4/7/1972 CAPT Martin J. Twite, Jr., USN (CO) 5/30/1972 LT L.B. Elliott, USN (OPS)
8/24/1972-2/21/1973 USS Coronado (LPD-11) CR-Division-CPR-6 9/12/1972-10/27/1972 Carib 1-72 cruise 1/10-22/1973 Exercise Agile Jouster 2/5-15/1973 Exercise Agile Jouster 2/21/1973 Separated from active duty-USNR-R 3/26/1975 Honorably Discharged 1980 USS Coronado (AGF 11) was converted to a flagship and served the Sixth and Third Fleets 1997 USS Coronado (AGF 11) completed an 18-month extensive modification of her well deck to a command facility 10/2000 USS Coronado designated as the Navy's first sea-based battle lab 11/2003 USS Coronado transferred to the Military Sealift Command for a yard period 2004 USS Coronado served as the Seventh Fleet flagship 2/25/2005 USS Coronado decommissioned and transferred to MSC as USNS Coronado (T-AGF 11) 9/30/2006 Decommissioned at San Diego and transferred to the Inactive Ship Facility at Pearl Harbor for disposition (2010). A live-fire exercise, part of Valiant Shield 2012, sank the ex-USS Coronado (LPD/AGF-11) in waters 3,045 fathoms (18,270'), 102 nautical miles south of Guam at about 3:20 PM local time on September 12, 2012.