USS Coronado (AGF-11)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Coronado.

USS Coronado in 1998
History
United States
NameCoronado
NamesakeCity of Coronado, California
Ordered15 May 1964
BuilderLockheed Shipbuilding
Laid down3 May 1965
Launched30 July 1966
Commissioned23 May 1970
Decommissioned30 September 2006
ReclassifiedAGF
Refit1980 (conversion from LPD to AGF)
HomeportNAVSTA San Diego, California, U.S.
MottoSemper Ductor (Always a Leader)
Nickname(s)"The Death Star"[1]
FateSunk as part of live-fire exercise Valiant Shield 12 September 2012.[2][3]
BadgeThe ship's crest of USS Coronado (AGF-11)
General characteristics
Class and typeAustin-class amphibious transport dock
Tonnage5,527 DWT
Displacement
  • 16,405 long tons (16,668 t) full
  • 10,878 long tons (11,053 t) light
Length
Beam
  • 107 ft 11 in (32.9 m) extreme
  • 84 ft 0 in (25.6 m) waterline
Draft
  • 22 ft 0 in (6.7 m) maximum
  • 23 ft 0 in (7 m) limit
Propulsionsteam, 2 Foster Wheeler 650 psi (4,500 kPa) modified D type boilers.
Speed21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Complement106 officers, 1,247 enlisted

USS Coronado (AGF-11) (originally LPD-11) was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named after Coronado, California. She was designed as an Austin-class amphibious transport dock (LPD), one of seven fitted with an additional superstructure level for command ship duties. The ship was launched on 1 July 1966, commissioned on 23 May 1970, and became the most advanced command ship in the world. The ship was the second combatant ship in the United States Navy to integrate women as full-time crew members.[4]

Coronado was decommissioned on 30 September 2006, was used for target practice during Valiant Shield 2012 exercises, and was sunk in the Marianas Island Range Complex on 12 September 2012.[5]

  1. ^ "The Future of War". fas.org. March 2001. Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  2. ^ "U.S. Navy conducts SINKEX as part of Valiant Shield 2012". Pearl Harbor, Hawaii: Commander, United States Pacific Fleet. 12 September 2012. Archived from the original on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  3. ^ Anderson, LTjg Benjamin T. (20 September 2012). "Valiant Shield 2012 Ends". San Diego, California: Commander Naval Surface Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet. Retrieved 26 September 2012. Joint live fire sank the ex-USS Coronado (AGF-11) in waters 18,270 feet deep, 102 nautical miles South of Guam at about 3:20 pm local time on Sept. 12.
  4. ^ "Vocera Communications System". BUSINESS WIRE. 2 December 2003. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  5. ^ Casas, Q. Gemma (19 August 2010). "Mariana Islands Range Complex approved". newspaper. Marianas Variety. Retrieved 13 September 2015.