Newport -type tank landing ships are an improved type of tank landing ships built for the US Navy . Ships provided significant advantages over ships of the Second World War . A total of 20 ships were built, of which 12 were then sold to foreign fleets, and the remaining eight were decommissioned.
| Newport-type tank landing ships | |
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| Newport-class tank landing ship | |
 TDC "Newport", Rota (Spain), 1982 | |
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| Years built | 1966-1972 |
| Years in the ranks | 1969-2002 (in the USA) |
| Built by | 20 |
| In the ranks | 0 (US) |
| Scrapped | 12 |
| Losses | one |
| Main characteristics | |
| Displacement | 5190 tons (light), 8742 tons (full), 3602 tons (deadweight) [1] |
| Length | 159.1 m (max.) 152.4 m (OHL) [1] |
| Width | 21.3 m (max. VL) [1] |
| Draft | 5.8 m (max.) [1] |
| Engines | 6 diesel engines [1] ALCO, 3x750 kW alternator 3 ALCO / GE, thruster 800 hp |
| Power | 16 000 l. with. [one] |
| Mover | 2 screws, double with controlled pitch [1] , thruster [1] |
| Travel speed | 20 knots (max.) [1] |
| Navigation range | miles away |
| Crew | 224 (14 officers) [1] |
| Airborne capacity | 360-400, 29 tanks [1] |
| Armament | |
| Artillery | 4 × 76 mm / 50 AU |
| Aviation Group | Helipad |
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History
The construction of the Newport-type ships meant a fundamental departure from the traditional concept of the landing ships of the Second World War with a double nose gateway. They were equipped with a nasal ramp with a maximum load of 75 tons, which was lowered and raised using a 40-ton U-shaped crane. This made it possible to change the flat-bottomed hull traditional for the amphibious assault ship, giving it the outline of a destroyer in the nose and achieve a speed of 20 or more knots, typical of modern amphibious units. In addition, the ships also had a stern gateway, which allowed loading and launching tracked amphibious armored personnel carriers [1]
Ships of this type were the first amphibious ships equipped with bow thrusters . Single-screw thrusters with adjustable pitch propellers [1] .
The unit cost is $ 12.5 million in 1996 prices [1] .
Units
| Name | Board number | Builder | In the ranks | Fate | Link |
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| Newport | LST-1179 | Philadelphia naval shipyard | 1969–1992 | Sold to Mexico, Papaloapan (ARM A-411) | [[[: Template: NVR url]]] |
| Manitowoc | LST-1180 | Philadelphia naval shipyard | 1970–1993 | Sold to the People's Republic of China, "Chong ho" (LST-232) | [[[: Template: NVR url]]] |
| Sumter | LST-1181 | Philadelphia naval shipyard | 1970–1993 | Sold to PRC, ChongPing (LST-233) | [[[: Template: NVR url]]] |
| Fresno | LST-1182 | National Steel & SB | 1969–1993 | Sunk during training shooting 2014-09-15 | [[[: Template: NVR url]]] |
| Peoria | LST-1183 | National Steel & SB | 1970–1994 | Sunk during training firing 2004-12-07 | [[[: Template: NVR url]]] |
| Frederick | LST-1184 | National Steel & SB | 1970–2002 | Sold to Mexico, Usumacinta (ARM A-412), 2002-11-22 | [[[: Template: NVR url]]] |
| Schenectady | LST-1185 | National Steel & SB | 1970–1993 | Sunk during training firing 2004-11-23 | [[[: Template: NVR url]]] |
| Cayuga | LST-1186 | National Steel & SB | 1970–1994 | Sold to Brazil, "Mattoso Maia" (G-28) | [[[: Template: NVR url]]] |
| Tuscaloosa | LST-1187 | National Steel & SB | 1970–1993 | Sunk during training shooting 2014-07. | [[[: Template: NVR url]]] [1] |
| Saginaw | LST-1188 | National Steel & SB | 1971–1994 | Sold to Australia, "Kanimbla", 1994-2011 | [[[: Template: NVR url]]] |
| San bernardino | LST-1189 | National Steel & SB | 1971–1995 | Sold to Chile, "Valdivia" (LST 93), 1995-2010. | [[[: Template: NVR url]]] |
| Boulder | LST-1190 | National Steel & SB | 1971–1994 | Awaits unification in Philadelphia | [[[: Template: NVR url]]] [2] |
| Racine | LST-1191 | National Steel & SB | 1971–1993 | Sunk during training shooting 12.07.2018 | [[[: Template: NVR url]]] |
| Spartanburg County | LST-1192 | National Steel & SB | 1971–1994 | Sold to Malaysia "Sri Indera Pura" '(A-1505), 1994-2010, fire 2009 | [[[: Template: NVR url]]] |
| Fairfax county | LST-1193 | National Steel & SB | 1971–1994 | Sold to Australia, "Manoora", 1994-2011 | [[[: Template: NVR url]]] |
| La moure county | LST-1194 | National Steel & SB | 1971–2000 | Sunk during training firing 2001-07-10 | [[[: Template: NVR url]]] |
| Barbour county | LST-1195 | National Steel & SB | 1972–1992 | Sunk during training firing 2004-04-06 | [[[: Template: NVR url]]] |
| Harlan county | LST-1196 | National Steel & SB | 1972-1995 | Sold to Spain, "Pizarro" (L-42), 1995-2012 | [[[: Template: NVR url]]] |
| Barnstable county | LST-1197 | National Steel & SB | 1972–1994 | Sold to Spain, Hernán Cortés (L-41), 1994-2009 | [[[: Template: NVR url]]] |
| Bristol county | LST-1198 | National Steel & SB | 1972–1994 | Sold Morocco, "Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdallah" (407) | [[[: Template: NVR url]]] |
Image Gallery
LST-1189 San Bernardino during a landing exercise, 1979
LST-1184 Frederick with a lowered bow ramp takes on board the marines
LST-1192 Spartanburg County upon returning from Operation Desert Storm, 1991
LST-1191 Racine
See also
- Landing helicopter type "Kanimbla"
Links
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 LST-1179 Newport-class . Federation of American Scientists, fas.org.