54-575: USS Mount Olympus (AGC-8) was a Mount McKinley -class amphibious force command ship, named for the highest peak in the Olympic Mountains of the State of Washington . She was designed to be an amphibious forces flagship —a floating command post with advanced communications equipment and extensive combat information spaces to be used by the amphibious forces commander and landing force commander during large-scale operations. Mount Olympus
108-498: A FRAM II overhaul, extending from September to January 1964. After refresher training and exercise "Quick Kick V", AGC 7 departed Norfolk 10 May, arriving San Diego 26 May via Panama Canal. Immediately after the Tonkin Gulf Incident , the ship was ordered to Southeast Asia. The ship sailed from San Diego 25 August, arriving Luzon 16 September. She relieved its sister ship , USS Eldorado , at Subic Bay
162-922: A Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation. East Coast of the United States The East Coast of the United States , also known as the Eastern Seaboard , the Atlantic Coast , and the Atlantic Seaboard , is the region encompassing the coastline where the Eastern United States meets the Atlantic Ocean . The Thirteen Colonies , which formed the United States in 1776 were located on this coast, and it has played an important role in
216-572: A humid continental climate ( Dfa/Dfb/Dc ), with warm-to-hot summers, cold and snowy winters with at least one month averaging below freezing, and four to seven months with mean temperatures warmer than 50 °F. The area from Martha's Vineyard and extreme SW Rhode Island to southern Delaware and western North Carolina has a warm temperate climate ( Cfa Köppen/ Do Trewartha) with long and hot summers with at least one month over 22°C (71.6°F), cool winters with all months over freezing, and six to seven months above 50°F. Although winter precipitation
270-469: A brief shakedown cruise, she departed Norfolk 8 June 1944 for Hawaii , arriving at Pearl Harbor on 27 June. Mount McKinley got underway on 20 July, for Palau with Amphibious Group 5 embarked. The assault force arrived off Peleliu 15 September, with ComPhibGru 5 directing the landing of the 1st Marine Division . On 28 September, Mount McKinley proceeded to nearby Ngesebus Island to provide shore bombardment coordination. Mount McKinley left
324-478: A center for resort and travel destinations in the United States. New York City is the most populous city in the country and a major world financial center. Seventy-one of the world's Fortune 500 companies have their corporate headquarters in New York City, while Midtown Manhattan , with 400 million square feet of office space in 2018, is the largest central business district in the world. Washington, D.C.
378-549: A week later, becoming flagship of the 7th Fleet, Amphibious Strike Force. Taking station in the South China Sea , with other elements of Amphibious Group 1, Mount McKinley stood prepared for any contingency. While proceeding to Bangkok , Mount McKinley came to the assistance of USS Herkimer , whose master was severely ill. Herkimer ' s captain was taken on board for further treatment in Singapore while
432-528: Is more likely to fall as rain than as snow, occasional heavy snow is possible. The East Coast, with the exception of eastern Maine, is a low-relief, passive margin coast. It has been shaped by the Pleistocene glaciation in the far northern areas in New England, with offshore islands such as Nantucket , Martha's Vineyard , Block Island , and Fishers Island . From northern New Jersey southward,
486-524: Is more likely to fall as rain than as snow, occasional heavy snow is possible. The area from the southern Delmarva Peninsula , southeast Virginia, and central North Carolina south to central Florida is humid subtropical ( Cfa/Cf ), with hot and rainy summers, mild and drier winters, and eight to twelve months above 50°F. Urban heat island exclaves of this zone are found north of this area in Baltimore and Washington, D.C. The region of Florida from
540-429: Is the federal capital and political nerve center of the United States. Many organizations such as defense contractors, civilian contractors, nonprofit organizations, lobbying firms, trade unions, industry trade groups and professional associations have their headquarters in or near Washington, D.C., in order to be close to the federal government . Miami is one of the top domestic and international travel destinations in
594-781: The Delaware River and the Potomac River , respectively, both of which are tidal arms of the Atlantic Ocean. The original Thirteen Colonies of Great Britain in North America all lay along the East Coast. Two additional U.S. states on the East Coast were not among the original Thirteen Colonies: Maine became part of the English Colony of Massachusetts in 1677 and Florida was held by
