Mainly deployed in the Eastern Pacific, the USS Coronado is one of the world's most advanced command ships, known as the U.S. Navy's "Maritime Warfare Laboratory," and is the flagship of the U.S. Third Fleet, which is stationed in Hawaii, U.S.A. The ship arrived in Japan in March 2004 to replace the amphibious command ship USS Ranling as the flagship of the 7th Fleet. The ship arrived in Japan in March 2004 to replace the amphibious command ship "Ranling" as the flagship of the 7th fleet, this 16910 tons of new warships in a certain sense represents the United States at sea the highest level of integrated operational command capabilities.
"Coronado" miscellaneous command ship is by an "Austin" class amphibious dock transport ship "Coronado" (LPD11) converted from the class, the other 11 ships are still in service. In 1980, the Coronado was converted to a flagship, then replaced the La Salle, which was overhauled in 1981-1982, and temporarily served as the flagship of the 6th Fleet for three years.
In 1985, she became the flagship of the 3rd Fleet, homeported in San Diego. "Improvements to the USS Coronado began in late 1995, and in 1997 the ship completed an 18-month complete refit, including a three-deck interim well deck, 35,000 square feet of new command, control, and communications space, and a 220-person live-in command structure. The improved Coronado could be used as a joint force command ship in future wartime and crisis conflicts.
The ship resembles an amphibious dock landing ship, but there is no aft hatch at the rear of the ship. On top of the ship is a large white hemisphere, one of the world's most powerful communications systems, called Challenge Athena. In addition to e-mail, open or encrypted Internet communications and telephone communications, the communications system is capable of providing digital image transmission and other high-capacity, ultra-high-capacity communications services.
The ship mainly uses satellites for computer networking with ships, combat aircraft and the Marine Corps. Realize the command and control of a high degree of automation ship is equipped with advanced "Joint Naval Command Information System", multiple supercomputers, hundreds of terminals and satellites, navigation, early warning, communications and global positioning system connected to form a complex and perfect electronic information analysis, processing system, can be simultaneously from the ground, sea, air, underwater Many types of electronic information for real-time integrated processing, is a real wartime sea command center. Due to the special status of the ship in the fleet, in order to ensure safety, in the implementation of the mission is usually escorted by a number of warships with the voyage, and choose to stay away from the war zone equipped with the rear.
"Coronado" ship hull interior built with all kinds of cabins, offices, conference halls and command centers, television (including big screen TV), computers, telephones, fax machines and other modern communication facilities are readily available. The ship as the U.S. Navy Joint Task Force command and control ship, mainly with the following types of functional centers:
A: Joint Air Force Operations Center. 1,100 square feet in size, with the ability to command a theater-level battle.
B: War Room. 3,500 square feet with large-screen TVs; can accommodate dozens of commanders at a time for all types of operational meetings
C: Joint Operations Command Center. 625 square feet with state-of-the-art communications equipment and intelligence reception, processing and transmission equipment.
D: Dual-Use Warfare Center. This center is used more often in non-combat situations, such as providing office space for Red Cross officials on humanitarian missions or as a command post for government officials when organizing the evacuation of non-combatants.
E: Operations Center. A 6,000-square-foot facility that allows 216 people to work simultaneously.
F: Crisis Response Center. This is a workstation for 12 people. The advantage of using this workstation is that the commander can still be involved in the development of the plan when he or she is off-site, thus greatly reducing the time required for plan development. During the planning process, the commander can also liaise with higher commands at any time, such as with the U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet.
G: Joint Logistics, Medical Center and Joint Image Intelligence Processing Center. These two centers are located in the mezzanine compartments on the port and starboard sides of the ship. Among them, the establishment of the Joint Imagery Intelligence Processing Center enabled the U.S. military to realize for the first time the ship's direct reception and utilization of signals transmitted by spy satellites. In addition, the ship houses a maritime news center, a digital photographic laboratory and a print shop.
H: Alternate Accommodation Compartments. In addition to the accommodation cabins for the ship's establishment, the ship has a number of accommodation cabins of varying specifications to provide accommodation for 6 admirals, 22 senior officers and 130 junior officers. There are also plans to add 30 offices and 50 sailors' accommodation cabins to the ship.
U.S. Coronado Flagship