Please report any broken links or trouble you might come across to the Webmaster. Please take a moment to let us know so that we can correct any problems and make your visit as enjoyable and as informative as possible.

NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive

LSD-45 Comstock

Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Charlie - Whiskey - Kilo
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Joint Meritorious Unit Award (2) - Navy Unit Commendation - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (3)
Bottom Row - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (3) - Southwest Asia Service Medal
Whidbey Island Class Dock Landing Ship:
  • Laid down, 27 October 1986, at Avondale Shipbuilding New Orleans, LA.
  • Launched, 16 January 1988
  • Commissioned USS Comstock (LSD-45), 3 February 1990, CDR. R. H. Howe, USN, in command
  • Comstock is assigned to COMSURFPAC, Amphibious Group Three and is homeported in San Diego, CA.
    Specifications:
    Displacement 11,471 t.(lt), 16,360 t.(fl)
    Length 609' 7"
    Beam 84'
    Draft 19' 2"
    Speed 20+kts.
    Complement 20 Officers, 327 Enlisted
    Troop Accommodations 34 Officers, 471 Enlisted
    Aircraft Helicopters, (Flight Deck, 2 spots)
    Boats Well Deck Capacity up to five LCAC's
    Armament
    two (MK15 mod1) Phalanx (CIWS) 20mm Vulcan cannon gun mounts
    two (MK16) 25mm Bushmaster chain gun mounts
    six .50 cal. machine guns
    Propulsion four Colt Industries PC2.5V 16 cylinder diesels, 2 shafts, combined SHP 33,000
    Click On Image
    For Full Size Image    		 Size Image Description Contributed
    By
    Comstock 28k Comstock (LSD-45) underway, date and place unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 USS Comstock web site
    Comstock 106k Comstock (LSD-45) underway prior to commissioning.
    US Navy photo # DN-SC-90-03858 courtesy of Avondale Industries, Inc.    		 Bill Gonyo
    Comstock 84k Comstock (LSD-45) at anchor off Seattle, WA. during the Seattle Sea Fair in the summer of 1992
    Photo taken from Cape Cod (AD-43).    		 Photo by Lee Nolan STGC(SW) USN, Ret.
    Comstock 109k Comstock (LSD-45) in company with Peleliu (LHA 5), both part of San Diego based Amphibious Squadron One, pulled into Apra Harbor, Guam for a scheduled port visit, 19 September 1997.
    US Navy photo # 970919-N-9404C-001 by PH2 Todd R. Cromar.    		 Bill Gonyo
    Comstock 88k A Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) transports Marines and mission essential equipment from Comstock (LSD 45) to the Kuwait Naval Base, 7 July 2004. Comstock was deployed to the Central Command area of responsibility in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF).
    US Navy photo # 040707-N-2972R-068 by PH3 Angel Roman-Otero     		Navy NewsStand
    Comstock 53k Comstock (LSD-45) moored pierside at San Diego, CA. while undergoing repair, June 2005. Note the unidentified APL astern of Comstock. Photo by Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
    Comstock 117k Comstock (LSD-45) Welcome Aboard brochure. Robert M. Cieri
    There is no DANFS history for Comstock (LSD-45) available at NavSource
    View the History and Command Operational Reports submitted by Comstock (LSD-45)
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    USS Comstock (LSD-45)
    Navy Fact File - Dock Landing Ship - LSD
    The LSDs of the US Navy
    Back To The Navsource Photo Archives Main Page Back To The Amphibious Ship Type Index Back To The Dock Landing Ship (LSD) Photo Index
    Comments, Suggestions, E-mail Webmaster.
    This page is created and maintained by Gary P. Priolo
    © 2005 Gary P. Priolo © 1996 - 2008 NavSource Naval History. All Rights Reserved.
    Last Updated 10 August 2007