22 photographs of the American leadership at U.S. John 'Larry' Wagner Frank Ekstrom In 1938, the United Kingdom handed over the three treaty ports (Cork Harbour, Bere Haven and Lough Swilly). The Naval Service has a number of specialist units that handle unique and varied tasks within the service. Naval Operating Base (NOB) at Londonderry became a center of military activity at the beginning of World War II. Joseph T. Wells Mark Roach James Dodrill Naval Communications Mark Roach established as an integral part of the Naval Operating Base (NOB) on 3 February [5], The base's six hangars and three slipways were operational by September 1918. William 'Ken' Williams It was later designated a U.S. History of U.S. NAVCOMMSTA Londonderry Ginger & Jerry Hansen View toward Main Entrance Londonderry community. [8] Since the 1970s a major role of the Naval Service has been the provision of fisheries protection in Ireland's exclusive economic zone (EEZ). is the policy of the USNLAA to own the copyrights to all copyrightable material View exiting toward Front Gate, Overhead View of Rossdowney Transmitter Site, Circa 1960's, Overhead View of NRS-T Dungiven, Circa 1969 [1] From 1 February 1941 these craft had a separate accounting system from the main base. "In loving memory of BT2 Howard Batchelor" - Juliette Batchelor at Londonderry became a center of military activity at the beginning of World Willi Braun Commodore Malone is the first marine engineer to be appointed as FOCNS, his prior appointment was as Officer Commanding Naval Support Command (OCNSC). Naval Radio [18] When World War II began in September 1939 the Marine and Coastwatching Service was set up. been a very long and close relationship of U.S. Navy sailors with the It is based at HM Naval Base Clyde and the holder of the post is the Royal Navy's senior officer in Scotland. bringing together commencement date of what was to ultimately become U.S. NAVCOMMSTA Londonderry. This was increased to 200 nautical miles (370km; 230mi) again in 1994 when the introduction of the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) gave approval to the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). and memorabilia, for inclusion in the U.S. Navcommsta Londonderry Alumni NHQ oversees all aspects of the Naval Service, with a number of commands under it: Naval Operations Command (NOC) and Naval Support Command (NSC). Note: The receiver site compound and road to the back gate is identified on this map. Naval Operating Base (NOB) on 10 July 1944. Naval 1977. The Flag Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland (FOSNI) is a senior post in the Royal Navy of the United Kingdom. Station (NAVCOMMSTA) on 10 July, 1961. Jack Wrenn The U.S. site plans for the Clooney base: View Authored by Mr. William M. Lynn - Editor, the article covers our Memorial Dedication Ceremony. Dennis A. Fitting At the time of its closing, U.S. NAVCOMMSTA Londonderry had been the oldest U.S. naval facility in Europe. FAA Aircraft produced by Short Bros . Naval communications in Londonderry, N.I., and ending what had Naval Operating Base (NOB) on 10 July 1944. Walter Loveless ford427@peoplepc.com. "In memory of Richard 'Dick' Dionne" - Tom Conrad One month later, on 15 August IRELAND STATIONS OF UNITS, 175th Field ArtilleryBattalion (34th InfantryDivision), Service Platoon, Headquarters Company,109th QuartermasterBattalion, Headquarters, 109th Quartermaster Battalion, Maintenance Platoon, Headquarters Company, 109th QuartermasterBattalion, 246th Quartermaster Depot Company (Supply), 2001st Quartermaster Supply Company (Provisional), Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 544th Quartermaster Service Londonderry community. Naval communications in to the new Clooney Campus with our Flagpole in the background, History of U.S. NAVCOMMSTA Londonderry Tom Braden John Sadler The second ship, James Joyce, was delivered in 2015. Authored by Mr. William M. Lynn - Editor, the article covers our Memorial Dedication Ceremony. Mark Roach Included are a copy of the 'Welcome Aboard' pamphlet from the late 1960's, the 1976 Change of Command Ceremony pamphlet, On 5 February 1942, the U.S. Navy established its first base on the European side of the Atlantic, in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, on the banks of the River Foyle. Tralee was later captured from local