Command ships serve as the flagships of the Commander of a fleet. They provide communications, office space, and accommodations for a fleet commander and his staff, and serve to coordinate fleet activities. Currently, the United States Navy operates three command ships, the converted USS Coronado (AGF-11), and the purpose built Blue Ridge-class ships, USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) and USS Mount Whitney (LCC-20). The USS LaSalle (AGF-3) was decomissioned in March, 2005. A rare occurance of a 5-country multinational fleet, during Operation Enduring Freedom in the Oman Sea. ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... USS Coronado (LPD/AGF-11) is the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the city in California. ... The second USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) is the lead ship of the Blue Ridge class of command ships of the United States Navy, named after the Blue Ridge Mountains, a series of ranges in the Appalachian Mountains of the eastern US. The ship was commissioned on November 14, 1970... USS Mount Whitney (LCC-20), a Blue Ridge class command ship, is the flagship of the United States Navys 6th Fleet. ...
USS CORONADO was redesigned as a commandship (AGF) in 1980.
USS CORONADO serves as the commandship for the Commander, United States THIRD Fleet; as his commandship, USS CORONADO's mission is to be ready to take the FleetCommander and his staff to sea to provide onscene command of operational forces, as required, throughout the Pacific.
As a proof of concept for MSC ship operations of commandships, the CNO and Commander of Pacific Fleet agreed to transfer the Third Fleetcommandship, USS Coronado, to MSC in Nov 2003.
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