LST-1179 Newport-class
| Specifications | |
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| Displacement |
Light Displacement: 5190 tons Full Displacement: 8792 tons Dead Weight: 3602 tons |
| Length | Overall Length: 522 ft Waterline Length: 500 ft |
| Beam | Extreme Beam: 70 ft Waterline Beam: 70 ft |
| Draft |
Maximum Navigational Draft: 19 ft Draft Limit: 19 ft |
| Speed | 20 knots |
| Power Plant | Six diesels, 16,000 brake
horsepower, two shafts, Twin Controllable Pitch Screws BOW THRUSTER - Single Screw, Controllable Pitch |
| Armament | 4 - three-inch/50-caliber guns Phalanx close-in weapons systems to be fitted |
| VEHICLE STOWAGE | 19,000 Square Feet
(1,767 Square Meters) lift capacity includes 29 tanks |
| Complement | ship's company -- 14 Officers, 210 Enlisted 360-400 troops |
| Unit Operating Cost Annual Average | $12,500,000 [source: [FY1996 VAMOSC] |
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