RACINE LST 1191

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 13 December 1969 - Launched 15 August 1970 USS RACINE LST-1191 Commissioned 9 July 1971 - Decommissioned 2 October 1993 Struck from Naval Register 1 December 2009 Sunk 12 July 2018 SINKEX 2018-RIMPAC

Naval Covers

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1. USS Racine LST-1191 Covers Page 1    (1976-1993)

 

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+)

1971-07-09

Commissioning

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1976-10-13

Note:

 

Locy Type 2-1(n) (USS)

1978-05-28

Note:

 

Locy Type 2-1(n) (D2,USS)

1991-06-06

Note:

 

Locy Type 9-1(nu) (USS)

1978-05-28

Note:

 

Locy Type F USCS Postmark Catalog Illus. R-36

1992-08-07

Guadalcanal War Memorial Dedication. From the David Kent collection.

 

Locy Type LDC 9-1(nu)

1993-10-02

Last Day in Commission

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USPS 4-bar Long Beach, CA

1993-10-02

N/A

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

 

Other Information

USS RACINE earned the Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (2 awards), the Navy Expeditionary Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal w/ 1 Campaign star, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal and the Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) during her Naval career.

NAMESAKE - Named for the city of Racine, Wisconsin.

The ships sponsor was Mrs. Edwin B. Hooper, wife of Vice Adm. Edwin B. Hooper USN (Ret.), Director of Naval History.

Two ships of the US Navy have borne the name RACINE - USS Racine PF-100 and USS Racine LST-1191.

 

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