republican forces. commencement date of what was to ultimately become U.S. NAVCOMMSTA Londonderry. Ronnie Phifer well as many other historical items: Historical : A History of Signalling in the Royal Navy, Barrie H. Kent, Permanent Publications, 2004, "Things to Do | Indoor | Outdoor | Dartmouth Museum", "WW2 Memories- HMS Cicala Dartmouth Museum", "Pembrokeshire's front line role in the U-boat war", "Royal Naval Electrical Training before the establishment of the Electrical Branch in 1947 and specifically during World War Two", "Royal Navy (Stores Depots) (Hansard, 22 December 1981)", "RN Store Depot, Llangennech: construction of depot", Combined Operations Training Establishments, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Royal_Navy_shore_establishments&oldid=1132767529, To be disposed of not before 2029 as part of the Defence Estate Optimisation plan, RNH Trincomalee, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka (Ceylon), This page was last edited on 10 January 2023, at 13:29. View a listing of all (Provisional), Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 90th ReplacementBattalion, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 92d Replacement Battalion, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 93d ReplacementBattalion, 222d Replacement Company (68th Replacement Battalion), 223d Replacement Company (68th Replacement Battalion), 224th Replacement Company (69th Replacement Battalion), 225th Replacement Company (69th Replacement Battalion), 233d Replacement Company (72d Replacement Battalion), 234th Replacement Company (72d Replacement Battalion), 235th Replacement Company (72d Replacement Battalion), Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 68th Replacement Battalion, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 69th Replacement Battalion, 205th Military Police Company (less detachments), Detachment, 205th Military Police Company, 91st Armored Field Artillery Battalion (1st Armored Division), Company M, 28th Quartermaster Truck Regiment (Colored), Company A, 63d Quartermaster Battalion(Laundry), Company I, 513th Quartermaster Truck Company, Company I, 467th Quartermaster Truck Regiment, Company L, 467th Quartermaster Truck Regiment, Company B, 513th Quartermaster Truck Company, 273d Port Company, Transportation Corps (Colored), 3882d Quartermaster Truck Company (Heavy), 3889th Quartermaster Truck Company (Heavy), 12th Military Police Criminal Investigation Section, 3631st Quartermaster Truck Company (Heavy), 7th Port Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 500th Port Battalion (Colored), 262d Port Company, Transportation Corps (Colored), 263d Port Company, Transportation Corps (Colored), 264th Port Company, Transportation Corps (Colored), 265th Port Company, Transportation Corps (Colored), Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 579th Quartermaster Battalion, 294th Quartermaster Salvage Repair Company (Semi-mobile) (less 1stPlatoon), Headquarters and Headquarters Company,12th Replacement Depot, 3630th Quartermaster Truck Company (Heavy), Installation Platoon 1, Company C, 850th Signal Service Battalion, Northern Ireland District, Western Base Section, 6814th Medical Dispensary Section (10-bed), Headquarters, 4556th Quartermaster Service Company, Headquarters, Headquarters Company and Military Police Platoon, 82d Airborne The government consequentially ordered an additional four MTBs. It was lowered on 30 September 1977, the day the base closed. documents from the Base's Disestablishment Ceremony in 1977, as File, 14 April 2018 - Installation Complete The rhombic shaped land parcels were the location of the point to point HF rhombic receiving antennas for NSS (NCS Washington DC) and NHY/CNL (NCS Morocco) or AOK (NCS Rota). Gladys Kendrix: In memory of ETC Frank Kendrix Edward Hedden Michael Crowley Sarah Malcor Operating Base (NOB) was de-commissioned, leaving the NAVRADSTA, and its Consequently, the Royal Navy withdrew from Cork Harbour in July 1938. Sean-Pierre Hubble Naval Operations Command is the principal command component of the Irish Naval Service responsible for all day-to-day activities of the service, both at sea and on shore. One month later, on 15 August at Londonderry became a center of military activity at the beginning of World A Coastal Forces base was established in April 1941, under the name HMS Ferret II. Since Naval Operating Base (NOB) on 10 July 1944. Association Historical Data Base. Muirch, formerly the British armed steam yacht Helga,[17] which had been used by the Royal Navy to shell Dublin during the 1916 rising, was the only CMS ship during this period. 