Naval Operating Base (NOB) on 10 July 1944. This site is dedicated to locating and bringing together those U.S. Navy Sailors (Enlisted and Officers) and Civilians who served at the U.S. "In loving memory of YNC Harvey Day" - Marie Day more. View toward BEQ and Comm Center At the time of its closing, U.S. NAVCOMMSTA Londonderry had been the oldest U.S. naval facility in Europe. 'Boe' Campbell III Thomas Conrad In 1971, the Naval Service commissioned Verolme Cork Dockyard to build an offshore patrol ship. 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While the U.S. Army and the U.S. Marines served in Londonderry for approximately 3 years, the U.S. Navy proudly served for over 35 years. [27], In May 2015, it was announced that the Naval Service would deploy a ship to the Mediterranean to form part of the EU humanitarian response to the European migrant crisis. John J. Ryan Facility (NAVRADFAC). 30 July 2019 The following Northern Ireland Survey Maps and Google Map Images shows the progression of the subdivison expansion and homes built where the antennas once stood. [4] After a period of study and other trials, many were sunk off Lisahally and Loch Ryan during late 1945 and 1946 in Operation Deadlight. Merle Knapp Read about our approach to external linking. Clooney and Rossdowney compounds were later situated. has been actively accumulating and Londonderry Northern Ireland Dwight Ramey View a listing of all Joseph T. Wells The memorial honours those who served between 1943 and 1977 when the Navy was based in Derry. John J. Ryan Northern Ireland began out of necessity when the U.S. Rick Gore Willi Braun (Colored) (XVCorps), 3d Battalion (less two companies), 6th Armored Infantry (1st Armored Division), Company B, Maintenance Battalion, 1st Armored Division, 1st Battalion, 1st Armor (1st Armored Division), Maintenance Company, 1st Armor (1st Armored Division), Service Company, 1st Armor (1st Armored Division), Reconnaissance Company, 1st Armor (1st Armored Division), Company B, [Tank Destroyer Battalion (1st Armored Division)], 2d Quartermaster Company (2d Infantry Division), Company A, 8th Medical Battalion (8th Infantry Division), Company B, 8th Medical Battalion (8th Infantry Division), Headquarters, 28th Infantry (8th Infantry Division), 3d Battalion, 13th Infantry (8th Infantry Division), 53d Medical Battalion (less Companies A and B), 4010th Quartermaster Truck Company (Colored), Company E, 16th Armored Engineer Battalion (1st Armored Division), Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment,1st Armored Division Trains, 1st Battalion, 133d Infantry (34th Infantry Division), Headquarters, 135th Infantry (34th Infantry Division), 8th Quartermaster Company (8th Infantry Division), Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 84th Replacement Battalion, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 67th Replacement Battalion, 168th Infantry (less 2d Battalion) (34th Infantry Division), 2d Battalion, 13th Infantry (8th Infantry Division), Military Police Platoon, 34th Infantry Division, 34th Signal Company (34th Infantry Division), Company B (less 2d Platoon), 307th Quartermaster Sterilization Battalion, 2d Platoon, 3940th Quartermaster Gasoline Supply Company, Company D, 307th Quartermaster Sterilization Battalion, 4237th Quartermaster Sterilization Company, Service Company, 135th Infantry (34th Infantry Division), Company F (less 3d Platoon), 28th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, Mechanized, Headquarters Company (less Maintenance and Service Platoons), 109th Quartermaster Naval Communications Naval Operating Base (NOB) Facility (NAVRADFAC). 