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NavSource Online: Amphibious Photo Archive

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Contributed by Al Grazevich

USS Fairfax County (LST-1193)

International Radio Call Sign:
November - Zulu - Delta - November NZDN

Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Top Row - Navy Unit Commendation - Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation (2) - Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation
Second Row - Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (2) - Navy Expeditionary Service Medal (2-Lebanon, 1-Sharp Edge) - National Defense Service Medal (2)
Third Row - Humanitarian Services Medal - Coast Guard Special Operations Service Ribbon - Sea Service Ribbon (5)

USS Fairfax County (LST-1193) was transferred to Australia and renamed HMAS Manoora (LPA-52)

LST-1179 Newport Class Tank Landing Ship:

Laid down, 28 March 1970, at National Steel and Shipbuilding Corp, San Diego, CA.

Launched, 19 December 1970

Commissioned USS Fairfax County (LST-1193), 16 October 1971, CDR. John F. Neese in command

Decommissioned and struck from the Naval Register, 17 August 1994

Sold to Australia under the Security Assistance Program, 27 September 1994, renamed HMAS Manoora (LPA-52)

Fairfax County was the fifteenth ship of the twenty ship Newport tank landing ship class, which replaced the traditional bow door design LST. Two derrick arms support a thirty-ton, 112-foot bow ramp for the unloading of tanks and other vehicles ashore, additionally, amphibious vehicles can be launched from the tank deck via the ship's stern gate and the ship's flight deck can accommodate most Navy helicopter types

HMAS Manoora (LPA-52) was decommissioned by the Royal Australian Navy, 26 May 2011

Final Disposition, fate unknown

Specifications:
Displacement 5,190 t.(lt), 8,550 t.(fl)
Length 522' 3" (ovl)
Beam 69' 9 1/2" (max)
Draft max forward (fl) 13' 6", max aft (fl) 16' 3" 15'
Speed 27 kts. max.

Complement

14 Officers

15 CPO

226 Other Enlisted

Troop Accommodations

18 Officers

21 SNCO

268 Other Enlisted

Boats

three 36' LCVPs

one 36' LCPL

Aircraft

flight deck one spot

Armament
As Built
two twin 3"/50 dual purpose gun mounts
Upgraded
two 25mm chain guns
six .50 cal machine guns
one 20mm Phalanx (CIWS)

