KANIMBLA (L-51) class

Country of Origin: Australia

ship list


 0 KANIMBLA-class AMPHIBIOUS TRANSPORTS (LPA) (ex-U.S. NEWPORT class)

 Name          Pendant   Launched        Commissioned     Status
 KANIMBLA      L-51      Feb. 7, 1970    Jan. 23, 1971    Stricken
   (ex-USS SAGINAW, LST-1188)
 MANOORA       L-52      Dec. 19, 1970   Oct. 16, 1971    Stricken
   (ex-USS FAIRFAX COUNTY, LST-1193)

description

In U.S. service, these ships represented the ultimate design in U.S. landing ships that could be beached. However, they departed from...

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