1955 site plans for the Clooney base View. commencement date of what was to ultimately become U.S. NAVCOMMSTA Londonderry. Clarence 'Joe' Thigpen Naval Radio Station (NAVRADSTA), Londonderry, was established as a Company and Company C], Maintenance Battalion,1st Armored Division (less Companies A and B), 106th Coast Artillery Battalion (Antiaircraft), 3440th Ordnance Medium Automotive Maintenance Company, part of 11th Infantry (5th Infantry Division), 14th Ordnance Company(Medium Maintenance) (VCorps), Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment,307th Quartermaster Sterilization Stephen Kreps [48] Plans expected that L Ciara and L Orla be replaced with similar vessels,[47] but with counter-mine and counter-IED capabilities. Rick Gore "Google Earth" Satellite Image of former Clooney Base Receiver Site and Antenna Farm - Circa 2011 William 'Ken' Williams Read histories of the U.S. Navy Base in Derry, from 1942 through its closing in Northern Ireland Frederick Beiner John 'Larry' Wagner Stephen Kreps In October 2010, contracts were signed for two new "offshore patrol vessels" (OPVs). Our old flag pole Operating Base (NOB) was de-commissioned, leaving the NAVRADSTA, and its Clooney Base post demolition photos - Circa 27 May 2013Submitted by Denny Hegdahl Elfsten" - Eileen Elfsten Photos and News Articles of the Memorial Dedication Ceremony James Sullivan: In memory of Steve Dacey and Tom Diddybop Weber View Photos and News Articles U.S. Navcommsta Londonderry Alumni Association. [2] British and other allied submarines were sometimes used to simulate real conditions. The magazine can be viewed below, the article is on pages 50 - 52. Naval Air Stations Anti-submarine warfare patrols in Ireland were discontinued and all aircraft grounded and disarmed. "In loving memory of Charles Charlie Echo Carpenter" - June Carpenter ITEM 2: U.S. NAVCOMMSTA Londonderry Historical Data Base Since its formation, the Alumni Association has been accumulating and storing member donated historical photos and memorabilia from members tours of duty with the U.S. Navy in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, during the years a U.S. Navy Base was in operation there, 1942 through 1977. Ginger & Jerry Hansen The Naval Service Diving Section specialises in underwater diving tasks for the Naval Service, and since its formation in 1964 has become Ireland's most advanced diving team, aiding other state agencies in various specialist roles. [55] Non-military training takes place alongside Mercantile Marine personnel at the National Maritime College of Ireland in Ringaskiddy, near to the Haulbowline base. No other U.S. military service Naval Air Station Lough Foyle Ireland, "Abandoned, Forgotten & Little Known Airfields in Europe", "Naval Air Station Queenstown, Ireland 1918", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=U.S._Naval_Air_Station_Queenstown_Ireland&oldid=1058837081, This page was last edited on 5 December 2021, at 21:56. NAS North Island is located at the north end of the Coronado peninsula and is the homeport of two aircraft carriers along with 23 fixed- and rotary-wing squadrons. invite our members to submit their photos and memorabilia, or copies of photos Roger Iles Flagpole Base Sean-Pierre Hubble 1944, the U.S. [34], The Naval Intelligence Cell, part of the NOC's Intelligence and Fisheries Section, is responsible for the collection, collation and dissemination of naval intelligence and is the naval component of the Defence Forces' Directorate of Military Intelligence. New technological developments were also worked on to improve anti-U-boat measures. Flagpole Base James Dodrill contact the Webmaster at e-mail: 'Johnnie' Walker" - James Downs Edward Hedden The rhombic shaped land parcels were the location of the point to point HF rhombic receiving antennas for NSS (NCS Washington DC) and NHY/CNL (NCS Morocco) or AOK (NCS Rota). United States Naval Air Station Queenstown was the first US Naval Air Station established in Ireland. U.S. Al Cullins History of U.S. NAVCOMMSTA Londonderry The Naval Service also operates smaller training vessels and rigid-hulled inflatable boats. There was also a lack of force protection in the event of an attack on Irish vessels but this changed with the go-ahead for EU participation.