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USS Newport Class
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Built by master builder Dave Becker.
Kit#AX139 -
20" long
This kit include tanks and other vehicles to fit your model out
Add decals and make any of these fine
ships listed below!
This is a resin kit $279.95 you'll need the book below to build this kit!
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Description: Tank landing ships (LST) are used to transport and land tanks, amphibious vehicles and other rolling stock in amphibious assault.
Features: Ships of this class were the first to depart from the bow-door design that characterized the workhorses of World War II. The hull form necessary to attain the 20-knot speeds of contemporary amphibious squadrons would not permit bow doors. Accordingly, these ships offload cargo and vehicles by means of a 112-foot ramp over their bow. A stern gate allows off-loading of amphibious vehicles directly into the water. As of the date of this page, there is only one ship of this 20-ship class of LSTs remaining in the fleet. It, USS Frederick, is assigned to the Naval Reserve Force. USS La Moure County (LST 1194) went aground off Chile. She was decommissioned and stricken from the Navy List on 17 November 2000.
Point of Contact:
Public Affairs Office
Naval Sea Systems Command
Washington, D.C. 20362
Builders: National Steel and Shipbuilding
Power plant: Six diesels, two shafts, 16,000 brake horsepower
Length: 522 feet (156.6 meters)
Beam: 69 feet (20.7 meters)
Displacement: 8,450 tons (8,585.61 metric tons) full load
Speed: 20 knots (23 miles, 36.8 km, per hour)
Ships:
| Name | LD | LCH | COM | Status |
| LST 1179 Newport | Nov.1/66 | Feb.3/68 | Jun.7/69 | DECOM
Sept..30/92 in reserve Portsmouth |
| LST 1180 Manitowoc | Feb.27/67 | Jan.4/69 | Jan.24/70 | DECOM Jun.30/93 sold to Taiwan Jul.10/96 renamed LST 232 Chung Ho active |
| LST 1181 Sumter | Nov.14/67 | Dec.13/69 | Jun.20/70 | DECOM Sep.30/93 sold to Taiwan Mar.11/97 renamed LST 233 Chung Ping active |
| LST 1182 Fresno | Dec.16/67 | Sep.28/68 | Nov.22/69 | DECOM Apr.8/93 in reserve Pearl Harbor may be transferred to Israel |
| LST 1183 Peoria | Feb.24/68 | Nov.23/68 | Feb.21/70 | DECOM Jan.28/94 in reserve Pearl Harbor |
| LST 1184 Frederick | Apr.13/68 | Mar.8/69 | Apr.11/70 | Sold to
Mexico, 22 November 2002, renamed Usumacinta (A-412) |
| LST 1185 Schenectady | Aug.2/68 | May.24/69 | Jun.13/70 | DECOM Dec.15/93 in reserve Pearl Harbor |
| LST 1186 Cayuga | Sep.28/68 | Jul.12/69 | Aug.8/70 | DECOM Aug.26/94 leased to Brazil Aug.26/94 re-leased Nov.30/96 |
| LST 1187 Tuscaloosa | Nov.23/68 | Sep.6/69 | Oct.24/70 | DECOM Feb.18/94 in reserve Pearl Harbor |
| LST 1188 Saginaw | May.24/69 | Feb.7/70 | Jan.23/71 | DECOM Jun.28/94 sold to Australia Aug.24/94 renamed Kanimba active |
| LST 1189 San Bernardino | Jul.12/69 | Mar.28/70 | Mar.27/71 | DECOM Sep.30/95 leased to Chile Sep.30/95 renamed Valdivia re-leased Jul.1/97 |
| LST 1190 Boulder | Sep.6/69 | Apr.22/70 | Jun.4/71 | DECOM Feb.28/94 in reserve Portsmouth |
| LST 1191 Racine | Dec.13/69 | Aug.15/70 | Jul.9/71 | DECOM Oct.2/93 in reserve Pearl Harbor |
| LST 1192 Spartanburg County | Feb.7/70 | Nov.7/70 | Sep.1/71 | DECOM Dec.16/94 sold to Malaysia Dec.16/94 renamed ?? |
| LST 1193 Fairfax County | Mar.28/70 | Dec.19/70 | Oct.16/71 | DECOM Aug.17/94 sold to Australia Sep.27/94 renamed Manoora active |
| LST 1194 La Moure County | May.22/70 | Feb.13/71 | Dec.18/71 | Naval Reserve Fleet homeport Little Creek,VA Amphibious Group 2 DECOM Nov.17/2000 |
| LST 1195 Barbour County | Aug.15/70 | May.15/71 | Feb.12/72 | DECOM Mar.30/92 in reserve Norfolk,VA |
| LST 1196 Harlan County | Nov.7/70 | Jul.24/71 | Apr.8/72 | DECOM Apr.14/95 sold to Spain Apr.14/95 renamed Pizarro active |
| LST 1197 Barnstable County | Dec.19/70 | Oct.2/71 | May.27/72 | DECOM Jul.29/94 leased to Spain Aug.22/94 renamed Hernan Cortez active |
| LST 1198 Bristol County | Feb.13/71 | Dec.4/71 | Aug.5/72 | DECOM Jul.29/94 sold to Morocco Aug.16/94 renamed BDC Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah |
At present the only active ship of the class.
USS Frederick (LST 1184); Pearl
Harbor, HI
Crew: 13 officers, 244 enlisted
Armament: One 20 mm Phalanx
CIWS mount; two 25 mm MK 38 machine guns
Date Deployed: June 7, 1969 (USS Newport)
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