Propulsion

six 16 cylinder Electro Motive Engines (EMD 645 E-5) diesel engines

two shafts, three engines per shaft, shaft horsepower 15,000

two controllable reversible pitch propellers, twin rudders

Three EMD 12 Cylinder 645 E-2 Generator sets, 1200 KW

one 800 hp variable thrust bowthruster

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description	Contributed By
USS Fairfax County (LST-1193)
	98k	*USS Fairfax County* (LST-1193) and an unidentified LPH**, date and place unknown. Note causeways loaded on both port and starboard sides aft of superstructure, vehicles on deck and LPH in background.	Donald J Holland SKC USN Ret plank owner and crew member October 1971 to September 1973
	63k	*USS Fairfax County* (LST-1193) underway in 1975. Photo by Charlie Nelson BT3 USS Shreveport (LPD-12)**	Larry Schultz USS Fairfax County
	77k		Larry Schultz USS Fairfax County
	61k	*USS Fairfax County* (LST-1193)** at Barcelona, Spain, 26 November 1978. Note a pair of SATCOM antennas on the superstructure, port twin 3"/50 gun mount and amidships davits for four LCVPs (two on each side).	Photo by Fabio Peña
	51k	*USS Fairfax County* (LST-1193)** at Barcelona, Spain, 26 November 1978. This view shows the ship's stern gate, slightly offset to port, with an anchor (used to help retract the ship off beach areas) on the starboard side.	Photo by Fabio Peña
	91k	*USS Fairfax County* (LST-1193)** at Barcelona, Spain, 12 December 1978. This view of the bow section shows details of the derrick arms, bow doors and superstructure, with a passage to permit vehicles to shift between the forward and aft decks.	Photo by Fabio Peña
	62k	*USS Fairfax County* (LST-1193)** at Barcelona, Spain, 28 December 1978. This view shows stern ramp almost totally lowered.	Photo by Fabio Peña
	874k	*USS Fairfax County* (LST-1193)** moored pierside at Marseille, France, date unknown.	Photo by Philippe Gonzales
	139k	*USS Fairfax County* (LST-1193)** moored pierside, date and location unknown. US Navy photo from "All Hands" magazine, March 1980.	Joe Radigan MACM USN Ret.
	215k	*USS Fairfax County* (LST-1193)** under way in 1981 north of the Arctic Circle. US Navy photo.	CDR Robert L. Powers, USN, CO USS Fairfax County
	145k	*USS Fairfax County* (LST-1193)** off the coast of Lebanon in 1983 in support of US forces ashore. US Navy photo.	CDR Robert L. Powers, USN, CO USS Fairfax County
1016119341	381k	*USS Fairfax County* (LST-1193)** underway in 1983, location unknown. U.S. Navy photo from the USS Guadalcanal* (LPH-7)** 1983 cruise book*	Robert Hurst
1016119343	137k	Three AAVP-7 amphibious assault vehicles move past *USS Fairfax County* (LST-1193)*, 7 July 1984, off the coast of Puerto Rico near Roosevelt Roads Naval Station during UNITAS XXV, an Exercise involving forces from the US and six South American nations. U.S. National Archives Identifier: 6454666* a U.S. Navy photo by PH3 John W. Fox, now in the collections of the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.	Robert Hurst
1016119342	164k	A view of the Metro Machine Company's Imperial Docks at Norfolk, VA., showing several ships undergoing overhaul and modification. The ships are, left to right: the amphibious transport dock *USS Ponce* (LPD-15), a service craft barracks ship, the guided missile destroyer USS Mahan (DDG-42), and the tank landing ship USS Fairfax County (LST-1193)*. Circa April 1987. U.S. Navy "All Hands" magazine January 1991, p. 27.*	Robert Hurst
	131k	*USS Forrestal* (CV-59) and Battle Group, 28 April 1989, en route to New York City for Fleet Week '89. Ships accompanying Forrestal can be identified as (clockwise from extreme left): USS McCloy (FF-1038), USS Fairfax County (LST-1193), USS Klakring (FFG-42), USS W.S. Sims (FF-1059) or USS Pharris (FF-1094), USS Ticonderoga (CG-47), USS Hayler (DD-997), W.S. Sims or Pharris, and USS Macdonough (DDG-39)**.	Ken Killmeyer, USS Forrestal Association historian
1016119344	237k	*USS Fairfax County* (LST-1193)** passes under the Verrazano Narrows Bridge as the vessel arrives for Navy Fleet Week activities in New York city, 29 April 1989. U.S. National Archives Indentifer 6452011 a U.S. Navy photo now in the collections of the U.S National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, MD.	Robert Hurst
1016119337	224k	*USS Fairfax County* (LST-1193)** underway off Norfolk, VA., dates unknown. ©Nobe Smith	Nicholas Tiberio
1016119338	262k
1016119339	618k
	76k	*USS Fairfax County* (LST-1193)** at Barcelona, Spain, 1 June 1992	Photo by Ignacio Lopez ex member Armada Espanola
	89k	*USS Fairfax County* (LST-1193)** approaching a berth in Frederiksted, Saint Croix, US Virgin Islands, 1 May 1993, while participating in the joint service exercise Ocean Venture '93. DVIC photo # DF-ST-93-05164 by SGT. Mike Reinhardt, USAF, from the collections of the Defense Visual Information Center	Bill Gonyo
	1546k	*USS Fairfax County* (LST-1193)** underway during the joint service exercise "Ocean Venture '93". Defense Imagery photo # DN-ST-93-05136, a US Navy photo by PH3 J. Bush, now in the collections of Defense Imagery.	Robert Hurst
