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U.S.S. HARLAN COUNTY

(LST-1196)

SWIFT AND SURE

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USS HARLAN COUNTY (LST-1196 ) - a Newport-class tank landing ship

In Commission 1972 to 1995

LST-1196 Deployments - Major Events

Add a LST-1196 Shellback Initiation Add a LST-1196 Deployment - Major Event
Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
APR1965-APR1965Caribbean
NOV1970-Keel Date: 7 NOV 1970
at National Steel and Shipbuilding Company San Diego Ca
JUL1971-Launch Date: 24 JUL 1971
JAN1972-AUG1972Blue Nose
APR1972-Commissioned: 8 APR 1972
JUN1972-JUL1972Guantanamo Safety Training
JUN1972-JUN1972Panama Canal
JUN1972-Shellback Initiation - 19 JUN 1972 - Pacific Ocean
JUN1972- Shellback Initiation - 19 JUN 1972 - Pacific Ocean
JUN1972- Shellback Initiation - 19 JUN 1972 - Pacific Ocean
AUG1972-OCT1972Delivered Olympic Yachts to Keel Germany via Keel Canal
JAN1973-APR1973Dry Dock
JUN1973-DEC1973Med Cruise
JAN1974-JUL1974Guantanamo Bay
MAR1975-AUG1975Mediterranean
MAY1975- Shellback Initiation - 4 MAY 1975 - Atlantic Ocean
AUG1976-MAY1977Mediterranean
DEC1976-MAY1977Mediterranean-Indian Ocean
JUN1977-APR1978Dry Dock
JUL1978-NOV1978North Atlantic
JAN1979-FEB1979Caribbean
MAY1979-NOV1979Mediterranean
MAR1980-JUN1980Blue Nose - Arctic Circle
JUN1981-NOV1981Mediterranean
JAN1982-DEC1983UNITAS
JAN1982-DEC1983UNITAS
FEB1982-JUN1982Regular Overhaul
FEB1983-APR1983Guantanamo Bay
MAY1983-DEC1983Mediterranean
MAY1983-DEC1983Mediterranean-Lebanon
JUL1986-DEC1986UNITAS / West Africa
FEB1988-AUG1988Mediterranean-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf
JAN1989-JAN1989West Africa
JUN1989-OCT1989West Africa
AUG1989-Shellback Initiation - 4 AUG 1989 - Atlantic Ocean
MAR1990-JAN1991UNITAS
MAY1990-Shellback Initiation - 10 MAY 1990 - Pacific Ocean
SEP1991-MAR1992Desert Storm
SEP1991-MAR1992Desert Storm
OCT1993-NOV1993Port-au-Prince Haiti. UN peace mission
JUN1994-JUN1994Suez Canal transit
JUL1994-AUG1994Somalia
JUL1994-Shellback Initiation - 7 JUL 1994 - Indian Ocean
JUL1994-Shellback Initiation - 16 JUL 1994 - Indian Ocean
APR1995-Decommissioned: 14 APR 1995

LST-1196 General Specifications

Class: Newport-class tank landing ship

Named for: Harlan County

Complement: 14 Officers and 210 Enlisted

Displacement: 4793 tons

Length: 522 feet

Beam: 70 feet

Flank Speed: 20 knots

Final Disposition: Sold to Spain 27 April 2000