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USS Harlan County (LST-1196)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Alpha - Yankee - Hotel NAYH

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Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons



Secretary of the Navy Letter of Commendation
Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Navy Unit Commendation - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (4)
Second Row - Navy Expeditionary Medal (1-Lebanon) - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (3-Lebanon & 1-Somalia)
Third Row - Southwest Asia Service Medal - Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation - Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

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USS Harlan County (LST-1196) was sold to Spain and renamed Pizarro (L-42)

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Struck from the US Naval Register, 23 July 2002

USS Harlan County was the eighteen 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
USS Harlan County (LST-1196)
	79k	USS Harlan County (LST-1196) underway in the Virginia Capes Operating Area, 1 April 1987. Fleet Imaging Center Atlantic, NAS Oceana, VA. photo # N0769-SP-87-00225. Photo by PH2 Terry C. Clements, USN.		USS LSM/ LSMR Association
	873k	USS Harlan County (LST-1196) moored pierside at Marseille, France in 1987.		Photos by Philippe Gonzales
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	46k	USS Harlan County (LST-1196) at Mahon, Menorca, Spain, 26 March 1988.		Photo by Ignacio Lopez ex member Armada Espanola
	64k	Overhead view of USS Harlan County (LST-1196) underway, date and location unknown.		Robert Hurst
	72k	A truck drives over the extended bow ramp of USS Harlan County (LST-1196) at NAS Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico, 1 May 1993 during the joint service exercise 'Ocean Venture 93'. Defense Visual Information Center photo # DN-ST-93-05179, photo by IC2 Larry Gladhill USN		Bill Gonyo
	78k	USS Harlan County (LST-1196) underway during helo operations in May, 1993. Causeways are attached alongside aft for amphibious offloading operations. Defense Imagery photo ID: DN-ST-93-05130 a US Navy photo now in the collections of the Defense Visual Information Center		Robert Hurst
	72k	USS Harlan County (LST-1196) at anchor in the harbor at Villefranche, France, 13 August 1994.		Photo by Carlo Martinelli

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Pizarro (L-42)

Contributed by Francisco Javier Santos Vazquez, La Coruña

International Radio Call Sign:
Echo - Bravo - Alpha - Whiskey EBAW

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	20k	Namesake Francisco Pizarro González, Marquis [of los Atabillos] Born in Trujillo, Cáceres, 16 March 1476 or 1478. Died in Lima, 26 June 1541. Spanish explorer and conqueror of Peru. Governor of New Castile (Peru), with his government in La Ciudad de los Reyes (Lima).		Fabio Peña
	54k	Ex-USS Harlan County (LST-1196) seen here in Spanish service as Pizarro (L-42) at San Fernando, Cádiz (Spain), 6 April 1996		Photo by Daniel Farro
	1546k	Pizarro (L-42) departing Toulon, France, 3 June 1998.		Photo by Carlo Martinelli
	100k	Pizarro (L-42) at Barcelona, Spain, 23 June 2002		Photo by Fabio Peña
	104k	Pizarro (L-42) at Barcelona, Spain, 23 June 2002		Photo by Fabio Peña
	82k	Pizarro (L-42) unloading personnel, vehicles and material at Beirut, Lebanon, September 28, 2006. The Spanish troops would join the strengthened UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon.		Permission granted to display this photo ©MoD Spain.

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USS Harlan County (LST-1196)
DANFS history entry located at the US Naval History and Heritage Command

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Commanding Officers
01	CDR. Smith, Vernon Charles :RADM	8 April 1972 - 8 January 1974
02	CDR. Miniter Jr., Howard Elmer	8 January 1974 - 12 December 1975
03	CDR. Thomas, Ronald R.	12 December 1975 - 2 December 1977
04	CDR. Johnson Jr., Robert C.	2 December 1977 - 22 February 1980
05	CAPT. Ricketts, David Lynn	22 February 1980 - 8 January 1982
06	CDR. Welch Jr., Glenn Ernest	8 January 1982 - 15 May 1984
07	CDR. Burck, Clarence William	15 May 1984 - 20 August 1986
08	CDR. O'Neil Jr., John Edward	20 August 1986 - 22 December 1988
09	CDR. Stewart, Richard M.	22 December 1988 - 26 April 1991
10	CDR. Newton, Danny R.	26 April 1991 - 21 May 1993
11	CDR. Butcher Jr., Marvin E.	21 May 1993 - 14 April 1995

Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves

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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
LST Home Port
State LST Chapters
United States LST Association
Armada Espanola - Buques Anfibios clase 'Hernán Cortés'

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