1016119340	254k	Aerial view of *USS Fairfax County* (LST-1193)** underway on the Potomac River opposite Mount Vernon, VA., 5 July 1994. The ship's crewmen who were topside are rendering honors to the deceased first President of the United States, George Washington. Photo by Marty Goppert, USN. U.S. DefenseImagery photo VIRIN: DN-SC-94-02450	Robert Hurst
	64k	*USS Fairfax County* (LST-1193)** swings around in the Potomac River, at Alexandria, VA. before docking for a port visit, 1 July 1994. The ship was making a visit to its namesake, Fairfax County, before being transferred to the Royal Australian Navy in September 1994. DVIC photo # DN-ST-95-00116 by Don S. Montgomery, from the collections of the Defense Visual Information Center	Bill Gonyo
	66k	*USS Fairfax County* (LST-1193) and USS Saginaw (LST-1188)** at NAB Little Creek, VA. in September 1994.	HMAS Manoora (LPA-52) web site
HMAS Manoora (LPA-52)
	11k	*HMAS Manoora* (LPA-52)** Ship's Crest	Orlando Gallardo, Jr.
	43k	Ex-Fairfax County (LST-1193) in Australian service as *HMAS Manoora* (LPA-52)** in Sydney Harbour, date unknown.	Australian Navy web site
	76k	HMAS Manoora (LPA-52) moored pierside, date and location unknown.	Australian Navy web site
	86k	*HMAS Manoora* (LPA-52)** underway, date and location unknown.	Australian Navy web site
	287k	HMAS Manoora (LPA-52) moored pierside at Fleet Base East, Sydney, 19 October 2001. Photo by Nachoman-au (real name unknown).	Robert Hurst
	40k	*HMAS Manoora* (LPA-52)** at anchor off Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 10 February 2003, while serving as Flagship for the Royal Hobart Regatta.	Glenn Towler
	95k	HMAS Manoora (LPA-52) moored pierside during a port visit at Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 6 November 2005.	Glenn Towler
	78k	HMAS Manoora (LPA-52) moored pierside during a port visit at Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 6 November 2005.	Glenn Towler
	84k	HMAS Manoora (LPA-52) moored pierside during a port visit at Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 6 November 2005.	Glenn Towler
	172k	HMAS Manoora (LPA-52) out bound to sea from Pearl Harbor, HI., 6 July 2006, to participate in exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2006. Conducted in the waters off Hawaii, RIMPAC brings together military forces from Australia, Canada, Chile, Peru, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States. US Navy photo by MC2 Rebecca J. Moat.	Robert Hurst
	484k	HMAS Manoora (LPA-52) anchored in Sydney Harbor off one of the islands of Fort Jackson, 13 March 2009.	Photo by Glenn Towler
	788k	HMAS Manoora (LPA-52) anchored in Sydney Harbor off one of the islands of Fort Jackson, 13 March 2009.	Photo by Glenn Towler
	524k	HMAS Manoora (LPA-52) entering Sydney Harbour as part of a ceremonial fleet entry, 13 March 2009. Photo by saberwyn (real name unknown).	Robert Hurst
	203k	Left to right; *HMAS Success* (OR-304)*, HMAS Kanimbla* (LPA-51) [ex-*USS Saginaw* (LST-1188)] and HMAS Manoora (LPA-52)** in Sydney Harbour alongside at Garden Island, 22 January 2010. Photo by Nick-D	Robert Hurst
	187k	HMAS Manoora (LPA-52) being maneuvered around Fleet Base East Sydney by tugboats of Defence Maritime Services, 16 May 2011. Two tugboats and a third, smaller vessel, are helping to move the ship. Photo taken by saberwyn (real name unknown).	Robert Hurst
	124k	Ex-HMAS Manoora (LPA-52) [ex-*USS Fairfax County* (LST-1193)]** and ex-HMAS Kanimbla (LPA-51) [ex-*USS Saginaw* (LST-1188)]** while in tow at Gulfport MS. en-route to the breakers yard at New Orleans in October 2013. Photo by CAPT. Spider Favre.	Ron Reeves
	219k	Ex-HMAS Manoora (LPA-52) being cut up for scrap at New Orleans, LA., 6 February 2014.	Orlando Gallardo, Jr.
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For more photos and information about USS Fairfax County, see;
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
The USS LST Ship Memorial
LST Home Port
State LST Chapters
United States LST Association

Commanding Officers
01	CDR. Neese, John Frederick	16 October 1971 - 28 September 1973
02	CDR. Rowsey Jr., James Melvin	28 September 1973 - 1975
03	CDR. Blockinger Jr., Alvin Francis, USN (USNA 1960)	1975 - 1977
04	CDR. Sotore, Jadwin Frederick	1977 - 3 August 1979
05	CDR. Heidt, John Harry	3 August 1979 - 10 July 1981
06	CDR. Powers, Robert Lawrence, USN (USNA 1964)	10 July 1981 - 7 June 1983
07	CDR. Fosina, Andrew Joseph	7 June 1983 - 22 November 1985
08	CDR. Mach Jr., Raymond Joseph	22 November 1985 - 3 February 1988
09	CDR. Gallagher, John James	3 February 1988 - 15 December 1989
10	CDR. Hoke, Mark Allan, USN (USNA 1970)	15 December 1989 - November 1991
11	CDR. Jenkins II, Martin Edward	November 1991 - September 1993
12	CDR. Smith, David Harrison	September 1993 - 28 February 1994
13	CDR. Bauer Jr., Russell Arno	28 February 1994 - 27 September 1994


Courtesy Wolfgang Hechler and Ron Reeves

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation - Navy Log

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