USN Amphibious Ships - The Gator Navy "L" Ships & AKA/APA

[Bearmon]

Lets get this section going for Gator Navy Ships Patches. LHA's, LST's, LSD's, LCC's etc etc. Any ship type that starts with an "L"

 

USS IWO JIMA LPH 2

[Bearmon]

USS Princeton LPH 5

 

USS INCHON LPH 12

 

USS Belleau Wood LHA 3

 

 

USS Saipan LHA 2

 

USS Peleliu LHA 5

 

USS Princeton LPH 5

 

 

A different USS IWO JIMA LPH 2

 

[Bearmon]

Please feel free to add pictures of your patches too. We could get a pretty good reference section going

[Patchcollector]

Nice collection.When I have more time I'll go through mine and see what I have

[Bearmon]

USS NEW ORLEANS LPH 11

[Bearmon]

My favorite The USS St Francis River LSMR 525

The Rocket Rain Maker!

[Patchcollector]

Yeah that is a nice one for sure!

[Sergesquadron]

Hello,

US Navy Amphibious.

Serge

 

USS HERMITAGE LSD-34

[Bearmon]

Very nice double S!

I have others which I will try to load up some time over the long weekend

[Sergesquadron]

USS NAVY AMPHIBIOUS

 

On 11/27/2013 at 5:03 AM, Sergesquadron said:

USS NAVY AMPHIBIOUS

 

 

On 11/27/2013 at 5:05 AM, Sergesquadron said:

 

 

 

On 11/27/2013 at 5:05 AM, Sergesquadron said:

 

 

[Bearmon]

Nice ones again!

[Bearmon]

Now for a few AKA Original Gator navy predecessor of the LKA First the USS Winston AKA 94

 

 

The USS Rankin AKA 103

 

The USS Arneb AKA 56

 

 

The USS Blue Ridge LCC 19

 

The USS Cavalier APA 37

 

USS Kemper County LST 854

 

 

USS Newport LST 1179

 

USS Rushmore LSD 14

 

USS Okinawa LPH 3

 

USS Spartanburg County LST 1192

 

USS Sumter LST 1181

 

USS Tioga County LST 1158

 

USS Waldo County LST 1163

 

USS Washoe County LST 1165

 

 

[Salvage Sailor]

This belonged to a 30 year Chief who also served on AKA's and salvage ships.

 

 

[Bearmon]

Salvage Sailor you outbid me on that one a few years back, Nice group!

[Bearmon]

Some command type Amphibious Patches

First Amphibious Training Command Pacific

 

Commander Landing Ship Squadron 3

 

Landing Ship Flotilla 1

 

 

USS Algol AKA 54

 

USS Freemont APA 44

 

USS Montrose APA 212

 

USS Okanogan APA 220

[Sergesquadron]

USS Okanogan APA 220

USS Okanogan APA 220.JPG

 

Hello,

very nice collection.

Serge

[Sergesquadron]

USS FRANCIS MARION APA-249

 

USS FRESNO LST-1182

 

USS MANITOWOC LST-1184

 

USS FREDERICK-1184

 

USS CAYUGA LST-1186

 

USS SAN BERNARDINO LST-1189

 

USS BOULDER LST-1190

 

USS RACINE LST-1191

 

USS HARLAN COUNTY LST-1196

 

USS BARNSTABLE COUNTY LST-1197

 

USS BRISTOL COUNTY LST-1198

[Bearmon]

Nice additions Serge! Thanks

[sigsaye]

I served in Gators on both coasts, Remember most of these ships. Good ships, Good days. I served in a Carrier and two Tin Cans. But, the Gators were my favorite. Loved them

[67Rally]

What a fantastic assemblage of gator patches! My grandfather was a WWII gator sailor on the Attala APA-131.

 

- S

 

 

[Mitch]

Great group of patches guys.

Bearmon,

Good thing I didn't happen to collect these types of patches or we would have been knocking each other out on some of the auctions.

Here is one contribution of mine . USS Hunterdon Cty was LST-838 in early part of Vietnam war and then re-assigned as AGP-838 to support Hal-3 and others.

Mitch

[Sergesquadron]

Hello,

Thank you all guys.

Good Thanksgivins.

Serge

[Salvage Sailor]

On 11/27/2013 at 4:30 PM, Bearmon said:

Salvage Sailor you outbid me on that one a few years back, Nice group!

 

Yep, I was after the ARS & ATF items. We may have to refloat the other items and discuss a swap.....

 

closeups of patches

 

Boats

 

 

 

Boats

 

[Guest DavidKing]

USS Peleliu LHA 5

USS Peleliu LHA 5 (2).jpg

Me too. 1990 - 1993

[Sergesquadron]

USS IWO JIMA LPH-2

 

USS GUADALCANAL LPH-7

 

USS GUAM LPH-9

 

USS TRIPOLI LPH-10

 

LPH-12