USS San Bernardino (LST-1189)

USS San Bernardino (LST-1189) was a Newport-class tank landing ship commissioned by the United States Navy in 1971. Designed to transport and deploy tanks, vehicles, and troops directly onto shore without docks, she served during the final years of the Vietnam War, supporting amphibious operations and logistics. Throughout her service, San Bernardino participated in numerous exercises and deployments in the Pacific and Indian Oceans, enhancing U.S. amphibious capabilities. Decommissioned in 1995, the vessel was later transferred to the Chilean Navy, where she continued her service under the name Valdivia (LST-93).