![]() LSTs of the Newport class had a displacement of 4,793 long tons (4,870 t) when light and 8,342 long tons (8,476 t) at full load. This made the Newport class the first to depart from the standard LST design that had been developed in early World War II. The 34- long-ton (35 t) ramp was capable of sustaining loads up to 75 long tons (76 t). Therefore, the designers of the Newport class came up with a design of a traditional ship hull with a 112-foot (34 m) aluminum ramp slung over the bow supported by two derrick arms. However, the traditional bow door form for LSTs would not be capable of such speed. The Newport class were designed under project SCB 247 to meet the goal put forward by the United States amphibious forces to have a tank landing ship (LST) capable of over 20 knots (37 km/h 23 mph). Placed in reserve, twelve were eventually sold to foreign navies, while the remaining eight have since been decommissioned.ĭesign and description USS Frederick with its bow ramp extended USS Racine bow view with bow ramp sitting on deck However, the arrival of the air-cushioned landing craft which allowed for over-the-horizon attacks made the class obsolete in the eyes of the United States Navy. 27 were planned of which twenty were completed, the high number due to the demands of US force projection estimates. ![]() ![]() Larger and faster than any previous LST design, they carried a ramp over the bow that allowed them to surpass 20 knots (37 km/h 23 mph), a goal of the United States amphibious forces. The ships were intended to provide substantial advantages over their World War II-era predecessors. ![]() Newport-class tank landing ships were an improved class of tank landing ship (LST) designed for and employed by the United States Navy from 1969 to 2002. National Steel and Shipbuilding Company. ![]()
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