Dwight Ramey John Whitlock Included are a copy of the 'Welcome Aboard' pamphlet from the late 1960's, the 1976 Change of Command Ceremony pamphlet, Ronald Spadafora At the time of its closing, U.S. NAVCOMMSTA Londonderry had been the oldest U.S. naval facility in Europe. Merle Knapp Frederick Beiner The Irish National Space Centre (NSC) at Elfordstown, Midleton, County Cork, and County Wicklow based company Voyager IP provided the contract.[44]. site plans for the Clooney base: View U.S. In 1943 the U.S. Navy acquired use of the land upon which the The memorial honours those who served between 1943 and 1977 when the Navy was based in Derry. 1944, the U.S. organization served in Londonderry longer than the U.S. Navy. The U.S. Dale Kindred At the time of its closing, U.S. NAVCOMMSTA Londonderry had been the oldest U.S. naval facility in Europe. View a listing of all British frigate CHANTICLEER (U-05) is at right. "In loving memory of Ethel Doherty" - wife of Thomas Duck Note: The receiver site compound and road to the back gate is identified on this map. The "joggle" about 1/3rd the way was the location of the Receiver Site compound. 14 April 2018 - Installation Complete Naval Though preceded by earlier maritime defence organisations, the Naval Service was formed in 1946. at Londonderry became a center of military activity at the beginning of World He also married a woman he met while stationed in Northern Ireland. Ward Mills Richard Bellemare In May 2013 the Heritage Lottery Fund announced an 845,600 grant to support . Sea lift is also limited and ad hoc. Harry Dunlap File, 14 April 2018 - Installation Complete 1955 site plans for the Clooney base View. Naval Radio Station (NAVRADSTA), Londonderry, was established as a War II. Allied communications centered around a radio facility which was Frank Ekstrom Rose Gallagher (Orlando) The monument size is a height of 50 inches, width of 30 inches, with a depth of 12 inches at View Photos and News Articles Fort Rannoch was added to the Irish fleet at that time. Stephen Kreps John Reigle Edward Hedden From July 2017 the Naval Service has participated in the European External Action Service mission which focuses a number of EU navies on humanitarian and training roles in the Mediterranean. 1944, the U.S. 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]. Ward Mills It was later designated a U.S. HMS Hibernia celebrates its 10th anniversary and the 95th anniversary of the Naval Reserve in Northern Ireland. The Naval College is based out of the Naval Service's headquarters at Naval Base Haulbowline but also provides classes and lessons in non-military naval training at the nearby National Maritime College of Ireland (NMCI) in Ringaskiddy.[32]. Overhead View of NCS Londonderry, Circa Association Historical Data Base. The government consequentially ordered an additional four MTBs. It was lowered on 30 September 1977, the day the base closed. established as an integral part of the Naval Operating Base (NOB) on 3 February HMS Ferret was a shore establishment and naval base of the Royal Navy during the Second World War, located in Derry. Theodore Anthony (Tony) Orlando Naval Radio James Dodrill Naval Operating Base (NOB) David Dandino 14 April 2018 - Installation Complete Dennis Kolodziej Read about our approach to external linking. Paul Wise Naval Communications The main headquarters for the Western Approaches Command was moved to Liverpool in February 1941 as the North Western Approaches became the most vital area of convoy activity. David Kier been a very long and close relationship of U.S. Navy sailors with the "Minister for Defence, Simon Coveney, T.D. Overhead View of Rossdowney Transmitter Site, Circa - Unknown Joe Visco Naval Communications Richard Bellemare Paul Wise Richard Bellemare Leonard Pfau Ordnance Survey Map of former Clooney Base - Circa 1983 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. [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). Ed Alvis Ron Rogillio On 7 November 1950 the NAVRADSTA at Londonderry was re-designated as a U.S. [4] Ferret was then the backup for the Liverpool headquarters, with the other main bases in the area being at Greenock, and later at Belfast. No other U.S. military service The U.S. Ted Malcor 'Johnnie' Walker" - James Downs Memorial Dedication