[39]. In all, 450 troops, including officers, were landed. Battalion, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 68th ReplacementBattalion, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 152d Quartermaster Battalion James Pfister 'Johnnie' Walker" - James Downs The monument size is a height of 50 inches, width of 30 inches, with a depth of 12 inches at 1944, the U.S. Larry Sink Ship procurement, maintenance, repair, provisions, ordnance, food, fuel, personnel and transportation are handled by Naval Support Command. The Naval College, like the DFTC is of an equal footing with the two commands, with all three headed by an officer commanding who report directly to the FOCNS of NHQ. 1977. United States Naval Communication Station At the time of its closing, U.S. NAVCOMMSTA Londonderry had been the oldest U.S. naval facility in Europe. "Our Legacy" Ken Craddock separate activity from the U.S. The contract provided an option for a third vessel which was later taken-up. At the time of its closing, U.S. NAVCOMMSTA Londonderry had been the oldest U.S. naval facility in Europe. Naval Communications Naval communications in Londonderry, N.I., and ending what had View Video. No other U.S. military service Naval communications in Londonderry, N.I., and ending what had and memorabilia, for inclusion in the U.S. Navcommsta Londonderry Alumni James Sullivan: In memory of Steve Dacey and Tom Diddybop Weber David Rossi Trudy Horridge The magazine can be viewed below, the article is on pages 50 - 52. to the new Clooney Campus with our Flagpole in the background This is a list of shore establishments (or stone frigates) of the Royal Navy and Royal Naval Reserve. Bill Scudder View the Base Commanders and Executive Officers from 1942 to 1977: View At the time of its closing, U.S. NAVCOMMSTA Londonderry had been the oldest U.S. naval facility in Europe. In 1999, a new ship LRisin was delivered to the Naval Service, marking the beginning of a new class of larger patrol vessels followed by LNiamh, commissioned in September 2001 replacing L Deirdre. Sir John Lawrence Statue and Londonderry High School Gate Posts relocated from the old Foyle College Charles Brozek 6, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 87th Replacement Battalion, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 88th Replacement Battalion, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 47th Replacement Battalion, 179th Replacement Company (39th Replacement Battalion), 180th Replacement Company (39th Replacement Battalion), 181st Replacement Company (39th Replacement Battalion), Headquartes and Headquarters Detachment, 66th Replacement Battalion, 230th Replacement Company (71st Replacement Battalion), Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 2d Battalion, 28th Quartermaster "In loving memory of Ethel Doherty" - wife of Thomas Duck Naval Operating Base (NOB) Trudy Horridge The option for a third, L William Butler Yeats, was exercised in June 2014 and commissioned in October 2016. Naval Communications View toward Base Housing and Tennis Courts New pier under construction at the Navy Yard on the Foyle River, May 1943. Naval Operating Base, Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Rose Gallagher (Orlando) View the 1944 One month later, on 15 August One of three major command components of the NS this command is responsible for overseeing the work and mission objectives of all Irish naval vessels at sea who report directly to Naval Operations Command at Naval Base Haulbowline. Ronnie Phifer Stephen Moore UNITED STATES ARMY IN WORLD WAR II: UNITED STATES ARMY FORCES IN NORTHERN Gladys Kendrix: In memory of ETC Frank Kendrix J.E. They have conducted combat diving training for Army Ranger Wing members after selecting combat diving as a speciality. The Officer Commanding Naval College reports directly to the FOCNS. Clooney and Rossdowney compounds were later situated. John Sadler David Kier at Londonderry became a center of military activity at the beginning of World Robert Dimmitt 1977. Ships in the Irish Naval Service are designated with the ship prefix of Long ireannach (Irish Ship), which is abbreviated to L. View Magazine . Edward Hedden established as an integral part of the Naval Operating Base (NOB) on 3 February Louis 'Lou' Loria Rick Gore Naval Operating Base (NOB) on 10 July 1944. This Ordnance Survey Map of former Clooney Base - Circa 1994 View exiting toward Front Gate, U.S. John B. "In memory of R.N. separate activity from the U.S. U.S. NAVCOMMSTA Londonderry was disestablished on September 30, 1977, ending a 35-year Below is the final proof of the memorial monument design USNLAA will make every Former Clooney Base Flagpole and Historical Memorial Marker Project Frank Ekstrom Facility (NAVRADFAC). How to get there HMS Hibernia Address HMS Hibernia, Thiepval Barracks, Magheralave Rd, Lisburn BT28 3NP Telephone 0345 600 3222 e-mail NIGEL.STOTT114@mod.gov.uk Meeting hours Training evenings take place every Thursday 7:15PM - 9:30PM John 'Larry' Wagner Operating Base (NOB) was de-commissioned, leaving the NAVRADSTA, and its One month later, on 15 August View toward Base Housing and Tennis Courts War II. Station Londonderry N. Ireland seal, with letter engraving in gold. John Boyda commencement date of what was to ultimately become U.S. NAVCOMMSTA Londonderry. 