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USS Saginaw (LST-1188)

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Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons



Precedence of awards is from left to right Top Row - Navy Unit Commendation
Second Row - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - Navy Expeditionary Medal (2-Lebanon) - National Defense Service Medal
Third Row - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (4-Lebanon) - Southwest Asia Service Medal - Humanitarian Service Medal (1-Beirut Evacuation, 1-Cuban Resettlement)

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USS Saginaw (LST-1188) was transferred to Australia and renamed HMAS Kanimbla (LPA-51)

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Final Disposition, sold to Australia, 27 September 1994 under the Security Assistance Program, renamed HMAS Kanimbla (LPA-51)

Saginaw was the tenth 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 types.

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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 251-C, 8 cylinder generator sets, 750KW

one 800 hp variable thrust bowthruster

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Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Contributed By
USS Saginaw (LST-1188)
	409k	USS Saginaw (LST-1188) entering the port of Genoa, Italy, 2 August 1972.		Photo by Carlo Martinelli
	24k	USS Saginaw (LST-1188) underway, circa 1977		LST Home Port web site
	37k	USS Saginaw (LST-1188) underway, circa 1977		Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret
	72k	USS Saginaw (LST-1188) underway, date and location unknown. US Navy photo.		Wendell Royce McLaughlin Jr.
	87k	USS Saginaw (LST-1188) off loading Marines and equipment at Beirut Lebanon, 1982		James D. Case
	113k	USS Saginaw (LST-1188) off loading Marines and equipment at Beirut Lebanon, 1982		James D. Case
	66k	USS Saginaw (LST-1188) and USS Fairfax County (LST-1193) moored pierside at NAB Little Creek VA., September 1994, prior to transfer to the Australia.		US Navy Photo
	138k	USS Saginaw (LST-1188) Master At Arms Badge.		Robert M. Cieri
HMAS Kanimbla (LPA-51)
	48k	Ex-USS Saginaw (LST-1188) in Australian service as HMAS Kanimbla (LPA-51) coming alongside a replenishment ship, during Operation "Ocean Protector," February 2001. Note: the "Romeo" flag flying from her port yardarm.		Australian Navy web site
	391k	HMAS Kanimbla (LPA-51) approaching Garden Island in Sydney Harbor with a tug alongside, 13 March 2009.		Photo by Glenn Towler

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View the USS Saginaw (LST-1188)
DANFS history entries located at the US Naval Historical Center

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

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Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
The USS LST Ship Memorial
USS Saginaw (LST 1188)
LST Home Port
State LST Chapters
United States LST Association

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Commanding Officers
CDR G.P. Browne	1971- 1972
CDR D. W. Moore	1972 - 1974
CDR B. C. McLaughlin	1974 - 1976
CDR R. A. Harris	1976 - 1978
CDR R. M. Brierley	1978 - 1980
CDR T. P. McGuire	1980 - 1982
CDR K. H. Johnson	1982 - 1984
CDR P. M. Fagan	1984 - 1986
CDR Tematio E. Bugarin	1986 - 1988
CDR John F. Howard	1988 - 1990
CDR Paul K. Kessler Jr.	1990 - 1992
CDR Charles Luck	1992 - 1994

Special thanks to The USS Saginaw (LST-1188) Home Page

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