![]() 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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