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

PIZARRO L-42

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1973-93)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest known usage.

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image	Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image

 

Locy Type 2(n+) (USS)

1977-04-08

5th Anniversary
Richard F. Hoffner
Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

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

1992-12-16

Note:

 

Locy Type 9ef(nu) (USS)

1973-12-26

Note:

 

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

1993-10-22

Note:

 

Locy Type LDC 2-1(n+)

1995-04-14

Decomissioning
Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Locy Type LDC 9-1(n+u)

1995-04-14

Decomissioning
Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Secretary of the Navy Letter of Commendation
Navy Unit Commendation - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (4) - Navy Expeditionary Medal (1-Lebanon) - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (3-Lebanon & 1-Somalia) - Southwest Asia Service Medal - Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation - Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

NAMESAKE - Counties in Kentucky and Nebraska

 

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