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USS Fresno (LST-1182)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Echo - India - Uniform NEIU

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Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons


Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon
Bottom Row - National Defense Service Medal - Vietnam Service Medal (2) - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

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During the Vietnam War USS Fresno (LST-1182) participated in the following campaigns:

Vietnam War Campaigns
Campaign and Dates	Campaign and Dates
Vietnam Counteroffensive - Phase VII 6-February to 7 March 1971 22 to 24 April 1971	Vietnam Ceasefire 1 to 8 January 1973 22 to 27 January 1973 5 to 15 February 1973

Final Disposition, disposed of as a target during fleet exercise, SINKEX-2014, 15 September 2014

Fresno is the fourth ship of the twenty ship Newport tank landing ship class, which replaced the traditional bow door design LST. Two derrick arms support a thirty-ton, 112-foot bow ramp for the unloading of tanks and other vehicles ashore, additionally, amphibious vehicles can be launched from the tank deck via the ship's stern gate and the ship's flight deck can accommodate most Navy helicopter.

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Specifications:
Displacement 5,190 t.(lt), 8,550 t.(fl)
Length 522' 3" (ovl)
Beam 69' 9 1/2" (max)
Draft max forward (fl) 13' 6", max aft (fl) 16' 3" 15'
Speed 27 kts. max.

Complement

14 Officers

15 CPO

226 Other Enlisted

Troop Accommodations

18 Officers

21 SNCO

268 Other Enlisted

Boats

three 36' LCVPs

one 36' LCPL

Aircraft

flight deck one spot

Armament

As Built

two twin 3"/50 dual purpose gun mounts

Upgraded

two 25mm chain guns

six .50 cal machine guns

one 20mm Phalanx (CIWS)

Propulsion

six 16 cylinder ALCO 16-251E main propulsion diesel engines

two shafts, three engines per shaft, shaft horsepower 15,000

two controllable reversible pitch propellers, twin rudders

three ALCO 8-251C Generator sets, 1200 KW

one 800 hp variable thrust bowthruster

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Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
1016118213	147k	Launching of Fresno (LST-1182), 28 September 1968, at National Steel and Shipbuilding Corp., San Diego, CA. National Steel and Shipbuilding Corp. photo		Dale Hargrave
	79k	USS Fresno (LST-1182) underway, date and location unknown. Photo from Varamar Arts.		Tommy Trampp
	93k	USS Fresno (LST-1182) off the coast of South Vietnam in 1969. Photo taken from USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2) by H.R. Adams CSC USN		Larry Lee
	74k	USS Fresno (LST-1182) underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo		Robert Hurst
	109k	USS Fresno (LST-1182) at anchor, date and location unknown. US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine, February 1977		Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
	55k	USS Acadia (AD-42) under way with USS Fresno (LST-1182), 1 November 1982, location unknown. US Defenseimagery.mil photo VIRIN: DN-SC-86-02389		Robert Hurst
	1709k	USS Fresno (LST-1182) underway, 1 November 1983, location unknown. Department of Defense photo # DN-ST-86-00237, a US Navy photo now in the collections of Defense Imagery		Robert Hurst
	45k	USS Fresno (LST-1182) moored pierside at Naval Station Adak, AK., date unknown. US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine, January 1987		Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
1016118214	303k	USS Fresno (LST-1182) outbound to sea from San Diego, CA., passing Point Loma, date unknown. © George Barber		Nocholas Tiberio
1016118215	278k	USS Fresno (LST-1182) underway off San Diego, CA., date unknown. © George Barber		Nocholas Tiberio
	78k	USS Fresno (LST-1182) at NISMF, Middle Loch, Pearl Harbor, HI., circa 2000		Jim Bidient
	188k	Ex-USS Fresno (LST-1182) being towed out of Pearl Harbor by USNS Navajo (T-ATF-169), 23 August 2014, enroute to be sunk as a target off Guam.		Captain Wade Armstrong, Pearl Harbor Pilots
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	237k	USS Fresno (LST-1182) wooden plaque		Tommy Trampp
	59k	USS Fresno (LST-1182) Welcome Aboard pamphlet cover.		Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.

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For more photos and information about USS Fresno see; Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The USS LST Ship Memorial LST Homeport State LST Chapters United States LST Association Mobile Riverine Force Association SINKEX-2014 video, vimo.com from Sidinfo

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Commanding Officers
01	CDR. Sowinski, Stanislaus Joseph	22 November 1969 - 3 April 1970
02	LCDR. Hahn, James W.	3 April 1970 - 17 April 1970
03	CDR. Dillon, Alfred John	17 April 1970 - 18 September 1971
04	CDR. Matthews Jr., Paul Calvin	18 September 1971 - 27 August 1973
05	CDR. Mumford Jr., Robert Evans	27 August 1973 - 14 July 1975
06	CDR. Brandquist, Roland	14 July 1975 - 29 June 1977
07	CDR. DePaul Jr., Anthony William	29 June 1977 - 2 September 1978
08	CDR. Lucas, Robert Peter	2 September 1978 - 8 October 1978
09	CDR. Schuerger, Richard Frank	8 October 1978 - 25 July 1980
10	CDR. Santamaria, Donald Frank	25 July 1980 - 18 June 1982
11	CDR. Barker, Michael Don	18 June 1982 - 29 September 1984
12	CDR. McKinley, John Charles	29 September 1984 - 11 December3 1986
13	CDR. Shepherd, Wilbur French	11 December 1986 - 21 September 1989
14	CDR. Morrell, James Micheal	21 September 1989 - 14 September 1991
15	CDR. King, Kendall James	14 September 1991 - 19 February 1993
16	LCDR. Ramirez, Adolf Arturo	19 February 1993 - 8 April 1993

Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves

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Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

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