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  • 1969    


    Landing Ship/Platform Dock Newport class

    Specifications

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    5190light (tn)
    8550full load (tn)
    159.20length (m)
    21.30beam (m)
    4.95draught (m)
    14000range (nm)
    21max speed (knots)
    15000power (shp)
    6Naval Engine diesel

    Aircraft

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        Typical Max
    Landing platform only. No hangar
    AU RAN Westland Sea King 03
    AU Australian Army Sikorsky S-70A-9 Black Hawk 04

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    Shipyards

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    US NASSCO San Diego - 8
    US Philadelphia Naval Shipyard - 3


    List of Ships

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    USUS NavyLST-1179USS Newport19691992
    MX Mexican Navy A-411 Papaloapan 2001--
    USUS NavyLST-1182USS Fresno19691993
    USUS NavyLST-1180USS ManitowicNYKF19701993
    TW ROCN LST-232 ROCS Chung Ho 1997--
    USUS NavyLST-1181USS SumterNZGW19701993
    TW ROCN LST-233 ROCS Chung Ping 1997--
    USUS NavyLST-1184USS Frederick19702002
    MX Mexican Navy A-412 ARM Usumacinta 2002--
    USUS NavyLST-1186USS Cayuga19701994
    BR Brazilian Navy G28 NDCC Mattoso Maia 2001--
    USUS NavyLST-1188USS Saginaw19711994
    AU RAN L51 HMAS Kanimbla 19942011
    USUS NavyLST-1189USS San BernardinoNPPU19711995
    CL Chilean Navy LST-93 Valdivia 1995--
    USUS NavyLST-1193USS Fairfax County19711994
    AU RAN L52 HMAS Manoora 1994--
    USUS NavyLST-1196USS Harlan County19721995
    ES Spanish Navy L-42 Pizarro 20002012
    USUS NavyLST-1197USS Barnstable County19721994
    ES Spanish Navy L-41 Hernán Cortés 19942002
    USUS NavyLST-1198USS Bristol County19721994
    MA Royal Moroccan Navy BDC Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah 1994--

