Newport class
_at_Rota_1982.jpg) the lead ship Newport in February 1982 |
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Type | Tank landing ship |
| units | 20 built, 0 in service (US Navy) |
| Namesake | Newport (Rhode Island) |
| period of service |
1969 to 2002 (US Navy) |
| Technical specifications | |
| displacement |
fully loaded by 8,500 ts |
| length |
159 meters |
| width |
21 meters |
| Draft |
5.3 meters |
| crew |
14 officers, 210 men |
| drive |
6 diesel engines |
| speed |
20+ knots |
| Armament |
4 × 3-inch / 50- caliber guns 1 × Phalanx CIWS |
The Newport-class was a class of armored landing craft in the United States Navy . The total of 20 units of the type came into service between 1969 and 1972. The Newport class ships were retired between 1992 and 2002. Eleven units then went to various navies for further service.
history
The Newport-class ships were designed to replace the obsolete tank landing ships from World War II . They are far superior to these units in terms of their dimensions and the capacity of the transportable vehicles. The most significant feature of the ships was the 34 meter long landing ramp at the bow, which was designed for loads of up to 75 tons. The Newport-class units also had a tailgate, which made them suitable for transporting Assault Amphibious Vehicles .
The first Newport-class ships were decommissioned in 1992, the last in 2002. Eleven of the total of 20 units were transferred to the Royal Australian Navy , Marinha do Brasil , the Chilean Navy , the Malaysian Navy , the Mexican Navy and the Royal Navy Maritime of Morocco , the Peruvian Navy , the Navy of the Republic of China and the Armada Española . Some of these units are still in service today. The remaining 9 ships were scrapped in the reserve fleet after several years or sunk as target ships. The last US-owned Newport-class unit is the USS Boulder (LST-1190) in the reserve fleet.
units
| Surname | shipyard | Keel laying | Launch | Commissioning | Whereabouts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USS Newport (LST-1179) | Philadelphia Naval Shipyard , Philadelphia | November 1, 1966 | 3rd February 1968 | 7th June 1969 | decommissioned on 30 September 1992, since 2001 as Papaloapan (A411) for the Mexican Navy in service |
| USS Manitowoc (LST-1180) | Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia | February 27, 1967 | 4th January 1969 | January 24, 1970 | decommissioned on 30 June 1993, since 2000 as ROCS Chung Ho (LST-232) for the Republic of China Navy in service |
| USS Sumter (LST-1181) | Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia | November 14, 1967 | December 13, 1969 | June 20, 1970 | decommissioned on 30 September 1993, since 2000 as ROCS Chung Ping (LST-233) for the Republic of China Navy in service |
| USS Fresno (LST-1182) | National Steel and Shipbuilding Company , San Diego | December 16, 1967 | September 28, 1968 | November 22, 1969 | Decommissioned on April 8, 1993, sunk as a target ship in 2014 . |
| USS Peoria (LST-1183) | National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego | February 24, 1968 | November 23, 1968 | February 21, 1970 | Decommissioned on January 28, 1994, sunk in 2004 as a target ship |
| USS Frederick (LST-1184) | National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego | April 13, 1968 | March 8, 1969 | April 11, 1970 | decommissioned on 5 October 2002, since 2002 as Usumacinta (A412) for the Mexican Navy in service |
| USS Schenectady (LST-1185) | National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego | 2nd August 1968 | May 24, 1969 | June 13, 1970 | Decommissioned on December 15, 1993, sunk in 2004 as a target ship |
| USS Cayuga (LST-1186) | National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego | September 28, 1968 | July 12, 1969 | August 8, 1970 | decommissioned on 26 August 1994, since 2001 as Mattoso Maia (G28) for the Marinha do Brasil in service |
| USS Tuscaloosa (LST-1187) | National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego | November 23, 1968 | 6th September 1969 | October 24, 1970 | Decommissioned on February 18, 1994, sunk as a target ship in 2014 |
| USS Saginaw (LST-1188) | National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego | May 24, 1969 | 7th February 1970 | February 23, 1971 | Decommissioned on June 28, 1994, in service from 1994 to 2011 as HMAS Kanimbla (L 51) for the Royal Australian Navy , scrapped in 2013 |
| USS San Bernardino (LST-1189) | National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego | July 12, 1969 | March 28, 1970 | March 27, 1971 | Added on September 30, 1995 out of service since 1995 up to 2011 as the Valdivia (LST-93) for the Chilean Navy in service |
| USS Boulder (LST-1190) | National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego | 6th September 1969 | May 22, 1970 | 4th June 1971 | decommissioned on February 28, 1994, reserve fleet |
| USS Racine (LST-1191) | National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego | December 13, 1969 | 15th August 1970 | July 9, 1971 | Decommissioned on October 2, 1993, sunk as a target ship in 2018 |
| USS Spartanburg County (LST-1192) | National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego | 7th February 1970 | November 7, 1970 | 1st September 1971 | Decommissioned on December 16, 1994, served as KD Sri Inderapura (L1505) for the Malaysian Navy from 1995 to 2009 , destroyed by fire |
| USS Fairfax County (LST-1193) | National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego | March 28, 1970 | December 19, 1970 | October 16, 1971 | Decommissioned on August 17, 1994, from 1994 to 2011 as HMAS Manoora (L 52) for the Royal Australian Navy , scrapped in 2013 |
| USS La Moure County (LST-1194) | National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego | May 22, 1970 | February 13, 1971 | 18th December 1971 | Decommissioned on November 17, 2000, sunk as a target ship in 2001 |
| USS Barbour County (LST-1195) | National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego | November 7, 1970 | May 15, 1971 | February 12, 1972 | Decommissioned on March 30, 1992, sunk in 2004 as a target ship |
| USS Harlan County (LST-1196) | National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego | November 7, 1970 | July 24, 1971 | April 8, 1972 | Decommissioned on April 14, 1995, from 2000 to 2012 as Pizarro (L-42) for Armada Española , scrapped in 2016 |
| USS Barnstable County (LST-1197) | National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego | December 19, 1970 | 2nd October 1971 | May 27, 1972 | Decommissioned on June 29, 1994, from 1994 to 2009 as Hernán Cortés (L-41) for the Armada Española , scrapped in 2014 |
| USS Bristol County (LST-1198) | National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego | February 13, 1971 | 4th December 1971 | 5th August 1972 | decommissioned on 29 July 1994, since 1994 as a BDC Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah for the Royal Navy of Morocco in the service |