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Comstock - Lithograph showing various scenes from the Comstock Lode, a large silver and gold deposit worked by numerous mines in Virginia City and Gold Hill, Nevada, and the
first silver strike in the United States. Depicted are the square-set timbering method first developed at the Comstock Lode, the various headframes and mills of mines, mining tools,
cooling rooms, and shafts. (cropped and lightened)
T.L. Dawes (drawing); Le Count Bros., San Francisco (lithographers) Wikipedia |
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Comstock (LSD-45) launching and christening ceremony at Avondale Shipbuilding New Orleans, LA., 16 January 1988.
Times-Picayune photo. |
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Mrs. Jan Gray, wife of the Commandant of the Marine Corps Christens Comstock (LSD-45) during the launching
ceremony at Avondale Shipbuilding New Orleans, LA., 16 January 1988. |
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Aerial port bow view of Comstock (LSD-45) under way on builders sea trials, prior to her commissioning.
US Navy photo # 900101-N-0000X-001 GULF OF MEXICO (1 January 1990) courtesy of Avondale Industries, Inc. |
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USS Comstock (LSD-45) moored at New Orleans, March 1990. |
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USS Comstock (LSD-45) underway off San Diego, CA., date unknown.
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USS Comstock (LSD-45) underway, date and location unknown.
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USS Comstock web site |
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USS Comstock (LSD-45) underway, date and location unknown.
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A Landing Craft Air Cushion in the well deck of USS Comstock (LSD-45) at San Diego in 1996. These specialized, high-speed landing craft travel up to 45 knots (more than 50 mph!) while carrying a very heavy payload (up to 75 tons) and are used to transport troops, tanks, trucks, weapons, cargo and equipment from ship to shore and across the beach. Because of its innovative air cushion, the LCAC can reach 70 percent of the world’s shoreline, while conventional landing craft can only land on 15 percent of coasts.
Photo from the N.A. "Stretch" Brown collection |
Submitted by Carol Edgemon Hipperson author of "Radioman: An Eyewitness Account of Pearl Harbor & World War II in the Pacific" (Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martins Press, 2008) ISBN-10 031238694X
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Looking aft across the flight deck of USS Comstock (LSD-45) while underway off San Diego in 1996. Note the LCAC trailing the ship.
Photo from the N.A. "Stretch" Brown collection |
Submitted by Carol Edgemon Hipperson author of "Radioman: An Eyewitness Account of Pearl Harbor & World War II in the Pacific" (Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martins Press, 2008) ISBN-10 031238694X
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USS 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). |
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USS Comstock (LSD-45) in company with USS 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. |
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Amphibious Task Force-West (ATF-West), comprised of;
USS Bon Homme Richard (LHD-6),
USS Boxer (LHD-4),
USS Dubuque (LPD-8),
USS Comstock (LSD-45),
USS Anchorage (LSD-36),
USS Pearl Harbor (LSD-52), and
USS Cleveland (LPD-7),
steam in formation with Military Sealift Command (MSC) oiler USNS Guadalupe (T-AO-200). ATF-West deployed from San Diego January 17, transporting Marines and their gear to Kuwait for further deployment into Iraq.US Navy photo # 030524-N-1352S-006 Arabian Gulf (May 24, 2003) by PH2 Jennifer Swader. |
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A Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) transports Marines and mission essential equipment from USS 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 |
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USS 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. |
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USS Comstock (LSD-45) is moored to the left as USS Hopper (DDG-70) is being moored at right to piers at Naval Station Pearl Harbor as a landing craft air cushion (LCAC) delivers equipment to the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) during Rim-of-the-Pacific (RIMPAC) 2008, 9 July 2008. RIMPAC is the world's largest multinational exercise scheduled biennially by the U.S. Pacific Fleet.
US Navy photo # 080709-N-8135W-071 PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (July 9, 2008) by MC1 Kirk Worley. |
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USS Comstock (LSD-45) steams in the operation area of Rim-of-the-Pacific (RIMPAC) 2008. RIMPAC is the world's largest multinational exercise scheduled biennially by the U.S. Pacific Fleet. Participants include the United States, Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, the Netherlands, Peru, Republic of Korea, Singapore, and the United Kingdom.
US Navy photo # 080712-N-7949W-066 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 12, 2008) by MC1 Daniel N. Woods. |
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USS Comstock (LSD-45) moored pierside at Naval Station San Diego, August 2008. |
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USS Comstock (LSD-45) returns to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after participating in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010 exercises. RIMPAC is a biennial, multinational exercise designed to strengthen regional partnerships and improve multinational interoperability.
US Navy photo # 100729-N-0641S-059 PEARL HARBOR (July 29, 2010) by MC1 Jason Swink. |
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USS Comstock (LSD-45), USS Peleliu (LHA-5) and several unidentified DDGs moored pierside at Naval Station San Diego, CA., in December 2010. |
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USS Comstock (LSD-45) departs San Diego Bay for a scheduled 2011 western Pacific Ocean deployment. Comstock is part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group.
US Navy photo # 110222-N-3428H-020 SAN DIEGO (Feb. 22, 2011) by MCSA David Hooper. |
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The Canadian navy auxiliary oiler replenishment HMCS Protecteur (AOR-509) refuels USS Comstock (LSD-45). Comstock and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU) are underway as part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group on a scheduled deployment to the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Trevor Welsh/Released)
US Navy photo # 110227-N-ZS026-007 PACIFIC OCEAN (February 27, 2011) by MC3 Trevor Welsh. |
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USS Comstock (LSD-45) transits the Indian Ocean. Comstock is part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group deployed in the US 7th Fleet area of responsibility.
