Coastal River Squadron ONE Coronado
Calif.
In 1971 Boat Support Unit One became
Coastal River Squadron One. It would be
the Headquarters unit and administrative
control for its THREE Coastal River
Divisions, CRD 11,12, 13. and its
overseas Detachment MST-3, and ARGs.
CRS-1's responsibilities included,
answering to its Parent Command NSWG-1,
It was responsible for Administration
and Directives, Operations, Training,
Maintenance and Future Craft
developments, and meeting the
Operational requirements of Naval
Special Warfare and the Fleet in CONUS
and Overseas. All Units were required to
train in Coastal Riverine and SEAL
Support operations. In 1978 it would
become Special Boat Squadron One.
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These ORDERS Show The
Change from Boat Support Unit One to
Coastal River Squadron One. |
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In May
1976, Coastal River Squadron ONE received the first
of the 65' MK III Sea Specter Class Patrol Boats,
which remained the primary coastal patrol and
interdiction craft until last year. The first
delivery of the Special Warfare Craft, Light (SWCL)
Seafox class craft was made in June 1982 to support
SEAL unique tasking. Vietnam-era Patrol Boat Riverine (PBR) and Mini-Armored Troop Carrier (MATC)
craft continue to provide required riverine patrol
and interdiction support. Capitalizing on the
lessons learned during OPERATION EARNEST WILL,
several initiatives were launched in 19R9 with
regards to Special Operations Craft (SOC). These
efforts with High-Speed Boats (HSB) and 24/ 30-foot
Rigid Inflatable Boats (RIB) paid impressive
dividends in Exercise EASTERN DESERT 90, which laid
the foundation for the Squadron's successful
participation in Operation DESERT SHIELD/STORM. |
Coastal
River Squadron One - Commanding Officer list.
Organization Chart |
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Ron
Roades - I couldn't believe the web
page about the three boats I was on
during the early 70's at CRS-1 in
Coronado. Coming out of Viet Nam on
Minesweepers, I received orders for CRS
and I ended up on PTF 21 in Subic Bay PI
getting a complete overhaul. When I was
there several Nasty Class PTF's (3 and
5) and Osprey Class (24 and 26) were
also being overhauled.
More Here.
(This is a link to
www.ptfnasty.com)
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Jack H. Duncan - Just to touch
base. I laid claim to being the
only WWII PT Boaters to serve on
Nasty and Osprey boats, but in
between, I went through UDT
School at Fort Pierce, FL. No
one argued, so I'll stake that
claim once more. I enlisted on
8/14/42 and retired on 6/26/85.
With five recalls to active
duty, I remained a Reservist the
entire time, with more than 17
years of active duty.
More Here.
(This is a
link to www.ptfnasty.com)
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01-15-02 - Kearney
Bennett I
was OIC of the 22 from 1972/3 to 1974.
The 22 ("Deposit 22") was returned to
San Diego from overhaul and Subic in
late 1973. I took a boat crew to Long
Beach where she had been deck-loaded on
an amphib, arranged for a crane to put
her in the water, then spent a couple of
days getting her ready and making the
transit to Coronado.
More Here.
(This is a
link to www.ptfnasty.com) |
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5/17/02 Bryan Herring
email I'm the former OIC
PTF-26 and MST-3, SUBIC BAY. I spent 2
years active and 8 years reserve in the
boat units. That's me sitting on the
Ammo box. More Here.
(This is a
link to www.ptfnasty.com) |
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Robert E. "Bob" Nowlin
I WAS WITH BSU-1 FROM 12 AUG 69 TO 6 MAY
71. WAS IN NAM AT SON ONG DOC AND AT
SEAFLOAT FROM 18 DEC 69 TO 17 JUN 70
WITH MST 2 DET "C". ATTACHED IS A
PICTURE OF PTF-22 TAKEN IN MARCH OR
APRIL OF 71 AT THE PIER AT THE AMPHIB
BASE. GOD ONLY KNOWS WHO MOST ARE. THE
ONLY ONES I DO KNOW ARE BY THE 50/81mm
MOUNT (LYNCH [GMG 1], ME, HOWARD LORTON
[RD 2]. More Here.
(This is a
link to www.ptfnasty.com) |
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12/20/01- Paul Simpson
I was the Coastal River
Squadron One Ops Officer from mid-76 to
mid-78. During that time Skip Kohler was
OIC of PTF 24, Bill Snyder was OIC of
PTF 26 and Jerry Warren was OIC of PTF
21. Unfortunately, I can't remember a
whole lot of other names. Operating the
boats out of Coronado was probably the
best job a Lt. could get if you weren't
too worried about long term career
impact. I would still be a happy, old
Lt. if I could have kept that job!
More Here.