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#1732786929680648-583: The Distant Early Warning Line . While underway from Point Barrow, Alaska to Point Hope, she became icebound, but was freed by the icebreaker Burton Island . Having sustained damage to structural bulkheads from the ice pressure, the ship was repaired by Current in Point Hope. Mount Olympus returned to San Diego on 29 September and on 31 October 1955, she proceeded to Mare Island Naval Shipyard for deactivation. Mount Olympus
702-716: The Easter season. Delaware Colony and the provinces of New Jersey , New York , and Pennsylvania had been colonized by the Dutch as New Netherland until they were ceded to the British in the mid- to late-17th century. Until 1791, Vermont was an independent nation as the Vermont Republic . Three basic climate regions occur on the East Coast according to the Köppen climate classification and four occur according to
756-551: The Japanese Navy as an effective combat force. On 26 October 1944, Mount Olympus departed for Hollandia , New Guinea , via Peleliu Island , in preparation for the next assault on the Japanese-occupied Philippines . After invasion rehearsals at Huon Gulf , New Guinea , the ship departed Manus Island , Admiralties , on 31 December for the assault on Lingayen Gulf on 9 January 1945. After
810-906: The Mediterranean Sea on 21 June 1951. Mount Olympus was relieved by the USS ; Adirondack (AGC-15) in August 1951, and she returned to Norfork and duty with the Amphibious Group 2, joining in NATO naval exercises Operation Mainbrace and Longs in Northern Europe and the Mediterranean from August through December 1952. After an overhaul in Norfolk from December to March 1953, when her helicopter deck
864-636: The Panama Canal on 23 July. With the Commander, 3rd Amphibious Force, embarked, she was underway from Hawaii on 29 August. She arrived Leyte Gulf 20 October, there to serve as the floating headquarters for the huge U.S. Army invasion force. The landing force was subjected to continual air attacks, but its survival was assured by the American naval victory in the Battle of Leyte Gulf , which destroyed
918-538: The Philippines and other bases to ports in Japan and China , she left Shanghai on 28 May 1946, bound for San Diego , the Panama Canal , and New York Harbor , arriving on 7 July 1946. In September, Mount Olympus was made the flagship for Operation Highjump , the U.S. Navy 's Antarctic Expedition. The ship sailed from Naval Station Norfolk on 2 December, passed through the Panama Canal to rendezvous with
972-476: The Trewartha climate classification from north to south based on the monthly mean temperature of the coldest month (January) and the number of months averaging above 50 °F (10 °C), respectively. The region from northern Maine and Upstate New York south to almost all of Connecticut, most of northern New Jersey (except for areas close enough to New York City ), most of Pennsylvania, and western Maryland has
1026-670: The public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships . The entry can be found here . USS Mount McKinley USS Mount McKinley (AGC-7/LCC-7) was the lead ship of the Mount McKinley class of amphibious force command ships. She was named after the highest mountain in North America . She was designed as an amphibious force flagship , a floating command post with advanced communications equipment and extensive combat information spaces to be used by
1080-758: The Amphibious Ready Group in NATO and U.S. exercises. Due to return to the States in June, the ship's departure was delayed due to increasing tensions in the Middle East. The ship served as an afloat headquarters for the Marine force landed in Lebanon during the crisis of July 1958. She returned to Norfolk 16 August. Mount McKinley ' s third Mediterranean cruise from 20 February to 26 August 1959
1134-506: The British from the end of the French and Indian War until 1781 and was part of New Spain until 1821. In present-day Florida, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León made the first textual records of the state during his 1513 voyage. The state was initially named for Ponce de Ponce de León, who called the peninsula La Pascua Florida in recognition of the verdant landscape and because it was
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#17327869296801188-578: The Chinese People's Volunteer Army entered the war and UN troops were pushed back to the Hungnam beachhead , Mount McKinley assisted in the evacuation. In late January 1951, she assisted in the transfer of thousands of Korean refugees to Cheju Island . On 7 June 1951, Mount McKinley sailed from Yokosuka and entered Mare Island Naval Shipyard 3 August for an extensive overhaul. Mount McKinley departed for WesPac, 6 March 1952, returning to
1242-779: The East Coast is connected from the Annisquam River in Gloucester, Massachusetts to Miami, Florida , by the Intracoastal Waterway , also known as the East Coast Canal, which was completed in 1912. Amtrak's Downeaster and Northeast Regional offer the main passenger rail service on the Seaboard. The Acela Express offers the only high-speed rail passenger service in the Americas, by