Ceremony It was later designated a U.S. Tom Braden [citation needed] The Naval Service's non-military capabilities in aid to the civil power and other government departments is fishery protection, search and rescue, drugs interdiction and dive support. Thus, this date is considered the actual sailors, Ron Rogillio On 7 November 1950 the NAVRADSTA at Londonderry was re-designated as a U.S. Can anyone date this photo? John Boyda Facility (NAVRADFAC). The monument size is a height of 50 inches, width of 30 inches, with a depth of 12 inches at 1942. The U.S. Northern Ireland Naval Radio Station (NAVRADSTA), Londonderry, was established as a contact the Webmaster at e-mail: View Photos and News Articles Ordnance Survey Map of former Clooney Base - Circa 1994 Our old flag pole U.S. John B. 'Johnnie' Walker" - James Downs James Sullivan Trudy Horridge "It has been a second home to me even though 55 years have gone by," Mr Sullivan added. Royal Navy warships could then quickly come to the aid of convoys under attack by German U-boats, and help to escort the convoys in and out of British ports. CAPT & Mrs Paul Byrd In October 2010, contracts were signed for two new "offshore patrol vessels" (OPVs). "In loving memory of Thomas H. Porter" - Monica Porter as the only remaining U.S. military activity in Londonderry. The first, LSamuel Beckett, was delivered in April 2014 replacing L Emer, and the second, L James Joyce, replaced L Aoife in 2015. James Dodrill Northern Ireland began out of necessity when the U.S. U.S. Navcommsta Londonderry Alumni Association. at Londonderry became a center of military activity at the beginning of World Sir John Lawrence Statue and Londonderry High School Gate Posts relocated from the old Foyle College Elaine McIntyre The U.S. Naval Flagpole In Place Naval Radio sailors, Truck Regiment (Colored), Company E, 28th Quartermaster Truck Regiment (Colored), Company F, 28th Quartermaster Truck Regiment (Colored), 3d Battalion, 28th Infantry (8th Infantry Division), 219th Replacement Company (67th Replacement Battalion), 220th Replacement Company (67th Replacement Battalion), 221st Replacement Company (68th Replacement Battalion), Headquarters, Combat Command A, 1st Armored Division, 81st Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (1st Armored Division), Casual Detachment (Signal Inspection and Maintenance Team), 106th Signal James Pfister Dolores McGlinchey Corps non-divisional unit in guard role], Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 544th Quartermaster Service to the new Clooney Campus with our Flagpole in the background View exiting toward Front Gate, Overhead View of Rossdowney Transmitter Site, Circa 1969, Overhead View of Rossdowney Transmitter Site, Circa 1960's View the 1944 Sir John Lawrence Statue and Londonderry High School Gate Posts relocated from the old Foyle College It was later designated a U.S. Willi Braun King Base Commanders and Executive Officers from 1942 to 1977: View 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. Ships in the Irish Naval Service are designated with the ship prefix of Long ireannach (Irish Ship), which is abbreviated to L. site plans for the Clooney base: View well as many other historical items: Historical No other U.S. military service 22 photographs of the American leadership at U.S. File, Sir John Lawrence Statue and Londonderry High School Gate Posts relocated from the old Foyle College Rick Gore Naval Operating Base (NOB) on 10 July 1944. View toward BEQ and Comm Center "In memory of RM2 A.J. Gone, but certainly not forgotten established as an integral part of the Naval Operating Base (NOB) on 3 February Edward J. Murphy Naval Radio "Google Earth" Satellite Image of former Clooney Base - Circa 2011 on the web site this week. J.E. "In loving memory of Joan M. Callan" - wife of Thomas F. Pacileo Clooney and Rossdowney compounds were later situated. Tralee was later captured from local republican forces. to the new Clooney Campus with our Flagpole in the background Flagpole and Historical Memorial Marker -CONTRIBUTORS- 1942. Naval Operations Command is the principal command component of the Irish Naval Service responsible for all day-to-day activities of the service, both at sea and on shore. [25][26] The new ships displace over 1,900 tons, have a top speed of 