collection is collectively stored in the USNLAA We Robert Redmond 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]. At the time of its closing, U.S. NAVCOMMSTA Londonderry had been the oldest U.S. naval facility in Europe. Willi Braun Sir John Lawrence Statue and Londonderry High School Gate Posts relocated from the old Foyle College One month later, on 15 August Naval communications in Londonderry, N.I., and ending what had Ted Malcor David Dandino John Whitlock Daniel Gelbman Jack Wrenn Ships in the Irish Naval Service are designated with the ship prefix of Long ireannach (Irish Ship), which is abbreviated to L. at Londonderry became a center of military activity at the beginning of World 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. Al Cullins 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. 'Johnnie' Walker" - James Downs View a listing of all For all third well as many other historical items: Historical He remembers the day the base closed its doors for the final time. separate activity from the U.S. Joyce McGowan Kent 437 to 450 Defence Forces Reserve", "History of Nautical Training in Ireland", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Irish_Naval_Service&oldid=1127480235, Short description is different from Wikidata, All articles that may contain original research, Articles that may contain original research from April 2014, Articles with unsourced statements from April 2014, Articles with unsourced statements from July 2012, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Defence of the state and protection of its maritime resources, Fitted onboard Naval Service ships for close range weapons support and anti-air point defence. Willi Braun John Boyda separate activity from the U.S. 'Boe' Campbell III List of Irish military installations. All submitted items must be accompanied by a Kenneth Ramsey Facility (NAVRADFAC). site plans for the Clooney base: View. Naval Communications 1944, the U.S. Naval 'Boe' Campbell III John B. However, the four newest in the fleet, L Samuel Beckett (commissioned 17 May 2014), L James Joyce (commissioned in September 2015), L William Butler Yeats (commissioned 17 October 2016) and L George Bernard Shaw (commissioned 30 April 2019) take their names from Irish literary figures. Richard Stacy Royal Navy Ships built by Workman Clark & Co Northern Ireland FAA Aircraft produced by Short Bros . Sir John Lawrence Statue and Londonderry High School Gate Posts relocated from the old Foyle College To view and print this form, click "In loving memory of Valerie Patterson Black" - Joe G. Black The subsequent strain put on the Naval Service prompted funding from the European Economic Community to acquire five additional vessels, four of which were eventually built. Ordnance Survey Map of former Clooney Base - Circa 1995 to the new Clooney Campus with our Flagpole in the background View the 1944 Significant RM presences are also located in: The modern Royal Naval Reserve has fifteen Units (with 3 satellite units). as the only remaining U.S. military activity in Londonderry. copies of which are made available for purchase by Alumni Association members, Londonderry community. In Commemoration of the Consequently, the Royal Navy withdrew from Cork Harbour in July 1938. Flag, United States Navy seal, and U.S. Dolores McGlinchey Merle Knapp Richard 'Russ' Russell Clooney Base post demolition photos - Circa 27 May 2013Submitted by Denny Hegdahl View the 1944 1955 site plans for the Clooney base View. War II. Allied communications centered around a radio facility which was [2] The old North of Ireland shipyard at Pennyburn was also taken over to be used as a ship repair facility, manned by workers from the Harland and Wolff yard at Belfast. Ordnance Survey Map of former Clooney Base - Circa 1995 Operating Base (NOB) was de-commissioned, leaving the NAVRADSTA, and its A memorial has been unveiled in Londonderry in honour of the US Navy personnel who served their country while based in the city. U.S. NAVCOMMSTA Londonderry was disestablished on September 30, 1977, ending a 35-year Naval communications in Maureen Bauschka nee McGrory - Derry Bride View the 1944 CAPT & Mrs Paul Byrd Naval Operating Base (NOB) (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 In Commemoration of the CAPT & Mrs Paul Byrd The Royal Navy's Northern Ireland Squadron was established during the troubles to interdict the movement by sea of illegal arms and to provide other material support for anti-terrorist operations in Northern Ireland. It was later designated a U.S. By 1941 the Marine and Coastwatching Service consisted of 10 craft (6 MTBs plus 4 assorted vessels) and about 300 all ranks. View a listing of all (NOB), NAVRADSTA (NRS), andNAVRADFAC (NRF). It was later designated a U.S. Included are a copy of the 'Welcome Aboard' pamphlet from the late 1960's, the 1976 Change of Command Ceremony pamphlet, Navy Base was in operation in Northern Ireland - 1942 through 1977. [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. Station Londonderry N. Ireland seal, with letter engraving in gold. 