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USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) is the lead ship of the two Blue Ridge-class amphibious command ships of the United States Navy, and is the flagship of the Seventh Fleet. Her primary role is to provide command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence (C4I) support to the commander and staff of the United States Seventh Fleet.
In the event that the PAVN or ARVN shot down a helicopter or a mechanical malfunction forced one to make an emergency landing in hostile territory, two orbiting CH-46s of MAG-39 each carrying 15-man, quick-reaction "Sparrow Hawk" teams of Marines from 1st Platoon, Company A, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, from USS Blue Ridge, were ready to land ...
Three AGCs and one LCC rotated to the Western Pacific and all four were involved in the amphibious landings by the LCC/AGC/SLF in Vietnam. The one LCC was USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) and the three AGCs were USS Eldorado (AGC-11), USS Estes (AGC-12) and USS Mount McKinley (AGC-7). 1971 – Homeported to Okinawa, Japan
USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19): The ship was at Okinawa before travelling to South Korea for the operation. After that, it headed to Vietnamese waters to join in the Vietnam war. [2] USS Bausell (DD-845) [1] USS Gurke (DD-783) [1]
The command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) was located approximately 28 km from Vung Tau, Vietnam, at 1500 hrs on 29 April 1975. Date: 29 April 1975: Source:
USS Blue Ridge (ID-2432), was originally constructed as the Great Lakes passenger steamer Virginia and was in service for less than a year during 1918; USS Blue Ridge (AGC-2), was an amphibious force flagship, and served from 1943 to 1947; USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19), is a command and control ship, serving as the Seventh Fleet command ship
This summer she did a training cruise sailing through the South China Sea from Japan to Singapore aboard the USS Blue Ridge, the flagship of the Navy's 7th Fleet.
USS Mount McKinley (LCC-7) USS Taconic (LCC-17) USS Blue Ridge (LCC-19) Further information: Amphibious command ship and Command ship All Amphibious force flagships (AGC) in service in 1969 were reclassed as Amphibious Command Ships (LCC), which should not be confused with the World War II era Landing craft, control (LCC) .