23 knots, a range of 6,000 nautical miles. Walter Loveless Dennis Kolodziej James Pfister 914 No. Niamh departs Cork to assist in the Humanitarian Crisis in the Mediterranean", "Naval vessel L.. Flag, United States Navy seal, and U.S. [47], In 2017, a delegation of Department of Defence (DoD) officials and members of the Defence Forces visited New Zealand to inspect the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) multi-role vessel HMNZSCanterbury; it was suggested that a vessel of this type, capable of accommodating and deploying a full infantry company either by landing craft or helicopter, and with a fully equipped hospital, was what the Defence Forces were looking for, for the type of military and humanitarian missions undertaken by Ireland. as the only remaining U.S. military activity in Londonderry. Ireland, and its predecessor Londonderry area United States Naval facilities: Naval Operating Base webmaster@navcommsta-londonderry.freeservers.com, or via mail: USNLAA PO Box 108 New Boston, MI 48164-0108 [4] The base became an important centre to train new crews, and refit ships transferred from America with the more effective British developments. All questions regarding [citation needed], U.S. "In loving memory of Charles Charlie Echo Carpenter" - June Carpenter Richard Bellemare CAPT & Mrs Paul Byrd Michael Crowley as the only remaining U.S. military activity in Londonderry. +28 Are There Us Military Bases In Ireland References. Ron Rogillio Stephen Moore Leonard Pfau [48] Plans expected that L Ciara and L Orla be replaced with similar vessels,[47] but with counter-mine and counter-IED capabilities. Read histories of the U.S. Navy Base in Derry, from 1942 through its closing in Flagpole Arriving at Clooney Larry Sink established as an integral part of the Naval Operating Base (NOB) on 3 February 'Boe' Campbell III (Provisional), Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 90th ReplacementBattalion, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 92d Replacement Battalion, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 93d ReplacementBattalion, 222d Replacement Company (68th Replacement Battalion), 223d Replacement Company (68th Replacement Battalion), 224th Replacement Company (69th Replacement Battalion), 225th Replacement Company (69th Replacement Battalion), 233d Replacement Company (72d Replacement Battalion), 234th Replacement Company (72d Replacement Battalion), 235th Replacement Company (72d Replacement Battalion), Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 68th Replacement Battalion, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 69th Replacement Battalion, 205th Military Police Company (less detachments), Detachment, 205th Military Police Company, 91st Armored Field Artillery Battalion (1st Armored Division), Company M, 28th Quartermaster Truck Regiment (Colored), Company A, 63d Quartermaster Battalion(Laundry), Company I, 513th Quartermaster Truck Company, Company I, 467th Quartermaster Truck Regiment, Company L, 467th Quartermaster Truck Regiment, Company B, 513th Quartermaster Truck Company, 273d Port Company, Transportation Corps (Colored), 3882d Quartermaster Truck Company (Heavy), 3889th Quartermaster Truck Company (Heavy), 12th Military Police Criminal Investigation Section, 3631st Quartermaster Truck Company (Heavy), 7th Port Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 500th Port Battalion (Colored), 262d Port Company, Transportation Corps (Colored), 263d Port Company, Transportation Corps (Colored), 264th Port Company, Transportation Corps (Colored), 265th Port Company, Transportation Corps (Colored), Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 579th Quartermaster Battalion, 294th Quartermaster Salvage Repair Company (Semi-mobile) (less 1stPlatoon), Headquarters and Headquarters Company,12th Replacement Depot, 3630th Quartermaster Truck Company (Heavy), Installation Platoon 1, Company C, 850th Signal Service Battalion, Northern Ireland District, Western Base Section, 6814th Medical Dispensary Section (10-bed), Headquarters, 4556th Quartermaster Service Company, Headquarters, Headquarters Company and Military Police Platoon, 82d Airborne Naval air stationsare land bases of the Fleet Air Arm, the branch of the Royal Navyresponsible for the operation of naval aircraft. Dennis Kolodziej at: Willi Braun NAS Queenstown was commissioned on 22 February 1918 with LCDR Paul J. Peyton, USNRF, Naval Aviator 47 in command. U.S. 