USS Newport (LST-1179)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Royal Navy ship
LST-1-class tank landing ship
gptkbp:armament various machine guns
4 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 cal guns (2 twin mounts)
gptkbp:beam 69 feet
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Philadelphia_Naval_Shipyard
gptkbp:capacity 29 tanks
500 troops
19 LVTs
41 AAVs
gptkbp:class LST-1-class tank landing ship
gptkbp:commissioned 7 June 1969
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crewComplement 213
gptkbp:decommissioned 2 October 1992
gptkbp:displacement 8,450 tons (full load)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Newport (LST-1179)
gptkbp:laidDown 1 May 1968
gptkbp:launched 3 February 1969
gptkbp:length 522 feet
gptkbp:Mexican_Navy_name ARM Zapoteco (BM-02)
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Newport,_Rhode_Island
gptkbp:notableFeature bow ramp for vehicle unloading
gptkbp:operator gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:propulsion 6 diesel engines, 16,500 hp, 2 shafts
gptkbp:servicePeriod 1969–1992 (US Navy)
1994–present (Mexican Navy)
gptkbp:speed 20 knots
gptkbp:transferredTo gptkb:Mexican_Navy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:LST-1179_Newport-class_ships
gptkb:LST-1-class_tank_landing_ship
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6