US Navy photo # 110324-N-GW695-137 INDIAN OCEAN (March 24, 2011) by MC3 Stephen M. Votaw. |
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Landing Craft Utility LCU-1648 assigned to Assault Craft Unit (ACU-1), passes USS Comstock (LSD 45) at anchor. Comstock is deployed supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
US Navy photo # 110601-N-RC734-497 ARABIAN GULF (June 1, 2011) by MC2 Joseph M. Buliavac. |
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An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Wild Cards of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC-23) carries supplies past USS Comstock (LSD-45). Comstock is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
US Navy photo # 110607-N-GW695-082 GULF OF ADEN (June 7, 2011) by MC3 Stephen M. Votaw. |
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USS Comstock (LSD-45) front, and the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD-20) transit the Indian Ocean. Both ships are part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and recently completed maritime security operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. The Boxer Amphibious Ready Group is underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility during a deployment to the western Pacific Ocean.
US Navy photo # 110818-N-ZS026-141 INDIAN OCEAN (Aug. 18, 2011) by MC3 Trevor Welsh. |
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USS Comstock (LSD-45) participates in a photo exercise alongside the amphibious assault ship
USS Makin Island (LHD-8), not shown.
Makin Island is in its workup cycle conducting sea qualifications in preparation for its upcoming scheduled deployment.
US Navy photo # 140313-N-GT710-175 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 13, 2014) by MC2 Lawrence Davis. |
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USS Comstock (LSD-45) with embarked
11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), anchors while offloading troops in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility, 9
December 2014 Comstock is a part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and, with the embarked 11th MEU, is
deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
US. Marine Corps photo 141209-M-RR352-157 by Sgt. Melissa Wenger. |
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Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) gaze at
USS Comstock (LSD-45) from a landing craft utility (LCU) during a ship-to-shore movement, 9 December 2014. The 11th MEU is deployed with the
Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) as a theater reserve and crisis response force throughout U.S. Central Command and the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.
US. Marine Corps photo 141209-M-RR352-149 by Sgt. Melissa Wenger. |
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USS Comstock (LSD-45), with embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU),
anchors while offloading troops in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility, 9 December 2014. Comstock is a part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and, with the embarked 11th MEU, is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S.
US. Marine Corps photo 141209-M-RR352-180 and 141209-M-RR352-194 by Sgt. Melissa Wenger. |
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USS Comstock (LSD-45) returns to her homeport at Naval Base San Diego following a seven-month deployment
to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility as part of the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group.
US Navy photo # 150225-N-DH124-128 SAN DIEGO (Feb. 25, 2015) by MC1 Rosalie Chang. |
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USS Comstock (LSD-45) moored at at General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, (NASSCO)
San Diego, CA., 10 October 2015. Alongside Comstock is the Repair, Berthing and Messing Barge
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USS Comstock (LSD-45) under way, date and location unknown.
US Navy photo. |
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USS Comstock (LSD-45) under way, date and location unknown.
US Navy photo. |
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USS Comstock (LSD-45) floods her well deck while at anchor off the southern coast of California. Comstock is
known for being the first United States Navy combatant ship to have a fully integrated crew of male and female sailors.
US Navy photo # 160411-N-AV746-065 CORONADO, Calif. (April 11, 2016) by MC2 Timothy M. Black. |
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USS Comstock (LSD-45) passes Naval Air Station North Island as she transits San Diego Bay.
US Navy photo # 160525-N-UD666-045 SAN DIEGO (May 25, 2016) by MCSA Daniel P. Jackson Norgart. |
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U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team,
1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), advance toward USS Comstock (LSD-45) via amphibious assault vehicles (AAV)
after completing training for Exercise Alligator Dagger at Arta Beach, Djibouti. AAVs are armored amphibious vehicles, capable of transporting Marines via land and sea.
The 11th MEU provides a sea-based Marine Air-Ground Task Force capable of conducting amphibious operations to humanitarian assistance. The unilateral
exercise provides an opportunity for the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group and 11th MEU to train in amphibious operations within the U.S. 5th Fleet
area of operations. The 11th MEU is currently supporting U.S. 5th Fleet's mission to promote and maintain stability and security in the region.
US Marine Corps photo # 161221-M-CC151-009 ARTA BEACH, Djibouti (Dec. 21, 2016) by Sgt. Xzavior T. McNeal. |
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USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO 193) foreground, and the
amphibious dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD-45) conducts a vertical replenishment.
US Navy photo (MSC) # 170323-N-OE873-277 ARABIAN SEA (March 23, 2017) by MC3 Asher Allen. |
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Soldiers assigned to the 109th Transportation Company, 17th Combat Support Sustainment Battalion, U.S. Army Alaska, load U.S. Marine Corps bulk fuel
supplies and equipment from USS Comstock (LSD-45), on trailers at the port of Seward, Alaska, 19 September 2019, for transport to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson,
Alaska. The U.S. Navy is conducting an Arctic Expeditionary Capabilities Exercise to test its logistical effectiveness and joint-service interoperability while responding to conflict
or disaster in an austere environment with no organic assets.
U.S. Air Force photos 190919-F-LX370-0290, 190919-F-LX370-0869 and 190919-F-LX370-0290- 0987 by Justin Connaher |
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USS Comstock (LSD-45), right, and the dry cargo and ammunition ship
USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE-10) steam in formation in support of Valiant Shield 2020. Valiant Shield is a U.S. only, biennial field training exercise (FTX) with
a focus on integration of joint training in a blue-water environment among U.S. forces. This training enables real-world proficiency in sustaining joint forces through
detecting, locating, tracking and engaging units at sea, in the air, on land and in cyberspace in response to a range of mission areas.
200925-N-DL524-1030 PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 25, 2020) by MC3 Erica Bechard |
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