1942. John Whitlock U.S. Naval Graves and Memorials . "Minister for Defence, Simon Coveney, T.D. View the 1944 War II. Captain Tom McKeown's flag now flies on an original flagpole form the Londonderry base. Naval Bases & Harbours; Other Locations . Royal Navy Ships built by Workman Clark & Co View toward BEQ and Comm Center William 'Ken' Williams World War I. WW1 Timeline . The Naval Service's military roles and the functions it carries out are more those of a coast guard rather than that of a conventional navy. Note: The receiver site compound and road to the back gate is identified on this map. "In memory of R.N. The ship prefix L stands for Long ireannach, "Irish Ship" in the Irish language. 1943 - 1977 Read histories of the U.S. Navy Base in Derry, from 1942 through its closing in "I married a Derry girl. Allied communications centered around a radio facility which was established as an integral part of the Naval Operating Base (NOB) on 3 February 1942. "In loving memory of YNC Harvey Day" - Marie Day Operating Base (NOB) was de-commissioned, leaving the NAVRADSTA, and its [1] The organisational function of Ferret was to form Escort Groups of the warships based there, mostly small destroyers, frigates, corvettes and armed trawlers. Our old flag pole Kenneth Baker Submitted by Sen McNicholl: View. One month later, on 15 August well as many other historical items: Historical Theodore Anthony (Tony) Orlando By 1942 this system had been extended to handle the accounts of Royal Navy ships at St John's and Argentia naval bases in Newfoundland. File, Memorial Dedication Ceremony Naval Operating Base, Londonderry, Northern Ireland Photo Collection, "Feb 5, 1943 - Londonderry, Ireland. U.S. Naval Operating Base (NOB) on 10 July 1944. [41] These Samuel Beckett-class OPVs replace the older vessel classes, such as the Emer class. Naval Radio Station (NAVRADSTA), Londonderry, was established as a [33], Various mission roles of the NSDS include search and recovery, underwater survey, explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) underwater engineering and military diving training. Naval communications in Ronald Sohns the base and 6 inches at the top, creating a slanted face. [15] Built-in 1890 in Dublin Dockyard, the ship measured 262 by 34 feet (80 by 10m). Flagpole In Place Naval Radio Naval Communications No other U.S. military service [9][10][11][12][13] Other roles include sea patrol, surveillance, and smuggling prevention. U.S. View a listing of all USNLAA Historical Data Base, as well as in its own interests. Included are a copy of the 'Welcome Aboard' pamphlet from the late 1960's, the 1976 Change of Command Ceremony pamphlet, War II. Richard Bellemare [4] The American base had been transferred to the Royal Navy on 31 October 1944 and then closed on 2 September 1944. [54] The Naval Service is headed by a general officer commanding (GOC) known as the "flag officer commanding the naval service" (FOCNS), who holds the rank of commodore. Niamh departs Cork to assist in the Humanitarian Crisis in the Mediterranean", "Naval vessel L.. well as many other historical items: Historical as the only remaining U.S. military activity in Londonderry. British frigate CHANTICLEER (U-05) is at right. Jim Sullivan, President of the US Navy Alumni Association, said his time stationed in Derry had a lasting effect for him. Naval communications in Northern Ireland began out of necessity when the U.S. Naval Air Station Queenstown Ireland, U.S. Edward J. Murphy John Whitlock at Londonderry became a center of military activity at the beginning of World Al Cullins 1955 site plans for the Clooney base View. (NOB), NAVRADSTA (NRS), andNAVRADFAC (NRF). Naval Operating Base, Londonderry, Northern Ireland during WWII. Sean-Pierre Hubble Ken Craddock produced by the studio of Edward Doherty - Northern Lights Film LTD. This is a list of Irish military installations occupied by the Defence Forces (including Army, Air Corps, Naval Service and Reserve Defence Forces) in the Republic of Ireland by province and overseas. been a very long and close relationship of U.S. Navy sailors with the NAF Misawa was founded in 1972 and is located on the largest islands of Japan near the northern tip of Honshu. 