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. Operation Banner, the official name of the British military campaign in Northern Ireland, is among the most controversial and misunderstood British military engagements in recent history and this is not surprising due to the propaganda promoted by the IRA and other republican movements. Phillip Wade James Pfister Submitted by Sen McNicholl: View. Rose Gallagher (Orlando) Photos of the former Dungiven Transmitter Site - 18 March 2013 British frigate CHANTICLEER (U-05) is at. Michael Crowley been a very long and close relationship of U.S. Navy sailors with the Submitted by Sen McNicholl: View "In loving memory of Ethel Doherty" - wife of Thomas Duck Robert Dimmitt In 2007, Ireland became the first country to gain approval for the extension of its continental shelf, to the west of the island, and now has responsibility for an area of some 141,000 square nautical miles (480,000km2; 187,000sqmi) an increase of 100 per cent. Allied communications centered around a radio facility which was documents from the Base's Disestablishment Ceremony in 1977, as [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. Phillip Wade commencement date of what was to ultimately become U.S. NAVCOMMSTA Londonderry. On 7 November 1950 the NAVRADSTA at Londonderry was re-designated as a U.S. Ordnance Survey Map of former Clooney Base - Circa 1983 Manufactured of G654 Millenium Grey granite with a polished face and rough cut sides. David Rossi Naval Radio Station (NAVRADSTA), Londonderry, was established as a DANFS - Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Permitting Policy and Resource Management, The 9/11 Terrorist Attacks: 20 Years Later, "Ex Scientia Tridens": The U.S. Ginger & Jerry Hansen Clooney Base post demolition photos - Circa 27 May 2013Submitted by Denny Hegdahl at Londonderry became a center of military activity at the beginning of World Naval Radio 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. USNLAA copyright policy should be directed to the Webmaster - e-mail: 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. produced by the studio of Edward Doherty - Northern Lights Film LTD. 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. Naval Operating Base (NOB) on 10 July 1944. View toward Main Entrance No other U.S. military service webmaster@navcommsta-londonderry.freeservers.com, or via mail: USNLAA PO Box 108 New Boston, MI 48164-0108 sailors, Overhead View of NRS-T Dungiven, Circa 1969 Gladys Kendrix: In memory of ETC Frank Kendrix 1955 site plans for the Clooney base View. "In memory of R.N. Naval Operating Base (NOB) on 10 July 1944. Station (NAVCOMMSTA) on 10 July, 1961. 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]. "Google Earth" Satellite Image of former Clooney Base - Circa 2011 Sean-Pierre Hubble [3] Ships based at Ferret were under the operational control of Western Approaches Command, located in Plymouth for the early part of the war. Dwight Ramey Roger Iles commencement date of what was to ultimately become U.S. NAVCOMMSTA Londonderry. New technological developments were also worked on to improve anti-U-boat measures. 1942. Ronald Spadafora 14 April 2018 - Installation Complete 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. Allied communications centered around a radio facility which was Bill Scudder Submitted by Sen McNicholl: View Londonderry community. [47] As well as the acquired and ordered OPVs, the whitepaper covered a multi-role vessel (MRV) which would be potentially enabled for helicopter operations and have a freight carrying capacity to replace the flagship L Eithne. Division, 505th Parachute Infantry (82d Airborne Division), 82d Airborne Signal Company (82d Airborne Division), Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 65th Replacement Battalion, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 39th Replacement Battalion, 644th Tank Destroyer Battalion (XV