1296-832: The MSTS ship sailed on to Saigon . In early March and again in mid April, the flagship coordinated the landing of Marine reinforcements at Da Nang and Huế , South Vietnam . Relieved by Estes at Subic Bay in April, she arrived at San Diego on 15 May 1965. The command ship sailed again from San Diego on 15 March, arriving at Subic Bay on 17 April via Pearl Harbor . Based there, the ship visited ports in Japan, Taiwan , Hong Kong, Vietnam, and Okinawa, acting as flagship of ComPhibGru 1. On 23 August, Mount McKinley sailed for home, arriving 19 September 1966. She sailed on its third WesPac deployment 1 July, arriving Da Nang 28 July to become once more
1350-653: The Mediterranean from September to February 1962, acting as flagship for several large scale amphibious exercises. In October, during the Cuban Missile Crisis , Mount McKinley served at flagship for ComPhibLant and ComPhIbGru 4. Following the Cuban quarantine, she sailed for the Mediterranean 10 January 1963 to act as command flagship for the Amphibious Strike Force. Arriving back in Norfolk 2 August 1963, she entered Norfolk Naval Shipyard for
1404-634: The Pacific group, and with it she reached the Bay of Whales , New Zealand on 16 January 1947. Mount Olympus was detached from the group on 11 February, and she returned to Norfolk on 17 April to become the flagship of Commander, Amphibious Group 2, in training along the East Coast of the United States and in the Caribbean Sea . She became flagship and temporary headquarters for CINCNELM/CINCSOUTH in
1458-638: The States 30 January 1953. While in Mare Island Naval Shipyard, a helicopter deck was installed on the fantail. Mount McKinley sailed again, 27 October 1953, for her third tour of duty in the Korean War area, arriving at Yokosuka 16 November. From then until her departure for the United States 30 July 1954, the ship was involved in fleet and amphibious exercises off Japan, Korea , and Taiwan . After arrival in San Diego 18 August,
1512-602: The United States 12 February 1946, she sailed in the early summer for Bikini Atoll where she was flagship for Operation Crossroads , flying the flag of Admiral William H. P. Blandy , Joint Task Force One's commander during the atomic tests. Following the atomic bomb tests in July, the ship operated out of San Diego for the next 18 months. In early 1948, she was the command ship for the atomic bomb test at Eniwetok . Upon completion of these tests, she returned to San Diego to resume coastal operations. On 20 May 1950, Mount McKinley
1566-415: The United States. Miami is the warmest major city in the continental United States in winter, which contributes to it being a major tourism hub for international visitors. Miami has one of the largest concentrations of international banks in the United States, and the third-largest skyline in the U.S. with over 439 high-rises, 68 of which exceed 490 ft (149 m). Port of Miami is the busiest cruise port in
1620-510: The amphibious forces commander and landing force commander during large-scale operations. Mount McKinley (AGC-7), was laid down as Cyclone , a transport, on 31 July 1943 by North Carolina Shipbuilding Company , Wilmington, North Carolina ; launched on 27 September, sponsored by Mrs. T. L. Lainer; renamed Mount McKinley on 27 December 1943; and commissioned at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard on 1 May 1944. After
1674-596: The area 14 October after Peleliu and the chain's other main islands were secure. After a stop at Hollandia , Dutch New Guinea , the ship sailed to San Pedro Bay , Leyte Gulf , for the assault on Leyte and Ormoc . While in San Pedro Bay, the force was under constant air attack, but Mount McKinley was not hit. On 15 December the ship participated in the invasion of Mindoro and proceeded to Lingayen Gulf to direct shore bombardment on 9 January. After directing an unopposed landing at San Narciso, near Subic Bay ,
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1728-460: The coastal plain broadens southwards, separated from the Piedmont region by the Atlantic Seaboard fall line of the East Coast rivers, often marking the head of navigation and prominent sites of cities. The coastal areas from Long Island south to Florida are often made up of barrier islands that front the coastal areas, with the long stretches of sandy beaches. Many of the larger capes along
1782-694: The command ship returned to Leyte Gulf. On 21 March 1945, Mount McKinley proceeded to Kerama Retto off the southern coast of Okinawa . Six days prior to the last major assault of the war, Mount McKinley directed the landing of the 77th Infantry Division . For the next two months, she remained at anchorage at Kerama Retto, threatened by constant air attacks. On 22 May, she sailed for Saipan , thence to Pearl Harbor and San Francisco, arriving in CONUS 23 June. In overhaul for two months, she deployed 20 August. Arriving Sasebo 23 September, she participated in landing occupation troops there and at Kure. Returning to
