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USS Bataan (LHD-5)

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Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Navy Unit Commendation (2) - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon
Bottom Row - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal - National Defense Service Medal - Southwest Asia Service Medal
Wasp Class Amphibious Assault Ship (Multi-Purpose):
  • Laid down, 22 June 1994, at Litton-Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp. Pascagoula, MS.
  • Launched, 15 March 1996
  • Christened Bataan (LHD-5), 18 May 1996
  • Commissioned USS Bataan (LHD-5), 20 September 1997, CAPT. Craig W. Wilson USN in command
  • USS Bataan is a unit of Amphibious Group Two, US Atlantic Fleet, and is homeported at Norfolk, VA.
    Specifications:
    Displacement 40,358 tons (fl.)
    Length 844'
    Beam 105'
    Speed 20 kts.+
    Complement 104 Officer, 1004 Enlisted
    Marine Force 1894 (plus 184 surge)
    Armament
    two RAM launchers
    two NATO Sea Sparrow launchers
    two 20mm Phalanx (CIWS) mounts
    four .50cal. machine guns
    four 25mm Mk 38 machine guns
    Aircraft
    twelve CH-46 Sea Knight Helicopters
    four CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopters
    six AV-8B Harrier attack aircraft
    three UH-1N Huey helicopters
    four AH-1W Super Cobra helicopters
    planned capability to embark MV-22 Osprey VTOL tilt-rotors
    Power Plant
    two 600 psi boilers
    two geared steam turbines
    two shafts
    70,000 total shaft horsepower
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    Bataan 25k USS Bataan (LHD-5) underway, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 David Holst
    Bataan 28k USS Bataan (LHD-5) underway, date and location unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 .
    Bataan 79k USS Bataan (LHD-5) conducts training operations in the Atlantic Ocean in preparation for an upcoming deployment, 17 July 1999
    US Navy photo # 1-990717-N-6605T-501    		 Bernard A. Cardali USN, USS LST-308
    Bataan 604k A Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) is launched after locking onto its target during a live fire missile exercise aboard USS Bataan (LHD-5), 29 March 2001.
    US Navy photo # 010329-N-6610T-503 ABOARD USS BATAAN (Mar. 29, 2001) by PHAN John Taucher.    		 Robert M. Cieri
    Decatur 140k USS Bataan (LHD-5) underway with USS Decatur (DDG-73) and Canadian ships HMCS Iroquois (DDG-280), HMCS Halifax (FFH-330) and HMCS Charlottetown (FFH-339) in Arabian Sea, 14 January 2002 during Operation Enduring Freedom. Photo by CPL. Shawn M. Kent. Marc-André Nadeau
    Bataan 48k USS Bataan (LHD-5) underway off the Horn of Africa, April 2002. Photo taken from USS Hue City (CG-66) Photo by LT. Steve Dundas, CHC USNR USS Hue City
    Tarawa
    030420-N-2515C-091    		 373k The amphibious assault ships of Commander, Task Force Fifty One (CTF-51) come together in an unprecedented formation during operations in the North Arabian Gulf. This marked the first time that six large deck amphibious ships from the East and West coasts have deployed together in one area of operation. Led by the flag ship USS Tarawa (LHA-1), the ships are (from left to right):
    USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6),
    USS Kearsarge (LHD-3),
    USS Bataan (LHD-5),
    USS Saipan (LHA-2), and
    USS Boxer (LHD-4).
    CTF-51 led Navy amphibious forces in the Arabian Gulf region during Operation Iraqi Freedom. The 32 ships of CTF-51 composed the largest amphibious force assembled since the Inchon landing, during the Korean War. Operation Iraqi Freedom is the multinational coalition effort to liberate the Iraqi people and end the regime of Saddam Hussein.
    US Navy photo # 030420-N-2515C-091 North Arabian Gulf (Apr. 20, 2003) by PH2 Larry S. Carlson.
    US Navy photo # 030420-N-7128D-011 North Arabian Gulf (Apr. 20, 2003) by PHC Tom Daily.    		 Robert M. Cieri
    Tarawa
    030420-N-7128D-011    		 2154k
    Bataan 57k USS Bataan (LHD-5) sits anchored off the Mississippi coast, while conducting hurricane relief efforts, 9 September 2005. The Navy's involvement in the humanitarian assistance operation is being lead by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in conjunction with the Department of Defense.
