HARLAN COUNTY LST 1196

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

LST-1179 Newport Class Tank Landing Ship Keel Laid 7 November 1970 - Launched 27 July 1971 USS HARLAN COUNTY LST-1196 Commissioned 8 April 1972 - Decommissioned 14 April 1995 PIZARRO L-42 (Spanish Naval Service) Transferred 14 April 1995 (loaned) to Spain and renamed Sold outright to Spain 27 April 2000 Struck from Naval Register 23 July 2002

PIZARRO L-42

Naval Covers

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1. USS Harlan County LST-1196 Covers Page 1     (1973-1993)

 

Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1977-04-08

5th Anniversary, cachet by Richard F. Hoffner, sponsored by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type 2-1(n+) (USS)

1992-12-16

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Locy Type 9ef(nu) (USS)

1973-12-26

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Locy Type 9-1(n+u) (USS)

1993-10-22

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Locy Type LDC 2-1(n+)

1995-04-14

Decommissioning, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type LDC 9-1(n+u)

1995-04-14

Decommissioning, cachet by the Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

USS HARLAN COUNTY earned the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon, the Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (4 awards), the Navy Expeditionary Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (2 awards), the Southwest Asia Service Medal, the Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon and the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait) during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Counties in Kentucky and Nebraska

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Richard Capen.

 

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