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LST-1149 / ARL-38 Krishna


USS Krishna (ARL-38) was sold to the Philippines and renamed Narra (AR-38)
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons



Precedence of awards is from left to right
Top Row - Navy Unit Commendation (2) - American Campaign Medal
Second Row - World War II Victory Medal - National Defense Service Medal (2) - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (4-Vietnam)
Third Row - Vietnam Service Medal (12) - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation (4) - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
Achelous Class Landing Craft Repair Ship:
  • LST-1149 was reclassified ARL-38 14 August 1944
  • Laid down, 23 February 1945, at Chicago Bridge and Iron Co., Seneca IL.
  • Launched, 25 May 1945
  • Placed in reduced commission as USS Krishna (ARL-38) for transit to her conversion yard at Mobile AL.
  • Fully commissioned, 3 December 1945
  • During the Vietnam War Krishna (ARL-38) participated in the following campaigns:
    Vietnam War Campaigns
    Campaigns and Dates Campaigns and Dates
    Vietnamese Defense
    16 September to 3 December 1965
    11 December to 24 December 1965    		 Vietnamese Counteroffensive-Phase V
    21 September to 1 November 1968
    Vietnamese Counteroffensive
    25 December 1965 to 30 June 1966    		 Vietnamese Counteroffensive-Phase VI
    2 November to 10 November 1968
    Vietnamese Counteroffensive-Phase II
    1 July to 22 July 1966
    6 October 1966
    1 April to 14 April 1967    		 Vietnam Summer-Fall 1969
    30 June to 31 October 1969
    Vietnamese Counteroffensive-Phase III
    1 November 1967 to 29 January 1968    		 Vietnam Winter-Spring1970
    1 November to 10 November 1969
    4 January 1970
    Tet Counteroffensive
    30 January to 1 April 1968    		 Vietnamese Counteroffensive-Phase VII
    31 December 1970 to 20 March 1971
    30 May to 30 June 1971
    Vietnamese Counteroffensive-Phase IV
    2 April to 16 April 1968    		 Consolidation I
    1 July to 9 October 1971

  • Decommissioned in late 1971 at Subic Bay P.I.
  • Struck from the Naval Register, 15 September 1971
  • Sold to the Republic of the Philippines, 30 October 1971, renamed Narra (AR-38)
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
  • Krishna earned twelve battle stars for service during the Vietnam War
    Specifications:
    Displacement 2,125 t.(lt) 4,100 t.(fl)
    Length 328'
    Beam 50'
    Speed 11 Kts.
    Complement 252
    Armament one 3"/50 dual purpose gun mount, two 40mm gun mounts, two 20mm gun mounts
    Propulsion two General Motors 12-567 diesel engines, two shafts, twin rudders
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    Krishna 105k Krishna (ARL-38) underway, date and place unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
    Krishna 30k Krishna (ARL-38) underway, circa 1951-54, place unknown. Photo by Michael Eberhardt Sr. USS Minos (ARL-14) Mike Eberhardt in honor of his father Michael R. Eberhardt Sr, DKSN, USNR-R USS Minos
    Krishna 48k Krishna (ARL-38) underway, date and place unknown.
    US Navy photo    		 .
    LSM-297 76k Krishna (ARL-38), LSM-297 and LST-521 during "Operation Blue Jay" the construction of Thule Air Force Base in Greenland, July 1951. USS LSM / LSMR Association
    Krishna 55k Krishna (ARL 38) tending Coast Guard Cutters in Vietnam. date unknown.
    US Coast Guard photo.    		 Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret
    Krishna 91k Krishna (ARL 38) repairing a Swift boat at An Thoi, South Vietnam, date unknown.
    US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine July 1967.    		 Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret
    View 1953 Krishna (ARL-38) Crew Photos contributed by Jim White
    View the Krishna (ARL-38)
    DANFS History entry located on the Mobile Riverine Forces Association web site.
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    USS Krishna (ARL-38) Association
    "Adventure On The USS Krishna (ARL-38) July 5, 1970"
    Mobile Riverine Force Association
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