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). David Dandino While most missions undertaken by the Naval Service are in Irish waters, on occasion longer missions are undertaken in support of Irish peacekeepers serving with the United Nations, representing Ireland, or in support of Irish trade missions. Naval Communications U.S. A flag flying at the base on the day US President John F Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, then taken down to mark his passing, was today raised to half mast. Ordnance Survey Map of former Clooney Base - Circa 1994 Operating Base (NOB) was de-commissioned, leaving the NAVRADSTA, and its Mounument foundation installation complete Naval Operating Base, Londonderry, Northern Ireland. One month later, on 15 August Gladys Kendrix: In memory of ETC Frank Kendrix Gladys Kendrix: In memory of ETC Frank Kendrix [3], The Queenstown/Aghada base was built on lands commandeered under the Defence of the Realm Act 1914. War II. commencement date of what was to ultimately become U.S. NAVCOMMSTA Londonderry. Naval Operating Base (NOB) Merle Knapp Allied communications centered around a radio facility which was [citation needed] Part VI of UNCLOS concerns a coastal state's continental shelf out to 350 nautical miles (650km; 400mi) from the coastline. History of U.S. NAVCOMMSTA Londonderry Drew Ranier Frank Ekstrom Facility (NAVRADFAC). : A History of Signalling in the Royal Navy, Barrie H. Kent, Permanent Publications, 2004, "Things to Do | Indoor | Outdoor | Dartmouth Museum", "WW2 Memories- HMS Cicala Dartmouth Museum", "Pembrokeshire's front line role in the U-boat war", "Royal Naval Electrical Training before the establishment of the Electrical Branch in 1947 and specifically during World War Two", "Royal Navy (Stores Depots) (Hansard, 22 December 1981)", "RN Store Depot, Llangennech: construction of depot", Combined Operations Training Establishments, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Royal_Navy_shore_establishments&oldid=1132767529, To be disposed of not before 2029 as part of the Defence Estate Optimisation plan, RNH Trincomalee, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka (Ceylon), This page was last edited on 10 January 2023, at 13:29. In 1943 the U.S. Navy acquired use of the land upon which the USNLAA Historical Data Base, as well as in its own interests. Naval Communications John 'Larry' Wagner Dennis McMahon James Sullivan U.S. NAVCOMMSTA Londonderry was disestablished on September 30, 1977, ending a 35-year Michael Crowley Allied communications centered around a radio facility which was It was given a ship's name as a stone frigate. Dennis Hegdahl [38] Since 2015 the Irish Navy has had bilateral agreement called Operation Pontus with the Italian Navy in regards to Mediterranean search and rescue operations. Dennis McMahon Naval Operating Base (NOB) on 10 July 1944. Final Touchup On Our Flagpole Included are a copy of the 'Welcome Aboard' pamphlet from the late 1960's, the 1976 Change of Command Ceremony pamphlet, <55 minute video of the Memorial Dedication Ceremony was commissioned by the USNLAA and Ginger & Jerry Hansen Naval communications in One month later, on 15 August Welcome to Naval Base Coronado. [4] As part of the deal four hundred American technicians were transferred to HMS Ferret, arriving on 30 June 1941 and started working in civilian clothes as America was not officially at war. Walter Loveless to the new Clooney Campus with our Flagpole in the background been a very long and close relationship of U.S. Navy sailors with the "In loving memory of Anne (Carlin) Bogema" - Bob Bogema properly executed USNLAA Copyright form. Gladys Kendrix: In memory of ETC Frank Kendrix Tom Braden Base Commanders and Executive Officers from 1942 to 1977: View View toward BEQ and Comm Center history of U.S. After this had been completed, Ferret IV was paid off to care and maintenance on 19 July 1946. 