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USS San Bernardino (LST-1189)

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

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Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons



Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Second Row - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (3) - Navy Expeditionary Medal (1-Iran/Indian Ocean) - National Defense Service Medal
Third Row - Vietnam Service Medal (1) - Southwest Asia Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal

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

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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

USS San Bernardino earned one campaign star for Vietnam War service

San Bernardino is the eleventh 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 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
	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

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View the USS San Bernardino (LST-1189)
DANFS history entry 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
Mobile Riverine Force Association
LST Home Port
State LST Chapters
United States LST Association

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