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Caption:
Pacific Ocean (Apr. 20, 2004) -- The command ship USS Coronado (AGF 11)
pulls alongside the Military Command Ship (MSC) underway replenishment
oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) to conduct a replenishment-at-sea
(RAS) while underway in the Pacific Ocean. Coronado is serving as the
temporary command ship for U.S. Seventh Fleet while USS Blue Ridge (LCC
19) is in a scheduled dry dock maintenance period. Besides serving as a
temporary command ship, Coronado is also experimenting with a unique
manning concept. The crew is made up of MSC civilian mariners and a
small group of Sailors, designed to replace the 481 Sailors normally
assigned to Coronado. The combined MSC/Navy crew of 263, and some
augmentees from the Seventh Fleet flagship Blue Ridge, support the
embarked Seventh Fleet staff. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate
3rd Class John E. Woods. (RELEASED)
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