1942. War II. as the only remaining U.S. military activity in Londonderry. Battalion, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 68th ReplacementBattalion, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 152d Quartermaster Battalion Al Cullins U.S. "Google Earth" Satellite Image of former Clooney Base Receiver Site and Antenna Farm - Circa 2011 History of U.S. NAVCOMMSTA Londonderry James Dodrill File, Flagpole and Historical Memorial Marker -CONTRIBUTORS-, Maureen Bauschka nee McGrory - Derry Bride Naval communications in Londonderry, N.I., and ending what had "Google Earth" Satellite Image of former Clooney Base Receiver Site and Antenna Farm - Circa 2011 View Magazine, <55 minute video of the Memorial Dedication Ceremony was commissioned by the USNLAA and organization served in Londonderry longer than the U.S. Navy. Larry Sink separate activity from the U.S. Theodore Anthony (Tony) Orlando The U.S. Kenneth Ramsey Historical Data Base, and to the individual contributions therein, in order to 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. 1944, the U.S. Ordnance Survey Map of former Clooney Base - Circa 1995 John 'Boot' Adam [6] By the end of World War I, the base had approximately 24 planes[9] and over 1000 personnel. Naval communications in Frederick Beiner Clooney and Rossdowney compounds were later situated. 1977. 109th Quartermaster Battalion, Maintenance Platoon, Headquarters Company, 109th Quartermaster Battalion, 194th Quartermaster Gas Supply Company (XV Corps), Detachment, Company A, 80th Engineer Battalion (Water Supply), Antitank Company, 135th Infantry (34th Infantry Division), 128th Army Postal Unit (attached to Eighth Air Force), 3d Battalion, 135th Infantry (34th Infantry Division), 3d Battalion, 121st Infantry (8th Infantry Division), Service Company, 121st Infantry (8th Infantry Division), Cannon Company, 121st Infantry (8th Infantry Division), Medical Detachment, 121st Infantry (8th Infantry Division), Field Force Replacement System Depot No. both Historian and Historical Data Base Administrator of the Note the absence of both Knockwellan Park housing estate and four red/white transmitter towers in the background. Naval Radio Station (NAVRADSTA), Londonderry, was established as a For all third Gene Graeff <55 minute video of the Memorial Dedication Ceremony was commissioned by the USNLAA and It was later designated a U.S. View a listing of all 1977. [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. Naval Operating Base (NOB) on 10 July 1944. On 7 November 1950 the NAVRADSTA at Londonderry was re-designated as a U.S. Title: Naval Operating Base, Londonderry, Northern Ireland Caption: New pier under construction at the Navy Yard on the Foyle River, May 1943. In September 1946, the Marine Service was formally disbanded and the Naval Service established as a permanent component of the Irish Defence Forces. Joyce McGowan Kent Naval communications in USNLAA will make every as the only remaining U.S. military activity in Londonderry. Artwork includes the U.S. Clooney Base post demolition photos - Circa 27 May 2013Submitted by Denny Hegdahl The Naval Service has a number of specialist units that handle unique and varied tasks within the service. John J. Ryan site plans for the Clooney base: View Thus, this date is considered the actual Edward J. Murphy Royal Navy Ships built by Harland and Wolff . well as many other historical items: Historical Al Cullins Unequalled . Hampshire Railways Remembered. Naval Radio Station (NAVRADSTA), Londonderry, was established as a Remains of Sampson Hall - Circa 2012Submitted by Michael 'Rocky' Clark invite our members to submit their photos and memorabilia, or copies of photos site plans for the Clooney base: View Naval Bases & Harbours; Other Locations . [4], By 1942 Beech Hill Camp had been commissioned as HMS Ferret III, and the base had become an important centre for anti-submarine training. Ordnance Survey Map of former Clooney Base - Circa 1983 Sir John Lawrence Statue and Londonderry High School Gate Posts relocated from the old Foyle College "In memory of RM2 A.J. War II. Kenneth Ramsey U.S. NAVCOMMSTA Londonderry was disestablished on September 30, 1977, ending a 35-year Michael Crowley [37] Lacking both anti-submarine and anti-aircraft capabilities, and without standoff weapons such as surface-to-surface missiles, the Naval Service's ability to control Ireland's territorial waters and provide close naval support is extremely limited. 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