Mexican Papaloapan Class tank landing ship

Mexican Papaloapan Class tank landing ship
Yelapa, Mexico (MX)
Newport class tank landing ships are an improved class of American tank landing ship (LST), intended to provide substantial advantages over their World War II-era predecessors. Of the twenty completed, four were sunk as targets, four were retained as inactive reserves and the rest were sold to foreign navies.

USS Frederick LST-1184 National Steel & SB 1970-2002 Sold to Mexican Navy as Usumacinta (ARM A-412), 11/22/2002

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USS Newport LST-1179 Philadelphia Naval Shipyard 1969-1992 Sold to Mexican Navy as Papaloapan (ARM A-411)
Newport class tank landing ships are an improved class of American tank landing ship (LST), intended to provide substantial advantages over their World War II-era predecessors. Of the twenty completed, four were sunk as targets, four were retained as inactive reserves and the rest were sold to foreign navies.

USS Frederick LST-1184 National Steel & SB 1970-2002 Sold to Mexican Navy as Usumacinta (ARM A-412), 11/22/2002

USS Newport LST-1179 Philadelphia Naval Shipyard 1969-1992 Sold to Mexican Navy as Papaloapan (ARM A-411)
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@ 2013-07-28 10:40:55
The ARM Papaloapan (A411) is achored 4nm off of South Parde Island, Texas as of today.

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