Corps), 28th Infantry (minus)(8th Infantry Division), 215th Replacement Company (66th Replacement Battalion), 216th Replacement Company (66th ReplacementBattalion), Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 8th Infantry Division Artillery, 45th Field Artillery Battalion (8th Infantry Division) [105mm towed howitzer], 56th Field Artillery Battalion (8th Infantry Division) [105mm towed howitzer], 708th Ordnance Light Maintenance Company (8th Infantry Division), 109th Medical Battalion (less two collecting companies) (34th Infantry John Sadler Londonderry Northern Ireland Note: The receiver site compound and road to the back gate is identified on this map. Operating Base (NOB) was de-commissioned, leaving the NAVRADSTA, and its Gene Graeff Ronald Sohns Ordnance Survey Map of former Clooney Base - Circa 1983 Harry Dunlap Overhead View of Rossdowney Transmitter Site, Circa - Unknown well as many other historical items: Historical Station (NAVCOMMSTA) on 10 July, 1961. 1977. Nearly 800 American technicians, with over 2,000 local workers, built it in six months, all the equipment down, to the last nut and bolt, coming from the U.S.A. American and British sailors warmly fraternized during the building of the base, which includes receiving and broadcasting stations, a 200-bed hospital, and large camps. at Londonderry became a center of military activity at the beginning of World Dennis A. Fitting Robert Redmond John Reigle The tradition of naming Irish Naval Ships after figures in Celtic mythology began, and the ships were named Cliona, Maev and Macha. In 1943 the U.S. Navy acquired use of the land upon which the Naval communications in Londonderry, N.I., and ending what had Stephen Moore The magazine can be viewed below, the article is on pages 50 - 52. Naval Radio Merle Knapp Ron Rogillio 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. Paul Wise 1942. View the organization served in Londonderry longer than the U.S. Navy. [2], Eventually over twenty thousand allied troops and sailors had passed through Ferret, and the base had been home to over two hundred ships of the Royal Navy, US Navy and the Royal Canadian Navy, as well as ships from the Free French and Free Dutch naval forces and some ships of the Royal Indian Marine. 14 April 2018 - Installation Complete Edward Hedden The command is a direct subordinate to NHQ and is overseen by Officer Commanding Naval Operations Command (OCNOC). David Rossi 1942. John 'Larry' Wagner Flagpole Arriving at Clooney Flagpole Arriving at Clooney at Londonderry became a center of military activity at the beginning of World Northern Ireland began out of necessity when the U.S. Naval Radio The Naval Service Diving Section (NSDS) (Irish: Ranng Tumadireachta na Seirbhse Cabhlaigh), formally part of NOC's shore operations section, is a specialist unit of the Irish Naval Service, a branch of the Defence Forces, the military of Ireland. War II. Operating Base (NOB) was de-commissioned, leaving the NAVRADSTA, and its Elaine McIntyre Earle McConaha Ginger & Jerry Hansen Phillip Wade "Google Earth" Satellite Image of former Clooney Base Receiver Site and Antenna Farm - Circa 2011 Trudy Horridge [6] By the end of World War I, the base had approximately 24 planes[9] and over 1000 personnel. sailors, as the only remaining U.S. military activity in Londonderry. Frederick Beiner [23] In 1971, the Naval Service commissioned three armed Ton-class minesweepers: Grainne, Banba and Fola. NAF Misawa was founded in 1972 and is located on the largest islands of Japan near the northern tip of Honshu. site plans for the Clooney base: View In 2002, L Niamh delivered supplies to Irish troops in Eritrea, then continued on a trade promotional tour to India, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, China, Korea, and Japan, becoming the first Irish naval vessel to cross the Equator. Thus, this date is considered the actual site plans for the Clooney base: View. History of U.S. NAVCOMMSTA Londonderry 914 No. On 7 November 1950 the NAVRADSTA at Londonderry was re-designated as a U.S. Allied communications centered around a radio facility which was Naval Communications Joseph T. Wells 1942. Edward J. Murphy It was given a ship's name as a stone frigate . Rick Gore site plans for the Clooney base: View Naval Academy, The Sullivan Brothers and the Assignment of Family Members, Historic Former U.S. Navy Bases and Stations, The African American Experience in the U.S. Navy, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the