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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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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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 washdown on
PTF-26 |
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