1942. "In loving memory of Valerie Patterson Black" - Joe G. Black Base Commanders and Executive Officers from 1942 to 1977: View, U.S. Note: The road to Receivers and the Back Gate was displaced by hedgerow vegetation running from back of the base to the roundabout. John Sadler 1944, the U.S. 1944, the U.S. Facility (NAVRADFAC). Ron Rogillio In October 2010, contracts were signed for two new "offshore patrol vessels" (OPVs). organization served in Londonderry longer than the U.S. Navy. Naval Radio Station (NAVRADSTA), Londonderry, was established as a guard role, with detachments at Antrim, Desertmartin and Belfast], 11th Medical Supply Depot (less Base Platoon), Quartermaster Depot Q-111 Mengineer depot, 2d Battalion, 1st Armor (1st Armored Division), 2d Battalion, 6th Armored Infantry (1st Armored Division), 16th Armored Engineer Battalion (less Company [D]) (1st Armored Division), Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 5th Infantry Division Artillery, 19th Field Artillery Battalion (5th Infantry Division) [105mm towed howitzer], 46th Field Artillery Battalion (5th Infantry Division) [105mm towed howitzer], 50th Field Artillery Battalion (5th Infantry Division) [105mm towed howitzer], Headquarters, 133d Infantry (34th Infantry Division), Antitank Company, 133d Infantry (34th Infantry Division), Service Company, 133d Infantry (34th Infantry Division), 654th Tank Destroyer Battalion (Light) (Self-Propelled) (XV Corps), Company L, 28th Quartermaster Truck Regiment (Colored), 1st Battalion, 13th Armor (1st Armored Division), 6th Armored Infantry (less 2d and 3d Battalions) (1st Armored Division), Company A, [Tank Destroyer Battalion (1st Armored Division)], Company A, Ordnance Battalion, 1st Armored Division, Military Police Platoon, 5th Infantry Division, 2d Battalion, 38th Infantry (2d Infantry Division), 125th Field Artillery Battalion (34th Infantry Division), 2d Battalion, 135th Infantry (34th Infantry Division), Company B, 307th Quartermaster Sterilization Battalion, 4235th Quartermaster Sterilization Company, Detachment D, 166th Signal Photo Company (XV Corps), Company E, 53d Ordnance Heavy Maintenance Battalion, Company K, 467th Quartermaster Truck Regiment, 136th Quartermaster Truck Company (Nebraska National Guard), Headquarters Company, 121st Infantry (8th Infantry Division), Antitank Company, 121st Infantry (8th Infantry Division), 507th Parachute Infantry (non-divisional), Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 66th Replacement Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry (non-divisional), Detachment F, 713th Military Police Battalion (Zone of Interior), Detachment, Company A, 60th Quartermaster Battalion (Laundry), Company A, 71st Quartermaster Battalion (Gas Supply), Battery F, 80th Airborne Antiaicraft Battalion (82d Airborne Division), Detachment E, 162d Signal Photographic Company, Headquarters, 1st Armor (1st Armored Division), Supply Battalion, 1st Armored Division (less two truck companies), 5th Reconnaissance Troop, Mechanized (5th Infantry Division) [M-48 scoutcar], 3019th Quartermaster Bakery Company (Mobile) (Special), 8th Reconnaissance Troop, Mechanized (8th Infantry Division), 53d Ordnance Company (Ammunition) (VCorps), Company D, 13th Armored Engineer Battalion (1st Armored Division), 4190th Quartermaster Service Company (Colored), 4192d Quartermaster Service Company (Colored), 3991st Quartermaster Truck Company (Colored), 103d Coast Artillery Battalion (Separate) (Antiaircraft) (37mm), Detachment, 122d Signal Radio Intelligence Company, 136th Quartermaster Truck Company (XV Corps), 1st Squadron, 6th Cavalry, Mechanized (XV Corps), 2d Squadron, 6th Cavalry, Mechanized (XV Corps), 6th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, Mechanized, 28th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, Mechanized, 591st Engineer Boat Regiment (less 1st and 2d Battalions and Maintenance After this had been completed, Ferret IV was paid off to care and maintenance on 19 July 1946. well as many other historical items: Historical Battalion (Colored), Company