    12 units


    Events

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    1966-nov-1Laid downUS LST-1179 USS Newport
    1967-feb-27Laid downUS LST-1180 USS Manitowic
    1967-nov-14Laid downUS LST-1181 USS Sumter
    1967-dec-16Laid downUS LST-1182 USS Fresno
    1968-feb-3LaunchedUS LST-1179 USS Newport
    1968-apr-13Laid downUS LST-1184 USS Frederick
    1968-sep-28LaunchedUS LST-1182 USS Fresno
    1968-sep-28Laid downUS LST-1186 USS Cayuga
    1969-jan-4LaunchedUS LST-1180 USS Manitowic
    1969-mar-8LaunchedUS LST-1184 USS Frederick
    1969-may-24Laid downUS LST-1188 USS Saginaw
    1969-jun-7CommissionedUS LST-1179 USS Newport
    1969-jul-12Laid downUS LST-1189 USS San Bernardino
    1969-jul-12LaunchedUS LST-1186 USS Cayuga
    1969-nov-22CommissionedUS LST-1182 USS Fresno
    1969-dec-13LaunchedUS LST-1181 USS Sumter
    1970-jan-24CommissionedUS LST-1180 USS Manitowic
    1970-feb-7LaunchedUS LST-1188 USS Saginaw as USS Saginaw
    1970-mar-28Laid downUS LST-1193 USS Fairfax County
    1970-mar-28LaunchedUS LST-1189 USS San Bernardino
    1970-apr-11CommissionedUS LST-1184 USS Frederick
    1970-jun-20CommissionedUS LST-1181 USS Sumter
    1970-aug-8CommissionedUS LST-1186 USS Cayuga
    1970-nov-7Laid downUS LST-1196 USS Harlan County
    1970-dec-19LaunchedUS LST-1193 USS Fairfax County as USS Fairfax County
    1970-dec-19Laid downUS LST-1197 USS Barnstable County
    1971-jan-23CommissionedUS LST-1188 USS Saginaw
    1971-feb-13Laid downUS LST-1198 USS Bristol County
    1971-mar-27CommissionedUS LST-1189 USS San Bernardino
    1971-jul-24LaunchedUS LST-1196 USS Harlan County
    1971-oct-2LaunchedUS LST-1197 USS Barnstable County
    1971-oct-16CommissionedUS LST-1193 USS Fairfax County
    1971-dec-4LaunchedUS LST-1198 USS Bristol County
    1972-apr-8CommissionedUS LST-1196 USS Harlan County
    1972-may-27CommissionedUS LST-1197 USS Barnstable County
    1972-aug-5CommissionedUS LST-1198 USS Bristol County
    1987-jan-10AircraftUS LST-1198 USS Bristol County USCG HH-52A 1442 accident
    1992-sep-30DecommissionedUS LST-1179 USS Newport
    1993-apr-8DecommissionedUS LST-1182 USS Fresno
    1993-jun-30DecommissionedUS LST-1180 USS Manitowic
    1993-sep-30DecommissionedUS LST-1181 USS Sumter
    1994-jun-28StruckUS LST-1188 USS Saginaw from USN
    1994-jun-29DecommissionedUS LST-1197 USS Barnstable County
    1994-jul-29DecommissionedUS LST-1198 USS Bristol County
    1994-augFate: transferedUS LST-1188 USS Saginaw Sold to Royal Australian Navy
    1994-aug-16Fate: transferedUS LST-1198 USS Bristol County to Morocco
    1994-aug-16CommissionedMA BDC Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah
    1994-aug-26DecommissionedUS LST-1186 USS Cayuga
    1994-aug-26Fate: transferedUS LST-1197 USS Barnstable County to Spain
    1994-aug-26CommissionedES L-41 Hernán Cortés
    1994-aug-29CommissionedAU L51 HMAS Kanimbla into RAN service as HMAS Kanimbla
    1994-sep-27Fate: transferedUS LST-1193 USS Fairfax County Sold to Royal Australian Navy
    1994-nov-25StruckUS LST-1193 USS Fairfax County
    1994-nov-25CommissionedAU L52 HMAS Manoora ex USS Fairfax County
    1994-nov-25HomeportAU L52 HMAS Manoora Sydney
    1995-apr-14DecommissionedUS LST-1196 USS Harlan County
    1995-sep-30DecommissionedUS LST-1189 USS San Bernardino
    1995-sep-30CommissionedCL LST-93 Valdivia ex USS San Bernardino (LST-1189)
    1997-may-8CommissionedTW LST-232 ROCS Chung Ho following a lease commencing 1 Jul 1995
    1997-may-8CommissionedTW LST-233 ROCS Chung Ping following a lease commencing 1 Jul 1995
    1999HomeportAU L51 HMAS Kanimbla Garden Island, Sydney (HMAS Kuttabul)
    2000-apr-27Fate: transferedUS LST-1196 USS Harlan County to Spain
    2000-apr-27CommissionedES L-42 Pizarro
    2001-jan-24Fate: transferedUS LST-1186 USS Cayuga to Brazil
    2001-jan-24CommissionedBR G28 NDCC Mattoso Maia
    2001-may-23Fate: transferedUS LST-1179 USS Newport to Mexico
    2001-may-23CommissionedMX A-411 Papaloapan
    2001-aug-24Port VisitAU L52 HMAS Manoora arrived Ho Chi Minh City for goodwill visit in company with HMAS Canberra and HMAS Warramunga.
    2002-jul-23StruckUS LST-1186 USS Cayuga
    2002-jul-23StruckUS LST-1196 USS Harlan County
    2002-jul-23StruckUS LST-1197 USS Barnstable County
    2002-jul-23DecommissionedES L-41 Hernán Cortés
    2002-oct-5DecommissionedUS LST-1184 USS Frederick
    2002-nov-22Fate: transferedUS LST-1184 USS Frederick to Mexico
    2002-nov-22CommissionedMX A-412 ARM Usumacinta
    2006-nov-29AircraftAU L51 HMAS Kanimbla Army Blackhawk A25-221 rolled over the deck , off Fiji whilst carrying SAS troops and w/o
    2008-may-9DeploymentAU L52 HMAS Manoora worked in a joint Australian-New Zealand amphibious task group to launch NZ Queen Alexandras Mounted Rifles at Perfume Point, near Napier. Returned to Lyttleton to offload by 17 May.
    2010AU L51 HMAS Kanimbla Temporary suspension of operations by Seaworthiness Board.
    2010-aprAU L52 HMAS Manoora Temporary suspension of operations by Seaworthiness Board
    2011-nov-25DecommissionedAU L51 HMAS Kanimbla at Garden Island, Sydney.
    2012-dec-14DecommissionedES L-42 Pizarro
    2014-augFate: scrappedES L-41 Hernán Cortés Arinaga, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
    2014-sep-15Fate: sunkUS LST-1182 USS Fresno 215m NE Guam during exercise Valiant Shield 2014
    2015-novDeploymentMX A-411 Papaloapan Exercise UNITAS Atlantic 2015 in Brazil for UNITAS 2015






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