PEORIA LST 1183

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 February 24 1968 - Launched November 23 1968 USS PEORIA LST-1183 Commissioned February 21 1970 - Decommissioned January 28 1994 Laid up in Pacific Reserve Fleet, Pearl Harbor Group Struck from Naval Register November 6 2002 Sunk as target July 12 2004 during RIMPAC 2004

Naval Covers

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1. Covers Page 1     (1970-88)

 

Postmarks

This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a separate set of postmarks for each name and/or commissioning period. 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	Postmark Date	Thumbnail Link To Postmark Image	Thumbnail Link To Cover Image

 

Locy Type FDC 2(n+)

1970-02-21

First Day in Commission

 

Locy Type 2-1n (USS,USN)

1988-11-22

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

1988-11-22

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Other Information

PEORIA earned 2 campaign stars for Vietnam War service

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons...
Navy Unit Commendation (2) - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (5) - National Defense Service Medal - Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal (1-Op. Eagle Pull, 1-Op. Frequent Wind) - Vietnam Service Medal (2) - Southwest Asia Service Medal - Humanitarian Service Medal (1-Eagle Pull, 1-Frequent Wind, 1-Typhoon Pamela) - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)

NAMESAKE - The city of Peoria, Illinois

 

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