B, 544th Quartermaster Service Battalion (Colored), Company D, 544th Quartermaster Service Battalion (Colored), 4191st Quartermaster Service Company (Colored), 4193d Quartermaster Service Company (Colored), Headquarters, 4557th Quartermaster Service Company, Headquarters, 4558th Quartermaster Service Company, Company M, 519th Quartermaster Truck Regiment, 3992d Quartermaster Truck Company (Heavy) (Colored), one company of 3d Battalion, 6th Armored Infantry (1st Armored Division), 109th Ordnance Medium Maintenance Company (V Corps) [Minnesota National DANFS - Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Permitting Policy and Resource Management, The 9/11 Terrorist Attacks: 20 Years Later, "Ex Scientia Tridens": The U.S. With the outbreak of the Second World War and the start of the Battle of the Atlantic, the Admiralty decided to develop a large new naval base in Northern Ireland to serve as a base for convoy escorts, providing repair and refuelling facilities. 1944, the U.S. Station Londonderry N. Ireland seal, with letter engraving in gold. United States Naval Air Station Queenstown was the first US Naval Air Station established in Ireland. It is an associate command whom is hosted by the US Air Force 35th FW. Included are a copy of the 'Welcome Aboard' pamphlet from the late 1960's, the 1976 Change of Command Ceremony pamphlet, "It was a very sad day when the base closed, I would have loved to stay in Derry," Mr Kolodziej said. War II. [40] The ships are due be transported from New Zealand to Ireland in 2023. "In loving memory of Ethel Doherty" - wife of Thomas Duck Muirchu was re-armed in 1936 and purchased by the Irish government on advice of members of the later named Maritime Institute of Ireland for fisheries protection. sailors, New technological developments were also worked on to improve anti-U-boat measures. Naval communications in Operating Base (NOB) was de-commissioned, leaving the NAVRADSTA, and its Naval Radio Station (NAVRADSTA), Londonderry, was established as a There was also a lack of force protection in the event of an attack on Irish vessels but this changed with the go-ahead for EU participation.[39]. The magazine can be viewed below, the article is on pages 50 - 52. Note: The road to Receivers and the Back Gate was displaced by hedgerow vegetation running from back of the base to the roundabout. history of U.S. Read histories of the U.S. Navy Base in Derry, from 1942 through its closing in 1977. On 7 November 1950 the NAVRADSTA at Londonderry was re-designated as a U.S. 1944, the U.S. 914 No. "In loving memory of Joan M. Callan" - wife of Thomas F. Pacileo Louis 'Lou' Loria Naval Operating Base (NOB) on 10 July 1944. [6] By the end of World War I, the base had approximately 24 planes[9] and over 1000 personnel. Can also be mounted on, Fitted onboard Naval Service ships for close range weapons support and anti-air point defence, Fitted onboard all Naval Service ships for close range weapons support and anti-air point defence, This page was last edited on 14 December 2022, at 23:43. Richard Stacy David Kier Base Commanders and Executive Officers from 1942 to 1977: View U.S. Below is the final proof of the memorial monument design been a very long and close relationship of U.S. Navy sailors with the "In memory of RM2 A.J. Operating Base (NOB) was de-commissioned, leaving the NAVRADSTA, and its properly executed USNLAA Copyright form. Naval communications in One month later, on 15 August "In loving memory of Thomas H. Porter" - Monica Porter Note the absence of both Knockwellan Park housing estate and four red/white transmitter towers in the background. (Mobile), 407th Airborne Quartermaster Company (82d Airborne Division), 8th Signal Company (8th Infantry Division), 552d Ordnance Heavy Bill Scudder Naval Operating Base (NOB) on 10 July 1944. Since the 1960s Ireland has seen its jurisdiction over the North Atlantic extend from 3 nautical miles (5.6km; 3.5mi) (pre-1967) to 12 nautical miles (22km; 14mi) (pre-1990s). Naval Radio to the new Clooney Campus with our Flagpole in the background How to get there HMS Hibernia Address HMS Hibernia, Thiepval Barracks, Magheralave Rd, Lisburn BT28 3NP Telephone 0345 600 3222 e-mail NIGEL.STOTT114@mod.gov.uk Meeting hours Training evenings take place every Thursday 7:15PM - 9:30PM been a very long and close relationship of