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 USS Castle Rock (AVP-35)
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Castle Rock - An island in Alaska. It is one of the Shumagin Islands. Castle Rock is in Aleutians East Borough, and is located off the south coast of the Alaska
Peninsula at 55.27917° North Latitude 159.49944° West Longitude.
Photo - Castle Rock Island
Map - Shumagin Islands map by Katy Doogan |
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Castle Rock (AVP-35) being christened by Mrs. R. W. Cooper during launching ceremonies on 11 March 1944 at Lake Washington Shipyards, Houghton, WA.
US National Archives photo # 19-N-62886, a US Navy photo from the Bureau of Ships Collection now in the US National Archives |
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Castle Rock (AVP-35) being launched at the Lake Washington Shipyards, Houghton, WA., 11 March 1944.
US National Archives photo # 19-N-62884, a US Navy photo from the Bureau of Ships Collection now in the US National Archives |
US Naval History and Heritage Command |
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USS Castle Rock (AVP-35) photographed off Houghton, WA., 6 October 1944. Note her Measure 32 Design 2ax camouflage.
US National Archives photo # 19-N-74574, a US Navy photo from the Bureau of Ships Collection now in the US National Archives |
US Naval History and Heritage Command |
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USS Castle Rock (AVP-35) photographed off Houghton, WA., 6 October 1944. Note her Measure 32 Design 2ax camouflage.
US National Archives photo # 19-N-74575, a US Navy photo from the Bureau of Ships Collection now in the US National Archives |
US Naval History and Heritage Command |
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USS Castle Rock (AVP-35) in Tanapag Harbor, Saipan, April 1945. Photographed by Ensign Thomas Binford, USNR, from a nearby PBM seaplane. USS LCI(G)-471 is moored beyond Castle Rock's bow. Note Castle Rock's weathered Measure 32 Design 2ax camouflage.
US National Archives photo # 80-G-K-16186, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives |
US Naval History and Heritage Command |
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USS Castle Rock (AVP-35) at anchor off Saipan in April 1945.
US National Archives photo # 80-G-472332, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives |
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LT. Robert S. Selby, USN, USS Castle Rock (AVP-35) shoots the sun with a sextant, while standing in one of the ship's 40mm gun tubs in April 1945. The ship is in Tanapag Harbor, Saipan, with several PBM Mariner seaplanes moored in the distance. Photographed by ENS. Thomas Binford, USNR. Note 40mm gun barrels overhead, and ready-service ammunition racks around the gun tub perimeter, some empty and some containing four-round clips of 40mm ammunition.
US National Archives photo # 80-G-K-16187, a US Navy photo now in the collections of the US National Archives |
Robert Hurst |
 USCGC Castle Rock (WAVP-383 / WHEC-383)
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USCGC Castle Rock (WAVP 383) Commissioning Ceremony at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA., 18 December 1948.
Mare Island Naval Shipyard photo # 2609-12-48. |
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Forward plan view of USCGC Castle Rock (WAVP 383) at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA., 18 December 1948.
Castle Rock was under repair at the shipyard from 17 September to 27 October 1948.
Mare Island Naval Shipyard photo # 2700-12-48 1/5/49. |
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Aft plan view of USCGC Castle Rock (WAVP 383) at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA., 18 December 1948.
ARD-11, with
Arivaca (YTB 259) in the dock and ARD 32 (empty) are in the background in addition to a YR forward of Castle Rock.
Mare Island Naval Shipyard photo # 2703-12-48 1/5/49. |
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USCGC Castle Rock (WAVP-383) underway off Mare Island Naval Shipyard, 5 January, 1949.
Mare Island Naval Shipyard photo # NY9-2711-1-49. |
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USCGCCastle Rock (WAVP-383) underway, date and location unknown. |
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USCGC Castle Rock (WAVP-383) moored pierside at Boston, MA., November 1963 |
© Richard Leonhardt |
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USCGC Castle Rock (WAVP-383) under way prior to the Coast Guard's 1967 adoption of the "racing stripe" markings on its ships.
US Coast Guard photo. |
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USCGC Castle Rock (WHEC-383) underway, 1 May 1969, location unknown.
US Coast Guard photo from the Office of the US Coast Historian. |
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 RVNS Tran Binh Trong (HQ-5)
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Ex-USCGC Castle Rock (WHEC-383) in South Vietnamese naval service as Tran Binh Trong (HQ-5) underway, date and location unknown. |
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RVNS Tran Binh Trong (HQ-5) moored outboard of
ex-USCGC Cook Inlet (WHEC-384) in South Vietnamese naval service as RVNS Tran Quoc Toan (HQ-6) and
ex-USCGC Bearing Strait (WHEC-383) in South Vietnamese naval service as RVNS Tran Quang Khia (HQ-2) at Saigon in May 1972. |
© Richard Leonhardt |
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RVNS Tran Binh Trong (HQ-5) underway, date and location unknown. |
Bang Le |
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Two Casco-class cutters of the Navy of South Vietnam after their escape to Subic Bay, Philippines, circa 1975. On the left is RVNS Tran Binh Trong (HQ-5),
(ex-USS Castle Rock (AVP-35). On the right is RVNS Tran Binh Duat (HQ-3), (ex-USS Yakutat (AVP-32). Tran Binh Trong was later
transferred to the Philippines and served as BRP Francisco Dagohoy (PF-10). Tran Binh Duat was cannibalized for spare parts in the Philippines.
U.S. Navy photo from the USS Oriskany (CVA-34) 1975-1976 cruise book |
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