1836-624: The damaged vessel into port. After conducting NATO and fleet exercises in the Mediterranean, she returned to Norfolk 19 June. September and early October were spent in Operation Strikeback and other NATO exercises in the eastern Atlantic. Mount McKinley was anchored in Portsmouth Navy Yard to provide command and control for parts of the 'Orange' opposition naval forces during Operation Strikeback. In January 1958, Mount McKinley deployed to 6th Fleet, operating with
1890-586: The development of the United States. The region is generally understood to include the U.S. states that border the Atlantic Ocean: Connecticut , Delaware , Florida , Georgia , Maine , Maryland , Massachusetts , New Hampshire , New Jersey , New York , North Carolina , Rhode Island , South Carolina , and Virginia , as well as the federal capital of Washington, D.C. , and non-coastline states: Pennsylvania , Vermont , and West Virginia . The place name East Coast derives from
1944-522: The first spot in the United States that immigrants arrived and the close proximity of Europe , the Caribbean , and Latin America , the East Coast is home to a diverse population and home to multi-cultures when compared to the rest of the U.S. From the strong Latin culture in southern Florida , to the 200-year-old Gullah culture of the low country coastal islands of Georgia and South Carolina , to
1998-489: The flagship of Commander, 7th Fleet Amphibious Force. She provided communications support for search and destroy operations against the Vietcong and People's Army of Vietnam forces. As in earlier deployments, support for military forces was combined with civic action operations to assist civilians. Relieved in mid-January, the ship sailed east for CONUS and home, arriving San Diego 10 February 1968. The ship's designation
2052-730: The idea that the contiguous 48 states are defined by two major coastlines, one at the western edge and one on the eastern edge. Other terms for referring to this area include the Eastern Seaboard , which is another term for coastline, Atlantic Coast, and Atlantic Seaboard because the coastline lies along the Atlantic Ocean . The 14 states that have a shoreline on the Atlantic Ocean are (from north to south): Maine , New Hampshire , Massachusetts , Rhode Island , Connecticut , New York , New Jersey , Delaware , Maryland , Virginia , North Carolina , South Carolina , Georgia , and Florida . Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C. border
2106-495: The initial assault and with the ground force commander disembarked, Mount Olympus was soon underway on 11 January from Lingayen Gulf. She called at Ulithi Atoll to allow the Commander, 3rd Amphibious Force, to disembark and travel by plane to Hawaii, while she herself sailed for an overhaul at San Francisco Bay , arriving on 11 February and leaving on 22 April for Pearl Harbor and Guam . Arriving at Guam on 6 July 1945, Mount Olympus sailed on for Manila Bay , colliding with
2160-417: The largest city and the largest metropolitan area on the East Coast. The East Coast is the most populated coastal area in the United States. Hartford The primary Interstate Highway along the East Coast is Interstate 95 , completed in 2018, which replaced the historic U.S. Route 1 ( Atlantic Highway ), the original federal highway that traversed all East Coast states, except Delaware . By water,
2214-1441: The lenient US definition of high speed rail. Between New York and Boston the Acela Express has up to a 54% share of the combined train and air passenger market. Some of the largest airports in the United States are located along the East Coast of the United States, such as John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens , New York City , Logan International Airport in Boston , Newark Liberty Airport in Newark, New Jersey , Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia , Baltimore–Washington International Airport near Baltimore , Dulles International Airport near Washington, D.C. , Hartsfield–Jackson International Airport in Atlanta , Miami International Airport in Miami , Charlotte Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, North Carolina , Tampa International Airport in Tampa , and Orlando International Airport in Orlando, Florida . As
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2268-404: The lower East Coast are in fact barrier islands, like the Outer Banks of North Carolina and Cape Canaveral , Florida. The Florida Keys are made up of limestone coral and provide the only coral reefs on the U.S. mainland. In 2010, the population of the states that have shoreline on the East Coast was estimated at 112,642,503 (about 36% of the country's total population). New York City is both
2322-416: The many historic cities in the Mid-Atlantic , where a strong English, German, Italian, Irish, and French culture are present, the East Coast is significantly more diverse than the rest of the United States. Numerous Chinatowns in New York City , and Little Havana in Miami , are examples of such cultural centers in the bigger cities. The East Coast is home to much of the political and financial power and