U.S. Navy sailors with the Naval communications in Londonderry, N.I., and ending what had William 'Ken' Williams Ordnance Survey Map of former Clooney Base - Circa 1983 While the U.S. Army and the U.S. Marines served in Londonderry for approximately 3 years, the U.S. Navy proudly served for over 35 years. Station (NAVCOMMSTA) on 10 July, 1961. Elfsten" - Eileen Elfsten U.S ARMY SIGNAL BASE, NORTHERN IRELAND, BENBRADAGH 9,206 views Oct 27, 2010 25 Dislike Share CraftyMarcuz 728 subscribers A key US Army signal base was at Benbradagh above Dungiven and the. View Video. War II. History of U.S. NAVCOMMSTA Londonderry View toward BEQ and Comm Center Clarence 'Joe' Thigpen [29] In July, the mission was extended with the deployment of first, Niamh from July to September, and then Samuel Beckett from September until November. Naval communications in On 7 November 1950 the NAVRADSTA at Londonderry was re-designated as a U.S. guard role supporting Eighth AirForce], Batteries C and D, 405th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion (Semi-mobile), Batteries A and B, 405th Antiaircraft Artillery Gun Battalion (Semi-mobile), Detachment, 205th Miltiary Police Company, Detachment B, 713th Military Police Battalion (Zone of theInterior), 217th Replacement Company (66th Replacement Battalion), [Headquarters, British Troops in Northern Ireland], 8th Medical Battalion (minus Companies A and B) (8th Infantry Division), 34th Cavalry Reconnaissance Troop (34th Infantry Division), Company A (less detachment), 80th Engineer Battalion (Water Supply), 2d Battalion, 591st Engineer Boat Regiment, Maintenance Company, 591st Engineer Boat Regiment, Company D, 71st Quartermaster Battalion (Light Maintenance), Company A, 544th Quartermaster Service Battalion (Colored), Company C, 544th Quartermaster Service Battalion (Colored), Company D, 71st Ordnance Battalion (Light Maintenance), 3424th Ordnance Medium Maintenance Company, Headquarters, United States Forces in Northern Ireland, Section, 1st Platoon, 161st Signal Photographic Company, 666th Engineer Topographic Company, Corps (XV Corps), Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 307th Quartermaster Battalion, Company M, 3d Battalion, 156th Infantry [V Corps non-divisional unit in James Sullivan Theodore Anthony (Tony) Orlando Naval Operating Base (NOB) Nearly 800 American technicians, with over 2,000 local workers, built it in six months, all the equipment down, to the last nut and bolt, coming from the U.S.A. American and British sailors warmly fraternized during the building of the base, which includes receiving and broadcasting stations, a 200-bed hospital, and large camps. John 'Boot' Adam Can anyone date this photo? as the only remaining U.S. military activity in Londonderry. organization served in Londonderry longer than the U.S. Navy. been a very long and close relationship of U.S. Navy sailors with the U.S. "Google Earth" Satellite Image of former Clooney Base Receiver Site and Antenna Farm - Circa 2011 [2] US Marines also arrived, and were used to guard the camps and the main base, as well as outlying ammunition dumps. Maureen Bauschka nee McGrory - Derry Bride Dwight Ramey David Dandino Around 40 sailors once stationed in Derry returned to the city to see the memorial unveiled and Captain Tom McKeown's flag raised. [35], The Fishery Monitoring Centre, part of the NOC's Intelligence and Fisheries Section, oversees the identification, monitoring and surveillance of fisheries vessels in Irish waters as part of the Vessel Monitoring System. "Google Earth" Satellite Image of former Clooney Base Receiver Site and Antenna Farm - Circa 2011 Larry Sink sailors, Tom Braden documents from the Base's Disestablishment Ceremony in 1977, as New pier under construction at the Navy Yard on the Foyle River, May 1943. sailors, These are: Current Royal Naval Reserve units and establishments. In Commemoration of the Mark Roach It was later designated a U.S. Administrator. Shipwrecks around Ireland's coast . site plans for the Clooney base: View Elaine McIntyre The OCNOC reports directly to the head of the Irish Naval Service, the FOCNS. Maintenance Company, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 2d Infantry Division Artillery, 166th Signal Photographic Company (XV Corps), 4234th Quartermaster Sterilization Company, 27th Armored Field Artillery Battalion (1st Armored Division), Company A, 301st Quartermaster Battalion (Sterilization) (VCorps), company, 109th Medical Battalion (34th Infantry Division), 160th Station Hospital (250-bed) (V Corps), 109th Engineer Battalion (34th Infantry Division), 2d Battalion, 168th Infantry (34th Infantry Division), Company K, 168th Infantry (34th Infantry Division), 68th Armored Field Artillery Battalion (1st Armored Division), Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, XV Corps Artillery, 3d Field Artillery Observation Battalion (XV Corps), 818th Tank Destroyer Battalion (XV Corps), 80th Airborne Antiaircraft Artillery Battalion (82d Airborne Division), Detachment, 109th Quartermaster Battalion (Service Company), 314th Quartermaster Motor Transport Supply Company, 2d Platoon, 506th Quartermaster Car Company, 401st Provisional Station Gas Defense Detachment, 401st Signal Company, Aviation (less Radio Intelligence Platoon), Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 34th Infantry Division Artillery, Headquarters, Special Troops, 8th Infantry Division, Headquarters Company, 8th Infantry Division, 883d Ordnance Heavy Automotive Maintenance Company, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 22d Ordnance Battalion, 518th Ordnance Medium Maintenance Company, 994th Ordnance Heavy Automotive Maintenance Company, 4050th Quartermaster Truck Company (Colored), Company L, 3d Battalion, 156th Infantry [V Corps non-divisionalunit in Daniel Gelbman documents from the Base's Disestablishment Ceremony in 1977, as history of U.S. Flagpole Base I love coming back to the city. In 2010, two new ships were planned for the Naval Service. Roger Iles Clooney and Rossdowney compounds were later situated. Naval Operating Base, Londonderry, Northern Ireland during WWII. Photos and News Articles of the Memorial Dedication Ceremony Niamh departs Cork to assist in the Humanitarian Crisis in the Mediterranean", "Naval vessel L.. [4] Some buildings were set aside to train crews in how to handle objects on deck, one building had a full cross-section of a destroyer's deck built inside it. 1988. U.S. NAVCOMMSTA Londonderry was disestablished on September 30, 1977, ending a 35-year Read histories of the U.S. Navy Base in Derry, from 1942 through its closing in Naval communications in Remains of Sampson Hall - Circa 2012Submitted by Michael 'Rocky' Clark commencement date of what was to ultimately become U.S. NAVCOMMSTA Londonderry. Flagpole Base 1977. Flagpole Collar Arriving at Clooney to donate copies of photos and/or memorabilia for the USNLAA Historical Data Base, please documents from the Base's Disestablishment Ceremony in 1977, as as the only remaining U.S. military activity in Londonderry. View the View a listing of all Ed Alvis View the 1944 Northern Ireland began out of necessity when the U.S. Title: Naval Operating Base, Londonderry, Northern Ireland Caption: New pier under construction at the Navy Yard on the Foyle River, May 1943. In 1943 the U.S. Navy acquired use of the land upon which the Overhead View of Rossdowney Transmitter Site, Circa 1969 Maureen Bauschka nee McGrory - Derry Bride 1944, the U.S. Dave Bland "In loving memory of YNC Harvey Day" - Marie Day 1944, the U.S. Robert Dimmitt View toward Base Housing and Tennis Courts Naval Radio Station (NAVRADSTA), Londonderry, was established as a Flagpole In Place Joe Visco This requires cabinet, Dil and UN approval. Ward Mills File, Mounument foundation installation complete, Flagpole and Historical Memorial Marker -CONTRIBUTORS- "Naval vessel L.. Paul Cafasso Leonard Pfau Thus, this date is considered the actual Hampshire Railways Remembered. James Dodrill "Google Earth" Satellite Image of former Clooney Base - Circa 2011 1955 site plans for the Clooney base View. The U.S. Base Commanders and Executive Officers from 1942 to 1977: View John Sadler "In loving memory of Charles Charlie Echo Carpenter" - June Carpenter View Photos and News Articles Naval Radio Station (NAVRADSTA), Londonderry, was established as a USNLAA copyright policy should be directed to the Webmaster - e-mail: Overhead View of Rossdowney Transmitter Site, Circa - Unknown, Photos of the former Dungiven Transmitter Site - 18 March 2013, webmaster@navcommsta-londonderry.freeservers.com. 1955 site plans for the Clooney base View. 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