    US Navy photo # 050909-N-8154G-313 by PHAN Jeremy L. Grisham     		Chet Morris
    Bataan 217k USS Bataan (LHD-5) moored at Naval Station Norfolk, VA., 12 September 2006.
    Photo Copyright by terms of Creative Commons, photo by. T.M. Wolf.    		 Bill Gonyo
    Bataan 1900k USS Bataan (LHD-5) steams in the Atlantic Ocean, 25 July 2008. Bataan is participating in Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX) "Operation Brimstone" off the Atlantic coast.
    US Navy photo # 080725-N-5032P-022 ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 25, 2008) by SN Jessica Pounds.    		 Robert M. Cieri
    Bataan
    080902-N-3165S-036    		 379k USS Bataan (LHD-5) gets underway, 2 September 2008, to participate in Hurricane Exercise 08-002. Vice Adm. Mel Williams Jr., commander, US 2nd Fleet, ordered Bataan to get underway to demonstrate at-sea readiness for disaster response if called upon to perform this mission.
    Photo No. 1080514-US Navy photo # 080902-N-3165S-036 NORFOLK (Sept. 2, 2008) by MCSN Ryan Steinhour
    Photo No. 1080515-US Navy photo # 080902-N-2248M-024 NORFOLK (Sept. 2, 2008) by MC1 Moises M. Medel
    Photo No. 1080516-US Navy photo # 080902-N-2248M-034 NORFOLK (Sept. 2, 2008) by MC1 Moises M. Medel    		Robert M. Cieri
    Bataan
    080902-N-2248M-024    		 423k
    Bataan
    080902-N-2248M-034    		 501k
    Bataan 1895k Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC-78) from Assault Craft Unit (ACU-4) prepares to enter the well deck of USS Bataan (LHD-5) as part of HURREX 08-002, 2 September 2008. HURREX is a Commander, U.S. Second Fleet directed exercise designed to test the ship's ability to respond to humanitarian assistance and disaster relief needs during the 2008 hurricane season
    US Navy photo # 080902-N-8154G-020 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 2, 2008) by MC2 Jeremy L. Grisham.    		 Robert M. Cieri
    Bataan
    10080518    		 65k USS Bataan (LHD-5) port visit, New York City, 8 November 2008.
    Photo No. 10080518 - Starboard side from the deck of USS Intrepid (CV-11)
    Photo No. 10080519 - Starboard side view from street level USS Growler (SSG-577) and USS Bataan
    Photo No. 10080520 - Ship's Nameplate
    Photo No. 10080521 - Starboard side, island and flight deck from starboard deck elevator
    Photo No. 10080522 - Flight deck bomb disposal chute
    Photo No. 10080523 - Rolling Airframe Missile Launcher
    Photo No. 10080524 - Sea Sparrow Missile Launcher
    Photo No. 10080525 - Phalanx CIWS
    Photo No. 10080526 - Flight deck
    Photo No. 10080527 - Island looking from the bow aft
    Photo No. 10080528 - Flight deck
    Photo No. 10080529 - Island and Bridge    		 Photos by Mike Hibbard
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    Bataan 1925k Tugs assist as USS Bataan (LHD-5) departs Naval Station Norfolk on a regularly scheduled deployment. The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group is comprised of the Bataan and the amphibious transport dock USS Ponce (LPD-15) and the amphibious dock landing ship USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43).
    US Navy photo # 090513-N-9985W-059 NORFOLK (May 13, 2009) by MC3 Tyler J. Wilson.    		 Lee Wahler
    USS Bataan (LHD-5) Memorabilia
    Bataan
    Christening ceremony program
    Contributed by
    Robert M. Cieri    		 Bataan
    Commemorative Coin
    Contributed by
    Robert M. Cieri    		 Bataan
    Commissioning Invitation
    Contributed by
    Robert M. Cieri    		 Bataan
    Commissioning ceremony program
    Contributed by
    Robert M. Cieri    		 Bataan
    2001
    Welcome Aboard brochure
    Contributed by
    Robert M. Cieri
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    Ship History/Command Operations Report     at the US Naval Historical Center
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    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log
    Fleet Reserve Association
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