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LST-1182 Fresno

Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Echo - India - Uniform

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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 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

Fresno earned two campaign stars for service during the Vietnam War

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 DP 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
	59k	Fresno (LST-1182) Welcome Aboard pamphlet cover.		Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
	93k	Fresno (LST-1182) off the coast of South Vietnam in 1969. Photo taken from Iwo Jima (LPH-2) by H.R. Adams CSC USN		Larry Lee
	74k	Fresno (LST-1182) underway, date and place unknown. US Navy photo		Robert Hurst
	109k	Fresno (LST-1182) at anchor, date and place unknown. US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine, February 1977		Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
	45k	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.
	78k	Fresno (LST-1182) at NISMF, Middle Loch, Pearl Harbor, HI., circa 2000		Jim Bidient

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View the Fresno (LST-1182)
DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center

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Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

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Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Mobile Riverine Force Association
LST Home Port
State LST Chapters
United States LST Association

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