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NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive

Contributed by Mike Smolinski

USS San Bernardino (LST-1189)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Papa - Papa - Uniform NPPU

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Joint Meritorious Unit Award - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (2) - Navy Expeditionary Medal (1-Iran/Indian Ocean)
Bottom Row - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Vietnam Service Medal (1) - Southwest Asia Service Medal

USS San Bernardino (LST-1189) was transferred to Chile and renamed Valdivia (L-93)

LST-1179 Newport Class Tank Landing Ship:

Laid down, 12 July 1969, at National Steel and Shipbuilding Corp, San Diego, CA.

Launched, 28 March 1970

Commissioned USS San Bernardino (LST-1189), 27 March 1971, at Long Beach Naval Station, Long Beach, CA., CDR. Francis L. Roach in command

During the Vietnam War USS San Bernardino participated in the following campaign:

**Vietnam War Campaign**
Campaign and Dates
Vietnam Ceasefire 14 to 17 December 1972 8 to 21 January 1973 5 to 15 February 1973

Decommissioned, 30 September 1995

Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet

Transferred to Chile under the Security Assistance Program, 23 June 1999, renamed Valdivia (L-93)

Final Disposition, (fate unknown)

USS San Bernardino earned one campaign star for Vietnam War service

San Bernardino

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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USS San Bernardino (LST-1189)
	884k	Crewmen stand at the end of a causeway as *USS San Bernardino* (LST-1189)**, with bow open, prepares to lower her ramp at Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, CA., 1 August 1979. Defense Imagery photos # DN-ST-88-07381 CORONADO, Calif. (1 August 1979) DN-ST-88-07382 CORONADO, Calif. (1 August 1979)> DN-ST-88-07383 CORONADO, Calif. (1 August 1979) US Navy photos by Bertram Miller, now in the collections of Defense Imagery.mil.	Robert M. Cieri
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	45k	*USS San Bernardino* (LST-1189)** underway with water breaking over her bow. Outbound from her homeport at Sasebo, Japan in 1986 or 1987. She had just come through a Typhoon. Photo was taken from inside of the bridge looking forward towards the bow	John Viel USS San Bernardino
	70k	*USS San Bernardino* (LST-1189)** departs San Diego CA., enroute to the Middle East to take part in Operation DESERT SHIELD, 23 January 1991. DVIC photo # DD-ST-91-07748 from the collections of the Defense Visual Information Center	Bill Gonyo
	35k	*USS San Bernardino* (LST-1189)** at Hong Kong, 16 February 1992	William Chiu
	83k	*USS San Bernardino* (LST-1189)** underway off San Diego, CA, date unknown.	Richard Miller BMCS USNR Ret.
	90k	*USS San Bernardino* (LST-1189)** underway off the coast of San Diego, date unknown. US Navy photo.	Robert M. Cieri
Valdivia (L-93)
	46k	Long distance view of *Valdivia* (ex-*USS San Bernardino* [LST 1189] and USS La Moure County (LST-1194) at Caleta Cifuncho Bay, Chile after La Moure County** ran a ground there on 12 September 2000.	Pete Skoutas