2376-406: The more significant storms to have affected the region. The least common climate on the East Coast is the oceanic ( Cfb/Do ), which is only found on Block Island , Nantucket , and the Outer Cape and Chatham on Cape Cod , and in areas of the southern Appalachian Mountains . This zone has all monthly averages between 0 and 22 °C and six to seven months above 50 °F. Although winter precipitation
2430-406: The oiler Millicoma along the way. The ship was escorted to San Pedro Bay on the Leyte Gulf , for repairs by the heavy repair ship Ajax (AR-6) . Then she continued to Manila, arriving on 3 August. After the close of hostilities in August 1945, Mount Olympus arrived at Tokyo Bay on 2 September with part of the U.S. 1st Cavalry Division . After months of moving occupation troops from
2484-400: The remainder of the year was spent in local operations and a month-long training exercise off Hawaii in October. In the spring of 1955, Mount McKinley served as flagship for Operation Wigwam , an underwater atomic bomb test in the central Pacific. After a yard overhaul in the summer of 1955, the amphibious flagship returned to WestPac in January 1956 for a three-month period. In April, she
2538-662: The south-central region of the state south to the Florida Keys has a tropical climate ( Af/Aw/Ar ) that is usually frost-free and warm to hot all year, and all of the 12 months of the year average above 18 °C (64.4 °F). This region of Florida is the only tropical climate in the continental U.S. Although landfalls are rare, the Eastern Seaboard is susceptible to hurricanes in the Atlantic hurricane season, officially running from June 1 to November 30, although hurricanes can occur before or after these dates. Hurricanes Hazel , Hugo , Bob , Isabel , Irene , and Sandy , and most recently Florence , Isaias , Henri , and Ida are some of
2592-412: Was also installed, she served in the U.S. Atlantic Fleet until 5 January 1955, when she sailed for the Panama Canal and San Diego, California , arriving on 23 January 1955. Having participated in exercise Surfboard with the 38th Infantry Regiment from Washington State off the coast of San Simeon, California in mid-March, Mount Olympus proceeded to Arctic waters as part of Project 572 in support of
2646-441: Was changed from AGC-7 to LCC-7 on 1 January 1969. Following her arrival back in CONUS, she was engaged in type training and amphibious exercises on the west coast as flagship of ComPhibGru 3 into 1969. Mount McKinley was decommissioned on 26 March 1970 and stricken on 30 July 1976. She was sold for disposal in 1976. Mount McKinley received four battle stars for World War II service, eight stars for Korean service, and
2700-439: Was decommissioned on 4 April 1956, and she was struck from the Navy list on 1 June 1961. The ship was transferred to the Maritime Administration in June 1966, and she remained in the National Defense Reserve Fleet in Suisun Bay , California. She was sold and sent to the scrapyard in 1973. Mount Olympus received two battle stars for her service in World War II . [REDACTED] This article incorporates text from
2754-444: Was laid down on 3 August 1943 at the North Carolina Shipbuilding Company in Wilmington, North Carolina . She was launched on 3 October 1943 as the USS Eclipse , a transport ship , sponsored by Mrs. W. C. Park, and then renamed Mount Olympus on 27 December 1943. She was commissioned at Boston, Massachusetts , after her conversion on 24 May 1944. Mount Olympus departed from the East Coast in early July, arriving at Hawaii via
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#17327869296802808-440: Was marked by seven amphibious exercises involving U.S. and NATO forces. In February 1960, the ship sailed to Valparaíso , Chile, via the Panama Canal to provide communications support for President Eisenhower's good will visit to Latin America. On 19 April, Mount McKinley deployed to 6th Fleet, returning to Norfolk 7 December. Upon completion of her yard period in the summer of 1961, Mount McKinley made her fifth deployment to
2862-416: Was press observer ship for further nuclear tests. On 3 June 1956, the ship returned to San Diego and was detached from the Pacific Fleet 1 September. She arrived Norfolk 20 September via the Panama Canal . The following 9 January 1957, the ship deployed to the Mediterranean. While in the eastern Mediterranean, the ship rescued the crew of a burning Greek fishing vessel, extinguished the fire and towed
2916-440: Was underway for WesPac to conduct training operations with the 8th Army. On 26 June, the ship proceeded from Japan to direct the landing of American reinforcements at Pohang at the beginning of the Korean War . In early September 1950, General Douglas MacArthur was aboard, directing the amphibious assault at Inchon which forced the North Koreans to retreat north. The next assault was on the heavily mined port of Wonsan . When
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