(This is a
link to www.ptfnasty.com) |
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Sheldon Campbell, EM1(11/70-2/81)
I was at CRS-1 from 74-78 (sorry, I
don't remember the exact month I
arrived, but left right around Christmas
of '78). During that time, I served
aboard PTF-26, and ran MSSC's, then went to ASDV-1 as chief
engineer, under BM-1 Marvin Ballard. I relieved Marv
as Craftmaster, and was later relieved by QMC Jerry
VanAntwerp, when I transferred to PB-751. I went to
Subic with MST-3 Det (Foxtrot, I think, but I'm not
sure), with Lt. Dave Thompson and HTC Joe Sampley.
Read More Here |
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Procedure and
Qualification Documents |
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PTF-24
Deck Log, 02/01/78 |
PTF
Training Program Standard Gunnery
Commands |
Gunshoot Procedure Page 1 |
Gunshoot Procedure Page 2 |
PTF Conning Officer
Qualifications Sheet |
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Seamanship |
Gunnery |
Navigation/Electronics |
Engineering Mechanical |
Engineering Electrical
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Shiphandling Page 1 |
Shiphandling Page 2 |
PTF - Trumpy Damage
Control |
PTF - Osprey Damage
Control |
PTF Conning Officer
Designation |
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Beneficial Schools |
Small Boat Qual Sheet
Instructions |
Qual for MSSC Engineer |
Qual for LCPL Engineer |
Sample Letter of
Designation |
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Adding Penguin missiles to PB MKIII |
Replacement program for PG's and PTFs. |
Seafox procurement note. |
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1975 Point Paper |
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CRS-1 Craft to be Replaced |
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(Added 10-12-2011)
Document credit Louis Ruzicka |
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CRS-1 Medium SEAL Support
Craft (MSSC) tied to pier. These Boats served in Vietnam at
wars end, they and all the NSW Boats returned to the U.S.
unlike most of the Brown Water Navy which turned its boats
over to the South Vietnamese.
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The CRS-1 Mobile Repair Truck a
leftover from the Viet Nam days. |
a brand new PBMKIII pulling into the CRS-1
Piers, The first of a new generation of Boats would replace
the boats already tied to the pier. |
CRS-I
MSSC practices inserting SEALs at Silver Strand. The
SEALs and CRS-1 boat detachment would deploy to the
P.I.
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The First West Coast PBMKIII showing off all
her armament |
Trumpy PTF-20 on step CRS-1 at one
time had 3 Trumpys, PTFs 20, 21, 22 |
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CRS-1
had two Osprey PTFs, This is PTf-26 on step.
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The LCPL MK11 also part of CRS-1, they
provided local Swimmer support. |
Two Ospreys tied to Pier. |
Workday at CRS-1 and freshwater wash down on
PTF-26 |
CRS-1 Flagstaff with 152mm gun mount on the bow
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Trumpy PTF |
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composite Photos of the CRS-1 Trumpy PTFs |
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Mike Klapka CRS-1 PBMKIII Photos |
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( 07-31-2010)
Ronald Martin - I just happened across your
site yesterday and was reading about PTF 22. I was
the training officer at CRS 1 at the time she went
aground. Just happened to have some photos that you
might be interested in. Hope you and the others
enjoy.
Sorry to say that I don't have much memory of the
incident. It has been a few years and I wasn't
directly involved in the case. I wish that I could
help more. Seems that I remember that the cause of
the initial flooding of the engine room was due to a
cooling hose that either broke or became
disconnected.
About me briefly, I came to CRS 1 I think in late
1975 and was assigned to RIVDIV 12. Was ONC of a
Nasty class PTF (Loved it) and also PB 736. I have
several slides of that boat when we took it off the
truck ( it was delivered overland by truck from the
manufacturer) at NS San Diego. It was a fun a
capable boat, but my heart is with the nasty. Just
a quick speed note on the Nasty, One night coming
back in from our normal week long gun fire support
ops at San Clemente Island, she decided to runs very
well. I caught a wave and surfed that was from
about two miles south of the island to abreast SD 1
in just under an hour. I'll let you figure out how
fast we were going. Let's just say that it wasn't
50 kts/hr.
Later, when we commissioned the special boat units,
LT Erickson acted as CO of the units and I the XO
until LCDR Adler could join us and assume command.
He was laid up in a hospital after a needed
surgery. I then became Training Officer of both 12
and 13. I will look thru my stuff and see what else
I can come up with. As far as the PB 736 slides go,
if I can figure out how to scan them, I'll send them
along. |
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PTF-22 on the
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The CRS-1 Watch Tower at NAB Coronado |
Small arms and ordnance that the CRS Boatguy was
well familiar with. |
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(Added 10-12-2011)
Tom Beck photos |
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Tom Beck at helm |
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(added 10-29-2012)
Tim Komounicky 1977-1979 for CRS-1htm |
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PTFs and Coronado Bridge |
Pier 14 Combat Craft Division Lt Hunt Div O |
Combat Craft Div in Zumwalt whites |
Ops on PL |
Ops on PBR |
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(added 08-31-2012)
Mike Sigsworth Here is a copy of the
CRS-1 Welcome Aboard handout
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