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Newport Ship. The Newport Ship is a mid-fifteenth-century sailing vessel discovered when archaeologists investigated an articulated timber structure uncovered during the building of the Riverfront Arts Centre in Newport in June 2002. The site is on the west bank of the River Usk, which runs through the city centre.
Marin County. A paddle steamer that ran aground off Point Reyes . / 38.083°N 123.017°W / 38.083; -123.017 ( Labouchere (paddle steamer)) A Manila galleon under the command of Sebastião Rodrigues Soromenho that was wrecked at anchor in Drakes Bay, the first shipwreck in California.
San Diego, California: Tuscaloosa: Newport-class tank landing ship For United States Navy: 27 September United States: Electric Boat: Groton, Connecticut: Trepang: Sturgeon-class submarine For United States Navy: 27 September Japan: Sumitomo Heavy Industries: Yokohama: Acadia Forest: Lighter aboard ship: First LASH-ship in the world 23 October ...
USS. Fresno. (LST-1182) USS Fresno (LST-1182) was the fourth tank landing ship (LST) of the Newport class. Fresno was named for a county in California. The vessel was constructed by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company in San Diego, California and launched in 1968. The ship entered service in 1969 and was assigned to the United States ...
Aviation facilities. Helicopter deck. USS Frederick (LST-1184) was a Newport -class tank landing ship which replaced the traditional bow door-design tank landing ships (LSTs) of the United States Navy. The ship was named after the city of Frederick, Maryland and Frederick County, Maryland. The vessel entered service in 1970 with the United ...
USS Saginaw (LST-1188) was the tenth of the Newport -class tank landing ships of the United States Navy which replaced the traditional bow door-design tank landing ships (LSTs). The second ship of that name, Saginaw was named after the river in Michigan. The LST was constructed by National Steel and Shipbuilding Company of San Diego, California ...
Armor. 3 × twin 3 in (76 mm) dual-purpose gun mounts. 5 × single 20 mm antiaircraft gun mounts. USS Wexford County (LST-1168), previously USS LST-1168, was a United States Navy landing ship tank (LST) in commission from 1953 to 1971, which saw service in the Atlantic, Caribbean, and Pacific and served in the Vietnam War..
USS Tuscaloosa (LST-1187) was the ninth of the Newport -class tank landing ships of the United States Navy, which replaced the traditional bow door-design tank landing ships (LSTs). The vessel was constructed by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company in San Diego, California and was launched in 1969 and commissioned in 1970 and the second ...