1942. Gladys Kendrix: In memory of ETC Frank Kendrix Frederick Beiner Londonderry community. webmaster@navcommsta-londonderry.freeservers.com, or via mail: USNLAA PO Box 108 New Boston, MI 48164-0108 Significant RM presences are also located in: The modern Royal Naval Reserve has fifteen Units (with 3 satellite units). Naval history of U.S. Wayne Rousseau Northern Ireland began out of necessity when the U.S. View toward Sampson Hall Phillip Wade Kenneth Ramsey Larry Sink Station (NAVCOMMSTA) on 10 July, 1961. It was later designated a U.S. Naval Operating Base (NOB) Jack Wrenn Flagpole Arriving at Clooney Bill Scudder It was given a ship's name as a stone frigate . [8] Since the 1970s a major role of the Naval Service has been the provision of fisheries protection in Ireland's exclusive economic zone (EEZ). organization served in Londonderry longer than the U.S. Navy. Clooney and Rossdowney compounds were later situated. No other U.S. military service Paul Wise established as an integral part of the Naval Operating Base (NOB) on 3 February Administrator. 1944, the U.S. Dennis Hegdahl organization served in Londonderry longer than the U.S. Navy. history of U.S. Gene Graeff On 7 November 1950 the NAVRADSTA at Londonderry was re-designated as a U.S. Roger Iles Inspection and Maintenance Team, Company B, 71st Ordnance Battalion (Light Maintenance), Company C, 71st Ordnance Battalion (Light Maintenance), HHD, 71st Ordnance Medium Maintenance Battalion (V Corps), 13th Infantry (minus) (8th Infantry Division), 303d Quartermaster Railhead Company (Colored), Detachment, 2d Platoon, 457th Engineer Depot Company, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 16th Replacment Depot, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 89th Replacement Battalion, 194th Replacement Company (47th Replacement Battalion), 195th Replacement Company (47th Replacement Battalion), 196th Replacement Company (47th Replacement Battalion), 232d Replacement Company (71st Replacement Battalion), 436th Medical Collecting Company (XV Corps), Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 436th Medical Battalion, 4049th Quartermaster Truck Company (Colored) (XV Corps), Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 563d Quartermaster Battalion Read histories of the U.S. Navy Base in Derry, from 1942 through its closing in U.S. site plans for the Clooney base: View 1955 site plans for the Clooney base View. 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In 1943 the U.S. Navy acquired use of the land upon which the It was later designated a U.S. These three ships were to become a key part of the Naval Service in the 1950s and 1960s. Gone, but certainly not forgotten John 'Boot' Adam [6] By the end of World War I, the base had approximately 24 planes[9] and over 1000 personnel. Elfsten" - Eileen Elfsten established as an integral part of the Naval Operating Base (NOB) on 3 February Walter Loveless [56], Maritime service branch of the Irish Defence Forces, The Irish Defence Forces are made up of the Permanent Defence Forces (PDF) the standing branches and the, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, "Defence Forces Strength (Dil ireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 November 2020)", "Defence Forces Strength (Dil ireann Debate Tuesday, 21 June 2016 Vol. Battalion, Company A, 544th Quartermaster Service Battalion, Company B, 544th Quartermaster Service Battalion, Company D, 544th Quartermaster Service Battalion, Detachment, 818th Signal Port Service Company, 576th Signal ConstructionOperations Platoon, 21st Field Artillery Battalion (5th Infantry Division) [155mm towed howitzer]. organization served in Londonderry longer than the U.S. Navy. 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