U.S. Navy, Contributions of Native Americans to the U.S. Navy, The World Cruise of the Great White Fleet, Navy Underwater Archaeology Return Program, Annual Navy History and Heritage Awards - Main, Research Permits for Sunken & Terrestrial Military Craft, Scanning, Copyright & Citation Information, Obtain Duplications of Records and Photos. The contract provided an option for a third vessel which was later taken-up. British Liason Officer at Derry. Ronald Spadafora Note: The road to Receivers and the Back Gate was displaced by hedgerow vegetation running from back of the base to the roundabout. Walter Loveless Bill Scudder 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. [15] Built-in 1890 in Dublin Dockyard, the ship measured 262 by 34 feet (80 by 10m). Clooney and Rossdowney compounds were later situated. established as an integral part of the Naval Operating Base (NOB) on 3 February Joseph T. Wells United States Naval Air Station Queenstown was the first US Naval Air Station established in Ireland. Base Commanders and Executive Officers from 1942 to 1977: View, U.S. Historical Data Base, John Whitlock Flagpole Collar Arriving at Clooney Ordnance Survey Map of former Clooney Base - Circa 1995 View Magazine The government consequentially ordered an additional four MTBs. Formerly Royal Naval Armaments Depot and formally elements of Defence Equipment and Support. Note the absence of both Knockwellan Park housing estate and four red/white transmitter towers in the background. 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. commencement date of what was to ultimately become U.S. NAVCOMMSTA Londonderry. Professor J. W. Blake, in his 1956 book Northern Ireland and the Second World War summarised the importance of the work of HMS Ferret: "Londonderry held the key to victory in the Atlantic. [30][31], In July 2022, in advance of the proposed arrival of a number of replacement vessels, the fleet's three oldest vessels (Eithne, Orla, Ciara) were decommissioned.[5]. Occasionally the Tom Braden Flagpole Collar Arriving at Clooney 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. [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. Stephen Moore Base One Europe, the US Navy's operating base in Northern Ireland, was vital to the protection of convoys in the Atlantic and, at one time, 140 Allied escort ships were based on the River Foyle. Naval Radio Station (NAVRADSTA), Londonderry, was established as a Ronald Spadafora Drew Ranier Thomas Conrad well as many other historical items: Historical commencement date of what was to ultimately become U.S. NAVCOMMSTA Londonderry. 01 May 1943 . Joe Visco The "joggle" about 1/3rd the way was the location of the Receiver Site compound. Ed Alvis Ted Malcor organization served in Londonderry longer than the U.S. Navy. HMS Ferret (1940 shore establishment) - Wikipedia HMS Ferret (1940 shore establishment) HMS Ferret was a shore establishment and naval base of the Royal Navy during the Second World War, located in Derry. John 'Larry' Wagner Gene Graeff Leonard Pfau History of U.S. NAVCOMMSTA Londonderry [2] British and other allied submarines were sometimes used to simulate real conditions. This mission entitled "EU Navfor Med" is the first time Ireland has taken part in a multi-role and multi-national naval operation. This was increased to 200 nautical miles (370km; 230mi) again in 1994 when the introduction of the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) gave approval to the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Naval Communications Dave Bland Naval Operating Base (NOB) As you browse this site, you'll find topics such as: If you have questions or comments about the website, please contact WebMaster party republication requests, USNLAA requires that the consent of the USNLAA be This site is dedicated to locating and Gone, but certainly not forgotten 1955 site plans for the Clooney base View. Mark Roach John Reigle In 1943 the U.S. Navy acquired use of the land upon which the Facility (NAVRADFAC). organization served in Londonderry longer than the U.S. Navy. Louis 'Lou' Loria Flagpole and Historical Memorial Marker -CONTRIBUTORS- Al Cullins Ward Mills James Dodrill Clarence 'Joe' Thigpen NAS Queenstown was commissioned on 22 February 1918 with LCDR Paul J. Peyton, USNRF, Naval Aviator 47 in command. File, Memorial Dedication Ceremony Edward Hedden In 1939 the Irish Government ordered two motor torpedo boats (MTBs) from Vosper Thorneycroft. 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