Dock Landing Ship

LSD 45  -  USS Comstock

 

 

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Type, Class:

 

Dock Landing Ship; Whidbey Island - class

Builder:

 

Avondale Shipyard, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

STATUS:

 

Awarded: November 26, 1984

Laid down: October 27, 1986

Launched: January 16, 1988

Commissioned: February 3, 1990

ACTIVE UNIT/ in commission (Pacific Fleet)

Homeport:

 

Naval Base San Diego, California, USA

Namesake:

 

Named after and in honor of Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Nevada

Ship's Motto:

 

TEAMWORK - DRIVE - COURAGE

Technical Data:

(Measures, Propulsion,

Armament, Aviation, etc.)

 

see: INFO > Whidbey Island - class Dock Landing Ship

 

ship images

 

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San Diego, California - December 2011

 

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San Diego, California - September 2011

 

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September 2011

 

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Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - September 2011

 

Indian Ocean - August 2011

 

Indian Ocean - August 2011

 

Indian Ocean - August 2011

 

Indian Ocean - August 2011

 

Red Sea - June 2011

 

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Gulf of Aden - June 2011

 

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5th Fleet AOR - June 2011

 

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Indian Ocean - March 2011

 

Indian Ocean - March 2011

 

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February 2011

 

February 2011

 

San Diego - February 2011

 

San Diego - February 2011

 

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Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - July 2010

 

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Pacific Ocean - July 2009

 

Guam - February 2009

 

December 2008

 

Pacific Ocean - July 2008

 

San Diego - May 2007

 

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5th Fleet AOR - November 2006

 

5th Fleet AOR - November 2006

 

San Diego - April 2006

 

San Diego - April 2006

 

San Diego - March 2005

 

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Arabian Gulf - July 2004

 

San Diego - May 2004

 

November 1989

 

November 1989

 

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November 1989

 

November 1989

 

November 1989

 

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November 1989

 

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November 1989

 

November 1989

 

November 1989

 

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November 1989

 

November 1989

 

November 1989

 

November 1989

 

January 1988

 

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launching - January 1988

 

launching - January 1988

 

launching - January 1988

 

launching - January 1988

 

launching - January 1988

 

launching - January 1988

 

 

Comstock Lode, Nevada, USA

 

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Namesake & History:

Comstock Lode, Virginia City, Nevada:

 

USS COMSTOCK (LSD 45) is the second ship to be named after the Comstock Lode, an early American pioneer mining site near Virginia City, Nevada. The Comstock Lode, founded in 1859, has become indelible in the history of the American West; it produced more than $500,000,000 in gold and silver.

Equally important as the riches the mineproduced, were the peripheral effects that it had on other industries. To mine the ore, huge hoisting machines, giant pumps, heavy stamps, drills, cables and hundreds of other tools were manufactured.To drain water from underground reservoirs, engineers completed a five mile tunnel under the floor of the Carson River to the Comstock mine. Water required for the 40,000 inhabitants of Virginia City and its surrounding area was transported from an artificial lake, Marlette, 30 miles away in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Using pipes that were cast to fit around mountains, tunnels, flumes and a large inverted siphon, the water transportation and distribution system was considered an engineering marvel during this epochal period.

 

USS Comstock (LSD 45):

Since her commissioning in February, 1990, COMSTOCK has completed three extended deployments to the Western Pacific and the Middle East Forces, and has completed one deployment to the Southern Pacific conducting counter narcotic operations.

In December, 1995 COMSTOCK returned from an extended deployment to the Arabian Gulf in continued support of United Nations and United States policies for that region. Among the highlights of the deployment were integrated amphibious operations with the Jordanian Armed Forces during Operation Infinite Moonlight.

Upon entering into dry dock on 5 February 1996, COMSTOCK began a five month Dock Phased Maintenance Availability. On 5 June, COMSTOCK returned pier-side Naval Station San Diego and began upkeep and training. Upkeep continued throughout the months of July, August, and September. In October, COMSTOCK got underway for NORTHPAC, embarking NROTC students and making a port visit to San Francisco for Fleet Week. COMSTOCK returned to San Diego at the end of October to resume upkeep, finishing out the year with an Intermediate Maintenance Availability in late November.

COMSTOCK began 1997 with a Change of Command in late February. COMSTOCK remained in the San Diego area doing operations off the coast of Southern California until mid-April when the ship made a port visit to Cabo San Lucas. COMSTOCK was in port San Diego in a training and upkeep status for the months of May, June, July and the beginning of August. 28 August 1997, COMSTOCK began her track toward the Arabian Gulf for Western Pacific Deployment. COMSTOCK made port visits to Hawaii, Guam, Singapore, Thailand, Bahrain, and UAE. COMSTOCK was a vital part of exercise EAGER MACE, and finished out the year of 1997 in the North Arabian Gulf.

COMSTOCK began the year of 1998 in the North Arabian Gulf as part of Operation EAGER MACE. The end of WESTPAC 1998 brought port visits to India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Guam and Hawaii, enroute to San Diego. COMSTOCK returned to home port San Diego on 27 February 1998. In April COMSTOCK began INSURV. After INSURV, COMSTOCK made a port visit to San Francisco. Once back in port San Diego, COMSTOCK began the PMA which continued from May to July. COMSTOCK made port visits to Everett and Seattle Washington. COMSTOCK finished out the year with a Change of Command, followed by upkeep and training.


COMSTOCK began 1999 with Amphibious Specialty Training during the month of January, followed by pre-deployment work-ups. At the end of May, COMSTOCK was enroute to Hawaii as she began CARAT 1999. During deployment COMSTOCK made port visits to Hawaii, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia before returning to San Diego at the beginning of October. COMSTOCK finished out the year with a post-deployment PMA period.

COMSTOCK began 2001 with Amphibious Specialty Training and an Amphibious Readiness Group Certification. In March, COMSTOCK was enroute to San Francisco for Exercise Kernel Blitz. During the months of May and June COMSTOCK participated in COMPTUEX and FLEETEX. COMSTOCK was enroute to Hawaii mid-August for the beginning of WESTPAC 2001. COMSTOCK made port visits to Hawaii, Australia, and Bahrain and was part of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM.

COMSTOCK began 2002 mid WESTPAC 01, with Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. She made port visits to Fremantle and Sydney Australia and had a Change of Command end of January. By mid-March COMSTOCK was back in home port San Diego for post-deployment upkeep. May and June, COMSTOCK was dry-docked at Southwest Marine. In July, COMSTOCK commenced Sea Trials, and the months of August – December, COMSTOCK began upkeep, training, and certifications.

COMSTOCK began 2003 with a Surge Deployment to the Arabian Gulf. COMSTOCK made port visits to Guam, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Hawaii and was part of Operations IRAQI FREEDOM and MERO. Early July, COMSTOCK was back in port San Diego for upkeep and training. COMSTOCK commenced INSURV at the end of August. COMSTOCK made a port visit to British Columbia, Canada beginning of September. COMSTOCK finished out the year with a Change of Command at the end of October, followed my upkeep and training.

COMSTOCK began 2008 with a CMAV, 3M Assessment, and INSURV. February through June COMSTOCK was underway various times off the coast of Southern California for training and certifications. In June, COMSTOCK commenced RIMPAC 2008 making port visits in Hawaii. Early August, COMSTOCK was back in San Diego for upkeep, LTT and INSURV preparations. COMSTOCK finished out 2008 with INSURV, CERTEX, and ULTRA-E.

 

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