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USS Bataan (LHD-5)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Bravo - Alpha - Tango
 NBAT
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


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
    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
    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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    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical
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    Ship History/Command Operations Report     at the US Naval Historical Center
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
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