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USS CORONADO was the second INDEPENDENCE - class Littoral Combat Ship and the third ship in the Navy to bear the name. CORONADO held a decommissioning ceremony at her homeport of San Diego, Calif., on September 14, 2022, and was officially decommissioned on September 30, 2022.
General Characteristics: | Awarded: May 1, 2009 |
Keel laid: December 17, 2009 | |
Launched: January 14, 2012 | |
Commissioned: April 5, 2014 | |
Decommissioned: September 30, 2022 | |
Builder: Austal USA, Mobile, Ala. | |
Propulsion system: two LM2500 gas turbine engines, two diesel engines, four waterjets | |
Length: 418 feet (127.5 meters) | |
Beam: 104 feet (31.5 meters) | |
Draft: 13 feet (4 meters) | |
Displacement: approx. 3,104 tons full load | |
Speed: 47 knots | |
Armament: one Mk-110 57mm gun, one SeaRAM CIWS | |
Aircraft: two MH-60 helicopters | |
Crew: 8 officers, 32 enlisted (two crews, a gold and a blue one) and up to 35 mission crew |
Crew List:
This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS CORONADO. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.
USS CORONADO Image Gallery:
The photos below were taken by Lydia Perz and show the CORONADO at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on May 3, 2014 - one month after the ship's commissioning.
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The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the CORONADO dry-docked at NASSCO, San Diego, Calif., during her Post Shakedown Availability (PSA), on December 27, 2014.
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The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the CORONADO at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on October 2, 2015.
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The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the CORONADO participating in the Parade of Ship during Fleet Week San Francisco on October 9, 2015.
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The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning on October 10, 2015, during an open ship aboard USS CORONADO as part of Fleet Week San Francisco.
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The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the CORONADO at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on April 18, 2016.
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The photos below were taken by John Rebus (Michael) and show the CORONADO at the Bravo Pier, Naval Air Station North Island, Calif., on June 2, 2016. The CORONADO has recently been equipped with a Boeing RGM-84D Harpoon Block 1C surface-to-surface guided weapon system in front of her superstructure for extended operational testing. A live fire test is planned for July, as part of the RIMPAC 2016 exercise.
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The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the CORONADO at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on September 28, 2018.
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The photos below were taken by Sebastian Thoma and show the CORONADO at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on November 28 and November 29 (aerial photo), 2021. She is already missing her SeaRAM system; most likely in preparation for her upcoming decommissioning.
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The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the CORONADO at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on December 28, 2021. She is already missing her SeaRAM system; most likely in preparation for her upcoming decommissioning.
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The photo below was taken by Michael Jenning and shows the CORONADO at Naval Base San Diego, Calif., on May 29, 2022.
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The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the CORONADO arriving at Portland, Or., for the Rose Festival on June 9, 2022. CORONADO is missing her SeaRam and her two Mk-50 33mm guns. The Rose Festival might be CORONADO's last public appearance as the Navy plans to decommission her soon.
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The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the decommissioned CORONADO laid up at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash., on June 10, 2023.
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The photo below was taken by me and shows the decommissioned CORONADO laid up at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash., on July 15, 2024.
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