USS Fresno (LST-1182)
USS Fresno underway on 1 November 1983
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | Fresno |
Namesake | Fresno, California |
Ordered | 15 July 1966 |
Builder | National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego, California |
Laid down | 16 December 1967 |
Launched | 28 September 1968 |
Commissioned | 22 November 1969 |
Decommissioned | 8 April 1993 |
Identification | LST-1182 |
Honors and awards | Two battle stars |
Fate | Disposed of in support of fleet training exercise, 15 September 2014 |
General characteristics as built | |
Class and type | tank landing ship |
Displacement | |
Length | |
Beam | 69 ft 6 in (21.2 m) |
Draft | 17 ft 6 in (5.3 m) max |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) max |
Range | 2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
Troops | 431 max |
Complement | 213 |
Sensors and processing systems |
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Armament | 2 × twin 3"/50 caliber guns |
Aviation facilities | Helicopter deck |
USS Fresno (LST-1182) was the fourth
Design and description
Fresno was a
Fresno had a displacement of 4,793 long tons (4,870 t) when light and 8,342 long tons (8,476 t) at full load. The LST was 522 feet 4 inches (159.2 m) long overall and 562 ft (171.3 m) over the derrick arms which protruded past the bow.[2][3] The vessel had a beam of 69 ft 6 in (21.2 m), a draft forward of 11 ft 5 in (3.5 m) and 17 ft 5 in (5.3 m) at the stern at full load.[4]
Fresno was fitted with six
The Newport class were larger and faster than previous LSTs and were able to transport tanks, heavy vehicles and engineer groups and supplies that were too large for helicopters or smaller landing craft to carry.[6] The LSTs have a ramp forward of the superstructure that connects the lower tank deck with the main deck and a passage large enough to allow access to the parking area amidships. The vessels are also equipped with a stern gate to allow the unloading of amphibious vehicles directly into the water or to unload onto a utility landing craft (LCU) or pier. At either end of the tank deck there is a 30 ft (9.1 m) turntable that permits vehicles to turn around without having to reverse.[1][2] The Newport class has the capacity for 500 long tons (510 t) of vehicles, 19,000 sq ft (1,800 m2) of cargo area and could carry up to 431 troops.[1][7] The vessels also have davits for four vehicle and personnel landing craft (LCVPs) and could carry four pontoon causeway sections along the sides of the hull.[2][3]
Fresno was initially armed with four Mark 33
Construction and career
The LST was ordered as part of the second group of Newport-class ships in Fiscal Year 1966 on 15 July 1966 and was laid down on 16 December 1967 at San Diego, California, by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company.[9][10] Named for a county in California, Fresno was launched on 28 September 1968, sponsored by Mrs. Marilyn Hyde, the wife of the mayor of Fresno, California. The vessel was commissioned into the United States Navy on 22 November 1969.[10]
Fresno was assigned to the Amphibious Force, Pacific Fleet, and homeported at San Diego. The LST alternated between training operations along the
See also
Citations
- ^ a b c Blackman 1972, p. 504.
- ^ a b c d Gardiner, Chumbley & Budzbon 1995, p. 621.
- ^ a b c d e Couhat 1986, pp. 655–666.
- ^ Moore 1975, p. 486.
- ^ Moore 1976, p. 614.
- ^ a b Moore 1974, p. 467.
- ^ Moore 1978, p. 690.
- ^ Sharpe 1990, p. 761.
- ^ a b Naval Vessel Register
- ^ a b c DANFS.
- ^ "Perú compra helicópteros "Sea King" y recibe 2 buques de desembarco de EE.UU". ADN (in Spanish). March 2009. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2009.
- ^ "U.S. Joint Forces Sink Former USS Fresno During Valiant Shield". Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet. 15 September 2014. Archived from the original on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
References
- Blackman, Raymond V. B., ed. (1972). Jane's Fighting Ships 1972–73. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Company. OCLC 28197951.
- Couhat, Jean Labayle, ed. (1986). Combat Fleets of the World 1986/87. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-85368-860-5.
- "Fresno III (LST-1182)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
- Gardiner, Robert; Chumbley, Stephen & Budzbon, Przemysław, eds. (1995). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-132-7.
- Moore, John, ed. (1974). Jane's Fighting Ships 1974–75 (77th ed.). New York: Franklin Watts Incorporated. ISBN 0-531-02743-0.
- Moore, John, ed. (1975). Jane's Fighting Ships 1975–76 (78th ed.). New York: Franklin Watts Incorporated. ISBN 0-531-03251-5.
- Moore, John, ed. (1976). Jane's Fighting Ships 1976–77 (79th ed.). New York: Franklin Watts Incorporated. ISBN 0-531-03261-2.
- Moore, John, ed. (1978). Jane's Fighting Ships 1978–79 (81st ed.). New York: Franklin Watts Incorporated. ISBN 0-531-03297-3.
- This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
- Sharpe, Richard, ed. (1990). Jane's Fighting Ships 1990–91 (93 ed.). Surrey, United Kingdom: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 0-7106-0904-3.